Renewed (Romans 12:2, Philippians 4:8, Joshua 1:8, Psalm 1:2, 2 Corinthians 10:5, Philippians 1:6, Jeremiah 31:31-33, Ezekiel 36:26-27, Psalm 51:10, Ephesians 4:17-24, Isaiah 40:13, 1 Corinthians 2:11-16, Colossians 4:2, Luke 18:1, Philippians 4:6-7, Psalm 19:14, Psalm 63:6, Psalm 49:3, Psalm 143:5, Psalm 119:27)
Pastor Jim Buchanan, 28 February, 2021Part of the Sunday Morning Message series, preached at a Sunday Morning service
Romans 12:2 (Listen)
2 Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.
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Philippians 4:8 (Listen)
8 Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.
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Joshua 1:8 (Listen)
8 This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success.
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Psalm 1:2 (Listen)
2 but his delight is in the law of the LORD,
and on his law he meditates day and night.
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2 Corinthians 10:5 (Listen)
5 We destroy arguments and every lofty opinion raised against the knowledge of God, and take every thought captive to obey Christ,
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Philippians 1:6 (Listen)
6 And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ.
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Jeremiah 31:31–33 (Listen)
31 “Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and the house of Judah, 32 not like the covenant that I made with their fathers on the day when I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt, my covenant that they broke, though I was their husband, declares the LORD. 33 For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the LORD: I will put my law within them, and I will write it on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they shall be my people.
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Ezekiel 36:26–27 (Listen)
26 And I will give you a new heart, and a new spirit I will put within you. And I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh. 27 And I will put my Spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes and be careful to obey my rules.
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Psalm 51:10 (Listen)
10 Create in me a clean heart, O God,
and renew a right spirit within me.
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Ephesians 4:17–24 (Listen)
17 Now this I say and testify in the Lord, that you must no longer walk as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their minds. 18 They are darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them, due to their hardness of heart. 19 They have become callous and have given themselves up to sensuality, greedy to practice every kind of impurity. 20 But that is not the way you learned Christ!—21 assuming that you have heard about him and were taught in him, as the truth is in Jesus, 22 to put off your old self, which belongs to your former manner of life and is corrupt through deceitful desires, 23 and to be renewed in the spirit of your minds, 24 and to put on the new self, created after the likeness of God in true righteousness and holiness.
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Isaiah 40:13 (Listen)
13 Who has measured the Spirit of the LORD,
or what man shows him his counsel?
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1 Corinthians 2:11–16 (Listen)
11 For who knows a person’s thoughts except the spirit of that person, which is in him? So also no one comprehends the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God. 12 Now we have received not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we might understand the things freely given us by God. 13 And we impart this in words not taught by human wisdom but taught by the Spirit, interpreting spiritual truths to those who are spiritual.
14 The natural person does not accept the things of the Spirit of God, for they are folly to him, and he is not able to understand them because they are spiritually discerned. 15 The spiritual person judges all things, but is himself to be judged by no one. 16 “For who has understood the mind of the Lord so as to instruct him?” But we have the mind of Christ.
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Colossians 4:2 (Listen)
2 Continue steadfastly in prayer, being watchful in it with thanksgiving.
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Luke 18:1 (Listen)
18:1 And he told them a parable to the effect that they ought always to pray and not lose heart.
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Philippians 4:6–7 (Listen)
6 do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. 7 And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
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Psalm 19:14 (Listen)
14 Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart
be acceptable in your sight,
O LORD, my rock and my redeemer.
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Psalm 63:6 (Listen)
6 when I remember you upon my bed,
and meditate on you in the watches of the night;
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Psalm 49:3 (Listen)
3 My mouth shall speak wisdom;
the meditation of my heart shall be understanding.
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Psalm 143:5 (Listen)
5 I remember the days of old;
I meditate on all that you have done;
I ponder the work of your hands.
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Psalm 119:27 (Listen)
27 Make me understand the way of your precepts,
and I will meditate on your wondrous works.
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