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Monday,
February 26, 2024
"Delete
Key For The
Mind"
Message
summary: God
is able to
provide a
deletion of
memory but
that is not
always the
case. But we
can "be
transformed by
the renewing
of our mind".
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player.
"Therefore,
I urge you,
brothers, in
view of God's
mercy, to
offer your
bodies as
living
sacrifices,
holy and
pleasing to
God--this is
your spiritual
act of
worship. Do
not conform
any longer to
the pattern of
this world,
but be
transformed by
the renewing
of your mind.
Then you will
be able to
test and
approve what
God's will is
- His good,
pleasing and
perfect will"
(Romans
12:1,2).
The
delete key on
the computer
keyboard is a
helpful
feature we
often use. If
we consider
through the
years all we
have written
that gets
deleted in the
editing
process it
would surely
surprise us
and might even
discourage us.
But that's
just part of
the writing
process and
much better
than the
whiteout we
used with a
typewriter
especially if
there were
carbon copies
to be dealt
with for every
error we
wanted to
erase.
The
delete key on
the computer
keyboard is a
helpful
feature we
often use. If
we consider
through the
years all we
have written
that gets
deleted in the
editing
process it
would surely
surprise us
and might even
discourage us.
But that's
just part of
the writing
process and
much better
than the
whiteout we
used with a
typewriter
especially if
there were
carbon copies
to be dealt
with for every
error we
wanted to
erase.Of
course we have
all deleted
emails
although we
hope that
people read
our messages
before they
hit the delete
button! And if
you've never
deleted any
files you
probably have
a very
cluttered
computer.
Today let us
consider a
delete key for
the mind.
We heard an interesting testimony from a young lady who was being baptized. Though she was raised in a Christian home she shared about her years of being addicted to pornography. Finally she fully committed her life to Christ and experienced deliverance from the dark world of pornography.
We heard an interesting testimony from a young lady who was being baptized. Though she was raised in a Christian home she shared about her years of being addicted to pornography. Finally she fully committed her life to Christ and experienced deliverance from the dark world of pornography.
Wouldn't
it be great to
have a delete
button to
erase
pornographic
images and
other
destructive
content that
is stored in
our memory.
One of the
earliest
Christian
teachings I
recall was
based on
Romans 12 and
the
transformation
of the mind.
Although we
may be unable
to delete
every memory
(many we want
to keep), we
can be
transformed by
the renewing
of our mind.The brain has an amazing capacity to remember. As we get older we are more likely to experience short-term memory loss rather than long-term. That is we tend to forget where we placed the keys, phone, wallet or coffee. But looking back it seems some events in life or images stored in our memory just can't be forgotten.
Of course God is able to provide a deletion of memory but that is often not the case, so we can prayerfully, be transformed by the renewing of our mind.
A fundamental teaching is that God is pleased and honored when we follow His pattern for living as set forth in the Holy Scriptures. Let us not follow after "the pattern of this world" which stands in direct opposition to God's designs for our lives.
Be
encouraged
today,
Hebrews
3:13
Stephen
&
Brooksyne
Weber
Daily prayer:
Father, we
invite the
work of Your
Holy Spirit to
descend upon
our heart, to
wean it from
ungodly
attitudes,
destructive
habits, and
worldly
passions. In
love and
compassion You
stooped to our
weakness,
mighty as You
are, in the
person of
Jesus Christ
who lived a
life of
holiness, and
willingly laid
down His life
that we might
be forgiven,
that our
hearts and
minds might
break any
conformity to
this world and
be transformed
into the
pattern of
holy living as
seen in
Scripture. As
we surrender
our heart,
soul, and mind
to You we
envision Jesus
and cling to
His cross by
denying
ourselves,
taking up our
cross and
following in
His footsteps
wholeheartedly
so that we are
transformed by
the renewing
of our minds.
It's through
the
resurrected
power of Jesus
Christ that we
are able to
make this
mighty,
eternal
transformation.
Amen.
Saturday
morning we had
our friends,
Phil and Donna
Huber, over
for brunch. We
met Phil at
Audrey's (Home
Decor) in
Lebanon
where he serves as General Manager and we make weekly visits as chaplains. We've enjoyed getting to know them over the past seven years and appreciate their dedication to the Lord. Phil headed up the Sight and Sound Start Up in Branson, MO in 2008 where he and Donna lived for three years, so we enjoy talking with them about that area of the country where we moved from in 1977 to plant a church in Northern PA. In fact we honeymooned in Branson in 1976, many years before it became a destination for family entertainment. But the northeast has been our home now for nearly fifty years and will likely be our last location before we our final and eternal home in heaven.
where he serves as General Manager and we make weekly visits as chaplains. We've enjoyed getting to know them over the past seven years and appreciate their dedication to the Lord. Phil headed up the Sight and Sound Start Up in Branson, MO in 2008 where he and Donna lived for three years, so we enjoy talking with them about that area of the country where we moved from in 1977 to plant a church in Northern PA. In fact we honeymooned in Branson in 1976, many years before it became a destination for family entertainment. But the northeast has been our home now for nearly fifty years and will likely be our last location before we our final and eternal home in heaven.
Phil
is also how we
are aware of
David and
Ciara whom we
wrote about
two weeks ago
in this message.
Phil and Donna
taught David
when he was a
child and know
his parents
well. You can
read updates
on their Facebook
page
The
church is
packed every
time the
children's
choir leads us
in worship as
grandparents
and extended
family comes
to support
their
youngsters on
the platform.
Watch here for
video
from our
service
yesterday cued
to music
(including
countdown!)
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