Church 9/15/2021
Sermon Thesis: Peace is available.
You will keep him in perfect peace, Whose mind is stayed on You, Because he trusts in You. Trust in the Lord forever, For in Yah, the Lord , is everlasting strength.
Isaiah 26:3-4 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage?search=Isaiah%2026:3-4&version=NKJV
Point #1: Your thoughts are important
For as he thinks in his heart, so is he. “Eat and drink!” he says to you, But his heart is not with you.
Proverbs 23:7 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage?search=Proverbs%2023:7&version=NKJV
Point #2: You have power over your thoughts
casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ,
2 Corinthians 10:5 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage?search=2%20Corinthians%2010:5&version=NKJV
If a thought is not in line with God’s thoughts, cast it down.
Point #3: We can have peace and we can have victory
But He said, “The things which are impossible with men are possible with God.”
Luke 18:27 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage?search=Luke%2018:27&version=NKJV
Sometimes we try to get victory but we fail. We need God’s strength. We can’t do it on our own.
But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”
Acts 1:8 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage?search=Acts%201:8&version=NKJV
If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him!”
Luke 11:13 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage?search=Luke%2011:13&version=NKJV
Point #4: God’s word can transform our minds and our thoughts.
And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.
Romans 12:2 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage?search=Romans%2012:2&version=NKJV
Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord. And whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.
Colossians 3:16-17 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage?search=Colossians%203:16-17&version=NKJV
Therefore, my beloved and longed-for brethren, my joy and crown, so stand fast in the Lord, beloved.
Philippians 4:1 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage?search=Philippians%204:1&version=NKJV
and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
Philippians 4:7 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage?search=Philippians%204:7&version=NKJV
Point #5: God tells us how important it is what we think about.
Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy—meditate on these things.
Philippians 4:8 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage?search=Philippians%204:8&version=NKJV
There is nothing more pure than the word of God.
Let’s take some psalms as examples:
Selah = stop and think about it
Many are they who say of me, “ There is no help for him in God.” Selah
Psalm 3:2 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage?search=Psalm%203:2&version=NKJV
Stop and think about it.
But You, O Lord, are a shield for me, My glory and the One who lifts up my head. I cried to the Lord with my voice, And He heard me from His holy hill. Selah
Psalm 3:3-4 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage?search=Psalm%203:3-4&version=NKJV
Stop and think about it.
Salvation belongs to the Lord. Your blessing is upon Your people. Selah
Psalm 3:8 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage?search=Psalm%203:8&version=NKJV
Stop and think about it.
Put them in fear, O Lord, That the nations may know themselves to be but men. Selah
Psalm 9:20 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage?search=Psalm%209:20&version=NKJV
Stop and think about it.
Who is this King of glory? The Lord of hosts, He is the King of glory. Selah
Psalm 24:10 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage?search=Psalm%2024:10&version=NKJV
Stop and think about it.
I acknowledged my sin to You, And my iniquity I have not hidden. I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the Lord,” And You forgave the iniquity of my sin. Selah
Psalm 32:5 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage?search=Psalm%2032:5&version=NKJV
Stop and think about it.
You are my hiding place; You shall preserve me from trouble; You shall surround me with songs of deliverance. Selah
Psalm 32:7 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage?search=Psalm%2032:7&version=NKJV
Stop and think about it.
But You have saved us from our enemies, And have put to shame those who hated us. In God we boast all day long, And praise Your name forever. Selah
Psalm 44:7-8 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage?search=Psalm%2044:7-8&version=NKJV
Stop and think about it.
God is our refuge and strength, A very present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, Even though the earth be removed, And though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea; Though its waters roar and be troubled, Though the mountains shake with its swelling. Selah
Psalm 46:1-3 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage?search=Psalm%2046:1-3&version=NKJV
Stop and think about it.
The Lord of hosts is with us; The God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah
Psalm 46:7 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage?search=Psalm%2046:7&version=NKJV
Stop and think about it.
The Lord of hosts is with us; The God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah
Psalm 46:11 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage?search=Psalm%2046:11&version=NKJV
Stop and think about it.
But God will redeem my soul from the power of the grave, For He shall receive me. Selah
Psalm 49:15 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage?search=Psalm%2049:15&version=NKJV
Stop and think about it.
I will cry out to God Most High, To God who performs all things for me. He shall send from heaven and save me; He reproaches the one who would swallow me up. Selah God shall send forth His mercy and His truth.
Psalm 57:2-3 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage?search=Psalm%2057:2-3&version=NKJV
Stop and think about it.
Be exalted, O God, above the heavens; Let Your glory be above all the earth. They have prepared a net for my steps; My soul is bowed down; They have dug a pit before me; Into the midst of it they themselves have fallen. Selah
Psalm 57:5-6 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage?search=Psalm%2057:5-6&version=NKJV
Stop and think about it.
You have given a banner to those who fear You, That it may be displayed because of the truth. Selah
Psalm 60:4 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage?search=Psalm%2060:4&version=NKJV
Stop and think about it.
I will abide in Your tabernacle forever; I will trust in the shelter of Your wings. Selah
Psalm 61:4 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage?search=Psalm%2061:4&version=NKJV
Stop and think about it.
Trust in Him at all times, you people; Pour out your heart before Him; God is a refuge for us. Selah
Psalm 62:8 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage?search=Psalm%2062:8&version=NKJV
Stop and think about it.
God be merciful to us and bless us, And cause His face to shine upon us, Selah
Psalm 67:1 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage?search=Psalm%2067:1&version=NKJV
Stop and think about it.
Blessed be the Lord, Who daily loads us with benefits, The God of our salvation! Selah
Psalm 68:19 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage?search=Psalm%2068:19&version=NKJV
Stop and think about it.
Blessed are those who dwell in Your house; They will still be praising You. Selah
Psalm 84:4 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage?search=Psalm%2084:4&version=NKJV
Stop and think about it.
You have forgiven the iniquity of Your people; You have covered all their sin. Selah
Psalm 85:2 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage?search=Psalm%2085:2&version=NKJV
Stop and think about it.
Bless the Lord, O my soul; And all that is within me, bless His holy name! Bless the Lord, O my soul, And forget not all His benefits:
Psalm 103:1-2 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage?search=Psalm%20103:1-2&version=NKJV
Stop and think about it.
You will keep him in perfect peace, Whose mind is stayed on You, Because he trusts in You.
Isaiah 26:3 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage?search=Isaiah%2026:3&version=NKJV
Stop and think about it.
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