The Pursuit | The Power of the Renewed Mind | Pastor L.A. Joiner
LA Joiner   -   February 6, 2022

The Pursuit
The Power of the Renewed Mind

1 John 2:6 (ESV) “Whoever says he abides in him ought to walk in the same way in which he walked.”
Romans 12:1-2 (NKJV) “I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, [which is] your reasonable service. 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.”

  1. The Lordship of Jesus 
  2. A Renewed Mind 
  3. The Power of Grace 
    1. Grace empowers us to say “no” to sin.
      Titus 2:11-13 (NIV) “For the grace of God has appeared that offers salvation to all people. It teaches us to say “No” to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in this present age, while we wait for the blessed hope—the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ.”
  4. The Cleansing of the Holy Spirit
    Titus 3:4-7 (ESV) “But when the goodness and loving kindness of God our Savior appeared, he saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to his own mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit, whom he poured out on us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior, so that being justified by his grace we might become heirs according to the hope of eternal life.”

    1. There is an ongoing washing and renewal of the Holy Spirit going on inside us!
  5. The Cooperation of our Decision
    Galatians 5:16-17 (ESV) “But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. For the desires of the flesh are against the Spirit, and the desires of the Spirit are against the flesh, for these are opposed to each other, to keep you from doing the things you want to do.”
    2 Corinthians 10:3-5 (ESV) “For though we walk in the flesh, we are not waging war according to the flesh. For the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh but have divine power to destroy strongholds. We destroy arguments and every lofty opinion raised against the knowledge of God, and take every thought captive to obey Christ.”