Tag: What the Bible says about transforming our minds

Bible Verse of The Day – 10-17-21 – The Hot-Button Effect

Please click to watch the video now.Greetings in the wonderful name of Jesus! 

We have a new video for you today. The title of this one is, “The Hot-Button Effect”. 

This video is a bit different, and it approaches teaching from a bit of a different angle, addressing the phrase, “did God really say that?”. 

It also tackles a topic that is extremely relevant for today; one that has impacted every one of our lives in one way or another. So, we do hope that you’ll take a few minutes and watch it. 

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We hope you learn from the video, and that you enjoy the rest of your day! 

Sincerely,

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie 

Seven Seas Ministries
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Bible Verse of The Day – 9-4-21

Romans 8:7 (NKJV) 7 Because the carnal mind is enmity against God; for it is not subject to the law of God, nor indeed can be.

I know that I mess up at times.

Just the other day, I was having a good conversation, and while talking I said something that was funny to me. But, I was immediately convicted in my heart. I felt like a heel.

I thought to myself, wow, where did that come from? Do we really still have to go there?

I’ve been a Christian for many years, and some things are just so hard to do away with.

It’s like they hide themselves very well, and when we get with the right person they seem to pop up and say, “Hello, I’m still here”.

I get so mad at myself. But that’s good, because we need to realize we can’t give into carnality; we can’t give the flesh one inch.

The Bible says the mind is against God. We have to learn to keep it under control. Keep it aligned with the Word of God. This is an ongoing fight for a believer.

If we have one moment where we relax, it will try to have its way. We have to work really hard at renewing it.

The good thing is that we recognize it and work at trying to keep it in submission. If it didn’t make us mad when we messed up, then something would be terribly wrong.

Romans 12:2 (NKJV) 2 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.

So, go ahead. Get mad at the carnality of our mind, and make it obey the word of God. Amen.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Bible Verse of The Day – 3-31-21

Romans 12:2 (NKJV) 2 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.

Part of learning to walk by faith is learning to allow God to transform us by way of renewing our minds.

Well, what does that mean?

In a nutshell, it means that as we press in to God and learn of Him, the way we think and reason will be fundamentally changed.

As we grow into a mature believer, our thought processes will change.

We will no longer think solely by logic or intellect. We will begin to learn to think by way of the Holy Spirit.

Wait. What?

Yep! We will learn to allow the Spirit of God to guide our thoughts in a way that actually defies typical human reasoning.

As we do this, we will begin to see all other facets of our lives also be transformed.

And as that happens, our lives as a whole will change because we will no longer have the same set of values.

By this, I mean that what we see as important will change drastically over time. What we used to value highly will no longer hold as large a place in our hearts. In fact, some things that we used to think were terribly important will now mean very little to us.

But here’s the funny part about that.

As we genuinely place God higher and higher in our hearts, putting Him above all else, He will begin to give us some of those very things that we forfeited in order to allow Him to have that higher place in our lives.

Then, all we need to do is make sure we continue to keep Him there.

1 Kings 3:11-13 (NKJV) 11 Then God said to him: “Because you have asked this thing, and have not asked long life for yourself, nor have asked riches for yourself, nor have asked the life of your enemies, but have asked for yourself understanding to discern justice, 12 behold, I have done according to your words; see, I have given you a wise and understanding heart, so that there has not been anyone like you before you, nor shall any like you arise after you. 13 And I have also given you what you have not asked: both riches and honor, so that there shall not be anyone like you among the kings all your days.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Bradford, RI 02808

401-315-0902

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Bible Verse of The Day – 5-15-18

Romans 12:2 (NKJV) 2 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.

Be transformed by the renewing of your mind.

When we become a child of God, we are raw and broken. We may not even know how broken we are. But God does, and He also knows how to fix us, making us a new creation in Christ.

As part of the “fixing” process, God transforms the way we think; renews our minds.

This means that as we grow in Christ, we will begin to change the way we think. Our thought patterns will change. The way we see things will change.

Why? Because God is “adjusting” us in many ways. He changes our heart and the rest follows suit.

You see, as we grow in Christ we begin to see things from a different perspective. Things that we used to think were acceptable are now no longer acceptable. We see the error in our past ways and make the necessary adjustments in our thinking.

On the other hand, there will usually be things that we used to look down on or view as unacceptable that we now have a better understanding of, and we now see them as right.

The worst thing we can do as believers is to not allow God to change our heart and our mind. It is only through this transformation that God can work through us and use us for His kingdom.

So, if you suddenly find yourself questioning some of your old values and embracing new ones as you grow in your walk with God, just know that this is the work of the Holy Spirit, as He transforms you by the renewing of your mind.

Embrace God. Let Him transform you. And enjoy the ride!

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808

401-315-0902

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Bible Verse of The Day – 12-6-16

Romans 12:2 (NKJV) 2 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.

Just a short time ago we sent out a teaching that talked about the renewing of our minds. It’s something we need to be reminded of every so often.

But as I pondered on some things this past week, God showed me more about this that we need to share with everyone.

If we were to really look at and be able to comprehend how God transforms our minds, we would be truly amazed. None of us had the mind that God wanted us to have when we first found Him. It’s safe to say that many of us were probably very far from where God wanted us to be.

But by His power, He took us as we were, embracing even the things that might make us reprehensible to others, and He transformed us one day at a time. And it’s safe to say that if we let Him do this, we are no longer the same person we once were.

So just how does He manage to do this? How does He take a corrupt mind and transform it into a mind that He can use, a mind and heart that loves Him?

Here’s what He showed me. He works through the power of the Holy Spirit, softening our heart. This makes us pliable, so He can work His incredible wonders in our lives.

And when His Spirit has prepared us, He then uses His word to teach us truth. We feed on His word. And because He prepared us ahead of time, we embrace His incredible truth and it changes us forever.

No, this doesn’t happen overnight. In fact, it takes considerable time. And the timetable is different for each one of us. But the length of time isn’t the important part. The important part is that it actually transforms us. We are changed by the power of His Spirit and the truth of His word. Transformed forever.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808

401-315-0902

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Bible Verse of The Day – 2-4-16

Romans 12:2 (NKJV) 2 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.

God is a spirit. He created each of us with a spirit, too. He communicates with us through our spirit. We are spiritual beings, in addition to being made of flesh and bone.

God also gave each of us a mind. We can think and reason. We have intelligence and common sense, which were given to us by our Creator.

God instructs us in the verse above to be transformed by the renewing of our minds. Why does He address our minds and not our spirits?

Because the mind is where our decisions and choices are made. Our mind is where warfare is waged against us. Our mind is where the enemy attacks us with temptation.

So it’s only by the renewing and transforming of our minds that we will be able to overcome those things that so often pull on us and cause us to wrestle with choices and decisions.

And it is by God’s spirit that our minds can be renewed. It’s not by our own strength or understanding, but by the strength that He gives us if we let Him.

So it’s up to us to ask God and to allow God to help transform and renew our minds by His spirit.

And once we get this under our belt and allow Him to transform our minds, our lives will be forever changed.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808

401-315-0902

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