REALLIFE STUDY GROUP
"Heads Up!"
ICEBREAKER: Most of
the time on a Saturday which one would you pick (only one) and tell us why?
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A quiet rest at home in front of the TV or
with a book
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A hike in the woods
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A day at the gym or the spa
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A shopping trip to the mall
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A day at the beach or the lake
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A day of yard work or gardening
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It does not matter as long as I am with
family and/or friends
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A day cleaning your house, washing your car
or doing chores
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Going to an athletic event or playing ball
with the kids
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Another day at the office or work
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Going fishing, boating, skiing or hunting
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Playing cards or some board games around the
table with family and/or friends
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Serving the church, the community or some
charity
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Just sleeping in all day long
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Just some time to surf the web or play video
games
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A long candle lit soaking hot bath with
relaxing, soothing, peaceful music with all the phones turned off.
CONFESSION: God created my mind with an incredible
capacity to be creative, to learn, to comprehend, to imagine, to remember, to
envision, to believe, to feel, to relate, and to interact with my world. My mind is not a garbage dump. It was
designed to operate at maximum efficiency when I meditate on God's Word daily. I choose to exercise my mind everyday! I
choose to never stop growing!
DEFINITIONS:
Heads
Up: To be alert, attentive, and spiritually, socially, culturally, mentally
and environmentally aware. To be ready to receive the positive and reject the
negative thoughts coming at your mind.
Mind
(Greek: Psyche): The breath of life. The soul.
a) the seat of the
feelings, desires, affections, aversions (our heart, soul.)
b) the (human) soul in so
far as it is constituted that by the right use of the aids offered it by
God it can attain its highest end and secure eternal blessedness, the soul
regarded as a moral being designed for everlasting life.
c) the soul as an essence
which differs from the body and is not dissolved by death (distinguished
from other parts of the body)
OUTLINE: "If
You Don't Mind, Let's Talk About The Mind!"
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The mind is the heart of affection.
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The mind is the seat of the will.
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The mind is the soil where we
cultivate our beliefs.
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The mind is the place where battles begin
and end and battles are won and lost.
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The mind is the womb of creativity and
ideas.
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The mind is the hard drive where we process
emotional information and factual data.
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The mind is where we hide our secrets.
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The mind is the treasure box of our most
valuable memories.
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The mind is the place where words are formed
before they are spoken.
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A bent out of shape mind can be transformed
by the mind of Christ in order to have a made up mind.
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The health of the body is often determined
by the health of the mind.
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When your mind is cleansed your thoughts
will be clear, your motives will be right and your ways will be perfected!
A Few Beliefs That Were Developed In The Mind Of
Jesus
That He Built His Life Upon
1. The
eternal realm is more real than the temporal realm.
2. Father
God is faithful, so he believed in his Father's dream.
3. Honor
produces favor.
4. The
Kingdom way is always the best way.
5. Your
gifts and abilities are tied to your assignment.
6. There
is no higher law than love.
7. You
can worship your way through anything.
8. Life
is a series of choices that lead us to a destiny.
9. Teaching
with word pictures called parables leaves lasting impressions.
10.
All things are possible to them that believe.
11.
Prayer is a lifestyle.
12.
Sometimes its better to answer a question with a question.
13.
Unity or the power of agreement is one of the most potent
powers in the universe.
14.
He could do all things through the anointing which strengthened
Him.
Bible References To The Mind
1. A Renewed Mind:
Romans 12:2
2. A Blinded Mind:
2 Corinthians 3:14, 2 Corinthians 4:4
3. A Right (Self-Controlled) Mind:
Mark 5:15
4. A Corrupt Mind:
2 Timothy 3:8
5. A Pure Mind:
2 Peter 3:1
6. An Inscribed Mind:
Hebrews 8:10, 10:16
7. A Double-Minded Mind:
James 4:8
8. A Shaken Up Mind:
2 Thessalonians 2:2
9. A Fleshly Mind:
Colossians 2:18
10.
A Ready Mind: 1 Peter 5:2
11.
A Humble Mind: Colossians 3:12, Philippians
2:3
12.
A Sound Mind: 2 Timothy 1:7
13.
A Spiritually Led Mind: Romans 8:6
14.
A Willing Mind: 2 Corinthians 8:12
15.
A Defiled Mind: Titus 1:15
16.
A Prosperous Mind: Joshua 1:8
17.
A Fervent Mind: 2 Corinthians 7:7
18.
A Focused (Stayed) Mind: Isaiah 26:3
19.
A Unified Mind: 1 Corinthians 1:10
20.
A Vain Darkened Mind: Ephesians
4:17, 18
21.
The Loins of Your Mind: 1 Peter 1:13
TEXT:
Philippians 2:1-11
STUDY
GROUP QUESTIONS:
1. What
was the mindset of Jesus, according to Philippians 2:1-11?
2. Name
one component of the mind or something that occurs in the mind.
3. Why
do you think that most battles or conflicts start in the mind?
4. Look
at Hebrews 12:1-3. What causes people to
faint in their mind?
5. What
has been the greatest fear or mind game the enemy has tried to attack your mind
with?
6. 1
Peter 1:13 speaks of the loins of your mind. In other words your mind is a
reproductive womb that will give birth to whatever seed is planted in it. It
can also produce seed thoughts that when spoken may be planted in other hearts
or minds. According to Jeremiah 29:11 what is on God's mind right now? What is
your most dominant consistent daily thought?
7. Like
Jesus, identify a core belief that you have cultivated in your mind to build
your life upon.
PRAISE
REPORTS & PRAYER REQUESTS:
ACTION
POINT: This week, everyday I will spend at least 10
minutes meditating on a scripture verse to increase my spiritual brain power
and cleansing my mind of the negative drama in my world! Then jot down a note
of something God showed you through that verse.
Suggestions:
Day One: Jeremiah 29:11
Reflection:
Day Two: Philippians 4:8
Reflection:
Day Three: Philippians 4:13, 19
Reflection:
Day Four: Psalm 19:13, 14
Reflection:
Day Five: Isaiah 54:17
Reflection:
Day Six: Psalm 91
Reflection:
Day Seven: 1 Corinthians 13
Reflection:
Bonus Day: 2 Corinthians 10:3-5
Reflection: