Ambassador for Christ Ministries, Inc. - #114 CONTROLLING YOUR THOUGHTS & actions BY APOSTLE JANICE L . WILLIAMS Weekly Bible Study WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 9TH-16TH-23rd-30th-November 6th, 2013 SCRIPTURES PRINTED IN RED ARE WORDS SPOKEN BY JESUS romans 8:5-14 nlt 5/ Those who are dominated by the sinful nature think about sinful things, but those who are controlled by the Holy Spirit think about things that please the Spirit. 6/ So letting your sinful nature control your mind leads to death. But letting the Spirit control your mind leads to life and peace. 7/ For the sinful nature is always hostile to God. It never did obey God’s laws, and it never will. 8/ That’s why those who are still under the control of their sinful nature can never please God. 9/ But you are not controlled by your sinful nature. You are controlled by the Spirit if you have the Spirit of God living in you. (And remember that those who do not have the Spirit of Christ living in them do not belong to him at all.) 10/ And Christ lives within you, so even though your body will die because of sin, the Spirit gives you life because you have been made right with God. 11/ The Spirit of God, who raised Jesus from the dead, lives in you. And just as God raised Christ Jesus from the dead, he will give life to your mortal bodies by this same Spirit living within you. 12/ Therefore, dear brothers and sisters, you have no obligation to do what your sinful nature urges you to do. 13/ For if you live by its dictates, you will die. But if through the power of the Spirit you put to death the deeds of your sinful nature, you will live. 14/ For all who are led by the Spirit of God are children {sons KJV} of God. For this week's Bible Study we will discuss disciplining our thoughts and actions. WHAT WOULD JESUS DO?

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#114

CONTROLLING YOUR THOUGHTS & actions

BY APOSTLE JANICE L . WILLIAMS

Weekly Bible Study

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 9TH-16TH-23rd-30th-November 6th, 2013

SCRIPTURES PRINTED IN RED ARE WORDS SPOKEN BY JESUS

romans 8:5-14 nlt

5/ Those who are dominated by the sinful nature think about sinful things, but those who are controlled by the Holy Spirit think about things that please the Spirit. 6/ So letting your sinful nature control your mind leads to death. But letting the Spirit control your mind leads to life and peace. 7/ For the sinful nature is always hostile to God. It never did obey God’s laws, and it never will. 8/ That’s why those who are still under the control of their sinful nature can never please God.

9/ But you are not controlled by your sinful nature. You are controlled by the Spirit if you have the Spirit of God living in you. (And remember that those who do not have the Spirit of Christ living in them do not belong to him at all.) 10/ And Christ lives within you, so even though your body will die because of sin, the Spirit gives you life because you have been made right with God. 11/ The Spirit of God, who raised Jesus from the dead, lives in you. And just as God raised Christ Jesus from the dead, he will give life to your mortal bodies by this same Spirit living within you.

12/ Therefore, dear brothers and sisters, you have no obligation to do what your sinful nature urges you to do. 13/ For if you live by its dictates, you will die. But if through the power of the Spirit you put to death the deeds of your sinful nature, you will live. 14/ For all who are led by the Spirit of God are children {sons KJV} of God.

For this week's Bible Study we will discuss disciplining our thoughts and actions.

WHAT WOULD JESUS DO?

There is a Spiritual Battle that goes on against the mind of every believer in Christ Jesus!

I CORINTHIANS 2:16 KJV

BUT WE HAVE THE MIND OF CHRIST

II Corinthians 10:3-5 KJV

3/ For though we walk in the flesh [in physical bodies] we do not war after the flesh [do not fight each other]: 4/ For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal [not material], but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds; 5/ Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;

Colossians 3:12, 13 NIV

12/ Therefore as God's chosen people, holy and dearly loved, cloth yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience.

13/ Bear with each other and forgive whatever grievances you may have against one another. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.

II Corinthians 2:11 KJV

11/ Lest Satan should get an advantage of us: for we are not ignorant of his devices.

ISAIAH 59:19 KJV

19/........................ When the enemy comes in like a flood,
The Spirit of the LORD will lift up a standard against him.

TO THINK NO!!!

TO SAY NO!!!

JESUS CREATES HIGH SELF-ESTEEM IN ALL BELIEVERS; AT THE SAME TIME HE TEACHES US TO HUMBLY ESTEEM OTHERS MORE HIGHLY THAN WE ESTEEM OURSELVES.

Philippians 2:3, 4 NKJV * 3/ Let nothing be done through selfish ambition or conceit, but in lowliness of mind {IN HUMILITY} let each esteem others better than himself. 4/Let each of you look out not only for his own interests, but also for the interests of others.

The Humbled and Exalted Christ Philippians 2:5-8 NKJV * 5/ Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus, 6/ who, being in the form of God, did not consider it robbery to be equal with God, 7/ but made Himself of no reputation, taking the form of a bondservant, and coming in the likeness of men. 8/And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross.

WE ARE THE ROYAL FAMILY OF GOD; SPIRITUAL ROYALTY COVERED & SEALED BY THE ROYAL BLOOD OF JESUS CHRIST THE KING OF ALL KINGS.

I PETER 2:9, 10 KJV * 9/ But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should show forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvelous light; 10/ which in time past were not a people, but are now the people of God: And we shall reign on the earth.”

REVELATION 5:9, 10 NKJV *9/ And they sang a new song, saying: “You {JESUS} are worthy to take the scroll, and to open its seals; For You {JESUS} were slain, and have redeemed us to God by Your blood out of every tribe and tongue and people and nation, 10/ And have made us kings and priests to our God:

I AM

WHAT GOD SAYS

I AM!!!

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God our Heavenly Father has given us the Holy Spirit with power and authority, by the blood of Jesus, to speak in Jesus' name; to quickly discern and cast out ungodly thoughts that come into our mind; which usually lead to ungodly actions.

Hebrews 9:14 NIV * 14 How much more, then, will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself unblemished to God, cleanse our consciences from acts that lead to death, so that we may serve the living God!