Clear Thinking'''

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• Clear Thinking...
• About Your Problems Part 1

Ill Be There Friend Day
Pastor Dave Martin Cross Creek Community Church
Oct 17, 2004
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Clear Thinking...

• Proverbs 423 Above all else, guard your heart,
  for it is the wellspring of life.
• Proverbs 237a For as he thinks in his heart, so
  is he...
• Job 141 "Man born of woman is of few days and
  full of trouble.

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To Think Clearly about Your Problems You Must...

• 1. Realize God has a Purpose for Your Life.
• Col. 116 For everything, absolutely everything,
  above and below, visible and invisible, rank
  after rank after rank of angelseverything got
  started in him and finds its purpose in him.
• Genesis 5020 You intended to harm me, but God
  intended it for good to accomplish what is now
  being done, the saving of many lives.

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Clear Thinking...

• Romans 828 And we know that in all things God
  works for the good of those who love him, who
  have been called according to his purpose.

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To Think Clearly about Your Problems You Must...

• 2. Change Your Thoughts To Change Your Life.
• Proverbs 237a For as he thinks in his heart, so
  is he...
• Ephes. 423 to be made new in the attitude of
  your minds

Life is 10 of what happens to you and 90 in
how you respond to it
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The Battleground is in your Mind

• Intellect Our ability to Think
• Emotions Our Ability to Feel
• Will Our Ability to Choose

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To Think Clearly about Your Problems You Must...

• 3. Refocus Your Thoughts from the Problems to
  God.
• 2 Cor. 48-9, 16-18 We are hard pressed on every
  side, but not crushed perplexed, but not in
  despair persecuted, but not abandoned struck
  down, but not destroyed... Therefore we do not
  lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away,
  yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. For
  our light and momentary troubles are achieving
  for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them
  all. So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but
  on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary,
  but what is unseen is eternal.

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We Refocus our Thoughts By...

• Trusting Gods Goodness.
• Psalm 3119 How great is your goodness, which you
  have stored up for those who fear you, which you
  bestow in the sight of men on those who take
  refuge in you.

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We Refocus our Thoughts By...

• Trusting Gods Goodness.
• Depending upon Gods Greatness.
• Psalm 1475 Great is our Lord and mighty in
  power his understanding has no limit.

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• Jeremiah 2911 For I know the plans I have for
  you," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you
  and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a
  future.
• Jeremiah 3217 "Ah, Sovereign Lord, you have made
  the heavens and the earth by your great power and
  outstretched arm. Nothing is too hard for you.

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We Refocus our Thoughts By...

• Trusting Gods Goodness.
• Depending upon Gods Greatness.
• Resting in Gods Presence.
• Psalm 8915 Blessed are those who have learned to
  acclaim you, who walk in the light of your
  presence, O Lord.
• Psalm 3418 The Lord is close to the
  brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in
  spirit.

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When Problems Come...

• Trust in Gods Grace
• Depend upon Gods Power
• Abide in Gods Presence

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• The ultimate expression of Gods Grace, Power and
  Presence is seen in what Jesus Christ did for you
  at the cross when He gave His life for YOU.

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• Thank You for joining us for Friend Day!
• We invite you to join us for a covered dish
  dinner immediately following this service!
• Let me encourage you to come back next Sunday as
  we continue our series on
• Clear Thinking!