Note: Sermon is delivered by an 18yo member of The Open Door Church, Christian Leblanc. He was inspired by affirming thoughts from the Holy Spirit as he debated whether he was qualified to preach the Word of God. He is in the Worship ministry as a musician and a Children's Ministry youth leader in the Royal Ambassadors.
Sermon: Should we take heed to the thoughts we get? Yes, they effect the way we are living. Where do thoughts go? They go to good or spiral down. Who is it centered around? Us. Does the reality match the fantasy? No, it's an attempt to remove God and to control the our future. In our minds, it will turn out right, but that's not faith. The sermon focuses on renewing our minds with words that are true, noble, just, pure and lovely, mediating on what is virtuous and praiseworthy. We start with opening up our hearts to the Lord to search our wicked ways and surrendering our thought life. Spend time with the Lord in the Word, as a father or as a friend and your thoughts will align to Him. We can take practical steps. First, taking our thoughts captive in the obedience of Christ. Second, think and guard your attention with the intention inputting God's Word more than the distractions of the world. Your obedience, or lack of, leads to actions, the actions develop patterns.
Scripture: Philippians 4:8 "...brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy—meditate on these things." NKJV
