Part Two:Part Two:Renewing Your MindRenewing Your Mind

Ephesians 4:23Ephesians 4:23Ephesians 4:23Ephesians 4:23

Getting in Touch Getting in Touch

with Realitywith RealityGetting in Touch Getting in Touch

with Realitywith Reality

Session 6Session 6

Knowledge ObjectivesKnowledge Objectives Recognize why, without God, Recognize why, without God,

it is impossible to it is impossible to understand the world and understand the world and your place in it.your place in it.

Understand the dynamics of Understand the dynamics of building a relationship with building a relationship with God Himself. God Himself.

Application ObjectivesApplication Objectives Respond by recognizing the Respond by recognizing the

desire for God that He has desire for God that He has placed within you if you are placed within you if you are His child.His child.

Respond by seeking God Respond by seeking God whole-heartedly and whole-heartedly and personally.personally.

Respond by spending time Respond by spending time interacting with God to interacting with God to develop that relationship.develop that relationship.

Getting in Touch Getting in Touch

with Realitywith RealityGetting in Touch Getting in Touch

with Realitywith Reality

Session 6Session 6

An An AlienAlien in Times in Times SquareSquare

More Than More Than ReliefRelief from Problemsfrom Problems Christianity is primarily a Christianity is primarily a

relationshiprelationship with the with the Creator.Creator.

God created man to be God created man to be most most satisfied,satisfied, most most joyfuljoyful, , and most and most usefuluseful when when there is a personal there is a personal relationship with his relationship with his Creator.Creator.

More Than Being on More Than Being on Speaking Speaking TermsTerms There must be much There must be much

going ongoing on between my between my soul and the Savior.soul and the Savior.

We Must Have a We Must Have a DesireDesire for God for God God God has created in man has created in man

the desire for Himself.the desire for Himself.

David BrainerdDavid Brainerd ““Of late God has been pleased to Of late God has been pleased to

keep my soul hungry almost keep my soul hungry almost continually, so that I have been continually, so that I have been filled with a kind of pleasing filled with a kind of pleasing pain. When I really enjoy God, I pain. When I really enjoy God, I feel my desires of Him the more feel my desires of Him the more insatiable and my thirstings insatiable and my thirstings after holiness more after holiness more unquenchable.”unquenchable.”

St. AugustineSt. Augustine

““Thou madest us for Thou madest us for Thyself, and our heart is Thyself, and our heart is restless, until it repose restless, until it repose [finds its rest] in Thee.”[finds its rest] in Thee.”

Psalm 42:1-2Psalm 42:1-2

“ “As the hart [deer] panteth As the hart [deer] panteth after the water brooks, so after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O panteth my soul after thee, O God. My soul thirsteth for God. My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God.”God, for the living God.”

Psalm 63:1Psalm 63:1

“ “O God, thou art my God; early O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee: my soul will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water thirsty land, where no water is.”is.”

Psalm 73:25-26Psalm 73:25-26

“ “Whom have I in heaven but Whom have I in heaven but thee? And there is none upon thee? And there is none upon earth that I desire beside earth that I desire beside thee. My flesh and my heart thee. My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my strength of my heart, and my portion for ever.”portion for ever.”

Psalm 84:2Psalm 84:2

“ “My soul longeth, yea, even My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts of fainteth for the courts of the Lord: my heart and my the Lord: my heart and my flesh crieth out for the flesh crieth out for the living God.”living God.”

We Must Have a We Must Have a DesireDesire for God for God God God has created in man has created in man

the desire for Himself.the desire for Himself. God is God is glorifiedglorified when when

man takes his place of man takes his place of joyful, gratefuljoyful, grateful dependence.dependence.

Solving problems without Solving problems without God is both God is both arrogantarrogant and and ineffectiveineffective..

We Must We Must Seek Seek GodGod

It must be a It must be a passionatepassionate search.search.

It must be a search for a It must be a search for a personperson.. A Conversation with A Conversation with

CoachCoach

Living in the Real Living in the Real WorldWorld Requires that a man Requires that a man

know the God who has know the God who has revealed Himself to us.revealed Himself to us.

Renewing the mind starts Renewing the mind starts right here—with God.right here—with God.

Producer/Director/EditorProducer/Director/Editor Chris DaviesChris Davies

Production CrewProduction CrewCynthia ConnorCynthia ConnorDante DreherDante Dreher

Kylee MayKylee May

Hair/Make-upHair/Make-upTanya McKisicTanya McKisic

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