Message Summary
In the "Cultivating a Spiritual Mind" Sermon/Teaching meeting, participants explored the critical shift from a carnal to a spiritual mindset, emphasizing the importance of developing a personal relationship with God's revelations to foster a life filled with righteousness, peace and joy as described in Romans 8:6.
The teaching included an examination of church history and traditions, critiquing the tendency to inherit practices without understanding, likened to passing a baton in a relay race. A thoughtful analysis of church architecture unveiled how physical structures, historically influenced by pagan practices, distract from the true essence of spiritual connection, which resides in the people rather than the buildings.
The teaching further highlighted the necessity of seeing through God's eyes, emphasizing trust in His provision as demonstrated through various biblical accounts. Participants were encouraged to engage with the Word of God and spend time in prayer and worship to receive divine revelations. Action items included listening to additional teachings for deeper understanding and regularly immersing themselves in Scripture.
Growth Goals
- To understand the difference between the carnal mind and the spiritual mind.
- To understand that spiritual knowledge is not earned but the Holy Spirit gives it through revelation.
- To break carnal patterns of thinking.
- To become spiritually minded so that we may live in the peace provided to us by the Lord Jesus Christ.
Key Bible Passages
- Romans 14:17 - "For the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit."
- Romans 8:6 - "For to be carnally minded is death, but to be spiritually minded is life and peace."
- 1 Corinthians 2:2 - "For I determined not to know anything among you except Jesus Christ and Him crucified."
- John 16:12-14 - "I still have many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now. However, when He, the Spirit of truth, has come, He will guide you into all truth; for He will not speak on His own authority, but whatever He hears He will speak; and He will tell you things to come. He will glorify Me, for He will take of what is Mine and declare it to you."
- Ephesians 1:17 - "That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him."
- Matthew 1:23 - "Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and bear a Son, and they shall call His name Immanuel, which is translated, 'God with us.'"
- Matthew 17:5 - "While he was still speaking, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them; and suddenly a voice came out of the cloud, saying, 'This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Hear Him!'"
- 2 Kings 6:17 - "And Elisha prayed, and said, 'Lord, I pray, open his eyes that he may see.' Then the Lord opened the eyes of the young man, and he saw. And behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha."
Notes
🧠 Developing a Spiritual Mind (00:00 - 12:31)