TAKING NEW GROUND

JANUARY 23, 2022

SESSION 3

HEBREWS 3:7 – HEBREWS 4:16

[BACKGROUND IS NUMBERS 13 & NUMBER 14]

è Review: The danger of refusing to move forward! The real enemy: Unbelief;

disobedience; focus on circumstances; wrong enemies; wrong leadership; rest: prayer keys

è Unbelief: Our ultimate and ongoing enemy!

è How unbelief operates: our mind is the key battleground (See Numbers 13, Numbers 14)

• Mind: Receives and Processes information

• Information, memories can be stored (wrong information stored becomes strongholds)

• Emotions: React to information

• Will: Decides whether/how to Respond to information, and feelings.

• Healthy Reinforcement: Word of God; Holy Spirit’s witness; encouragement and accountability

è Romans 12:2: Renewing/Renovating the Mind

• By the Holy Spirit’s enablement, re-establishing the Word of God as the final authority over my mind… “Thy Word is Truth” (John 17:17;

2 Corinthians 10:4, 5)

• Allow the Word to be received, recited, and reinforced daily (John 6:63; Joshua 1:8; Proverbs 30:5)