1. Pastor Mark Schwarzbauer PhD Family Worship Center
Our Journey Together Part 6
Refocusing
the…
Pastor Mark Schwarzbauer PhD Family Worship Center

2. Last week we went from Mind the Gap, where we learned to pay attention to the gaps in our lives along the journey,
to the Mind IN the Gap where we discovered our thinking suffers from sin..

3. Proverbs 3:5-6
5Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and do not rely on your own understanding; 6think about Him in all your ways, and He will guide you on the right paths.

4. Part One: Our Recent Past
Review
Part One:
Our Recent Past

5. If you missed the last five weeks’ messages please watch them online at

6. Review Part Two:
Our Theme for 2017

7. Proverbs 3:5-6
5Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and do not rely on your own understanding; 6think about Him in all your ways, and He will guide you on the right paths. (our memory verse)
Think” about Him in all ways. “Think” is from the Hebrew wordיָדַע (yaw-dah'), a verb – action word “to know”… Acknowledge, involve God, relationship with Him, run it past, hang with.

8. where can you bring God more into your daily life?
Proverbs 3:5-6
5Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and do not rely on your own understanding; 6think about Him in all your ways, and He will guide you on the right paths. (our memory verse)
MIND THE GAP –
where can you bring God more into your daily life?

9. Packing for Your Journey
Review Part Three:
Packing for Your Journey

10. Packing for Your Journey
MIND THE GAP in Your Packing…
Packing the Word into your life
Packing Devotions
Packing Church into your schedule
Packing faithfulness into your lifestyle
Packing for Wednesday evenings Ride through the Holy Land.

11. Review Part Four:
What NOT to Pack

12. MIND THE GAP in What NOT to Pack.
Ball and chains and garbage from past.

13. What Not to Pack
B.A.L.L.
Bitterness
Anger and outbursts of wrath
Lifestyles of Sin
Leftover Pain

15. Review Part Five
MIND THE GAP

16. The enemy will try to put the ball and chain back on you with B.A.L.L.
MIND THE GAP
The enemy will try to put the ball and chain back on you with B.A.L.L.
GET TOUGH!

17. I Peter 5:8-9
8 Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour. 9 Resist him, steadfast in the faith, knowing that the same sufferings are experienced by your brotherhood in the world.

18. MIND THE GAP
Resist him Steadfast 4 Ways to Prevent Being Put Back Into The B.A.L.L. and Chain.

19. Review Part Six
MIND IN THE GAP

20. Sometimes the ball and chain is only in your mind.
MIND IN THE GAP
Sometimes the ball and chain is only in your mind.

21. MIND IN THE GAP
Your Mind is IN the Gap between what you were created for and living in a fallen world of sin; Between your fallen thinking and God’s design for your thoughts.

22. We need God’s help to restore our psyche because sin has damaged us.
MIND IN THE GAP
We need God’s help to restore our psyche because sin has damaged us.

23. MIND IN THE GAP
Without God, we think we find ourselves only to become truly lost. With God we can discover our true personhood, uniqueness and purpose.

24. There is Real Hope for a Life Changing Rescue
MIND IN THE GAP
There is Real Hope for a Life Changing Rescue

25. Review Part Seven: Rescuing The

26. II Cor. 10:3-5
3“For though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does. 4 The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. 5 We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.”

27. II Cor. 10:3-5 There is a battle in and for your mind.
3“For though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does. 4 The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. 5 We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.”
There is a battle in and for your mind.
We need to restore your MIND IN THE GAP

28. II Cor. 10:3-5
3“For though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does. 4 The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. 5 We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.”
We have powerful, transcendent, spiritual weapons in Christ.
The Power of the Word
The Power of the Holy Spirit
The Power of Faith… Pro. 3:5&6.

29. Capture every thought and make it obey Jesus.
II Cor. 10:3-5
3“For though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does. 4 The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. 5 We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.”
Capture every thought and make it obey Jesus.

30. Rule over it… Don’t put your foot down… put BOTH feet down (stereo) and Stand Fast in Faith and MIND THE GAP, and the Restore our MINDS IN THE GAP to thinking according to God’s design

31. Part Eight: Refocusing The

32. Part Eight: Refocusing The

33. REFOCUS Your MIND IN THE GAP
You move towards what you are focused on

34. REFOCUS Your MIND IN THE GAP
Your thought life is the track the train of your life runs on

35. REFOCUS Your MIND IN THE GAP
If my thoughts are negative I am going to behave negative, choose the negative and reap the negative.

36. REFOCUS Your MIND IN THE GAP
If my thoughts are based in faith (which is always positive) I am going to behave positive, choose the positive and reap the positive.

37. REFOCUS Your MIND IN THE GAP
Refocusing Your MIND IN THE GAP Starts with Commitment.

38. REFOCUS Your MIND IN THE GAP
You can change your life by changing your thoughts. This is not pop psychology; this is the truth from Proverbs 23:7 “As a man thinks in his heart, so is he.”

39. REFOCUS Your MIND IN THE GAP
Proverbs 16:3 “Commit your works to the LORD, And your thoughts will be established.”

40. REFOCUS Your MIND IN THE GAP
My Faith determines My Commitment My Commitment determines My thoughts My Thoughts determine My behaviors My behaviors determine My habits My habits determine My character My Character determines My destiny

41. REFOCUS Your MIND IN THE GAP
“Lord Jesus, I am committing my work to you. Please establish my thoughts. Refocus my mind. I will trust in You with all my heart. Let’s do this together.”

42. REFOCUS Your MIND IN THE GAP
My Faith determines My Commitment My Commitment determines My thoughts My Thoughts determine My behaviors My behaviors determine My habits My habits determine My character My Character determines My destiny

43. At The Cross © Chris Tomlin, Ed Cash, Jonas Myrin, Matt Armstrong, Matt Redman
There's a place Where mercy reigns and never dies There's a place Where streams of grace flow deep and wide Where all the love I've ever found Comes like a flood comes flowing down

44. At the cross at the cross I surrender my life I'm in awe of You I'm in awe of You Where Your love ran red and my sin washed white I owe all to You I owe all to You Jesus

45. There's a place Where sin and shame are powerless Where my heart Has peace with God and forgiveness Where all the love I've ever found Comes like a flood comes flowing down

46. At the cross at the cross I surrender my life I'm in awe of You I'm in awe of You Where Your love ran red and my sin washed white I owe all to You I owe all to You

47. Here my hope is found Here on holy ground Here I bow down here I bow down Here arms open wide Here You saved my life Here I bow down here I bow

48. At the cross at the cross I surrender my life I'm in awe of You I'm in awe of You Where Your love ran red and my sin washed white I owe all to You I owe all to You

49. REFOCUS Your MIND IN THE GAP
“Lord Jesus, I am committing my work to you. Please establish my thoughts. Refocus my mind. I will trust in You with all my heart. Let’s do this together.”