Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ

The Mind in the Christian Life: Our Thoughts of God, God’s Thoughts Toward Us

And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.  Mark 12:30

Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.  Philippians 4:8

A. Our Thoughts of God

1. The Father

Matt. 6:9, John 20:17, John 16:26-27, 1 Cor. 1:30

2. The Lord Jesus

Ps. 23:1, John 10:14, Rev. 3:13-17, Heb. 7:23-25

3. The Holy Spirit

John 14:25-26, John 15:26-27, Rom. 8:26, 2 Pet. 1:20-21

B. God’s Thoughts of Us

1. Prized Inheritance

Ephesians 1:15-20, Micah 7:18

2. Apple of His Eye

Psalm 17:8; 18:19; 147:10-11, Zeph. 3:17

3. Forever Family

John 14:1-4, John 17:24, 1 John 3:1-4