THE MIND: Romans 12:2 *The first component of the soul is the mind. The mind is the set of cognitive faculties that enables consciousness, perception, thinking, judgment, and memory.   *The mind is place of human reasoning. Human reasoning is a direct enemy of the Word of God. This is one of the reasons the Word instructs us to renew your mind. To live in God's perfect will you must renew your mind. You must learn to live from the inside out. There is no other way to live victoriously.   *Living from the inside out is simply living from your...

1 PETER 2-3, 2 CORINTHIANS 4:11   2 CORINTHIANS 4:11, "For we who live are always delivered to death for Jesus’ sake, that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our mortal flesh..."   Reaching out is risky. Serving can backfire and burn you badly…deeply…painfully How easy it is to get the false impression that once you are committed to assisting others, the blessings will fall upon you without stopping. Not so! There are definite and unique consequences that often come with serving others Authentic servants are not protected from the fallout of their calling. A REALISTIC APPRAISAL...