I. Introduction + Think on These Things

• How you think determines who you are. (Philippians 4:8-9)
• A leader's ability to achieve anything great for God begins in his or heart heart and mind.
• "As he thinks in his heart, so is he." - Proverbs 23:7 (NKJV)
• What enters our mind and occupies our thought process will somewhere, sometime come out of our mouth.
• Two -step formula to help make each one a different person:
  • 2 Corinthians 5:17
  • Changing your thought life - a mental "spring cleaning"
• Check the following areas:
  • In what time of environment do you live?
    • Each of us is a product of the environment that surrounds our lives.
  • What are you doing in your free time?
    • How you spend the time that is your own greatly determines what you think about.
    • It takes discipline of character and proper goals to handle correctly the extra hours given to an individual in our society.
    • E.g. Reading the Bible and a good Christian material for a half hour daily.
  • Who are your closest friends?
    • The people you associate with will greatly determine how you think.
• Summary: You can change your life by changing your thinking. You can change your thinking by changing your environment, the use of your free time, and your associations.

II. Who Knocked a Hole in the Roof?

• Mark 2:1-12