Living before God Our Father
Renewing Your Mind
Ligonier Ministries
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🗓️ 11 August 2024
⏱️ 26 minutes
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Summary
Christians are called to live differently from the rest of the world. That requires a different way of thinking. From his sermon series in the book of 1 Peter, today R.C. Sproul reveals that much of the fight for personal holiness takes place on the battleground of the mind.
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Meet Today's Teacher:
R.C. Sproul (1939-2017) was known for his ability to winsomely and clearly communicate deep, practical truths from God's Word. He was founder of Ligonier Ministries, first minister of preaching and teaching at Saint Andrew's Chapel, first president of Reformation Bible College, and executive editor of Tabletalk magazine.
Meet the Host:
Nathan W. Bingham is vice president of ministry engagement for Ligonier Ministries, executive producer and host of Renewing Your Mind, host of the Ask Ligonier podcast, and a graduate of Presbyterian Theological College in Melbourne, Australia. Nathan joined Ligonier in 2012 and lives in Central Florida with his wife and four children.
Renewing Your Mind is a donor-supported outreach of Ligonier Ministries. Explore all of our podcasts: https://www.ligonier.org/podcasts
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| 0:00.0 | We're living in a period of church history, which may be the period of the most mindless |
| 0:09.1 | variety of Christianity ever. And Christians are called over and over again in sacred scripture, |
| 0:19.3 | not to park their minds in the parking lot when they enter into church, |
| 0:24.4 | but to awaken their minds that they may think clearly and think deeply about the things of God. |
| 0:41.0 | Gerdot. the things of God. Gird up the loins of your mind. |
| 0:44.1 | That's one of the commands from the Apostle Peter |
| 0:46.4 | that we'll be considering today on renewing your mind |
| 0:49.2 | as we begin a short sermon series in 1st Peter. |
| 0:53.4 | It's good to have you with us for this Sunday edition |
| 0:55.9 | as we feature the preaching ministry of R.C. Sprawl. In a society that is largely driven by |
| 1:03.1 | feelings, the word of God directs us back to the importance of our minds. And today, Dr. Spraw will |
| 1:10.0 | remind us of the importance of what you know. |
| 1:13.0 | Before we get to today's sermon, we have a new resource offer for you today. With your gift of |
| 1:18.0 | any amount at renewingyourmind.org, we'll send you Dr. Sproul's commentary on first and second |
| 1:24.1 | Peter. Take your time in both of these shorter letters with this hardcover expositional |
| 1:29.4 | commentary and know that your generosity is fueling the global distribution of renewing your mind. |
| 1:36.3 | If you have your Bible with you, open it to First Peter, as Dr. Sprawl is in chapter one, |
| 1:41.7 | beginning in verse 13. |
| 1:46.0 | Since the word, therefore, gives us a conclusion based upon preceding argument, we have |
| 1:53.0 | to remember what that argument was, that our salvation includes a precious inheritance that has been laid up for us in heaven |
| 2:06.4 | as the adopted children of God. |
| 2:10.9 | And in light of this marvelous salvation that has been prepared for us, now we come to the conclusion that is to be drawn |
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