Setting your mind and learning to walk.

Hey welcome, it's another look into the life and message of Elizabeth Elliott,

who called us to live to a higher standard each day.

Not be satisfied with just a little empty religion as a shallow substitute for giving God our best.

Our series will continue as we hear from family, friends, and others who were influenced

by Elizabeth's life and message.

Maybe you're in that group.

Thank you for joining us today.

Well, we're wrapping up our five-part series on Transformation in Christ today,

setting your mind on things above and learning to walk with Christ. We'll be hearing from

Pastor Barry Owens as he talks about Elizabeth and her commitment to the Lord.

Also, we'll be reading from one of her newsletters

as she considered the idea of building your self-esteem,

that coming up later.

Well, Transformation in Christ, Part 4,

setting your mind on things above.

As we think about deliberate choices to set our minds on Christ, is it a gateway to joy?

We'll be hearing a letter about somebody who wanted to be married and yet was single,

who wanted to be a mother, but had never had that privilege.

Since then, you have been raised with Christ. Set your hearts on things above, where Christ is

seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. Now that verb there is an imperative, isn't it?

Set your heart. Set your mind. That's a deliberate choice. And God has created you and me with the

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