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TABLE OF CONTENTSPart 1: The Importance of the MindIntroduction51. The Mind is the Battlefield72. A Vital Necessity113. Don’t Give Up!134. Little by Little155. Be Positive176. Mind-Binding Spirits217. Think About What You’re Thinking About23Part 2: Conditions of the MindIntroduction278. When Is My Mind Normal?299. A Wandering, Wondering Mind3110. A Confused Mind3311. A Doubtful and Unbelieving Mind3712. An Anxious and Worried Mind4113. A Judgmental, Critical and Suspicious Mind4514. A Passive Mind4915. The Mind of Christ53Part 3: Wilderness MentalitiesIntroduction5916. My future is determined by my past and my present.6117. I don’t want the responsibility.6318. I can’t take it if things are too hard!6719. I can’t help it – I want it now!6920. Don’t make me wait – I want it now!7121. It’s not my fault!7322. My life is so miserable.7523. I don’t deserve God’s blessings.7724. Why shouldn’t I be jealous?8125. I’m doing it my way.833Therapon University: Validating People – One Degree at a Time
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Battlefield of the MindPart 1: IntroductionPART 1THE IMPORTANCE OF THE MINDINTRODUCTION1. According to Proverbs 23:7a, why are our thoughts so important?2. The is the leader or forerunner of all actions.3. Describe the two opposing mindsets located within Romans 8:5.a)b)4. Our are a direct result of our thoughts.5. Many people’s problems are rooted in patterns thatactually produce the problems they experience in their lives.6. offers wrong thinking to everyone, but we do not haveto accept his offer.7. How should we respond to Satan’s offers?a) Ephesians 4:27:b) James 4:7b:8. What happens when we take a stand against the devil?(James 4:7c)9. We must know the well enough to be able tocompare what is in our mind with what is in the mind of God.5Therapon University: Validating People – One Degree at a Time
Battlefield of the MindPart 1: Introduction10. According to Psalm 119:11, why is it so important to know the Word of God?11. Read 2 Corinthians 10:5, and explain the measures we should take toward anythought that attempts to exalt itself above the Word of God.a)b)12. The mind is the .6Therapon University: Validating People – One Degree at a Time
Battlefield of the MindChapter 11THE MIND IS THE BATTLEFIELD1. Our warfare is not with other human beings, but with the devil and his demons.Describe the different rankings of those demons, and the evil supernatural empire inwhich they operate. (Ephesians 6:12)a)b)c)d)2. List six facts found within John 8:44 regarding the devil.a)b)c)d)e)f)3. One of the devil’s strong points is .4. Through careful strategy and cunning deceit, Satan attempts to set upin our mind.5. Give a definition for “stronghold.”6. What did the Apostle Paul record regarding our weapons of warfare in 2 Corinthians10:4?a)7Therapon University: Validating People – One Degree at a Time
Battlefield of the MindChapter 1b)7. How are we to win the victory over the lies of Satan?a)b)c)8. Name three spiritual weapons available to us as Christians.a)b)c)9. defeats the devil quicker than any other battle plan.10. How would you define prayer?11. With what should we fill our prayers?12. What benefit is there in “abiding” (continuing) in God’s Word?(John 8:32)13. There is no reason for Christians to remain in bondage, because Jesus stands ready tofulfill His promises. Discover within Luke 4:18 some of these promises.a) (vs. 18b)b) (vs. 18c)c) (vs. 18d)8Therapon University: Validating People – One Degree at a Time
Battlefield of the MindChapter 1d) (vs. 18e)14. 1 Corinthians 10:13 promises us that God will not allow us to bebeyond what we can bear, but with every temptation He will also provide the way of.15. Satan knows well that if he can control our , he cancontrol our .9Therapon University: Validating People – One Degree at a Time
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Battlefield of the MindChapter 22A VITAL NECESSITY1. We cannot have a life and amind.2. thinking is a vital necessity to a successfulChristian life.3. What encouragement do we receive from Zechariah 4:6b, as we tear down thestrongholds Satan has built in our minds?4. One of the best aids to freedom is asking God for a lot of .5. In the following passages, how did the psalmist declare his dependence on the Lordfor help?a) Psalm 33:20:b) Psalm 124:8:6. To overcome our situations, we need determination in the7. Discover within John 14:16 another title for the Holy Spirit.8. A vital necessity is something that is so important that one simply cannot live withoutit. Give some examples of a vital necessity. (Thought question – answers may vary.)a)b)c)d)11Therapon University: Validating People – One Degree at a Time
Battlefield of the MindChapter 29. In Matthew 12:33, how did Jesus illustrate the necessity of choosing our thoughtscarefully?a) (vs. 33a)b) (vs. 33b)10. Jesus said that a tree is known by its . (Matt. 12:33c)11. We can look at a person’s and know what kindof thinking is prevalent in his life.12. How is the principle from the previous question illustrated in Matthew 7:18?a)b)12Therapon University: Validating People – One Degree at a Time
Battlefield of the MindChapter 33DON’T GIVE UP!1. No matter how bad the condition of your life and your mind, don’t2. As you regain the territory the devil has stolen from you, what encouragement do youreceive from Galatians 6:9?3. Discover within Isaiah 43 the promises God made to those facing difficult situations.a)(vs. 2a)b)(vs. 2b)4. According to Habakkuk 3:19, how do we develop hind’s feet [A hind is an animalthat can climb mountains swiftly]?5. The way God helps us make spiritual progress is by being with us toand usto “keep on keeping on” in rough times.6. To think wrong thoughts requires no effort, while right thinking is a13Therapon University: Validating People – One Degree at a Time
Battlefield of the MindChapter 37. How did Moses challenge the Israelites to make right choices in Deuteronomy 30:19?8. Our thoughts become our .9. What affirming statement did Jesus make in Matthew 12:34b, confirming the fact that“our thoughts become our words?”10. God is the best computer programmer around, and we mustas He reprograms our minds.11. Why did it take the Israelites forty years to complete an eleven-day journey to theborder of Canaan?12. Describe a “wilderness mentality.”14Therapon University: Validating People – One Degree at a Time
Battlefield of the MindChapter 44LITTLE BY LITTLE1. The renewing of your mind will take place by ,so don’t be discouraged if the process seems slow.2. Give a reason why God may allow a slow renewal process.3. What reason did God give the Israelites for a “little by little” conquest of thePromised Land?(Deut. 7:22b)4. What must precede liberation?5. Discover within 1 Peter 5:10 four things God will do for us “after you have suffered awhile.”a)c)b)d)6. Why do we need to suffer a little while?7. We should not receive when we have setbacksor a bad day.8. Satan knows that his control over us is finished once we have learned toright thoughts and wrong ones.9. How will the devil attempt to stop us?10. When condemnation comes, we should use our weapon.15Therapon University: Validating People – One Degree at a Time
Battlefield of the MindChapter 411. What does Romans 8:1 say regarding condemnation?12. Why does the devil always try to discourage us?13. What did the psalmist record about hope in Psalm 42:5b?14. Give three steps we can follow when discouragement or condemnation tries toovertake us.a)b)c)15. What vital ingredient is necessary as God takes His time about bringing us our fulldeliverance?16. Discover within James 1:4 the reason we should develop patience in our lives.17. How do the following passages affirm that God is working in us, no matter how wefeel or how the situation may look?a) Philippians 1:6:b) Philippians 2:13:16Therapon University: Validating People – One Degree at a Time
Battlefield of the MindChapter 55BE POSITIVE1. thoughts are always full of faith and hope.2. Some people are afraid to , because they have beenhurt so much in life.3. What happens when a person refuses to hope, or believe that anything good will everhappen to them?4. Discover the message of hope given by Jesus to the centurion in Matthew 8:13.5. How can we practice being positive in situations that are not so good?6. What assurance does Scripture give that God orchestrates every event in life toaccomplish both our temporal and eternal benefit?(Rom. 8:28)7. The pathway to freedom from negativism begins when we face the problem withoutmaking for it.8. Using 2 Corinthians 5:17 show why negativism has no part in the Christian’s life.9. As a , we don’t have to allow the old thingsthat happened to us to keep affecting our new life in Christ.17Therapon University: Validating People – One Degree at a Time
Battlefield of the MindChapter 510. What measure should we take, once we’ve faced the truth regarding our negativism?11. Locate within John 16:8 three things of which the Holy Spirit convicts the world(people).a)b)c)12. What does the author mean by the phrase “everything must be balanced?”13. How did the Jews in Berea demonstrate a “ready mind?”(Acts 17:11b-c)14. The Bible teaches that we are to have a “ready mind.” What does that mean?15. It is important to be positive and believe for many things, but beyond them all, wemust believe in .16. According to Romans 4:18, for what did Abraham hope?17. Locate within Romans 4:19 two reasons why Abraham could have had negativethoughts.a)b)18Therapon University: Validating People – One Degree at a Time
Battlefield of the MindChapter 518. Describe the actions of the hopeful Abraham. (Romans 4:20)a)(vs. 20a)b) (vs. 20b)c) (vs. 20c)19. Abraham was very about a very negative situation.20. Hebrews 6:19 tells us that hope is the of the soul.21. is the force that keeps us steady in a time of trial.22. Discover within Isaiah 30:18 four reasons why “the Lord will wait” on the Israelites.a)b)c)d)23. How would the Israelites be rewarded for waiting (hoping) on the Lord?(Isa. 30:18f)24. What are “evil forebodings?”25. Discover the cause and remedy for “evil forebodings” within Proverbs 15:15.a) Cause:b) Remedy:26. What is required of those who want to “enjoy life and see good days?”(1 Pet. 3:10b)19Therapon University: Validating People – One Degree at a Time
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Battlefield of the MindChapter 66MIND-BINDING SPIRITS1. What happens when “mind-binding spirits” begin to trouble our minds?2. How should we handle the feelings produced by “mind-binding spirits?”(Phil. 4:6)3. Describe the result of following the advice in the previous question.(Phil. 4:7)4. In most instances, the deliverance God brings is progressive, and comes about byand theWord of God.5. What did His Word have power to do in Psalm 107:20?a)b)6. As Christians, we need to learn to to believe.7. What happens when we decide to believe God?8. How does the Holy Spirit assist those who decide to believe and rely on God?(Rom. 8:26)21Therapon University: Validating People – One Degree at a Time
Battlefield of the MindChapter 69. The mind wants to understand everything:a) c)b)10. It frequently happens that a believer knows something in his ,but his mind wars against it.11. Briefly explain in your own words what James 1:2-8 teaches us.22Therapon University: Validating People – One Degree at a Time
Battlefield of the MindChapter 77THINK ABOUT WHAT YOU’RE THINKING ABOUT1. On what did the “blessed man” of Psalm 1 spend his time thinking?a) (vs. 2a)b) (vs. 2b)2. How did the psalmist of Psalm 119:15 spend his time?3. Discover within Psalm 1:3 the results of meditating on the Word of God.a)b)c)d)4. Read Mark 4:24 and, in your own words, explain what Jesus is saying.5. The amount of thought and study we devote to the Word will determine the amountof and thatwill come back to us.6. Give the meaning of the Greek word dunamis.a) b)7. What happens when a Christian does not delve into the Word of God?8. Give several definitions for the word meditate.a)23Therapon University: Validating People – One Degree at a Time
Battlefield of the MindChapter 7b)c)d)e)9. According to Joshua 1:8, how do we make our “way prosperous” and “have goodsuccess?”a)b)c)10. If the devil can control our thoughts, he can control our11. Briefly explain, in your own words, what the Apostle Paul is saying in Ephesians 2:3.12. How did David respond to his feelings of depression and gloom in Psalm 143:5-6?a) (vs. 5a)b) (vs. 5b)c) (vs. 5c)d) (vs. 6a)e) (vs. 6b)13. We should never forget that our plays an important role inour victory.24Therapon University: Validating People – One Degree at a Time
Battlefield of the MindChapter 714. What two things are necessary to have victory in our lives?a)b)15. Discover within Romans 12:2 the prerequisite to seeing “the good and acceptable andperfect will of God” proven out in our lives.16. List the things the Apostle Paul told the Philippians to “think on” in Philippians 4:8.a)b)c)d)e)f)g)h)17. Our thoughts affect our and .18. Satan usually deceives people into thinking that their misery is caused by theircircumstances, instead of their .19. If we “think about what we are thinking about,” we can locate some of ourand be on our way to freedom very quickly.25Therapon University: Validating People – One Degree at a Time
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Battlefield of the MindPart 2: IntroductionPART 2CONDITIONS OF THE MINDINTRODUCTION1. Our minds are not born again with the New Birth experience. They have to be.2. Using 1 Corinthians 2:16 as a standard, what should be the condition of our minds?3. What is the first step to recovery?4. How should we respond to Satan’s fight against the renewal of our mind?a)b)c)5. There are many things that can influence the condition of the mind, but the child ofGod has the privilege of(1 Pet. 5:7)27Therapon University: Validating People – One Degree at a Time
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Battlefield of the MindChapter 88WHEN IS MY MIND NORMAL1. For what did the Apostle Paul pray in Ephesians 1:17-18?2. According to the Word of God, the and thework together.3. Briefly explain, in your own words, what the Apostle Paul is teaching in 1Corinthians 2:11.4. How does the “mind-spirit principle” function?5. Why is it vitally necessary for our minds to be enlightened concerning what is goingon in our spirits?6. The mind should not be filled with , ,, , and the like.7. A normal mind should be:a) c)29Therapon University: Validating People – One Degree at a Time
Battlefield of the MindChapter 8b)8. What happens if our mind is too busy?9. Discover within 1 Kings 19:11-12 three spectacular events that God used to illustrateHis method of communication to Elijah.a) c)b)10. How did God finally speak to Elijah?(vs. 12c)11. It is vital that we learn to keep ourselves in a condition conducive to12. What does God do for us when we keep our minds on Him?(Isaiah 26:3a)13. Our mind must be maintained in a condition in orderto aid our spirit.30Therapon University: Validating People – One Degree at a Time
Battlefield of the MindChapter 99A WANDERING, WONDERING MIND1. An inability to concentrate indicates attack from thedevil.2. Why do most people have minds that wander?3. An inability to concentrate can be the result of:a)b)c)d)4. Often the real problem behind a lack of comprehension is a lack of attention causedby a mind.5. Give a possible meaning for the phrase “keep thy foot,” found in Ecclesiastes 5:1.6. Define the word “wander.”a)b)c)d)31Therapon University: Validating People – One Degree at a Time
Battlefield of the MindChapter 97. The devil knows that a person cannot himself tocomplete a project, if he cannot his mind andkeep it on what he is doing.8. What can we do if we haven’t yet learned to discipline our mind, to keep it on what isbeing said in church?9. Give two definitions for the word “wonder.”a) Noun form:b) Verb form:10. Wondering leaves a person in , and indecisioncauses .11. Name three things that prevent an individual from receiving from God, by faith, theanswer to his prayer or need.a)b)c)12. Discover within Mark 11:23-24 two requirements for an answered prayer.a)b)32Therapon University: Validating People – One Degree at a Time
Battlefield of the MindChapter 1010A CONFUSED MIND1. What does James 1:8 say about the man with two minds?2. Discover within Matthew 16:8 what led to the disciples’ confusion.3. Give two definitions for the word “reason.”a) Noun form:b) Verb form:4. Why does reasoning cause confusion?5. How can reasoning keep us from doing the will of God?6. Discover within 1 Corinthians 2:14 two reasons why the natural man (our
1. The Mind is the Battlefield 7 2. A Vital Necessity 11 3. Don’t Give Up! 13 4. Little by Little 15 5. Be Positive 17 6. Mind-Binding Spirits 21 7. Think About What You’re Thinking About 23 Part 2: Conditions of the Mind Introduction 27 8. When Is My Mind Normal? 29 9. A Wandering, Wondering Mind 31 10. A Confused Mind 33 11.
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