 All right. Welcome everyone. We look at the fourth key to supernatural ministry today. We'll pray and get started. Let me just open up with a word of prayer. Let's pray. Heavenly Father, we thank You, Lord, for this time. We thank You for the wisdom of Your Word. And Lord, we believe that You're building us up, Lord, line upon line, precept upon precept, and helping us, Lord, strengthen our inner man. And God, move, O God, in the manifestations of the gifts of the Spirit. Father, we ask for Your grace. We ask for Your strength. We ask for Your favor, O God, and Your blessing upon this time of discussion, Father God. Prepare us, O God, to be those witnesses that You've called us to be. We thank You. We worship and honor You in Jesus' name. We pray. Amen. Okay. So coming to the renewed mind, we all know that God is so much greater than us, so much higher than us. And the way He thinks is different from the way we think. The Bible teaches us in Isaiah 55. We must be familiar with that passage where it says, right, like, Your ways are not my ways, Your thoughts are not my thoughts. So God definitely has thoughts which are way higher than our thoughts. So here is the question. When we talk about the supernatural in our lives, if we keep functioning with our level of thinking, we won't be able to move in God's supernatural. So that is why we must aim for God's way of thinking. And the Bible teaches us that there is something known as the renewed mind. Or it's God's way of thinking that each of us needs to develop, which will help us walk in victory, which will help us walk in the power of God. When we study about the kind of mindset that a believer can have, there are three different mindsets that the Bible grows light on. First is for us to have something known as the natural mind. Natural mind is the normal, logical, rational mind that every human being has. So the decisions that we make through the natural mind are limited to our five senses. When we don't have information beyond the five senses, we are not able to, you know, decide. So that is the natural mind. Is there anything wrong with the natural mind? No. There's nothing wrong with the natural mind because it is God who has given us that ability to think as ordinary human beings. And the Bible talks about this natural mind. But then, you know, there is also a reference to something known as the spiritual mind. Let us read one passage where there is a mention of both of these kinds of minds, natural mind as well as the spiritual mind. It is in 1 Corinthians chapter 2 verses 11 through 16. So if someone is there, you can please read the passage out aloud. 1 Corinthians 2, 11 through 16. For what man knows the things of the man except the spirit of the man which is in him? Even so, no one knows the things of God except the spirit of God. Yes. Now we have received not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is on God. Now we might know the things that have been given to us by God. These things we also speak, not in words, which man to himself teaches us, but which the Holy Spirit teaches, compare the spiritual things with the spiritual. But the natural mind has now received the things of the spirit of God. But they are worshiped in him. No one can even know them because their spiritual isn't. But he who is spiritual gets to solve things. Yet he himself is rightly judged by no one. But who has known the mind of the Lord that he may struggle? Well, we have nine of cards. Okay. So there is a distinction here where in verse 14 we read about the natural man. And what does verse 14 say? Natural man does not receive the things of the spirit of God. For they have foolishness to him. Nor can he know them because they are spiritually discerned. So it implies that the natural mind is limited to the natural world. So what are some of these? It says things of the spirit of God. So the things of the spirit of God are the truth of God's word, the revelation of God's word. And at times God causes to do things which are beyond the natural realm. You know, when we look at things like miracles, when we look at things like supernatural divine healing. For the natural man, for the natural mind, it's very difficult to grasp. That's what Paul is telling here. He's saying that the natural man does not receive the things of the spirit of God. For they have foolishness to him. Because logically there'll always be a question, how can this happen? Think about the wedding of Kena where people ran out of wine. Jesus were to propose this or share this idea with the people and say, okay, don't worry, we will have more wine. Miraculously, you just fill all the pictures, the jars with water. It will turn into wine. If we were to share something like that, do you think people would have accepted it? The natural mind, what would the natural mind say? If Jesus said, okay, bring water, we'll make wine out of it. Yeah, it's impossible. Jesus, it's impossible. Don't play with us. These are all the comments which people may have presented because in the natural thinking, these miracles are not practical. They are not possible. So the natural man cannot receive the things of the spirit of God. But what does it say? These are spiritually discerned. So there is an aspect of spiritually discerning matters. Now how do we spiritually discern things? We normally spiritually discern when we are thinking on the basis of a renewed mind. So there is an option, even for a believer, there is an option. See normally, let's say, I'm just putting a percentage to it, but that's not the accurate person. It's 60% of the day. We just live by a natural mind. We just manage our life on the basis of natural mind, logic. Okay, this is the time that I have. This is the way I have my schedule. I'll do this, I'll do that. If petrol is less, I'll put petrol. You just think logically and you go about your day. But there is that other aspect where God may want us to expect his intervention. Now if I function 100% with the natural mind, I cannot accommodate what God wants to do. Because for the natural mind, it's too big. Or in other words, the natural mind is very limited. We always question, right? I mean, there are so many questions in the Bible. We can look at the miracles and say, but how? Even Genesis, God created. He said, like, there be like natural mind would be like, seriously? Is that how he created the world? I can't accept it. But the spiritual mind can discern and it can receive the way in which God works. So for a believer, it's so important to strengthen the renewed mind. So we'll talk a little bit more about the renewed mind. But there is a third category. Anyone? What is the third category of mind that the believer can function with? Natural mind, spiritual mind or renewed mind? Third one, carnal mind, correct. But isn't that quite sad that a believer can... There is an option to function in the carnal mind for a believer. If we are not careful or if we are not submitted to God, then there is that risk of functioning with the carnal mind. What does the Bible have to say about the carnal mind? So the Bible says that the carnal mind is an enmity with God. Romans chapter 8 verses 5 through 8. Let's look at that passage here. So I'll read it. It says, for those who live according to the flesh, set their minds on the things of the flesh. But those who live according to the spirit, the things of the spirit, for to be carnal minded is death. But to be spiritually minded is life and peace because the carnal mind is empty against God. For it is not subject to the law of God, nor indeed can be. So then those who are in the flesh cannot please God. So what can we understand about the carnal mind? There are some pointers or hints over here. One is carnal mind is enmity against God. That means what the carnal mind wants is against what God wants. What does God want? God wants his name to be glorified. God wants his kingdom to rule and reign. Then God wants us to, we could say, walk in the spirit and not in the flesh because over here it says, those who are in the carnal mind, they will please themselves. Verse 8 says, those who are in the flesh cannot please God. So when we are in the flesh, what do we end up doing? It's all about self-seeking. It's all about our pleasures, our needs. And Galatians chapter 5 also talks about the fruit of the flesh. So we have an idea, bitterness, anger, all kinds of evil is what is associated with the flesh. So when we say that a believer is working with the carnal mind, these are the priorities in the carnal mind. Self, pride, jealousy, lust, anger. So it's like fully opposite. Now natural mind is valid. God has given all of us a natural mind. So we can function with the natural mind as a believer. God doesn't say anything about that. There's nothing wrong. But a carnal mind is a no-no. When we are a believer and we have a carnal mind, that is something God does not want. Because it is opposite to what God desires from our lives. And then of course, you know, comes the spiritual mind or the other word that we use is renewed mind. The familiar scripture is Romans 12. We all know that, right? Romans 12 verse 12. We not conform to the ways of this world, but we transform by the renewing of your mind. Okay? That you may prove that which is the acceptable will of God. So what is the renewed mind? What is the renewed mind? Would you like to describe it? A renewed mind? The renewed mind is where we add our thoughts. Our thoughts are completely changed. Okay. Transparency. So we give this, how many money is there? We made a God piece to have a pure mindset. Yes. Yes. So to have a thought process, the way God thinks. Okay? And what you said is correct. She said that to have a pure mind. Because that's how God's wisdom is. We read about it in James chapter 3, where God's wisdom or God's thinking, it's peaceable, it's righteous, right? So it will produce a good fruit. That is renewed mind. Now, why are we using the word renewed? No, it's basically like a renovation of our minds, where when we come to know Christ, we come with our background, we come with our usual ways of thinking, usual patterns, we use the word patterns, because sometimes they have patterns. It's not just easily you can't remove one thought, because it usually has, how do you put it? It's like a little more strong in our minds that you can't uproot it just with one thought. Sometimes you have to uproot several thoughts to get rid of that pattern that we are experiencing. But it's a process. So we go through that renovation in our minds by removing carnal thoughts, by removing worldly thoughts, selfish thoughts, unbiblical thoughts, what the Bible has to say regarding the same matter. So, for example, if you take, for example, success, we may come with the mindset once we are born again that what is success? Success is being popular. Success is making a lot of money. Success is making people follow you. So maybe we have that mindset, but what is a renewed mind? You have to look at success with God's definition. What is God's definition? Servant leadership, humility, being submitted to God and being a blessing to the people. So you see a contrast there. So then it's just a simple example. In that one matter, we are seeing that there is a carnal way of thinking about that same issue, but there is a renewed way of thinking about the same issue which comes from God. Now, with regard to every subject in our hearts, we need to have renewed thinking. So it's a lot of hard work. It's about journeying with God day by day and somewhere we ask the question when we are born again, why aren't all believers perfect or nice? When we interact with believers, we come to know, oh, there are these perfect parts, but then there are these still unformed parts. Why is it so? See, we're all going through the process of being renewed and that's the journey we have to make. And as we make that journey, eventually for various aspects, our mind will be renewed. The way we think about the matters will become the way God thinks about the matter. And we cannot underestimate the power of thoughts. This week, Pastor Jay Kumar talked about thoughts and he said how even one single thought, he had some good facts that he shared, the speed at which we think, the number of thoughts that we think. But thoughts will determine our actions. Actions will determine our behavior and behavior will determine our lifestyle. So everything starts with one thought. Even if you look at Adam and Eve, you will become like God. Oh, okay, we'll become like God. One thought, it led to what? The fall and the whole thing. So we cannot afford to have even one thought in our minds, which is not the way it is in God's mind. So these are the risks that we run. So we talked right now about three things. We said a natural mind, which is okay, which is good. We have to function in a natural mind. Carnal mind, we should definitely not function in it because it's against God. Third, renewed mind, which obviously we will develop over time. It's not something you, you know, you're born again and then you're fully renewed in your mind. It doesn't work like that. We have to make the journey. That's when we will be able to see God working in our lives. So now, coming to, why are we talking about the renewed mind in the supernatural, keys to the supernatural ministry? See, when it comes to the supernatural, if we are limited to the natural mind, we can't move in the supernatural. Okay. There are two instances given in our notes here. One is the time when in John 6, there was a need for food. So there were crowds waiting and you know, Jesus wanted to feed the hungry crowds but there was no food. Okay. What exactly happened in this particular incident and the other incident which is shared in our notes is from Matthew chapter 14. Okay. When Jesus tells Peter, come and the Peter comes and walks on the water. Now in both of these incidents, we'll see the way people are thinking. So let's first go to John 6 verses 1 to 13. Then someone read it like quickly. Yes, John 6. And Jesus went up on the mountain and there he saw the disciples. Now the Passover of Christopher James was new. Then Jesus went up his eyes and seen a great multitude coming where he said, we're sure you've read that. But this is such a test in both of these incidents. In one of these two, Philip Anthony, 200-dynamic word of God, is not sufficient for them that everyone in the family wanted to see something and he was telling it to his brother. There is a lot of fear who has fire-body rules and just a lot of fear among so many. Then Jesus said, make the people sit down. Now fear was much faster in the face so the men sat down in the number of 5,000. And Jesus looked and when he had given fans his view to them, they had given disciples and disciples to those sitting down and my person had finished as much as they would. So when they were filled and set with disciples, the other of the parents had remains coming out in his house. Okay, great. Thank you. So we see a miracle happening over here. But look at the mindsets. There are two people. One is Philip. One is Andrew. Okay, Simon Peter's brother. So what's happening now? There are the multitudes. How many people are there? The number is 5,000. Okay, 5,000 people. Now, okay, fine. So now the question that Jesus asks Philip, he says, Philip, where shall we buy bread that these may eat? But this he said to test him for he himself knew what he would do. So he's asking Philip, Philip, tell me where shall we buy bread? There are 4,000 people. So how many, at least how many loaves do we need? Logic, natural mind. Come on, let's do some calculation. 4,000. Okay, fine. So 4,000. Let's see. Bikes. Okay. 8,000. 8,000. Okay, fine. So if we say more than that. Okay. Okay. So basically, women and compared to men, more than that, right? Yeah. So I don't comment double than that. This is getting complicated. Let's just assume. Okay, let's just assume some eat more, some eat less. So 10,000 loaves of bread we want. We're assuming each person will have one because they are very hungry. Okay. Now let's just 10,000. So if you say 10 rupees per loaf of bread, how much money do you want? Yeah. One lakh. One lakh rupees. So Jesus is asking firstly, that's the one. You need money. Okay. Secondly, he's saying where shall we, which bakery shall we go to? They should have, right now they should have 20,000 loaves or 10,000 loaves of bread. Practical issues. Very logical. He's saying Jesus, 200 denari worth of bread is not sufficient. Okay. Whatever that denari was worth in those days. He's saying that only is not enough. Now, what will we do? So he's thinking like us. We need at least one lakh rupees, which bakery, even if we swiggy, like will it reach in my life? We're thinking all those logical questions. Because the task is too big. Okay. How to solve this problem now? But, you see, it's good, not bad. Nautical thinking is being applied, natural mind is being applied. But you find Andrew, he is bringing to Jesus a boy with five loaves and two small fish. What is he thinking? What is Andrew thinking? I don't know. Because we can understand what Philip is thinking. He is working, functioning with a natural mind. A logical mind. But Andrew, he is mostly functioning with a renewed mind. Now, we don't know whether he has seen Jesus earlier. I mean, we don't have any recorded incident. There, you know, personally, there was a multiplication of bread that Jesus did with the disciples or what? I don't know. But the amount that he knows Jesus, he knows that miracle is possible Hey, Jesus is here. Don't worry. Okay. Definitely something is possible. If Jesus is telling us we have to do this, there must be a solution to this problem. That's why in the first place he is proposing that we must feed these people. So, Andrew has a renewed mind. The possibility of the supernatural Andrew is able to envision that. So, it's just for us a contrast of two people who are functioning with two kinds of minds. Natural mind, which is not wrong at all. But what is the problem with the natural mind? Very limited. We get stuck. Especially when it comes to God's work. Because if we know anything about God from time to time, his assignments are impossible. Okay. You're like, how to do this? I don't know how to do this. But, it's only when we walk by faith that we can do it. We think about Moses. Come on. Bar the Red Sea. Leave thousands of people. Joshua, cross the Jordan. Bring down the walls. You know, overcome the enemies. More, so many people. Every one you take up, you know, Elijah, Elisha, John the Baptist, Jesus, Paul, Peter. There were so many incidents in the lives of God's people that when you see the things that took place at supernatural, there's no logical explanation that we can provide from the natural. But how did they manage to walk in the supernatural by faith? The help of the renewed mind, which told them there is a possibility. We're dealing with God here. He can do the impossible. So that possibility of believing for the supernatural will only come from the renewed mind. And that's why we need to develop that renewed mind. So Andrew was thinking with a renewed mind. He knew, you know what, the solution for this problem of whatever, you know, 10,000 loaves of breads we need right now, it is a miracle. And Jesus will give us that miracle. So let's take the little, I'm sure he can pray, bless, give thanks to God, break it and it will multiply. And look at the miracle that took place. Gather up the fragments that remain so that nothing is lost. Therefore, they gathered them up and filled 12 baskets, 12 extra baskets. I'm smiling because just yesterday I saw the answer sheet of one of the children's church kids. And this question was asked, what did, this statement, gather up the fragments that remain so that nothing is lost. Jesus said, so what do you think happened with the remaining bread? So the child had written, Jesus asked them to pack it for snacks. But you see there was abundance. There was not just a miracle but extra. And I was just amazed how the child is thinking, okay, maybe they packed more for snacks. But with God, you see, unless we come with that childlike heart, we'll become limited. We can't walk with God. Think about Peter now. Okay, Peter walking on the water. So now we need to go to Matthew, Matthew 14, verses 22 to 33. Yeah. Yeah, one more person could read this passage quickly. Matthew chapter 14, reading from verse 20. Immediately Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of him to the other side. After he had refused them, he went upon a mountain by himself. When evening came he was there alone but the boat was already considerable distance from the land. By the waves, because the wind was against it. During the fourth wars of the night, Jesus went out to the walking on the lake. When the disciples saw him walking on the lake, they were terrified. They said and cried out in fear. But Jesus immediately said to them, Take courage, it is I who not realize that. Lord, it is you that have to come to you from the water. Come, Jesus. Then Peter got down out of the boat, walked out of the water and came towards Jesus. But when he saw the wind, he was afraid and he had to stand and cry out. Lord save me. Immediately Jesus reached out his hand and called me. He said, why did you do that? I think we can stop here. We can see how again there is an impossibility where Jesus is already walking on the water and even the disciples see him and then Jesus says but immediately Jesus spoke to whom? To Peter? Who did he speak to? Everyone. He spoke to everyone. He spoke to them saying, be of good cheer, it is I do not be afraid. Maybe once Jesus spoke like that they came to know, oh yeah, this is Jesus. We are familiar. This voice is Jesus' voice. But it was only one person among the disciples who had that possibility thinking, immediately he said, Lord if it is you, command me to come to you on the water. Unbelievable. How can anybody even ask that question? I think there are other disciples. Nobody asks Jesus that question. But Peter is saying, so that shows that he is functioning out of a renewed mind because he is thinking of the supernatural. I can walk on water. Lord, if it is you command me to come to you on the water. And thank God, Jesus is very gracious and he says, come. So Peter steps out of the water. He walked on the water to go to Jesus 1st 30. But when he saw now, what is happening? There is a switch. The switch of the renewed mind went off. But the natural mind came on. Suddenly, this is crazy. I am on water. And there are winds. It is boisterous. How can I be walking on water? This is not logical. So he switched to the natural and now he started singing. So sometimes it happens to us also. We start on a supernatural journey with God like Abraham. God told me, in between switch of renewed off supernatural, what am I doing? Where am I? Can I really do this? Why did I make this decision? We just come to that place. But the point is, we have to journey with the renewed mind all alone. Then only the supernatural is possible. So what did Peter do? He switched to his natural mind. Obviously, natural mind will tell you it is not scientific. Peter, excuse me Peter it is not scientific to walk on the water. Don't you know? You have to sink. Because you are a heavy object and you go into the fluid buoyancy principles of physics. But God, Jesus was gracious. Thank God, even when we are in a place where our faith is shaking more than him shaking his faith is shaking so he is sinking at that moment and Jesus gives out his hand and he saves it. Jesus immediately stretched out his hand and caught him and said, oh you of little faith why did you doubt? Keep your mind, continue to walk with the renewed mind, continue to walk with faith. Then only you can make it happen. Or then only you can see the miracle. When we are switching like this it doesn't help. So that's the importance of a renewed mind where a renewed mind is one which will help us exercise our faith in God. It will help us truly believe. Because we are looking at a supernatural God with God all things are possible. So renewed mind says, yes I can expect. Yes, a miracle is possible. Yes, healing is possible. So a renewed mind will help us behave. So from the natural whenever it is required we need to learn to function in the renewed mind. So make that a practice. So what will the renewed mind do? The renewed mind will ask for a miracle. Even though naturally, logically it's not possible the renewed mind will say why can't I pray for a miracle? Why can't I ask God to do this? That needs to be in us. Somewhere I think we miss that. So that's a key that expectation that ok God can do a miracle. Let me ask for a miracle. So that is important. That is the key now. The renewed mind will think of a possibility of the supernatural and you know the word of God will help us operate in the supernatural and yeah to just develop this in our lives is what is useful. So just going a little bit back to that passage we read from first Corinthians 2 what is the renewed mind? We will try to understand that a little bit more. See the renewed mind comes from the word of God but in this passage we saw in verse 11 it says the Holy Spirit knows the mind of God and the Holy Spirit is able to convey or let us know what God is thinking. So in that case what we must do is obviously the natural mind cannot accept that but our renewed mind can know the heart of God and when our renewed mind can accept the heart of God regarding that matter we will be able to move in the supernatural. So regarding all matters we can ask God what are you thinking? What are you thinking? What are you saying about the solution to this problem? What are you saying about my destiny? What are you saying about my ministry? What are you saying about my health? So when we start to ask questions like that what's led by the Holy Spirit will grasp what God has in his heart and then we start to agree with that and then we start seeing the miracle. So I think I have shared the gist of what I wanted to say but any comments from your side regarding the renewed mind it's something we must also really put into practice every time to say God what are you saying because we may feel limited we look at a situation and we say it's not it can't happen. So when we are led by the Spirit I'm sure we will be able to trust God, believe God because it's coming from the heart of God the Holy Spirit knows the mind of God and the Holy Spirit is revealing to us this is what God wants this is what you see what is the picture that you are seeing what is the vision God is giving you what is all that it's all from the heart of God prophecy it's from the heart of God so when we know what is there in God's heart it makes it easier for us to believe that that's what God wants and so let's perceive it So always maintain a renewed mind no questions then we can close with prayer today we can take a question in the next class too think some more about this subject okay alright so sure let's pray and let's close then but I would request somebody from the class to pray so yeah please lead us Jesus God we can be a little further this time of learning O Lord Father we thank you for teaching us about the new things Jesus right now O Lord Father as we have learned O Lord Father Jesus we ask you Holy Spirit to help us O Lord Father to live and to walk in a renewed mind O Lord Father in the mind O Lord Father that is in alignment with your word and with the truth of who you are Jesus O Lord Father help us O Lord Father not to be behavior in our case but help us O Lord Father to stand firm O Lord Father in who you are in our lives in the faithful O Lord Father Jesus of which we are O Lord Father everything that we have learned O Lord Father Jesus help us O Lord Father not to forfeit but help us O Lord Father to take with O Lord Father to meditate on it and to live by it Jesus of which just give you all the glory and honor for everything O Lord Father in Jesus O Lord Father Amen Thank you Prince Thank you everyone Thank you for connecting to this class God bless you and have a good week