“And if prayer moves God to work in this world’s affairs, then prayerlessness exclude God from everything concerning men, leaves man on earth the mere creature of circumstances, at the mercy of blind fate or without help of any kind from God.” - E. M. Bounds

 

Romans 12:1-2 - “I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service. 2 And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.”

 

“God knows without submitted bodies and transformed minds, believers won't be able to follow the leading of the Holy Spirit as they should.” - Kenneth Hagin

 

The Bible says, "For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God" (Romans 8:14)

 

God has a system He has designed to transform your mind. Obedience is key.

 

> Will you allow God to shatter all your preconceptions and misconceptions?

 

1 Kings 18:1-2 - “After a long time, in the third year, the word of the Lord came to Elijah: “Go and present yourself to Ahab, and I will send rain on the land.” 2 So Elijah went to present himself to Ahab.”

 

1 Kings 18:41 - “Then Elijah said to Ahab, “Go up, eat and drink; for there is the sound of abundance of rain.” 42 So Ahab went up to eat and drink. And Elijah went up to the top of Carmel; then he bowed down on the ground, and put his face between his knees, 43 and said to his servant, “Go up now, look toward the sea.”

 

Matthew 9:16-17 - “No one puts a piece of unshrunk cloth on an old garment; for the patch pulls away from the garment, and the tear is made worse. 17 Nor do they put new wine into old wineskins, or else the wineskins break, the wine is spilled, and the wineskins are ruined. But they put new wine into new wineskins, and both are preserved.”

 

Mind Transforming Spiritual Curriculum

1. Ravens’ Kitchen

1 Kings 17:4 - “And it will be that you shall drink from the brook, and I have commanded the ravens to feed you there.”

 

1 Kings 17:6 - “The ravens brought him bread and meat in the morning, and bread and meat in the evening; and he drank from the brook.”

 

2. Widow’s Bank

1 Kings 17:8-9 - “Then the word of the Lord came to him, saying, 9 “Arise, go to Zarephath, which belongs to Sidon, and dwell there. See, I have commanded a widow there to provide for you.” 

 

1 Kings 17:15-16 - “So she went away and did according to the word of Elijah; and she and he and her household ate for many days. 16 The bin of flour was not used up, nor did the jar of oil run dry, according to the word of the Lord which He spoke by Elijah.”

 

3. Portal Masters

1 Kings 17:21 - “And he stretched himself out on the child three times, and cried out to the Lord and said, “O Lord my God, I pray, let this child’s soul come back to him.” 

 

1 Kings 17:22 - “Then the Lord heard the voice of Elijah; and the soul of the child came back to him, and he revived.”

 

The Requirement for a Renewed Mind

Mark 9:23 - “Jesus said to him, “If you can believe, all things are possible to him who believes.”

 

Matthew 29:39 - “He went a little farther and fell on His face, and prayed, saying, “O My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as You will.”

 

There are times your will fights the reality of the possibilities of heaven.

 

> Effectual fervent prayer transforms your mind and empowers your obedience.

 

> The last frontier to be crossed is the total submission of your will to God.