Change: Teaching Notes by Joyce Meyer
Change: Teaching Notes by Joyce Meyer
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                                                                       March 19-21, 2009
                                                                    Long Beach, California
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               Change Your Mind
I.   Nothing Changes Until Your Mind Changes.
     A.   Romans 12:2 – God has a good life planned for us but we must learn to
          think right.
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          2.    Ephesians 3:20 – God is able to do more than we dare to
                think or imagine, so we must be aggressively daring in our
                hopes and expectations.
E. John 11:40 – Only believe and you will see the glory of God.
     G.   Romans 14:14 and Genesis 11:6 – Our personal thoughts become our
          personal reality.
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      H.   II Corinthians 10:3-5 – Take every thought captive.
      C.   I recall how afraid I was the day I made the final decision to leave
           “normal” life and go into full-time ministry.
      D.   I recall how frightened I was the day I confronted my father about his
           abusive behavior toward me. I was so frightened that I thought I might
           faint, but I could not progress until I faced my “Goliath.”
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          2.    It was a violent emotional time that eventually brought
                peace.
     G.   When things change you must give yourself time to get used to the new
          way of doing things, or the new responsibility, or the new people in your
          life, etc.
          2.    People want peace and quiet as they get older; and then
                when their children leave, they grieve over having an empty
                nest.
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            3.    When women go through the “change of life,” it is putting
                  it mildly to say they tend to get emotional!!
       A.   I Kings 17:7 – Elijah was fed for a season by a brook of running water,
            but eventually the brook dried up and he had to move on.
            1.    What God led him to was nothing like what he was used
                  to, and certainly not what he would have expected.
       B.   When our brook dries up, we are no longer being fed by what we are
            doing.
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              a.    We must be VERY careful during these
                    times because we can easily assume
                    something that is not true at all.
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                d.     Commitments that were right at one time
                       but have lost their usefulness.
          1.    Change your mind about change so you can enjoy it. Some
                things will change whether you like it or not, so why not
                learn how to enjoy it!!
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Something Has Got To Change!
I.    What Do We Do When We Realize Things Are Not As They Should Be?
      A.   Some people get angry, some get depressed or sink into self-pity, and
           some find someone or something to blame.
           2.    If you don’t like the way things are going in your life,
                 make a decision to change what you can change.
      B.   We should let go of what lies behind (once we realize it is not the best
           for us) and make the changes that need to be made in order to guarantee
           a better future.
           1.    I felt cheated; and what was even more frustrating was that
                 I realized I had wasted a lot of years in negative mindsets
                 and emotions, and that I could never get those years back.
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            1.    The world talks about fate with the attitude that there is
                  nothing that can be done about it.
       B.   Jacob started out in life totally wrong, but along the way he made a
            change that enabled him to end up right.
       C.   Paul (formerly Saul) started out totally wrong, but he changed. He ended
            up writing two-thirds of the New Testament, and literally being a world
            changer.
B. God will always do His part, but will you do your part?
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          2.    It is like I said to my daughter recently, “I have some gifts
                at the house for you. You need to come and get them.”
          3.    They were hers; but if she would not put out the effort to
                come and take them, then she would be without them.
     D.   Isaiah 60:1 – ARISE!! Get up from the depression and prostration that
          circumstances have kept you in.
     E.   Judges 6:6-16 – The Israelites were oppressed by the enemy due to their
          fears. God called one man (Gideon) to deliver them; and he was not
          only afraid, but he had a very bad attitude.
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      H.    Luke 19:1-7 – Zacchaeus had a disadvantage, but he aggressively
            pursued a way around it and found favor with God.
Closing Statement:
If you don’t like the way things are going in your life then CHANGE IT; and if
you can’t change it, then at least CHANGE YOUR ATTITUDE toward it.
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     The Greatest Change Of All
I.   Becoming A New Creature
D. We are instructed to “put on” some things and “put off” others.
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            2.    Benjamin Franklin said, “When you’re finished changing,
                  you’re finished.”
E. “Put off.”
1. Ephesians 4:22-24
F. “Put on.”
 PROP: In this section use the “Large White Coat” again, the “Ragged Coat,” and
       the signs requested from Nathan.
      A.    I Samuel 10:6-7 – Saul was turned into another man when the Spirit of
            God came upon Him.
B. When God calls us He equips us, and we must never doubt that.
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            2.    God parts the water when we put our foot in it!
       C.   Some people never experience the fullness of their destiny because they
            wait for feelings to give them courage rather than acting on God’s Word
            to them.
       D.   Luke 5:1-7 – Peter acted solely on God’s Word, totally disregarding his
            own thoughts, feelings and desires. He saw a miracle that day!
B. The one thing we need more than any other is to know who we are!
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                 b.     Ephesians 2:13-15 – When we are recreated
                        in Christ, there is no dividing wall between
                        others and ourselves.
      C.   Study and confess the Word of God until all of these become revelation
           instead of information.
1. It is even greater than seeing blind eyes open or the lame walk.
      B.   I John 4:12 – No one has ever seen God. But if your love for one
           another is seen by the world, then they have seen God.
C. Put off the old man and put on the new man!
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                Courage To Change
I.    The Key To Change Is To Move Beyond Fear.
      A.   Courage is not the absence of fear; it is facing it and doing what you
           need to do.
           2.    Every hero we read about in the Bible was afraid, and they
                 faced their fear and moved ahead in faith.
      B.   The key to peace is to change what you can change, accept what you
           cannot change, and have the wisdom to know the difference.
A. I cannot change myself, but I can cooperate with the Holy Spirit.
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          1.     II Corinthians 3:16-18 – Continue in the Word and you
                 will be continually changed!
          2.     Pray – ask for help daily. When the Holy Spirit convicts
                 you of sin, be quick to repent and ask for help.
a. II Corinthians 3:18
C. Philippians 1:6 – He Who began a good work in you will complete it.
     E.   I can say “NO” to myself and ask God to give me the strength to go
          through the pain of not getting my way.
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                  a.     Self-pity – I stopped feeding it.
       H.   John 9:4 – We must work the works of God and stay busy with His
            business.
III. Accept What You Cannot Change. (This Requires A Lot Of Courage.)
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          1.    He may have still wanted change; but for the present, he
                accepted things the way they were.
     B.   Do you have the courage to wait on God to do what you cannot do and
          ENJOY THE WAIT?
C. You cannot change people. They can only change if they want to change!
          1.    Mahatma Gandhi said, “Be the change that you want to see
                in the world.”
          3.    Have the wisdom to know what you can do and what you
                cannot do, and don’t spend your life frustrated.
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IV.   The Spirit And Power Of Elijah
           2.    Four hundred years later it was said of John the Baptist, “He
                 will go on before the Lord in the spirit and power of Elijah.”
                 (See Luke 1:17.)
      C.   Moses, Abraham, Noah, Esther, Ruth, Peter and Paul were actually all
           men and women just like us.
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Closing Comment:
If you don’t like something, change it…if you can’t change it; change your
attitude toward it…change the way you think about it!
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