Good to Great in God's Eyes - Think Great Thoughts, Part 1

Living on the Edge with Chip Ingram Daily Podcast

If you’re married, you want a great marriage - not just a good one. Right? If you run a business you want to build a great business. Right? Chip begins this series by sharing ten practices that will help take the guess work out of moving from good to great in the eyes of God.

Main Points

Introduction: “We are what we eat…”

• It’s true physically.
• It’s true psychologically.
• It’s true spiritually.

Practice: Think Great Thoughts!

I. Since we are a product of our thought life, God commands us to “Think Great thoughts.” --Philippians 4:8-9

• The Command is to think/dwell on these things.
• Logizomai – to consider, think on, reckon, to deduce, to reason, calculate, and ponder; to deliberate upon through protracted analysis and thought.
• The amazing story of George Dzundra

II. Seven great thoughts to think about…write each on a 3x5 card.

1. God --Romans 11:33
2. Yourself --Zephaniah 3:17
3. Others --1 Samuel 16:7
4. Life --Luke 9:23-25
5. The Future --Jeremiah 29:11
6. The Past --Philippians 3:13-14
7. Challenges --James 1:2-4

Ways to think great thoughts:

1. Memorize and meditate on the 3x5 cards you make from the above scriptures.
2. Use drive time.
3. Listen to great music.
4. Take walks in nature.
5. Personalize truth of promises and Scripture to address your own personal areas of growth (3x5 cards).

Broadcast Resource

• "Good to Great in God's Eyes" Resources
• Message Notes

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Chip Ingram’s passion is helping Christians really live like Christians. As a pastor, author, and teacher for more than three decades, Chip has helped believers around the world move from spiritual spectators to healthy, authentic disciples of Jesus by living out God’s truth in their lives and relationships in transformational ways.

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