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1. THE FOUNDATIONS OF THE
CHRISTIAN MIND
Tim Stafford
First Baptist, Eustis, FL.
Cross Training - July/August, 2009
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2. SESSION 1 - INTRODUCTION
The Foundations of the Christian Mind
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3.  But in your hearts set apart Christ as
I Peter 3:15-15 Lord. Always be prepared to give an
(NIV) answer to everyone who asks you to
Key verses for the give the reason for the hope that you
foundation of our
study
have. But do this with gentleness and
respect, keeping a clear conscience, so
that those who speak maliciously
against your good behavior in Christ
may be ashamed of their slander.
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4.  But in your hearts set Christ apart as
holy [and acknowledge Him] as Lord.
I Peter 3:15-15
(AMP) Always be ready to give a logical defense
Key verses for the
to anyone who asks you to account for
foundation of our the hope that is in you, but do it
study courteously and respectfully.
 [And see to it that] your conscience is
entirely clear (unimpaired), so that,
when you are falsely accused as
evildoers, those who threaten you
abusively and revile your right behavior
in Christ may come to be ashamed [of
slandering your good lives].
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5. The Secularizing of the Christian Mind
The American
Dream
The America
Media
The American
Church
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6. The American Dream
Success
Individuality
Life,“My Way”
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7. The American Dream:
Success
Right of
Viability
Right of
Sustainability
Right of
Want
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8. The American Dream:
Individuality
Not “normal”
Outside the
“box”
Breaking the
“rules”
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9. The American Dream:
Life “My Way
My Terms
My Needs
My Rules
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10. The American Media
Left to
Rights
Individuality &
Conformity
Fear
(Faith in the negative)
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11. The American Media:
Left to Rights
Right to
Choose
Right to Be
Heard
Right to Live
Right to Die
Right to Be
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12. The American Media:
Individuality & Conformity
The Message The Reality
Free to
Setup to fail
succeed
Free to
Pressured to hide
choose
Pressured to think
Free to think
alike
Free to be Pressured to
me conform
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13. The American Media:
Individuality & Conformity
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14. The American Media:
Fear (Faith in the Negative)
Fear of
religious
conformity
Fear of failure
Fear of color
Fear of the
unknown
Blind fear
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15. The American Church:
An Introspective
Divided
Many church
conflicts
Confusion
“Many
Christ’s/
Many
Gospels”
Dualistic
Caught Truth is
between silenced and
relative and in crisis
fundamental
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16. The American Church:
The Media Perspective
Dangerous Dogmatic Detrimental Despicable
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17. The American Church:
The Media Perspective
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18. A Prevailing Issue is One of the Mind
Learning to
Learning to Learning to break understand how
Learning to think
reason as a the silence as a to formulate a
as a Christian and
Christian and as a Christian and a worldview as a
as a Theist
Theist Theist Christian and a
Theist
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19. The 5 Marks of the Christian Mind
Supernatural
Orientation
Awareness of
Evil
Acceptance of
Authority
Concept of
Truth
Concern for
the Person
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20. The 5 Marks
of the Christian Mind
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21. REMEMBER:
ONE PERSON CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE!
The Foundations of the Christian Mind
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