Subject: Cause and Effect Thinking in Life's Application Crisis
and Challenges
By James Parrott ©2013. Treasure The
Moment Ministries. All Rights Reserved.
Theme: Faith Is Greater Than Positive Thinking
Texts: Proverbs
23:7; Ecclesiastes 9:11; Galatians 6:3,7-9; Romans 12:3; Hebrews. 11: 5,6, 33-35
John 18:37; Genesis 11:6;Daniel 2:29-30; Philippians
4:8; Matthew 21:21-22; 1 Samuel 30:6
Introduction; Positive
Thinking has been a help to many in this life, but there are those who begin to use it with hypnosis or fantasy illusion and
for other motives that don’t glorify God(Rom. 1:18-21). When positive Thinking crosses the line, it is wrong(1 Cor.
10:12). Cause and Effect Thinking is based on biblical principles from the Holy Scriptures(1 Kings 17:1; Rom. 12:3, John 3:12).
However, if Positive thinking is based on Cause and Effect thinking , this is good, but if isn’t it is only temporal
and not eternal(1 Cor. 9:25).
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1. Research Facts and Knowledge
Acts 17:11; 1 Peter 3:15
John
3:12
2.
Empowerment
4. Timing-Season With
Expedience
1 Samuel 30:6
Ecclesiastes 3:1; Ecclesiastes 9:11
John
18:37
1 Corinthians 10:23
3.Common Sense
1 Corinthians 9:25
Philippians 4:8
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Cause and Effect Thinking versus Positive Thinking Chart
(John 18:37;Heb. 4:2)versus (Gen.11:6;
Luke 14;28-31)
CAUSE
AND EFFECT THINKING---------------POSITIVE THINKING
Strategy-------------------------------------------Tactics
Faith-----------------------------------------------Optimism
Purpose------------------------------------------Agenda
Feasible------------------------------------------Desirable
Reality---------------------------------------------Fantasy
Integrity------------------------------------------Opportunistic
Vision---------------------------------------------Mission
LESSON ABOUT:
‘SECRET OF TRANSFORMING YOUR THINKING’
By James W. Parrott,
Copyright©2011. James Parrott. Treasure The Moment Ministries. All Rights Reserved.
1. Ideas------------------------------Proverbs
29:18;Jas. 1;17; Rom. 12:3; Dan. 1:17
2. Activities------------------------Col.
3:17; Matt. 6:33
3. Communication(Talking)----Col.
4:6; Gal. 6:6
4. Emotions-------------------------Num.
20:7-12; Eph. 4:26
5. Habits-----------------------------Psalms
1:1; Hos. 10:12; Gal. 6:7
6. Associations----------------------1
Cor. 15:133; Rom.14:16; 1 Thess. 5:22
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FIVE
SMOOTH STONES OF FUNCTIONAL LITERACY
By James Parrott
Texts: Phil. 4:8; Prov. 23:7; Col. 3:1-5; Phil 2:5; Rom. 7:14-21;Prov. 13:11,12
- Thinking
- Habits
- Priorities
- Values
- Attitudes
