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Lesson Eight: Tools for developing a Christian Mind

                        (Do you mean I have to read things?)

1.         Don’t just attend Church, engage in what is happening.

2.         Realize you can learn from almost everything.

3.         Understand the Bible

                        What the Bible is All About, Henrietta Mears

4.         Books to Read:

                        The God Who Is There, Francis Schaeffer

                        Mere Christianity, C.S. Lewis

                        Disappointment with God, Philip Yancey

                        Jesus Among Other Gods, Ravi Zacharias

                        Scaling the Secular City,  J.P. Moreland         

5.         Magazines;

                        Christianity Today

                        Faith and Philosophy (Hard reading)

6.         Read Christian biographies and learn Church history

7.         Continually ask the question, “In the light of Christ’s truth, what is the wisest thing I can do?

8.         Ask the Holy Spirit to reveal areas where your thinking is unbiblical and be willing to change.

9.         Find someone who can sharpen you in the faith.

10.       Listen to good Christian speakers

                        MP3s are available on the internet

                        Find books on CD

                        Find good sermon series

11.       Be willing to be stretched, don’t be content with staying in one place.

12.       If you have the gift of teaching at any age level, use this.  The teacher learns more than the student.

13.       Ask questions, lots of questions…hone this skill.

14.       Don’t be afraid of what you don’t know.