PowerPoint - August 29, 2011, Daily Word from Pastor Graham

PowerPoint - August 29, 2011

August 29, 2011

Worshipping God with your mind

August 29, 2011

“And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.”

Mark 12:30

The other day, for some reason, I just decided I was going to think back on the days of my childhood. So I began to think as far back as I could. I asked myself, “What’s the first thing I remember?” And I was amazed at what’s still in my mind from my childhood—things that weren’t in my conscious mind, but I was able to pull up as I thought.

Isn’t it interesting when we think like that how the other senses get into the action? I could almost smell the chalk line on my little league ball field and the snow cones at the concession stand. And as I closed my eyes, I could picture in my mind how things looked. And my ears remember how things sounded.

Many times there are things in our mind that we don’t even realize are there. And because the mind is so powerful, we must not separate God and His Word from that powerful tool.

God doesn’t just want your heart, your soul, or your strength. He wants all of you, including your mind. So worship God with your mind by reading His Word and meditating on His wonderful works!

GOD WANTS YOU TO LOVE HIM WITH YOUR ENTIRE BEING, INCLUDING YOUR MIND. SO WORSHIP HIM BY GROWING IN THE KNOWLEDGE OF HIS WORD!

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Dr. Jack Graham serves as Senior Pastor of Prestonwood Baptist Church, one of the nation’s largest, most dynamic congregations.

When Dr. Graham came to Prestonwood in 1989, the 8,000-member congregation responded enthusiastically to his straightforward message and powerful preaching style.

Now thriving with more than 57,000 members, Prestonwood continues to grow, reaching throughout the North Texas region. In 2006, the church launched a second location, the North Campus, in a burgeoning area 20 miles north of the Plano Campus. Prestonwood also has a flourishing Spanish-language ministry, Prestonwood en Español, which includes members from more than 20 nations. And Prestonwood.Live, the online community, draws worshippers from all over the world.
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His passionate, biblical teaching is also seen and heard across the country and throughout the world on PowerPoint Ministries. Through broadcasts, online sermons and e-mail messages, Dr. Graham addresses relevant, everyday issues that are prevalent in our culture and strike a chord with audiences worldwide.

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Dr. Graham has served as Honorary Chairman of the National Day of Prayer and has helped lead various national prayer initiatives. He served as President of the Southern Baptist Convention, the largest Protestant denomination in the country with more than 14 million members.

He and Deb have three married children and eight grandchildren.