Out with the old in with the new A New Life By New Thinking Romans 8:5-8 Pastor Daniel Bracken – January 21, 2024 Introduction A Christian Neuroscientist, Dr. Caroline Leaf, has some fascinating insights from her studies.More than 75% of illnesses that plague us today result from our _______________________ life. Thoughts become _______________________ structures in the brain. When we think negatively, we _______________________ the natural electrochemical flow in the brain. “We live from what we have _______________________.” We are not _______________________ by our creator to be plagued by anxiety, fear, depression, or bitterness; instead, we have been given by God a spirit of power, and self-discipline. We can _______________________ toxic thoughts with healthy (biblical) thoughts. A look at the text. A brief look at the context:There are three laws at work.The law of sin and _______________________. Romans 6:23 _______________________. The law of the _______________________. We have been made _______________________ if we live according to the Spirit. _______________________ is described according to where you set your _______________________.There are two groups of people in the world._______________________ people are the living dead. Spirit people who have _______________________ and _______________________. Paul describes the mind of a sinful man.It is _______________________ to God. Does not _______________________ to God’s law. Cannot _______________________ God. God is speaking to us. Because of Christ’s work and the work of the Holy Spirit, we have a _______________________.We can focus on the works of the _______________________. We can focus on the fruit of the _______________________. Our minds can be _______________________.The old thinking must go. You can now have a new life by thinking new _______________________. Be filled with the Spirit Conclusion 