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Acts 17:22-31Acts 17:22-31

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Proverbs 23:7Proverbs 23:7

For as he thinks in his heart so is he.

For as he thinks in his heart so is he.

The Human BrainThe Human Brain

Brain FunctionsBrain Functions

The The Reticular Reticular

Activating Activating System System

RAS from RAS from the the

Reticular Reticular FormationFormation

The brain- Mystery of matter and mind, US News Books, 1981.

"Gatekeeper to consciousness, spark of the mind, the reticular formation connects with major nerves in the spinal column and brain. It sorts the 100 million impulses that assault the brain each second, deflecting the trivial, letting the vital through to alert the mind. The mind cannot function without this catalytic bundle of cells. Damage to them results in coma - the loss of consciousness."

"Gatekeeper to consciousness, spark of the mind, the reticular formation connects with major nerves in the spinal column and brain. It sorts the 100 million impulses that assault the brain each second, deflecting the trivial, letting the vital through to alert the mind. The mind cannot function without this catalytic bundle of cells. Damage to them results in coma - the loss of consciousness."

So here is Bruner's “inhibitory system,” the centralized, indefatigable,

quintessential sentinel and manager of the brain, the Reticular Activating

System (or what theologians should recognize as the “heart”), as it says in the illustration above, “deflecting the

trivial, letting the vital through to alert the mind.”  LeDoux, Joseph, Synaptic Self: How Our

Brains Become Who We Are Penguin Books 2003

…the RAS will only allow you to perceive accurately those things that satisfy ALL THREE criteria: 1. “Is it my responsibility?” 2. “Is it important?” 3. “Does it match my version of the truth?” God in your goals, Rick Seymour.

Part Two:Part Two:Changing Changing Your MindYour Mind

The Greek word for The Greek word for “repentance” is “repentance” is

(metanoeo), which means (metanoeo), which means to to

““change your mind.”change your mind.”

So when God tells you to So when God tells you to repent He’s telling you to repent He’s telling you to change the way you think change the way you think about something so you about something so you change the actions that change the actions that

result from your thinking.result from your thinking.

How to Change Your LifeHow to Change Your Life•Accept appropriate responsibility

•Define what is important

•Distinguish and deepen your beliefs

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To Change Others…To Change Others…•You must lead them to Accept appropriate responsibility

•You must relate to what is important to them

•They must Distinguish and deepen their beliefs

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Defining Defining What Is What Is

ImportantImportant

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