Fortify | Message 3: Fortifying Your Mind | Pastor Chad Dingess | 4/30/2023

Fortify
(definition): to protect or strengthen against attack; surround or provide with defensive military works. To furnish with a means of resisting force or standing strain or wear:  to make strong; impart strength or vigor to. to increase the effectiveness of, as by additional ingredients: to strengthen mentally or morally:

Philippians 4: 1-9 (NKJV)
Therefore, my beloved and longed-for brethren, my joy and crown, so stand fast in the Lord, beloved. ² I implore Euodia, and I implore Syntyche to be of the same mind in the Lord.  ³ And I urge you also, true companion, help these women who labored with me in the gospel, with Clement also, and the rest of my fellow workers, whose names are in the Book of Life. ⁴ Rejoice in the Lord always. Again, I will say, rejoice! ⁵ Let your gentleness be known to all men.  The Lord is at hand. ⁶ Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; ⁷ and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. ⁸ Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy—meditate on these things.  ⁹ The things which you learned and received and heard and saw in me, these do, and the God of peace will be with you.

Galatians 5: 22-23 (NKJV)
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, ²³ gentleness, self-control.  Against such there is no law. 

1; Fortify Your Mind Through Praise.

2: Fortify your mind through Purity.

Psalms 107: 8-9 (NKJV)
Oh, that men would give thanks to the Lord for His goodness, And for His wonderful works to the children of men! ⁹ For He satisfies the longing soul And fills the hungry soul with goodness.