Mind

  Team Members
Haven, Kelley, and Lukas

Introduction
Over the next few weeks, you will be studying what it means to love God with all of your mind. Working with your partners, you will combine your research and put together a page that defines the command, shows examples from Scripture of those who followed the command, lists other passages of Scripture that relate to your topic, and gives personal applications for the command.

What do we do?
This is the page where you will put your research together. If you have a question for your partner, use the discussion tab at the top of the page and you can leave a message for your partners. It will also be helpful if each person types their additions in a different color. You can change the font size and color using the editing toolbar when editing a page.

Each week a different assignment will be due. You will find them on this page along with the due dates. I will be adding more assignments to the wiki as we go through the study.

I am very excited about this opportunity for you to collaborate with someone in another country, but also to really study the greatest commandment of Scripture.

If you have questions for me, you can leave them on the "Questions for Mr. V" page.

Week 1: Getting to Know You

 * The assignment:** Write 10 questions for your partners and answer the questions they have for you. You can answer your partners questions right below the question. Make sure to use a different color font.


 * Due date:** March 27.


 * Questions for Lukas**
 * 1) How old are you?
 * 2) What's your favorite color?
 * 3) What's your favorite food?
 * 4) Do like to play sports? If so what's your favorite?
 * 5) Do you have any pets? What types and what are their names?
 * 6) What school do you go to?
 * 7) What do you like to do in your free time?
 * 8) What is your favorite Bible verse?
 * 9) What's your favorite subject in school?
 * 10) Do you like music? What type? What is your favorite song?

FROM LUKAS 1. I'm 11 yrs old. 2. BLUE 3. pizza and hotdogs 4. yes, football (american) 5. I did have a lizard named jack 6. Sojourn Academy in San Jose, Costa Rica 7. play ps2 8. jn 3:16 9. gym 10. not really my questions for each of you: 1. How old are you? 2. What is your favorite color? 3. What is your favorite kind of pizza? 4. What is your favorite cookie? 5. What's your favorite dvd? 6. What country would you like to visit? 7. What's the farthest you have been from your home? 8. What is your least favorite subject in school? 9. What's your favorite candy bar? 10. What is your favorite sport? do you play on a team? 11. What's your favorite number? 12. What's your favorite store?**
 * Questions for Kelley and** **Haven

<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 255);">**answers from Kelley- 1. I am 12 2.I LOVE pink 3.pepperoni, i guess 4.chocolate chip with m&ms 5.i have many favorite dvds...but i like disney movies 6.many places! 7.not sure... i have been to canada, though 8.there are no subjects that i dont like 9.i like chocolate with almonds, but my favorite candy is reeses penut butter cups 10.i like many sports, and i dont play on a team** **11.my favorite number is 100!!!!!! 12.my favorite store is the mall/all stores**

<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 255);"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 255);">**Answers from Haven** **1. I am 12 years old and my birthday is January 18th, 1997. 2. My favorite colors are pink, light green, and light blue. Other than that I like all the rest of the colors. 3. My favorite type of pizza is white and hawiian. 4. My favorite cookie is peanut butter. 5. My favorite dvd is "Another Cinderella Story." It has Selena Gomez in it. 6. All of them probably. 7. The farthest I have been from home was when I left for California. 8. It would have to be math. 9. Hersheys Cookies and Cream chocolate bar!!!!!** 11. My favorite number would have to be......19!!! That is my soccer number 12. My favorite store would just have to be the mall/Starbucks/Justice.**
 * 10. Well, I do kickboxing/Hapkido/Karate. I also do soccer. Our team name is the Bobcats.

Week 2: Defining Your Command

 * The assignment:** Come up with a one-sentence definition of what it means to love God with all of your mind. The 6th grade students will come up with 3 possible definitions, and the Davoll's will also write 1-3 definitions. Then, collaborate with your partners to refine the definition by taking the best parts of the possible definitions and putting it together in to one final definition.


 * Due date:** April 3.

2. Loving God with all your mind means to take everything that doesn't have to do with God and putting them aside.**
 * Definitions from Haven and Kelley**
 * 1. Loving God with all your mind means focusing on him and getting rid of evil thoughts and lies that Satan is putting into your head.
 * 3. Loving God with all your mind means while you are praying only focus on him and put thought into it.

I personally like number 1, but i haven't asked Kelley which one she likes**

2. Loving God with all your mind is focusing on ONLY GOD. Where are you in the class picture, Haven and Kelley? **
 * Definitions from Lukas**
 * <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 128);">1. Loving God with all your mind is worshipping Him and not anything else.

Kelley, I am the blond one with the white shirt and glasses in the middle of the picture. Haven, I am the one also in the middle with classes, a white shirt, and black hair.

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 * Final definition

<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 255);">The final definition is- Loving God with all your mind means focusing ONLY on God and getting rid of evil thoughts and lies that Satan is putting into your head.

Lukas, we chose number 1 from our list and number 2 from your list. What do you think **

Week 3: Biblical Examples

 * The assignment:** Find 2-3 examples from the Bible of someone that demonstrated loving God with all of their mind. Think of someone who matches the definition your group came up with. Make sure to include how the person showed this and where you can find it in Scripture. Read your partner's findings and leave a comment for them.


 * Due date:** April 10.

<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 144);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 41, 255);"> Noah- He obeyed God, and trusted Him instead of backing out because of what others said. He stuck to building the ark, even though it took 120 years. That is found in Genesis chapters 7-8.
 * Examples from Haven and Kelley**

David- He defeated Goliaith because he trusted God with his mind and knew he could defeat him with God's help. This is found in 1 Samuel chapter 17.


 * <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 128);">Examples from Lukas

I dont know what happened to my answers. I put them in 3x now. Sorry, we tried. Joseph-- loved God with all His mind. He put God first. **

<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 144);">Week 4: Other Biblical References

 * The assignment:** Find 3-5 passages of Scripture that relate to loving God with all of your mind. Include the reference and write out the verse. You can use [|Bible Gateway] to help in your search.


 * Due date:** April 17


 * References from Kelley and Haven**

<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 255);">**1 Chronicles 28:9 9 "And you, my son Solomon, acknowledge the God of your father, and serve him with wholehearted devotion and with a willing mind, for the LORD searches every heart and understands every motive behind the thoughts. If you seek him, he will be found by you; but if you forsake him, he will reject you forever.

Psalms 26:2 2 Test me, O LORD, and try me, examine my heart and my mind;

Romans 8:5-7 5Those who live according to the sinful nature have their minds set on what that nature desires; but those who live in accordance with the Spirit have their minds set on what the Spirit desires. 6The mind of sinful man[[|a]] is death, but the mind controlled by the Spirit is life and peace; 7the sinful mind[[|b]] is hostile to God. It does not submit to God's law, nor can it do so.

Romans 12:2 2Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.

Philippians 3:19 19Their destiny is destruction, their god is their stomach, and their glory is in their shame. Their mind is on earthly things.**

[|**Matthew 22:37**] Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt **love** the **Lord** thy **God** **with** **all** thy heart, and **with** **all** thy soul, and **with** **all** thy **mind**. [|**Mark 12:30**] And thou shalt **love** the **Lord** thy **God** **with** **all** thy heart, and **with** **all** thy soul, and **with** **all** thy **mind**, and **with** **all** thy strength: this is the first commandment. [|**Luke 10:27**] And he answering said, Thou shalt **love** the **Lord** thy **God** **with** **all** thy heart, and **with** **all** thy soul, and **with** **all** thy strength, and **with** **all** thy **mind**; and thy neighbour as thyself.
 * References from Lukas**

Week 5: Put it into Practice
 * The assignment:**For the final assignment, you need to list 3-5 ways of how you can apply your aspect of loving God. Take some time to think about what God would have you do with what you learned from this project and how you can specifically demonstrate that you love God in your everyday life.


 * Due date:** April 24.

<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 255);">1. While praying, get rid of earthly things. 2.Putting God's teachings into practice. 3.Read the Bible and test your mind with His word. 4.Being faithful and asking to help more often. 5.Think about what God would want you to do in a hard situation.
 * Applications** **from Kelley and Haven**

<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 128);"> 2. Obey Him 3. Follow Him**
 * Applications** **from Lukas**
 * 1. Serve Him


 * <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 128);">This has been fun. Make sure you keep in touch with our family. We are glad you read our blog. **