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If your friends did ______________ would you.?
That famous line
The warning from my parents
and I am sure from your parents too~
Peer Pressure
Just because the world says its okay, doesn’t mean it is.
Just because it feels good, doesn’t mean it is
What were they really trying to say?
My son, hear the instruction of your father, And do not forsake the law of your mother; For they will be a graceful ornament on your head, And chains about your neck.
My son, if sinners entice you, Do not consent. If they say, “Come with us..." Proverbs 1:8-11
There it is
The definition of
Peer Pressure: Come With Us
Who is your "Us"?
Blessed is the man Who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, Nor stands in the path of sinners, Nor sits in the seat of the scornful;
But his delight is in the law of the Lord, And in His law he meditates day and night. He shall be like a tree Planted by the rivers of water, That brings forth its fruit in its season, Whose leaf also shall not wither; And whatever he does shall prosper. Proverbs 1:1-3
Who is your "Us"?
Walk with the wise and become wise; associate with fools and get in trouble. Proverbs 13:20
Who is your "Us"
Do not be misled: "Bad company corrupts good character." I Corinthians 15:33
Peer Pressure:
Come Follow Us So what were your parents really trying to say?
Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect. Romans 12:2
What were they really trying to say?
Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world,
the love of the Father is not in him. I John 2:15
Because He said it first
Peer Pressure:
Come Follow Me~
“I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.” John 8:12
My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow Me. John 10:27
Peer Pressure: Come Follow Me
If your friends ___________ would you?
Who are your friends?
Who are your "come with us"?
But
Most importantly
Who is your ME?
"Come Follow ME" ~
But those who drink the water I give will never be thirsty again. It becomes a fresh, bubbling spring within them, giving them eternal life.
John 4:14
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