““Practice what you preach.”Practice what you preach.”• Conduct Worthy of the Conduct Worthy of the GospelGospel• Honorable ConductHonorable Conduct
1ST PETER 2:11-12
• With A Good ConscienceWith A Good Conscience
• Saying and Not DoingSaying and Not Doing
ACTS 23:1• We Need No More We Need No More HypocritesHypocrites
MATTHEW 23:3
MATTHEW 15:8
• Offering Mere Lip ServiceOffering Mere Lip Service
““If at first you don’t succeed…”If at first you don’t succeed…”• Failures Failures WillWill Come Come• We All SinWe All Sin
1ST JOHN 1:8, 10
• None Of Us Is SinlessNone Of Us Is Sinless
• Confess and RepentConfess and Repent
ECCLESIASTES 7:20• Failures Shouldn’t Failures Shouldn’t DefineDefine
UsUs
1ST JOHN 1:9
1ST SAMUEL 15:13ff
• Don’t Make ExcusesDon’t Make Excuses
““Never leave until tomorrow…”Never leave until tomorrow…”• Don’t DelayDon’t Delay• Else We SinElse We Sin
JAMES 4:17
• Today!Today!
• Put God FirstPut God First
2ND CORINTHIANS 6:2; HEBREWS 3:12-13
• Get Your Priorities StraightGet Your Priorities Straight
MATTHEW 6:33
ECCLESIASTES 12:1
• Do It When YoungDo It When Young
““A man is known by the A man is known by the company…”company…”• Consider Their InfluenceConsider Their Influence• God’s WarningGod’s Warning
EXODUS 23:32-33
• Evil Company…Evil Company…
• Light or Darkness?Light or Darkness?
1ST CORINTHIANS 15:33
• What Does the World See?What Does the World See?
2ND CORINTHIANS 6:14-18
PHILIPPIANS 4:8
• Think on These ThingsThink on These Things
““You can’t judge a book by…”You can’t judge a book by…”• We Cannot Read HeartsWe Cannot Read Hearts• Not PossibleNot Possible
1ST CORINTHIANS 2:11
• Not All Are As They AppearNot All Are As They Appear
• An Apostle: BetrayerAn Apostle: Betrayer
2ND CORINTHIANS 11:14-15
• Notable Examples:Notable Examples:
MATTHEW 26:14-16
ACTS 9
• A Persecutor: ConvertedA Persecutor: Converted
““You can’t believe everything…”You can’t believe everything…”• You Must Test EverythingYou Must Test Everything• ……And Cling to What is GoodAnd Cling to What is Good
1ST THESSALONIANS 5:21
• Test Every SpeakerTest Every Speaker
• Overthrowing the Faith of Overthrowing the Faith of SomeSome
1ST JOHN 4:1
• Some May MisleadSome May Mislead
2ND TIMOTHY 2:17-18
2ND PETER 2:1-2
• Leading Others AstrayLeading Others Astray