““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