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Reading: Matthew 15:18-19

Are You

Under

The

Influence?

Of the world? Are You Under The

Influence?

1 John 5:19

We know that we are of God, and the whole

world lies in the power of

the evil one.

Of the world? Are You Under The

Influence?

1 John 2:17

And the world is passing away, and also

its lusts; but the one who does the will of God abides forever.

Of the world? Are You Under The

Influence?

2 Peter 2:20

For if after they have escaped the defilements

of the world by the knowledge of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they are again entangled in

them and are overcome, the last state has become worse for them than the

first.

Defilements

the act of defiling, defilement, pollution;

to contaminate:

- Thayer’s Greek Lexicon

Of the world? Are You Under The

Influence?

James 1:27

This is pure and undefiled religion in the

sight of our God and Father, to visit orphans

and widows in their distress, and to keep oneself unstained by

the world.

Of the world? Are You Under The

Influence?

Gal 6:14

But may it never be that I should boast,

except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ,

through which the world has been crucified to

me, and I to the world.

Crucify

to impale on the cross; figuratively, to extinguish (subdue)

passion or selfishness.

- Strongs

Of the world? Are You Under The

Influence?

John 15:19

If you were of the world, the world would love its own; but because you

are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the

world hates you.

Of immorality? Are You Under The

Influence?

Ephesians 2:3

Among them we too all formerly lived in the

lusts of our flesh, indulging the desires of

the flesh and of the mind, and were by nature children of

wrath, even as the rest.

Of immorality? Are You Under The

Influence?

• 46% of all 15-19 year olds have had sex at least once.

• 70% of all teens have had sex by the age of 19.

• In 2004 there were five million unmarried couples

• 1 in 4 Americans believe cohabitation is morally

wrong.

Of immorality? Are You Under The

Influence?

Hebrews 13:4

Let marriage be held in honor among all, and

let the marriage bed be undefiled; for

fornicators and adulterers God

will judge.

Of immorality? Are You Under The

Influence?

Titus 3:3 For we also once were

foolish ourselves, disobedient, deceived,

enslaved to various lusts and pleasures, spending our life in malice and envy,

hateful, hating one another.

Of immorality? Are You Under The

Influence?

Matthew 15:18-1918) But the things that

proceed out of the mouth come from the heart, and those defile the man. 19) For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications,

thefts, false witness, slanders.

Of your friends? Are You Under The

Influence?

1 Corinthians 15:33

Do not be deceived: "Bad company corrupts

good morals.”

Of your friends? Are You Under The

Influence?

Proverbs 13:20

He who walks with wise men will be wise,

But the companion of fools will suffer harm.

Of your friends? Are You Under The

Influence?

Psalm 26:4-5

4) I do not sit with deceitful men, Nor will I go with pretenders. 5) I

hate the assembly of evildoers,

And I will not sit with the wicked.

Of your friends? Are You Under The

Influence?

Psalm 106:35-36

35) But they mingled with the nations, And

learned their practices, 36) And served their

idols, Which became a snare to them.

Of money Are You Under The

Influence?

Hebrews 13:5

Let your character be free from the love of

money, being content with what you have; for He Himself has said, "I will never desert you, nor will I ever forsake

you,”

Of money Are You Under The

Influence?

Joshua 7:20-21 20) So Achan answered Joshua and said, "Truly, I have sinned against the Lord, the God of

Israel, and this is what I did: 21) when I saw among the spoil a

beautiful mantle from Shinar and two hundred shekels of silver

and a bar of gold fifty shekels in weight, then I coveted them and took them; and behold, they are concealed in the earth inside my tent with the silver underneath

it. "

Of money Are You Under The

Influence?

Psalm 10:3-4

3) For the wicked boasts of his heart's desire, And the

greedy man curses and spurns the Lord.

4) The wicked, in the haughtiness of his

countenance, does not seek Him. All his thoughts are,

"There is no God.“

Of money Are You Under The

Influence?

Luke 16:13-14

13) No servant can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one, and love the other, or

else he will hold to one, and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon. 14) Now the Pharisees, who were

lovers of money, were listening to all these things, and they

were scoffing at Him.

Of God’s Word? Are You Under The

Influence?

Psalm 119:11

Thy word I have treasured in my

heart, That I may not sin against Thee.

Of God’s Word? Are You Under The

Influence?

Hebrews 4:12

For the word of God is living and active and sharper than any two-edged sword, and

piercing as far as the division of soul and spirit, of both

joints and marrow, and able to judge the thoughts and

intentions of the heart.

Of God’s Word? Are You Under The

Influence?

Colossians 3:16Let the word of Christ

richly dwell within you, with all wisdom teaching

and admonishing one another with psalms and

hymns and spiritual songs, singing with thankfulness

in your hearts to God.

Of God’s Word? Are You Under The

Influence?

Philippians 2:16

Holding fast the word of life, so that in the day of Christ I may have cause

to glory because I did not run in vain nor toil in

vain.

Of Jesus? Are You Under The

Influence?

John 13:13-15

13) You call Me Teacher and Lord; and you are right, for so I am. 14) If I then, the

Lord and the Teacher, washed your feet, you also

ought to wash one another's feet. 15) For I gave you an

example that you also should do as I did to you.

Of Jesus? Are You Under The

Influence?

Colossians 3:13

Bearing with one another, and forgiving each other, whoever

has a complaint against anyone; just as the Lord forgave you, so also should you.

Of Jesus? Are You Under The

Influence?

1 Peter 2:21

For you have been called for this purpose,

since Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an

example for you to follow in His steps,

Take a “Spiritual-izer”

testAre You Under The

Influence?

• Where is your time spent?

• What are the passions of of your life?

• How many times did you pray last week?

• How often did you open your Bible?

Three-step plan Are You Under The

Influence?

Acknowledgment

Evaluate Your Faith

Commitment & Engagement

Are You

Under

The

Influence?