Making

‘Godly Choices’

Youth CongressHidden Paradise, Cebu City

April 8-12, 2010

MAKING ‘GODLY CHOICES’

Objectives1. To give GLORY to GOD2. To be able to know that there is more benefits than we think if we only make godly choices.3. To maximize the days and time of our lives by making godly choices.4. To minimize the negative impact of life’s intricacies through making godly choices.

What is ‘Godly Choices’?

MAKING ‘GODLY CHOICES’

Man Begun to live with the Opportunity to make Choices...

Genesis 2:15-17

The Lord God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to work it and take care of it. And the Lord God commanded the man, “You are free to eat from any tree in the garden; but you must not eat from the tree of knowledge of good and evil,...

MAKING ‘GODLY CHOICES’

Stories on FilesThe real names and setting of these stories are kept in high confidentiality to protect their personal identities...

MAKING ‘GODLY CHOICES’

Biblical Story

Achan & His Family ( Joshua 7:20-22)

1. What is the context or setting of the story ? 2. What was the opportunity then?

3. What did Achan choose?

MAKING ‘GODLY CHOICES’

David & Batsheba

(2Samuel 11:1-26)

1. What is the context or setting of the story?

2. What was the opportunity then? 3. What did David choose?

MAKING ‘GODLY CHOICES’

If You were Achan what would be your options to make Godly choices? What will you do differently to change the course of the story? If You were David what

would be your options to make Godly choices? What will you do differently to change the course of the story?Can you suggest some important

factors in making godly or right choices?

1.Can you note some causes that leads to ungodly choices?

a. Compulsiveness b. Over-relax (When your ‘guards’ are down)

c. Absence of adviser d. Unmindful of God’s presence rather than

reflective attitude in the

with God.

2. Basing on the two stories, do you note of common consequences of wrong choices?

a. The Israelites losses the battle in Ai. (Joshua 7: 3-5)

b. David’s kingdom was in trouble.. Absalom his son goes against him by

Absalom slept with David’s wives before the sight of all Israel.

(2Sam12:11-12; 16:22)

MAKING ‘GODLY CHOICES’

Why Make Godly Choices?

For HIS GLORY

Everyone who is called by my name

whom I created for my glory

whom I formed and made.

Isaiah 43:7

We are HIS WITNESSES

...So that the man of God may be equipped for every good works.

(2 Timothy 3: 16-17)

Why Make Godly Choices?

Then the Lord said to Satan, Have you considered my servant Job? There is no one in earth like him; he is blameless and upright, a man who fears God and shuns evil. ...And he still maintains his integrity, though you incite me against him to ruin him without any reason. Job 1:8; 2:3

We are HIS SERVANT

Why Make Godly Choices?

No one serving as a soldier gets involve in civilian affairs-He wants to please his COMMANDING OFFICER.

1 Timothy 2:4

We are HIS SOLDIERS

Why Make Godly Choices?

What are the components in making ‘Godly Choices’?

Let’s define ‘Godly Choices’?

Consequences of Ungodly Choices – An On line Public Apology

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