11. And after awhile
came unto him
they that stood
by, and said to
Peter, Surely you
also are one of
them; for your
speech betrays
you.
Matt 26:73
12. Average teen – 7hrs/day in media
(Iphone,computer)
700,000 people join facebook per day
300,000 people join twitter
Not whether you are on it, but what are
you doing in it?
13.
14. Keep in touch with friends & family
Updated on public announcements
Platform for encouragement
Platform for sharing your Testimony &
Gospel
30. And it came to
pass, that, when
the sun went
down, and it was
dark, behold a
smoking furnace,
and a burning
lamp that passed
between those
pieces.
Gen 15:17
34. Make a Covenant with God
WhenTempted – Escape
35.
36.
37.
38. Make a Covenant with God
WhenTempted – Escape
Use it In a public area
39.
40. Make a Covenant with God
WhenTempted – Escape
Use it In a public area
Be accountable to a Good friend
41.
42.
43. Make a Covenant with God
WhenTempted – Escape
Use it In a public area
Be accountable to a Good friend
Know what to do with the first look
How many are on social medial?
What forms social media
Talk about some biblical aspects – Facebook and whatsapp
- People are on it all day long
Exponential growth
2003 – orkut - facebook
How many of you have a smartphone/ Foolishphone?
History channel – 100 inventions that changed the course of history – No 1
Disruptional invention that has changed the way we live –First and last thing we do
- wake up, eat food, talk, take photos, recreation
With you all day long- waiting for you to click away
Whole world – face in a phone
Disconnect - Generation most on social media – but least social with each other
Forgotten how to carry on a normal conversation
Isnt this a cultural change?
Speech – Unique to humans – Only animal that can speak in a language- Animals can communicate
- Made in the image of God – Luke 19:39 if they remain quiet stones would cry out
Conduct – your life speaks as much as your word
- 5 gospels – Most people will no read the 1st four
What applies to speaking – Applies to typing
God Describes himself as the word
You cannot separate god from his word
God chooses the small voice to reveal himself
Text should line up with Jesus standard of talking
Lets people know if you are a fake
Like all tools it can be used for good or bad
If you have to be on it, do it for the glory of god
Started with orkut – friends
That one of the ways we reached people for the conference
Average facebook friends – 400
But we have more – around 1000
If you best friend shares/likes – you have reached 2000 people
Thats an infection – Gone Viral
So keep your words few to avoid sin / Talk lot – sin
So keep your words few to be wise / Talk lot - Fool
Internet gives an illusion that you are anonymous
What you type in your bed room – Spoken to a 1000
Dont type what you wouldn't speak in a large auditorium
Most on social media – But the least social generation
Energy is spend into the medium than developing a real relationship
Lost the art of a good conversation
Fewer and fewer real friends
Greatest time wasters
Started as a Newsfeed – replying posts, adding friends , seeing some videos – 45 min later still on it
Photos 5s – 3-5min videos
Media is captivating
The scroll bar is endless like a bottomless pit – Keeps you continuously enticed
Algorithms to keep you enticed
? Addicted – Yes if you cant go 24hrs without it – withdrawal
A power of addiction is only seen when you try to break it
Hrs on the planet is limited
We have to give an account of our time with God
Make sure you spend no more than 30min on social media
Keep an alarm if required
Night time is a dangerous time
Next slide adulterous women
Don't use smart phone for morning devotions
Free time – Do something else freely – Run, Play, Go outside
1 cor 6:12 -Do not be master by your social media – Let only Jesus be your master
Guard what goes into your eye and ear gate – If you want to be an example, Guard your gates
Dont allow things that will affect your thought life
Many thoughts in social media – aimed at provoking your lust
Covenant that some thing will not go in
Covenant – means an agreement or decision ?
Covenant is not a simple agreement
Between you and God
If you dont want lust to cling to you dont look at it
It is a decision of the will
You have to choose against your flesh
There is a raging beast inside you – Your Sin nature
Remember this each time you open facebook
Covenant not to look
Escape – Ex Cape
Bible dosent ask you to fight temptation – Its asks you to flee
Flee youthful lusts
Running means stooping what you came to do
Sin behaves a lot like cancer
To cut it out you have to take some normal tissue with you
If you feel continuously tempted – STOP facebook
Use social media in an area where anyone can walk in
Courts – Right to privacy, but when sin is involved dont risk your life
Dont set the mood for sin
Please underline Good
Sin loves company
Therefore Dont trust yourselves
Have a friend ask you if you have looked at anything that you shouldn't have?
Have a friend check up on you if you are walking in ways of holiness or righteousness
Idea of a Bubble – Never happens
Always see some popups/ Trending videos ( Most will have sensual scenes)
Seeing 1st time not sin – But what you do with it can become sin
Dwelling on the thought will bring you down
Run first
Tell jesus that you didnt honor him with it and dwell on scripture
Your online testimony should match your inperson testimony
When you post you are not only degrading your Good name but Jesus’s
As ambassadors of Christ you are supposed to portray his image
If you use social media – Gossip/Boasting – You are taking glory away from God – Idolatry
All social media – So easy to foreword
Act before we think
Good idea to sleep on it and if you feel it edifies you foreword it
Facebook allows you to post pictures/videos
Dont post your photos and videos in a way that dosent honor jesus
If you think it arouses sensual desires in the opposite sex refrain from posting them
Social medial is filled with misinformation that is hateful, and untrue
Verify your fact before you post something
Use your wisdom
Check your facts
90% of news in facebook is a hoax
Dont post anything hateful
I was a social campaigner
No once cares about your conflict
If you want to confront someone – Talk to the person directly or send a personal message
Do not let others post into your timeline
Control what you post in your timeline
Keep your private thoughts private
No one is interested in – what you ate – photographing food
- where you stayed
- what you did in holidays
- whether you are going to the bathroom in next 5 min
Your undigested scripture knowledge can bring in heresey
Olden days public announcement is restricted to people whom the public deemed responsible
Some are called to be teachers
Then he says you jeremiah listen to the word of the Lord
If you cannot teach a crowd of 5, dont try to teach a 1000