Dealing with Peer Pressure
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“Dealing with Peer Pressure”
Psalm 119:113-120
113 I hate those with divided loyalties, but I love your instructions.
114 You are my refuge and my shield; your word is my source of hope.
115 Get out of my life, you evil-minded people, for I intend to obey the commands of my God.
116 Lord, sustain me as you promised, that I may live! Do not let my hope be crushed.
117 Sustain me, and I will be rescued; then I will meditate continually on your decrees.
118 But you have rejected all who stray from your decrees. They are only fooling themselves.
119 You skim off the wicked of the earth like scum; no wonder I love to obey your laws!
120 I tremble in fear of you; I stand in awe of your regulations.
INTRODUCTION:
A- We need to refuse to cave in to peer-pressure.
(Romans 12:1-2)
1 And so, dear brothers and sisters, I plead with you to give your bodies to God because of all he has done for you. Let them be a living and holy sacrifice—the kind he will find acceptable. This is truly the way to worship him.
2 Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect.
I- THE CONFLICT (Psalm 119:113-115)
I- THE CONFLICT (Psalm 119:113-115)
A- Genuine Pressure (Psalm 119:113)
A- Genuine Pressure (Psalm 119:113)
113 I hate those with divided loyalties, but I love your instructions.
1- Pressure from double-minded people.
2- Pressure negated by a love for God’s Word.
B- Generous Provision (Psalm 119:114)
B- Generous Provision (Psalm 119:114)
114 You are my refuge and my shield; your word is my source of hope.
1- Retreat
2- Repelling attack
3- Rewarded with hope
C- Guarded Promise (Psalm 119:115)
C- Guarded Promise (Psalm 119:115)
115 Get out of my life, you evil-minded people, for I intend to obey the commands of my God.
1- Complete separation from those who provide evil influence.
2- Commitment to the teachings of scripture.
II- THE CONCERN (Psalm 119:116-117)
II- THE CONCERN (Psalm 119:116-117)
A- Concern for safety (Psalm 119:116)
A- Concern for safety (Psalm 119:116)
116 Lord, sustain me as you promised, that I may live! Do not let my hope be crushed.
1- Sustained by God’s power.
2- Sustained by confidence in God’s promises.
B- Concern for shame (Psalm 119:116 b)
B- Concern for shame (Psalm 119:116 b)
116 Lord, sustain me as you promised, that I may live! Do not let my hope be crushed.
1- “Do not let my hope be crushed.” literally means , “do not let me be brought to shame for my hope (trust).
C- Consistency in spiritual practice (Psalm 119:117)
C- Consistency in spiritual practice (Psalm 119:117)
117 Sustain me, and I will be rescued; then I will meditate continually on your decrees.
1- Consistency because of God’s intervention.
a. Sustained by God
b. Rescued by God
2- Consistency that enables additional focus on obedience to God’s Word.
“then I will meditate continually on your decrees.”
III- THE CONCLUSION (Psalm 119:118-120)
III- THE CONCLUSION (Psalm 119:118-120)
A- The retribution of God (Psalm 119:118-119)
A- The retribution of God (Psalm 119:118-119)
118 But you have rejected all who stray from your decrees. They are only fooling themselves.
119 You skim off the wicked of the earth like scum; no wonder I love to obey your laws!
1- Rejection of God’s instructions lead to rejection by God to appeals for help.
a. Those who choose this type of life are living in self-deception.
2- Retribution or reward, the choice is simple.
a. Recognition of this fact makes the choice simple.
B- The reverence God is due. (Psalm 119:120)
B- The reverence God is due. (Psalm 119:120)
120 I tremble in fear of you; I stand in awe of your regulations.
1- Reverence for God.
2- Reverence for God’s Word.