"You should be a light for other people. Live so they will see the good things you do and will praise God in heaven." Matt. 5:16
Bible Study / Friends / Fun
Sunday mornings from 9:30 - 10:45
Upstairs behind the Sanctuary
IBC Pre-teen Scene Lock-in 2011
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They influence your speech, dress, and
mannerisms. They are your constant
mirrors. They are in your address book
and in your phone's speed dial. What
are they? You guessed it...friends!
The bottom line is that the type of friends
who form your inner circle will most likely
determine how faithfully you serve Christ,
and whether or not you make a spiritual
difference on your campus. When Paul
wrote today's verse: "Do not be fooled.
Bad company corrupts good character " -
he was addressing a friendship situation.
The Christians who lived in Corinth had
friends whose main goal in life was to try
and find happiness through partying,
because they believed there would be no
judgment day. So these believers had
friends who were pulling them in the
wrong direction. My guess is that those
Christians thought that they were strong
enough in their faith to resist the bad
influences of their friends. Paul says-
I don't think so...
So what about it? Are you being misled?
Do you have as your best friends those
who have Jesus as their best friend? If
not, it's just a matter of time before your
character is corrupted with the virus of
spiritual compromise.
"If you drop a white glove in the mud...the
mud doesn't become 'glovey'...the glove
becomes muddy." This is especially true
in relationships. Christian teens that
continue with godless friendships will
themselves become godless. Maybe you
need to make some decisions right now
about your inner circle of friends. Don't
put it off! The whole direction of your
spiritual life hangs in the balance...
