Hope Community Church
A casual, topical bible study to help "fill up your tank" in the middle of the week. Come as you are and dig deeper into the Word!
• Coffee bar at 6:30 in the auditorium
• Child Care (ages 6wks-5yrs) & Kids "Mid-Week Mania" (grades K-5th) provided
Week 8:
Peer Pressure
Definition: The social influence or expectation placed upon an individual by others of equal standing.
What is your earliest recollection of facing peer pressure or applying it on others?
Romans 12:1-2 NKJV
Believers are squeezed in two distinct ways:
1. To Conform (to do as others do)
2. To Confirm (to endorse or validate what others are doing)
Conformed vs. Transformed
Where/when are you most likely to face peer pressure today?
A– (for many) At church or when around professing Christians
1. Conforming Described
I Corinthians 6:15-16 NKJV
II Timothy 4:10 NKJV
1. Conforming Described
2. Transforming Described
Romans 12:1-2 NKJV
Titus 3:5 NKJV
II Corinthians 4:16 NKJV
Colossians 3:10 NKJV
Keys to overcoming peer pressure:
1. Give your heart to God.
Proverbs 23:26 NKJV
Keys to overcoming peer pressure:
1. Give your heart to God.
2. Fight the battles, but leave the war to God.
2. Guard against hypocrisy.
Matthew 7:1 NKJV
Honoring Jesus above all others is the path to reaching our greatest potential!