Wanting to Belong I try to stand up strong and proud And face the night alone; I try to brave the storms of life Without a hand to hold. Yet when I am.

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Wanting to Belong I try to stand up strong and proud And face the night alone; I try to brave the storms of life Without a hand to hold. Yet when I am true unto myself I know within me yearns, An aching heart and an empty soul Wanting to belong.

Wanting to Belong How Do We Satisfy That Need? Marriage Work Associations

Peer Pressure I. Where Do Christians Belong? A. Christians must live by choice 1 Peter 3:10-11; Romans 6:17; Luke 14:26 I. Where Do Christians Belong? A. Christians must live by choice 1 Peter 3:10-11; Romans 6:17; Luke 14:26

Most people are controlled by… Passion Materialism Circumstance

Peer Pressure I. Where Do Christians Belong? A. Christians must live by choice 1 Peter 3:10-11; Romans 6:17; Luke 14:26 B. Christians have an assurance of belonging 2 Thess 2:13-14; Titus 2:14; Psalm 100:3; 1 John 2:17; Matthew 28:20; Romans 12:10 I. Where Do Christians Belong? A. Christians must live by choice 1 Peter 3:10-11; Romans 6:17; Luke 14:26 B. Christians have an assurance of belonging 2 Thess 2:13-14; Titus 2:14; Psalm 100:3; 1 John 2:17; Matthew 28:20; Romans 12:10

Those who “name the name of Christ” (2: Tim. 2:19) Must… 1. Become strangers in a strange land John 17:14; 1 Pet 2:11; James 4:4 2. Make heaven where our hope lies Col 1:13-14; Philippians 3:18-21; Matthew 6:21

Peer Pressure II. The Power of Peer Pressure A. What is peer pressure? Romans 16:17; Hebrews 10:24; 2 Thessalonians 3:6; Romans 12:1-2 B. How does peer pressure work? II. The Power of Peer Pressure A. What is peer pressure? Romans 16:17; Hebrews 10:24; 2 Thessalonians 3:6; Romans 12:1-2 B. How does peer pressure work?

Weapons of Peer Pressure Fear of shame or rejection Proverbs 29:25; Numbers 13:31 Love 1 Kings 11:4; Proverbs 12:26 Desire James 1:14

Peer Pressure II. The Power of Peer Pressure A. What is peer pressure? Romans 16:17; Hebrews 10:24; 2 Thessalonians 3:6; Romans 12:1-2 B. How does peer pressure work? C. How is peer pressure resisted? II. The Power of Peer Pressure A. What is peer pressure? Romans 16:17; Hebrews 10:24; 2 Thessalonians 3:6; Romans 12:1-2 B. How does peer pressure work? C. How is peer pressure resisted?

Weapons of Peer Pressure Desire Romans 2:7; Heb 11:24-27 Love 1 John 2:5; 3:1; Mark 12:28-31 Fear Matthew 7:23; Proverbs 1:7; Ecclesiastes 12:13; 2 Corinthians 7:1