1. TAKE GOD TO SCHOOL!
GAL. 2:20
By Ron Halbrook

2. TAKE GOD TO SCHOOL!
Introduction:
1. Gal. 2:20 Christ lives in us when we do his will in every place.
20 I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.

3. TAKE GOD TO SCHOOL!
Introduction:
2. Gov’t pushing God out of public life — Christians reflect God in every aspect of life.

4. TAKE GOD TO SCHOOL!
Introduction:
3. Remember school supplies, home work, appointments, practice — & God!
Arm yourself with God’s Word
Put God 1st in all activities
Let your light shine for truth & right
Be honest & diligent in all you do
Practice the golden rule

5. TAKE GOD TO SCHOOL! I. Arm Yourself with God’s Word.
A. God’s Word Gives Strength & Protection
Eph. 6: God’s armor defeats Satan

6. Eph. 6:10-18 God’s armor defeats Satan
10 Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.
11 Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.
12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.

7. Eph. 6:10-18 God’s armor defeats Satan
13 Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.
14 Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness;
15 And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace;
16 Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.
17 And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:
Eph. 6:10-18 God’s armor defeats Satan

8. Eph. 6:10-18 God’s armor defeats Satan
18 Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;

9. TAKE GOD TO SCHOOL! I. Arm Yourself with God’s Word.
B. Only the Bible Reveals God’s Will
2 Tim. 3: God’s inspired Word
16 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:
17 That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.

10. TAKE GOD TO SCHOOL! I. Arm Yourself with God’s Word.
C. God Is Wiser Than Human Teachers
Ps. 119: God’s wisdom in His Word

11. Ps. 119:97-100 God’s wisdom in His Word
97 O how love I thy law!
it is my meditation all the day.
98 Thou through thy commandments
hast made me wiser than mine enemies:
for they are ever with me.
99 I have more understanding than all my teachers: for thy testimonies are my meditation.
100 I understand more than the ancients,
because I keep thy precepts.

12. TAKE GOD TO SCHOOL! II. Put God First in All Activities of Life.
A. Put Spiritual Concerns & Commitments First in Your Life
Matt. 6: God overshadows all fear

13. Matt. 6:33-34 God overshadows all fear
33 But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
34 Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.

14. TAKE GOD TO SCHOOL! II. Put God First in All Activities of Life.
B. Put God 1st By Obeying the Gospel
Acts 22:16 The most important decision
16 And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord.

15. TAKE GOD TO SCHOOL! II. Put God First in All Activities of Life.
B. Put God 1st By Obeying the Gospel
Phil. 3:7-11 Sacrifice all to obey God 1st

16. 7 But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ.
Phil. 3:7-11 Sacrifice all to obey God 1st
7 But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ.
8 Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ,
9 And be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith:

17. 11 If by any means I might attain unto the resurrection of the dead.
Phil. 3:7-11 Sacrifice all to obey God 1st
10 That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death;
11 If by any means I might attain unto the resurrection of the dead.

18. TAKE GOD TO SCHOOL! II. Put God First in All Activities of Life.
C. Put God 1st By Pressing Forward to Grow as a Christian
Phil. 3: Strive, strain, press forward

19. Phil. 3:12-14 Strive, strain, press forward
12 Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect: but I follow after, if that I may apprehend that for which also I am apprehended of Christ Jesus.
13 Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before,
14 I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.

20. TAKE GOD TO SCHOOL! II. Put God First in All Activities of Life.
D. Put God 1st By Making Time to Worship Him in Private & Public
Matt. 6:5-13 Pray to please God not man

21. Matt. 6:5-13 Pray to please God not man
5 And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.
6 But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.

22. Matt. 6:5-13 Pray to please God not man
7 But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.
8 Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him.

23. Matt. 6:5-13 Pray to please God not man
9 After this manner therefore pray ye:
Our Father which art in heaven,
Hallowed be thy name.
10 Thy kingdom come.
Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
11 Give us this day our daily bread.
12 And forgive us our debts,
as we forgive our debtors.
13 And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil:
For thine is the kingdom, and the power,
and the glory, for ever. Amen.

24. TAKE GOD TO SCHOOL! II. Put God First in All Activities of Life.
D. Put God 1st By Making Time to Worship Him in Private & Public
Heb. 10: Public worship imperative

25. Heb. 10:23-25 Public worship imperative
23 Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for he is faithful that promised;)
24 And let us consider one another
to provoke unto love and to good works:
25 Not forsaking the assembling
of ourselves together,
as the manner of some is;
but exhorting one another:
and so much the more,
as ye see the day approaching.

26. TAKE GOD TO SCHOOL! III. Let Your Light Shine for Truth & Right.
A. Our Life Is a Light to People Lost in Darkness
Matt. 5: Hold the light high!

27. Matt. 5:14-16 Hold the light high!
14 Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.
15 Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house.
16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.

28. TAKE GOD TO SCHOOL! III. Let Your Light Shine for Truth & Right.
A. Our Life Is a Light to People Lost in Darkness
1 Tim. 4:12 Young people are examples
12 Let no man despise thy youth;
but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity.

29. TAKE GOD TO SCHOOL! III. Let Your Light Shine for Truth & Right.
B. Choose Friends Carefully, & Be a Leader Not a Follower
Ps. 119:63 Make friends of God’s people
63 I am a friend to all who fear you, to all who follow your precepts. (NIV)

30. TAKE GOD TO SCHOOL! III. Let Your Light Shine for Truth & Right.
B. Choose Friends Carefully, & Be a Leader Not a Follower
Prov. 1:10 Say no to worldly people
10 My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not.

31. TAKE GOD TO SCHOOL! III. Let Your Light Shine for Truth & Right.
B. Choose Friends Carefully, & Be a Leader Not a Follower
Prov. 13:20 Friends influence friends
20 He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.

32. TAKE GOD TO SCHOOL! III. Let Your Light Shine for Truth & Right.
C. Be Filled with Truth & Right, Not Intoxicated with Alcohol & Drugs
Eph. 5:17-20 Mind controlled by God or Satan

33. 20 Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father
Eph. 5:17-20 Mind controlled by God or Satan
17 Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is.
18 And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;
19 Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord;
20 Giving thanks always for all things
unto God and the Father
in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ;
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34. TAKE GOD TO SCHOOL! III. Let Your Light Shine for Truth & Right.
D. Be a Light by Sexual Purity — Do Not Play with Fire
Prov. 6: Pornography, dance, out late alone…lead to fornication: high price!

35. 23 For these commands are a lamp, this teaching is a light, and the corrections of discipline are the way to life,
24 keeping you from the immoral woman, from the smooth tongue of the wayward wife.
25 Do not lust in your heart after her beauty or let her captivate you with her eyes,
26 for the prostitute reduces you to a loaf of bread, and the adulteress preys upon your very life.
27 Can a man scoop fire into his lap
without his clothes being burned?
28 Can a man walk on hot coals
without his feet being scorched? (NIV)
Prov. 6: Pornography, dance, out late alone…lead to fornication: high price!

36. TAKE GOD TO SCHOOL! III. Let Your Light Shine for Truth & Right.
E. Set an Example in Dress, Language, Etc.— Do Not Conform to the Worldly
Ja. 1:27 God’s people pure, unspotted
27 Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world.

37. TAKE GOD TO SCHOOL! IV. Be Honest & Diligent in All You Do.
A. Tell the Truth to Parents, Teachers, & Friends on All Occasions
Matt. 5: Tell the truth, no exceptions

38. Matt. 5:33-37 Tell the truth, no exceptions
33 "Again, you have heard that it was said to the people long ago, 'Do not break your oath,
but keep the oaths you have made to the Lord.'
34 But I tell you, Do not swear at all:
either by heaven, for it is God's throne;
35 or by the earth, for it is his footstool;
or by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the Great King.
36 And do not swear by your head,
for you cannot make even one hair white or black.
37 Simply let your 'Yes' be 'Yes,’
and your 'No,' ‘No’ ;
anything beyond this comes from the evil one. (NIV)

39. TAKE GOD TO SCHOOL! IV. Be Honest & Diligent in All You Do.
B. Be Honest in All School Work, Part Time Jobs, or Any Task Entrusted to You
Eph. 4: Honest with all people

40. 26 Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:
Eph. 4: Honest with all people
25 Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another.
26 Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:
27 Neither give place to the devil.
28 Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labour, working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth.

41. TAKE GOD TO SCHOOL! IV. Be Honest & Diligent in All You Do.
C. Be Diligent in All Activities as Unto the Lord— Not Lazy, Complaining, Making Excuses — Not a Whiner
Col. 3:22-25 Act always as serving the Lord

42. Col. 3:22-25 Act always as serving the Lord
22 Servants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh; not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but in singleness of heart, fearing God:
23 And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;
24 Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ.
25 But he that doeth wrong shall receive for the wrong which he hath done: and there is no respect of persons.

43. TAKE GOD TO SCHOOL! V. Practice the Golden Rule.
A. The Golden Rule Summarizes All Our Duties to Men
Matt. 7:12 Treat others as we wish to be treated
12 Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets.

44. TAKE GOD TO SCHOOL! V. Practice the Golden Rule.
B. Stand for Truth & Right, But Do Not Become Arrogant, Self-Righteous, Super-Critical, Hyper-Critical
Matt. 7:1-5 Judge as you wish to be judged

45. 1 "Do not judge, or you too will be judged.
Matt. 7:1-5 Judge as you wish to be judged
1 "Do not judge, or you too will be judged.
2 For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.

46. Matt. 7:1-5 Judge as you wish to be judged
3 "Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother's eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye?
4 How can you say to your brother, 'Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when all the time there is a plank in your own eye?
5 You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother's eye. (NIV)

47. TAKE GOD TO SCHOOL! V. Practice the Golden Rule.
C. Apologize & Correct Wrongs Against Others
Matt. 5: Before worship

48. Matt. 5: Before worship
23 Therefore if thou bring thy gift to the altar,
and there rememberest
that thy brother hath ought against thee;
24 Leave there thy gift before the altar,
and go thy way;
first be reconciled to thy brother,
and then come and offer thy gift.

49. TAKE GOD TO SCHOOL! V. Practice the Golden Rule.
D. Be Considerate: Do Not Bully, Hound, Ridicule, or Torment the Less Fortunate
Rom. 12:16 Be humble & kind to all
16 Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud,
but be willing to associate with people of low position.
Do not be conceited.

50. TAKE GOD TO SCHOOL!
Invitation:
1. Gal. 2:20 Christ Lives in Us When We Do His Will in Every Place.
20 I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.

51. TAKE GOD TO SCHOOL!
Invitation:
2. Remember School Supplies, Home Work, Appointments, Practice — & God!
Arm yourself with God’s Word
Put God 1st in all activities
Let your light shine for truth & right
Be honest & diligent in all you do
Practice the golden rule

52. TAKE GOD TO SCHOOL!
Invitation:
3. Sinners who submit to Christ can lead other sinners to Christ
Acts 22:16 Submit to Christ now
16 And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord.