2. “Practice what you preach.” Conduct Worthy of the Gospel Conduct Worthy of the Gospel Honorable Conduct Honorable Conduct 1 ST PETER 2:11-12 With A Good Conscience With A Good Conscience Saying and Not Doing Saying and Not Doing ACTS 23:1 We Need No More Hypocrites We Need No More Hypocrites MATTHEW 23:3 MATTHEW 15:8 Offering Mere Lip Service Offering Mere Lip Service

3. “If at first you don’t succeed…” Failures Will Come Failures Will Come We All Sin We All Sin 1 ST JOHN 1:8, 10 None Of Us Is Sinless None Of Us Is Sinless Confess and Repent Confess and Repent ECCLESIASTES 7:20 Failures Shouldn’t Define Us Failures Shouldn’t Define Us 1 ST JOHN 1:9 1 ST SAMUEL 15:13ff Don’t Make Excuses Don’t Make Excuses

4. “Never leave until tomorrow…” Don’t Delay Don’t Delay Else We Sin Else We Sin JAMES 4:17 Today! Today! Put God First Put God First 2 ND CORINTHIANS 6:2; HEBREWS 3:12-13 Get Your Priorities Straight Get Your Priorities Straight MATTHEW 6:33 ECCLESIASTES 12:1 Do It When Young Do It When Young

5. “A man is known by the company…” Consider Their Influence Consider Their Influence God’s Warning God’s Warning EXODUS 23:32-33 Evil Company… Evil Company… Light or Darkness? Light or Darkness? 1 ST CORINTHIANS 15:33 What Does the World See? What Does the World See? 2 ND CORINTHIANS 6:14-18 PHILIPPIANS 4:8 Think on These Things Think on These Things

6. “You can’t judge a book by…” We Cannot Read Hearts We Cannot Read Hearts Not Possible Not Possible 1 ST CORINTHIANS 2:11 Not All Are As They Appear Not All Are As They Appear An Apostle: Betrayer An Apostle: Betrayer 2 ND CORINTHIANS 11:14-15 Notable Examples: Notable Examples: MATTHEW 26:14-16 ACTS 9 A Persecutor: Converted A Persecutor: Converted

7. “You can’t believe everything…” You Must Test Everything You Must Test Everything …And Cling to What is Good …And Cling to What is Good 1 ST THESSALONIANS 5:21 Test Every Speaker Test Every Speaker Overthrowing the Faith of Some Overthrowing the Faith of Some 1 ST JOHN 4:1 Some May Mislead Some May Mislead 2 ND TIMOTHY 2:17-18 2 ND PETER 2:1-2 Leading Others Astray Leading Others Astray