1. DESENSITIZED!

2. God's people can (are becoming, already are) desensitized to sin Souls are being lost! - Jer 6:15; 1Tim 4:2; Heb 3:12-13

3. I. WHY DO WE BECOME DESENSITIZED TO SIN & ERROR? A. Lack of Knowledge - Heb 4:6 (Eph 4:20-21; Heb 5:12-14) B. Fail to Put Off the Old Man - Eph 4:17- 24 (Rom 12:1-2) C. Influence of Worldly People & Things - 1Cor 15:33 (Prov 6:27) (Heb 3:13; 1Jn 2:15) D. Complacency Toward God's Will in Our Lives - Zeph 1:12 (Rom 13:11-12) E. Obstinate Rebellion Against the Will of God - Heb 3:7-11; 10:26-27 (Heb 10:31; Prov 1:7; 9:10)

4. II. RENEW SENSITIVITY TOWARD A. Immodest Dress - 1Tim 2:9-10; cf. Prov 7:10; Jer 8:12 1. Modest (kosmios) - "Orderly.decent” 2. Shamefastness (aidos) - "A sense of shame” 3. Sobriety (sophrosune) - "Soundness of mind” 4. Application: Revealing clothing, short shorts, skin-tight pants, etc. 5. We must see immodest dress as shameful (not attractive), as indecent (not cute)!

5. II. RENEW SENSITIVITY TOWARD: B. Profanity - Eph 4:29 1. Application: Euphemisms 2. Speech should be: sound (Titus 2:8); gracious & seasoned (Col 4:6); truth in love (Eph 4:15); boldness (2Cor 3:12); as the oracles of God (1Pt 4:11)

6. II. RENEW SENSITIVITY TOWARD: C. Fornication (Adultery, homosexuality) - 1Cor 6:9-10, 18 D. Doctrinal Error - 2Tim 4:3-4 (Gal 1:6- 10; Rom 16:17; 2Jn 9-11) E. Lost Souls - Mt 9:36-38 (Mt 16:26) Concl. When we become desensitized to sin & to God's truth we will lose our souls! (Jn 17:14-19)