Open Heaven For Teens 19 July 2024 – Avoid Worldly Pressure
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TOPIC: Avoid Worldly Pressure (Open Heaven for Teens 19 July 2024)
MEMORISE: For in that he himself hath suffered being tempted, he is able to succour them that are tempted., Hebrews 2:18
READ: Romans 12:1-2
1. I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.
2. And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
MESSAGE:
The world is filled with so many distractions that can hinder a child of God from focusing on his or her purpose. Pressure abounds in families, schools, churches, neighbourhoods, et cetera, but you have been called to stand out for God in the midst of pressure.
Are you experiencing peer pressure, and your friends are encouraging you to do things that are wrong or things that make you feel uncomfortable? You may feel that not doing their bidding will make them unfriend you. However, if you are a Christian, God wants you to honour Him by living a life that pleases Him and not your friends. He expects you to look less like your friends and more like Jesus.
Do you know that even Jesus experienced pressure and temptations when He was on the earth? He, however, overcame them. Therefore, whenever you’re tempted, know that Jesus knows exactly how you feel, and He wants you to resist worldly pressure by His grace.
If you have fallen into pressure, Jesus wants you to confess your sins now and promise not to go back to them again. Ask for His help to stand firm and not give in to pressure.
REFLECTION
Would rather be like the world or Jesus?
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: 1 Chronicles 28:1-29:30 Romans 5:6-21
HYMN 45: O God Our Help In Ages Past
1. O God, Our Help In Ages Past
Our Hope For Years To Come
Our Shelter From The Stormy Blast
And Our Eternal Home
2. Under The Shadow Of Thy Throne
Thy Saints Have Dwelt Secure
Sufficient Is Thine Arm Alone
And Our Defence Is Sure
3. Before The Hills In Order Stood
Or Earth Received Her Frame
From Everlasting Thou Art God
To Endless Years The Same
4. A Thousand Ages In Thy Sight
Are Like An Evening Gone
Short As The Watch That Ends The Night
Before The Rising Sun
5. Time, Like An Ever-Rolling Stream
Bears All Its Sons Away
They Fly Forgotten, As A Dream
Dies At The Opening Day
6. O God, Our Help In Ages Past
Our Hope For Years To Come
Be Thou Our Guard While Trouble Last
And Our Eternal Home
Daily Devotional for Teen’s guide was written by Pastor E.A. Adeboye, the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, one of the largest evangelical church in the world and also the President of Christ the Redeemer’s Ministries.
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