Sunday, August 27th
Faith and Technology
Week #2: "Reviving Integrity: Technology and Secret Sin"
(Topical Message - 1 Thessalonians 4:1-8 and Various Passages)
Growing Deeper
Engage
What app on your phone do you use the most? What productivity app do find most helpful and why? What is your favorite mobile game and why?
Explore
According to 1 Thessalonians 4:2, what is God’s will and how should it affect the way we use technology?
In 1 Thessalonians 4:4-5, what ways does Paul call the believers to live differently than unbelievers? What is the connection between knowing God and sexual self-control? What does holiness and honor look like practically? Paul urges believers in 1 Thessalonians 4:6-7 to remember their Christian calling isn’t just about past sin or future joy but present holiness. What are modern ways that Christians might justify impurity? Why should holy living be a necessary and natural outworking of the Christian faith?
Apply
How can new digital technology enable secret sin to thrive? Why does sin always thrive in secrecy and isolation? What are some practical ways that we can use technology together instead of privately? How can we build trust with our loved ones; how might we be unintentionally undermining that trust? Why is sexual impurity uniquely toxic to the soul? What practically steps must we take to build a healthy spiritual immune system against sexual temptations? Who do we need to give full access to on all of our devices, accounts, etc.? How can we be praying for and encouraging one another to be men and women of integrity?
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