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00:19 >>John Bradshaw: This is It Is Written.
00:21 I'm John Bradshaw. Thanks for joining me. 00:23 In the early 1800s, an English woman named Mary Shelley 00:27 had a contest with her future husband and another man 00:30 to see who could write the best horror story. 00:33 A few years before, she had traveled in Germany 00:35 near Frankenstein Castle, which is near the city of Darmstadt. 00:38 It seems that Mary was influenced by stories 00:41 about Frankenstein Castle, 00:44 and so she wrote the story of "Frankenstein." 00:49 In Mary Shelley's novel, a scientist working 00:51 in a laboratory creates an 8 feet tall being 00:54 that ends up being described as a monster. 00:57 It's a story, ultimately, about science gone wrong. 01:01 A scientist or alchemist attempts to create something, 01:04 and things don't work out as intended, 01:07 as he works with the technology of his day. 01:09 The story was a cautionary tale. 01:12 Technology can come with unintended consequences. 01:15 And it seems that today, 01:17 society seems to have created another Frankenstein's monster. 01:22 Technology has given the world some wonderful things. 01:26 The Industrial Revolution-- that was technology. 01:29 Today, modern medicines do a great amount of good. 01:31 Modern transport-- it's incredible. 01:34 Now, you could argue that there's a downside 01:36 to some of these things, 01:37 but there's also a gigantic upside. 01:41 Modern technology has given us computers. 01:44 Today, we're able to access information anywhere 01:46 in the world from virtually anywhere in the world, 01:49 any time we like. 01:51 That's good, right? 01:52 You can watch whatever you want to watch, 01:54 whenever you want to watch it, 01:54 from the privacy of your own private space. 01:57 That's good, too, right? 01:59 Today you can type messages in moments, 02:01 send them to anyone anywhere. 02:03 You can post photos to photo-sharing websites, 02:05 broadcast video of whatever you're doing, 02:08 wherever you're doing it, to the whole world, if you want, 02:12 whenever you'd like to do so. 02:14 You no longer need to be a newspaper publisher to share 02:16 your point of view with everybody on the entire planet. 02:21 That's good...right? 02:24 Well, we know it isn't always good. 02:27 And we're coming to understand more and more that, 02:30 in many cases, it's actually positively harmful. 02:35 When an Englishman named Tim Berners-Lee invented 02:38 the World Wide Web early in the 1990s in Geneva, Switzerland, 02:42 it's doubtful that anyone anywhere realized 02:44 what it would become only a few short years later. 02:48 And it's probably fair to say that most people 02:50 who use the internet and modern technology today 02:53 don't realize what it really has become. 02:57 There's no question modern technology 02:59 provides great opportunities. 03:01 It's how you're able to watch this, 03:03 and I'm glad you're able to. 03:05 Technology is used to promote good values 03:07 and to share positive messages and to proclaim the gospel. 03:11 That's good. 03:12 But it seems that when it comes to modern technology, 03:16 every silver lining has a dark cloud. 03:20 Today's generation is the first generation in history 03:25 to be connected to a constant stream of electronic information 03:28 and entertainment. 03:29 And while that might seem like a silver lining in many ways, 03:33 that constant stream of temptation, 03:35 the constant access to sin, is a very dark cloud. 03:39 Today's young people have to grow up in a world 03:41 where being liked means something slightly different 03:43 to what it meant a generation ago, 03:45 and the pressures that come along with that 03:47 are impacting the lives of young people-- 03:49 and the lives of not-so-young people-- 03:52 in a very, very real way. 03:55 Society is now wired. 03:57 Or more to the point, it's wireless. 04:00 Whereas television decades ago brought the world 04:03 into the living room, 04:05 smartphones bring the world into your pocket. 04:09 And it's a different kind of world, 04:10 a world where there are virtually no controls. 04:15 And what's the constant connection with the internet 04:17 doing to us as individuals? 04:19 How's it challenging people of faith who claim 04:21 to be disciples of Jesus Christ? 04:24 And what's it doing to society? 04:27 Websites today offer you anything you want. 04:31 And a lot of things that you really don't want. 04:34 It's no secret that there's some dark content on the internet. 04:37 Unfortunately, it's eminently accessible, 04:41 even to children. 04:44 I spoke with one young lady, who shared with me just how easy 04:47 it can be for children to access the sort of content 04:51 that parents don't want their children seeing. 04:54 >>Kyla Steinkraus: I took my family to church, 04:56 um, myself, my husband, my 12-year-old son, 04:59 and my 7-year-old daughter. 05:00 And I took my daughter to go to the bathroom, 05:03 and I left my son in the back row. 05:05 My husband was volunteering in the audio-visual department, 05:09 which is a back room that has a glassed-in window, 05:12 um, but he was not directly with my son at the time. 05:16 And when I came back a few minutes later, 05:18 after taking my daughter to the bathroom, 05:20 um, I found my husband with a tablet and a 10-year-old boy, 05:24 and he was very upset. 05:25 So I asked him what happened, 05:28 and he said that the 10-year-old boy 05:30 had just shown my son pornography on his tablet-- 05:33 at church. 05:34 >>John: In church? 05:35 >>Kyla: Yes, in church. 05:37 And I was so, so upset I was shaking. 05:41 It took me a minute to really, for it to sink in. 05:45 It was definitely a very negative experience, 05:48 a very saddening experience. 05:49 Your child loses some of their innocence at that point, 05:53 and it was, it was a hard thing to go through. 05:59 >>John: So how'd this happen? 06:00 >>Kyla: The 10-year-old boy had the tablet, 06:02 and he came over and sat by my son and his friend and said, 06:06 "Here, I want to show you something," 06:08 and he pulled up the pornography on his tablet 06:11 and showed it to the boys. 06:13 And to their credit, both boys said, 06:15 "No, we don't want to look at this." 06:18 But the 10-year-old then shoved it in their faces and said, 06:22 "No, I want you to see this." 06:24 My husband, who was in the A/V, um, 06:27 heard the commotion and looked through the window 06:29 and saw that something was happening, 06:32 saw the boys trying to push the tablet away. 06:34 And so when he came out and saw what was on the tablet, 06:38 he got very upset and took it immediately. 06:40 And that's the point where I came in. 06:43 And I took the boy aside and said, 06:45 "You're 10, you know. You're 10 years old. 06:48 How did you even get pornography? 06:50 Like, what happened?" 06:52 And that's when he told me that he had an Instagram account, 06:55 and a pornography company had created a profile page with, 07:02 um, a picture of a beautiful scantily-clad woman, 07:06 who then went and searched for this young boy's profile-- 07:10 or, well, they were searching for kids 07:12 and found him and was posting little comments 07:15 under his pictures. 07:16 And so, as a curious kid, he clicked on it to see 07:20 what it was, and it took him directly to pornography, 07:23 unfortunately. 07:25 >>John: I think that's something many parents don't realize, 07:28 is that there are predators-- individuals or sites 07:34 or companies, or whatever they might do-- 07:36 that are coming after your kid. 07:38 They don't care who the kid is, 07:41 just as long as they can get access and then groom the child. 07:44 It's very intentional what's going on, right? 07:47 >>Kyla: Yes, correct. 07:49 I know an 11-year-old girl who had an adult child predator 07:56 pretend to be another 11-year-old boy 07:58 and start chatting with her, 08:00 and over time said that he wanted to be her boyfriend, 08:04 and then asked her to send pictures of herself to him, 08:08 and then asked her to send nude pictures of herself to him, 08:12 which she did. 08:13 >>John: She did, 11 years old? 08:14 >>Kyla: She did, at 11 years old. 08:16 >>John: Well, well, let me ask you. 08:17 So this 11-year-old that you know of, 08:19 uh, was she that kind of kid? 08:22 Is she the sort of kid that a person might say, 08:24 someone who knows her say, 08:25 "Yeah, well, she'd do something like that"? 08:27 Or, totally out of the blue? 08:29 >>Kyla: No, it was very out of the blue. 08:31 She was just in fifth grade, very innocent, 08:33 had never had a boyfriend before. 08:35 She was very childish, very young. 08:38 It was totally shocking and unexpected, 08:40 and, and out of the blue, and the parents were devastated. 08:45 >>John: I, I, I think that's a really important point, 08:47 and, uh, forgive me for asking the way I did-- 08:49 "was she that kind of kid?" 08:50 I don't know how many 11-year-olds 08:51 are that kind of kid, 08:52 but you know there are some children you might say, 08:55 "Yeah, well, it wouldn't surprise me if this child 08:57 did something reckless." 08:58 But what you're saying is this was a model child 09:01 from a model family without any signs 09:03 that she might do something, which is quite remarkable. 09:07 It's quite a step from playing a game to... 09:10 sharing those kind of photographs. 09:12 How do you think then--and this means that any parent 09:15 must realize that, that their family is at risk, 09:19 under similar circumstance. 09:20 How did that child get from A to B? 09:23 How did that process take place? 09:25 >>Kyla: Well, I, you know, I hear it a lot where parents are. 09:28 They, you know, they give their kids a smartphone, 09:31 but they say, "Well, my kids are good kids." 09:33 Uh, "My kids would never do that." 09:35 Um, they'll, "They would never try to do that," 09:37 or "They wouldn't be interested in that kind of thing." 09:40 But the thing is, is that it's not that their kid 09:42 is going out looking for that kind of stuff. 09:44 That stuff is looking for their kid, and is, 09:48 those companies, those child predators 09:50 are hunting these kids. 09:52 >>John: So this 11-year-old child shared pictures 09:55 that no parent wants an 11-year-old child sharing. 09:58 What happens to those pictures? 09:59 >>Kyla: The parents did call the FBI, 10:01 and it was an adult child predator 10:05 who had targeted their daughter. 10:08 But they were unable to recover the pictures, 10:11 so the pictures are now part of the child pornography. 10:15 They get shared among pedophiles and predators online...forever. 10:22 >>John: And that's not something that any parent 10:25 wants to go through. 10:27 >>Kyla: No. 10:28 >>John: Or have their child go through. 10:29 >>Kyla: Yeah. 10:30 >>John: So, Kyla, let me ask you this. 10:32 Parents are watching this, and they're thinking, 10:34 "Oh my goodness." 10:35 What should parents who are concerned, 10:37 what should they do? 10:38 What can they do right now to address the situation 10:42 in their own experience, like right now? 10:44 >>Kyla: I think the number one most important thing 10:47 that they could do right now is take away the smartphone. 10:50 It really gives your kid unfettered access to everything. 10:57 And gives predators unfettered access to your child. 11:01 And it's not the coolest thing to do; 11:03 it's not the easiest thing to do. 11:05 But to me, my child's-- your child's safety 11:09 and your child's soul is the most important thing. 11:14 >>John: Kyla, thanks so much. I appreciate this a lot. 11:17 We'll be back with more in just a moment. 11:19 ♪[Music]♪ 11:28 >>Announcer: To receive your free DVD copy of this program, 11:31 call us now at 800-253-3000. 11:34 "The Dangers of Technology" DVD also includes bonus material 11:38 from internet security expert Michael Dinkins, 11:41 which will help keep you and your family safe online. 11:45 Don't miss "The Dangers of Technology." 11:47 It's yours free when you call 800-253-3000. 11:51 You can write to the address on your screen 11:52 or visit iiwoffer.com. 11:58 >>John Bradshaw: Thanks for joining me on It Is Written. 12:00 I'm John Bradshaw. 12:02 It's a new age. 12:04 Modern technology has changed the way that we do life. 12:07 Now, you've seen people sitting together in a group, 12:09 but everybody has their heads...down. 12:12 They're gazing at their devices. 12:14 Now, is that harmful? 12:16 Well, no, not necessarily. 12:18 But the potential for harm is huge. 12:21 And that potential is being realized. 12:24 Now, in a moment we're going to talk about social media-- 12:26 Facebook and Instagram and Snapchat and Twitter 12:28 and so forth. 12:29 They are huge today. 12:32 But there's a fundamental issue 12:33 that we're going to discuss first. 12:36 The internet has really brought with it the death of privacy. 12:40 Now, privacy is a human right, 12:42 recognized as such by the United Nations. 12:45 Now, you might think you're carrying a smartphone with you 12:47 when what you're actually carrying with you is a... 12:50 tracking device. 12:52 You see, unless you've taken action, 12:53 your smartphone tracks your movements. 12:56 It keeps a record of everywhere you've been 12:59 and of most things that you've thought or written. 13:02 Your laptop or your smartphone almost certainly contains 13:06 information that you don't want other people seeing. 13:09 Take a look at your search history and then ask yourself 13:12 how you'd feel if simply your search history was made public-- 13:17 and not because you've necessarily done anything 13:18 illegal or immoral. 13:20 Your devices contain an enormous amount of sensitive information 13:23 about you, maybe health information 13:25 or other personal or interpersonal information. 13:29 What you post online, 13:30 whether that be a photo or a comment or an opinion, 13:33 becomes part of a permanent electronic record of your life. 13:38 Kids--or adults, for that matter--who post photos 13:41 or conversations online ought to be asking themselves 13:44 if what they are posting is what they would want a teacher 13:47 or a grandmother to see. 13:49 It's, it's a must to think that way. 13:51 You see, even if you think that you've got nothing to hide-- 13:54 which may well be true-- 13:56 you've certainly got something to protect. 13:59 Devices are often now a gateway to accounts, 14:02 emails, personal information. 14:05 Essentially, they're a gateway 14:07 to a running history of your life. 14:10 And you don't want people getting their hands on that. 14:14 I talked with Michael Dinkins, an internet security expert 14:19 at UTC, the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, 14:23 and he shared with me some ways that people 14:25 can protect themselves online. 14:28 >>Michael Dinkins: Well, first thing, in my opinion, 14:30 is to become aware of what the "threat-scape" is. 14:33 Uh, they need to understand fully what, what is the attack, 14:37 uh, and what's coming at them. 14:38 You need to use strong passwords. 14:41 You need to, uh, upgrade your systems, 14:43 make sure it has the latest operating system patches, 14:45 latest search security patches. 14:47 You should have different account names 14:50 and different account passwords for every site that you go to. 14:53 You have screen time for children, uh, 14:56 that should be monitored, uh, because they can go anywhere. 15:00 They need to understand that once you put something 15:03 on a social networking site or even in a private drive space, 15:07 once it's out there, it's out there, 15:08 and it's out there probably forever. 15:11 Take advantage of any convenience that you want to, 15:14 but understand that whenever you embrace convenience, 15:17 somebody else knows about it, you know. 15:20 So, uh, you've just got to find that balance on how... 15:25 invisible you want to be on the internet. 15:29 >>John: It comes as a terrible surprise to a lot of people 15:31 to learn that their email service gives third parties 15:34 the right to read their email, which is entirely legal 15:37 because you checked off on fine print, 15:40 which made it legal for that to happen. 15:43 People give away a lot about themselves online. 15:46 Now, again, only you can decide how much is too much. 15:50 But research from Cambridge University has said that 15:52 after you "like" just 10 Facebook pages, 15:56 advertisers can get to know you as well as a colleague does. 16:00 After 70 "likes," someone with that information can know you 16:04 about as well as a close friend does. 16:06 And after 150 "likes"? 16:09 You've essentially given up as much about yourself 16:12 as your parents know. 16:14 Advertisers once thought that consumers would become 16:17 desensitized to this lack of privacy, 16:19 but studies show that the opposite 16:22 appears to be happening. 16:23 So what about social media and the effect it's having 16:26 on your life and on society? 16:28 And what does the Bible say that speaks to this? 16:32 I'll be right back. 16:33 ♪[Music]♪ 16:42 >>John: Thank you for remembering 16:43 that It Is Written exists 16:45 because of the kindness of people just like you. 16:47 To support this international life-changing ministry, 16:51 please call us now at 800-253-3000. 16:55 You can send your tax-deductible gift 16:56 to the address on your screen, 16:58 or you can visit us online at itiswritten.com. 17:02 Thank you for your prayers and for your financial support. 17:04 Our number again is 800-253-3000. 17:09 Or you can visit us online at itiswritten.com. 17:13 >>John: Thursday, August the 5th, 2010, 17:16 was not a happy day for 33 men 17:20 when a collapse in a mine in Chile 17:23 buried them 2,300 feet below ground. 17:28 No matter how much they tried to escape, 17:30 there was no way out. 17:32 Rescue would have to come from above. 17:36 On the outskirts of the San José Mine, 17:39 over 2 1/2 thousand people gathered, 17:42 and with each failed rescue attempt, despair increased. 17:47 Families gathered together to pray for a miracle. 17:53 From the Atacama Desert comes a story of tragedy, 17:56 a story of uncertainty, yet a story of courage, 18:00 hope, and ultimately, a story of salvation. 18:04 Wait on the Lord, and the miracle will come. 18:08 "Trapped." 18:09 Watch now on It Is Written TV. 18:13 >>John Bradshaw: Thanks for joining me today 18:14 on It Is Written. 18:16 The world has changed. 18:17 Technology has rewritten the rules of engagement. 18:21 Young people, especially, are being forced to grow up 18:23 in a world that is radically different 18:25 from the world their parents or grandparents grew up in. 18:28 Temptation looks different today than it did in days gone by. 18:32 Temptation now hunts for you-- 18:34 and your children or grandchildren. 18:36 And it comes in more attractive ways than it used to. 18:39 And that's by design. 18:42 Social media sites were created by very bright people, 18:46 whose intent was to get you to use their product 18:49 as much as possible. 18:50 In other words, they want to get you hooked. 18:55 It's interesting that in recent times, 18:57 some of the people who took part in developing 18:59 social media services like Facebook 19:02 have expressed regret over what they created. 19:06 Facebook's founding president has criticized the way 19:09 that the company "[exploits] a vulnerability 19:11 in human psychology" by creating what he called 19:14 a "social-validation feedback loop." 19:17 Another said he believed that social media was 19:20 "eroding the core foundations of how people behave 19:23 by and between each other." 19:25 That same man said that he doesn't allow his children 19:28 to use social media 19:29 because of the way it deliberately hooks people 19:32 to spend more and more time on those sites and to divulge 19:37 more and more personal information about themselves. 19:41 He said, "You don't realize it, but you are being programmed," 19:45 saying that people have to decide how much 19:47 of their intellectual independence 19:49 they are prepared to give up. 19:51 A former Google executive said, 19:53 "Our minds can be hijacked. 19:55 Our choices are not as free as we think they are." 20:00 And the technology obviously works. 20:02 One piece of research said that the average millennial 20:05 checks their phone... 20:08 157 times a day. 20:11 A former Facebook executive said that social media sites 20:13 are "exploiting a vulnerability in human psychology." 20:19 And maybe here's the rub. 20:21 One of the co-creators of the "like" button said, 20:24 "If we're not vigilant... computers and mobile devices 20:28 will guide our attention poorly." 20:31 Think about that. 20:32 The "like" button was created to exploit our desire 20:35 to be affirmed or liked. 20:37 You can easily see how it can lead a person to do or say 20:40 or post things that later they might seriously regret. 20:44 You know, people have been killed, 20:46 people have died doing crazy things in an attempt 20:50 to make content that they hoped would go viral. 20:54 They wanted to be seen and noticed and liked. 21:00 Now, think of the spiritual ramifications of this. 21:04 You've likely heard people say, 21:06 "I go online. 21:07 I go to Facebook or YouTube for just a few minutes. 21:10 I just waste time scrolling through comments 21:13 and clicking on links." 21:15 You might have said that yourself. 21:17 What is seen as a form of entertainment really is 21:20 nothing less than an addiction for a whole lot of people. 21:24 Now, there's another purpose of social media. 21:26 One, they want to get you hooked to use their site. 21:28 Secondly-- think about this-- 21:30 Facebook, for example, isn't selling you social networking. 21:33 They're giving that to you for free. 21:35 What they're selling is information-- 21:38 your information-- to other people. 21:40 And how are they getting that information? 21:43 You're giving it to them. 21:44 Now, again, you might not have a problem with this. 21:46 It surely isn't illegal. 21:48 But it tells you how careful you have to be to make sure 21:50 that you're not sharing more about yourself 21:53 than is appropriate, things that are not dangerous to share. 21:58 So now, let's look at a few biblical principles 22:00 to help guide us with modern technology. 22:04 One, you want to live like you've got nothing to hide. 22:07 To do that, you want to have nothing to hide. 22:10 The internet has a way of sucking people into doing things 22:13 that they might not otherwise do, 22:15 and saying things they might not otherwise say. 22:17 So here are some Bible verses to keep in mind 22:20 that can help you with this. 22:21 Psalm 51, verse 10, David's prayer, he prayed, 22:24 "Create in me a clean heart, O God; 22:26 and renew a right spirit within me." 22:30 Second Corinthians 5, verse 17: 22:32 "Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: 22:35 old things are passed away; 22:37 behold, all things are become new." 22:40 So you want to be fully given to Christ. 22:42 There's a lot of garbage on the internet, 22:44 in the media, in society. 22:46 Only the power of God in your life 22:49 is going to keep you from that. 22:51 That's all. 22:52 There's a lot of tawdry stuff online. 22:55 Even reputable websites leave little or nothing 22:58 to the imagination these days. 22:59 There's very little that's hidden anymore. 23:02 And that's a challenge for believers. 23:04 So remember what Paul wrote 23:05 in Philippians chapter 4 and verse 8: 23:08 "Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, 23:12 whatever is right, whatever is pure, 23:14 whatever is lovely, whatever is of good [report], 23:17 if there is any excellence and if anything worthy of praise, 23:21 dwell on these things." 23:24 God says there are some things 23:25 that shouldn't even be on your mind. 23:28 There's no doubt modern technology has made it easier 23:31 than ever before to encounter sin, 23:34 and harder than ever to keep away from it. 23:37 Technology has made it easier than ever to access sin 23:41 and to access it privately. 23:43 It's easier than ever to encounter meanness and hate. 23:46 The internet is full of it. 23:47 It's easier than ever to be victimized by others, 23:50 even by people that you don't know. 23:52 What we need is the power of God to keep us away 23:55 from where we shouldn't be and to keep us where we should be. 23:58 It's essential that you know Jesus as a friend, 24:02 so that you are validated by Him, 24:04 and you don't feel the need to be validated by others online, 24:07 chasing "likes" instead of pursuing the love of God. 24:12 It's essential we're able to keep our lives in balance. 24:15 Of course, you can have healthy relationships online, 24:17 healthy interests online. 24:19 But it's easy to become unhealthy. 24:22 God is able to keep you where you need to be and want to be. 24:27 We need the ability to say what we should 24:30 and not to say what we shouldn't. 24:32 A lot of people have made their lives complicated 24:34 by forgetting Proverbs 13, verse 3 when they go online. 24:37 "He who guards his mouth preserves his life, 24:40 but he who opens wide his lips shall have destruction." 24:45 If Solomon was writing that today, 24:47 he might have said something about guarding the keyboard. 24:50 And we need something that the Bible calls "temperance." 24:54 Galatians 5:22 and 23 says this: 24:57 "But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, 25:01 gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, 25:03 temperance: against such there is no law." 25:09 That word "temperance," 25:10 that's what we would call self-control. 25:13 I saw a definition of that, which said, 25:16 "The virtue of one who masters his or her desires and passions, 25:22 especially sensual appetites." 25:26 You see, what we need is surrender to the Holy Spirit. 25:30 As the times change, temptations change with them, 25:34 or at least temptation is brought to us in different ways. 25:37 Revelation 14:12 speaks about the "saints, 25:40 who keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus." 25:44 Technology has not made that unattainable. 25:49 But it should make us realize that we need God; 25:52 we need the Holy Spirit in our lives more than ever before. 25:57 If you're struggling with this, God can help you. 25:59 And He will. 26:00 Ask God to be your strength; tell Him He must. 26:04 Ask God to deliver you. 26:06 And watch God work 26:08 and experience God's power in your life. 26:13 >>Announcer: To receive your free DVD copy of this program, 26:16 call us now at 800-253-3000. 26:20 "The Dangers of Technology" DVD also includes bonus material 26:23 from internet security expert Michael Dinkins, 26:26 which will help keep you and your family safe online. 26:30 Don't miss "The Dangers of Technology." 26:32 It's yours free when you call 800-253-3000. 26:36 You can write to the address on your screen 26:38 or visit iiwoffer.com. 26:44 >>John Bradshaw: Let's pray together now. 26:45 Our Father in heaven, we know that modern technology 26:48 brings temptation to us like never before. 26:51 ♪[Soft music]♪ 26:52 And look at us. 26:53 We're just poor, weak people 26:55 in need of Your help and Your strength. 26:58 So thank You that You have pledged not to leave us 27:01 and not to forsake us. 27:03 We need Your assistance; we need Your power 27:05 in this very real battle against sin, 27:08 as presented to us in this modern age. 27:11 Lord, I pray, protect us online and offline. 27:15 Give us wisdom, self-control as we live our online lives. 27:21 And I pray, Lord, that our primary pursuit would be Jesus. 27:26 Teach us to love Your approval 27:29 more than the approval of others. 27:31 And keep us where we ought to be, even when our weakened, 27:34 fallen hearts want to lead us in another way. 27:37 Give us Your Spirit, that we are born again, 27:40 and keep us in the center of Your will now and ever. 27:42 We pray in Jesus' name. 27:46 Amen. 27:47 Thanks so much for joining me. 27:48 I'm looking forward to seeing you again next time. 27:51 Until then, remember: 27:52 "It is written, 'Man shall not live by bread alone, 27:56 but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.'" 28:02 ♪[Theme music]♪ |
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