…Discern

1. …Discern

2. Last week… …amount of media … impact of media … processing media

3. Moving Forward… …Discernment Standard…

4. World View… …Lenses

5. Shifting World Views… And the LORD God commanded the man, “You are free to eat from any tree in the garden; but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat of it you will surely die.” Gen. 2:16-17

6. …“Did God really say, ‘You must not eat from any tree in the garden’?” … “We may eat fruit from the trees in the garden, but God did say, ‘You must not eat fruit from the tree that is in the middle of the garden, and you must not touch it, or you will die.’ ” “You will not surely die,” the serpent said to the woman. Gen. 3: 1-4

7. “For God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.” When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eye, and also desirable for gaining wisdom, she took some and ate it… Gen. 3:5-6

8. Eve shifted world views… …and many times we do to …our creator gives us value (Eph. 2:10) … identity and attraction is found in the heart (1 Sam. 16:7)

9. Eve shifted world views… …and many times we do to …what we wear gives us value … identity and attraction is found in appearance

10. Biblical World view… All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work. 2 Tim. 3:16-17

11. Your World View determines your standard, your standard will chart your course What world View will you follow ???