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Today our host discuss how bad influences can alter your character and nature. Jennifer shares her own run-in with bad company that corrupted her good character. 1 Cor 15:33 Do not be misled: “Bad company corrupts good character. Definitions: Misled: Wrong Idea or impression about someone or something Synonym of Misled: lead astray - throw off the scent - put on the wrong track Corrupt: Change or debase by making errors - alter - manipulate What are some ways we can be led astray? Peer pressure Pleasure seeking Rebellion Searching for acceptance/approval False teaching False messaging How to keep from being led astray? Limit exposure / influence Submit to positive influence Set boundaries Know truth Top 5 Tips for building true, lasting friendships: Start With Jesus- Work on yourself and on becoming HIS friend First. -Colossians 3:2 Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth. For you died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. When Christ who is our life appears, then you also will appear with Him in glory. -John 15:15 "No longer do I call you servants, for the servant does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all that I have heard from my Father I have made known to you." -Mark 12:30 Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’[f] 31 The second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’[g] There is no commandment greater than these.” Seek to become someone’s true friend -Proverbs 18:24 NIV A man of many companions may come to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother. -Hebrews 10:24-25 And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works, not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near. Treat them how you want to be treated (or even better!) Golden Rule -Romans 12:10-11 "Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo one another in showing honor. Do not be slothful in zeal, be fervent in spirit, serve the Lord." Philippians 2:4 'Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others.' -Galatians 6:2 "Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.' -1 Thessalonians 5:11 Therefore encourage one another and build one another up, just as you are doing. -1 Peter 4:10 As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of God's varied grace. Proverbs 17:17 A friend loves at all times. Walk With The Wise -Proverbs 13:20 NIV He who walks with the wise grows wise, but a companion of fools suffers harms. -Proverbs 27:17 NIV As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another. -Proverbs 16:28 ESV "A dishonest man spreads strife, and a whisperer separates close friends." -Proverbs 17:9 ESV 'Whoever covers an offense seeks love, but he who repeats a matter separates close friends.' Be Picky!! Keep your inner circle small. -Proverbs 12:26 NIV A righteous man is cautious in friendship, but the way of the wicked leads them astray. -Proverbs 17:17 NIV A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity. -Proverbs 22:24-25 NIV Do not make friends with a hot-tempered man, do not associate with one easily angered, or you may learn his ways and get yourself ensnared. -Ecclesiastes 4:9-10 NIV Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their work; If one falls down, his friend can help him up. But pity the man who falls and has no one to help him up! Run, Stop and Reflect -1 Cor 15:34 Come back to your senses as you ought, and stop sinning; for there are some who are ignorant of God—I say this to your shame.