HORRIFIC CHOICES OF THE CROWD

•    terror and gore big sellers at the box office

•    classic horror movies of yesteryear now just a “PG” rating

GOD KNOWS AND CARES ABOUT YOUR HEART

•    hearts tested / searched / weighed / probed by God

•    need to watch over our heart diligently

BLESSINGS OF A PURE HEART

•    “unclean” initiatives spring from heart

•    love, strength, connection with God when heart pure

NEED FOR CIRCUMCISION OF THE HEART

•    hardened heart -> ignorance -> darkened understanding / separated from God / futile thinking -> lusty sensuality

•    God offers circumcision of heart so not stony but loving

•    who wants to eat dirt?!

LET THE LIGHT SHINE IN

•    perversity / cherishing of sin keeps God distant

•    eye-gate critical in keeping body full of light

•    think about what’s noble - right - pure - lovely - admirable - excellent / praiseworthy

ESCAPE THE CULTURAL QUICKSAND

•    Dr.Ted Baehr: parents vital in resisting cultural “flood of tasteless neo-paganism”

•    sobering existence of “copycat” crimes

•    hard to make thoughts obedient to Jesus at movies depicting sin