Media Evil Times - Part 2 The Awareness

Media Evil Times - Part 2Media Evil Times - Part 2The AwarenessThe Awareness

2 Corinthians 10:52 Corinthians 10:5

The Five Senses are Avenues for Media - The Five Senses are Avenues for Media - HereHere’’s how it works:s how it works:

a.Imaginations (pl.) - developed from a “thought” that has entered the mind (through one of the senses)and has been assimilated and stored as good or evil, true or false. (Something that you have made up your mind about!)

b.High thing (“every” pl.) - thoughts, ideas, and concepts that attempt to equal God or surpass the need for God. A thought that leaves God out!

c.Thought (“every” pl.) - Thoughts that oppose the Holiness of God - Evil , sinful, disobedient thoughts!

Here is the Process:Here is the Process:•Media conveys information (good/bad)

• It is floating around out there in a book, on a radio wave• In cyberspace or a piece of canvas, or in a bottle...

•Five Senses deliver info to the mind with a thought•The Mind assimilates that thought

• Is it a high thing? Does this oppose what I know about God?• If so, you bring it into captivity and make it obey Christ, who is holy!• Imaginations can be true or false, good or evil!

•Actions play out what Media has put in!• Good in, good out...garbage in, garbage out• Lu 6:45 A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is evil: for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh.

• Our personality, our lifestyles, who we become is shaped by this information...good or bad!

Man has been here before:Man has been here before:

• Gen. 6:5 And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. 6 ¶ And it repented the LORD that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart.

The Time Line of MediaThe Time Line of Media

Some things we have learned about Some things we have learned about Media:Media:

i.It contains good information and evil informationii.It can be used for good and evil - Peaching the Gospel on the radio as

well as rock music. Propaganda in newspapers, inform readers of danger...etc.

iii.God created it! i. Ge 1:31 ¶ And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good.

And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.ii.Ge 2:9 And out of the ground made the LORD God to grow every tree that is pleasant

to the sight, and good for food;

a.It is here to stay! Man’s sin has corrupted the images that God created! Thus, man’s thoughts are corrupted! I could take this very deep right now...(Gen. 2:25 before sin)

b.It must be controlled! Even though we have freedom of speech and freedom of the press, sane people have regulations on all media!!!

The Truth About MediaThe Truth About Mediaa.Gen. 3:1-7 ¶ Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD

God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden? 2 And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden: 3 But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die.4 And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die: 5 For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil. 6 ¶ And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat. 7 And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons.

The Truth About Media The Truth About Media (con(con’’t)t)

a.Every sense of man was affected in the original sin except smell and someone said, “You could probably smell the sulfur of Hell on the hide of the serpent that day!”

b.Satan is the “Prince of the power of the air” a.Eph 2:1 And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins; 2 Wherein in time past ye

walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience: 3 Among whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the

lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others.

c.It should not surprise us that media is corrupt and it has always been corrupt!

d.And the truth is, you have to look awfully hard to find the good in the media.

The Test of MediaThe Test of Mediaa.For the Christian, all media must be made subject to “The Word of God!”

b.Logic says that, the only way to ever determine if something is real or true is to test it with the real thing

c.Php 4:7 And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. 8 Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things. 9 Those things, which ye have both learned, and received, and heard, and seen in me, do:

In this Study We will In this Study We will Address SightAddress Sight

In this Study We will Address In this Study We will Address SoundSound

In this Study We will In this Study We will Address TouchAddress Touch

In this Study We will In this Study We will Address SmellAddress Smell

In this Study We will In this Study We will Address TasteAddress Taste

All Media Produces Good or All Media Produces Good or Evil EmotionsEvil Emotions

Satan is the Prince and the Power of Satan is the Prince and the Power of the Airthe Air

Media – is the “In Between”Media – is the “In Between”

God Created the air, “the In Between,” God Created the air, “the In Between,” Satan busies himself to pollute it!Satan busies himself to pollute it!

Control the Media or the Media Control the Media or the Media Controls You!Controls You!

Media is all Around YouMedia is all Around You

You can Never get away rom MediaYou can Never get away rom Media

Monks and Priest try but still can’t get Monks and Priest try but still can’t get away from Mediaaway from Media


The Affluent Try to Hide from it in Their The Affluent Try to Hide from it in Their Hideaways and Resort but Can’t Get Hideaways and Resort but Can’t Get away from the Mediaaway from the Media

Hermits Hid Away and Still get Can’t Hermits Hid Away and Still get Can’t get away from Mediaget away from Media


You can Throw Your TV in the Front You can Throw Your TV in the Front Yard and your smartphone into the Yard and your smartphone into the ocean but you still couldn’t get away ocean but you still couldn’t get away from Media. Why?from Media. Why?

Everywhere You go You take the Five Everywhere You go You take the Five Senses with YouSenses with You

You Control Media Through the You Control Media Through the Five SensesFive Senses

When Media of any From Presents itself When Media of any From Presents itself to You, You have Five Choicesto You, You have Five Choices


The Key is Found in How Much you The Key is Found in How Much you Chose to Activate the “Control Panel” Chose to Activate the “Control Panel” of Your Mind!of Your Mind!

ApplicationApplicationNo act or Behavior is Amoral (An Object No act or Behavior is Amoral (An Object May or May Not Be)May or May Not Be)

The Bible is our Handbook!The Bible is our Handbook!

The Holy Spirit is our Guide!The Holy Spirit is our Guide!

““The Blessings and Pitfalls of Social The Blessings and Pitfalls of Social Networking” by Paul ChappellNetworking” by Paul Chappell1. It should only be used for good1. It should only be used for good

Witness for ChristWitness for Christ

Teach Biblical PrinciplesTeach Biblical Principles

Encourage OthersEncourage Others

Communicate with co-workers and familyCommunicate with co-workers and family

Stay connected with friends and familyStay connected with friends and family

Prayer updatesPrayer updates

Exert Godly influence in the Media world (blogs)Exert Godly influence in the Media world (blogs)

2. It should never be used for evil2. It should never be used for evil

Bragging or focusing on selfBragging or focusing on self

Creation of a false identityCreation of a false identity

Time wasting and distractionsTime wasting and distractions

Communication interruptionsCommunication interruptions

MaterialismMaterialism

Lack of Christ-honoring discussionsLack of Christ-honoring discussions

““The Blessings and Pitfalls of Social The Blessings and Pitfalls of Social Networking” by Paul ChappellNetworking” by Paul Chappell

Continued (Not used for…)Continued (Not used for…)

GossipGossip

Potential for a improper relationshipPotential for a improper relationship

Danger of online predatorsDanger of online predators

Association with the wrong crowdsAssociation with the wrong crowds

Believing everything you read (It becomes an authority in your life!)Believing everything you read (It becomes an authority in your life!)


3. It should never become an addiction3. It should never become an addiction

4. Develop Safeguards4. Develop Safeguards

Install filters and blocksInstall filters and blocks

Promise God that you will never use media to tear down othersPromise God that you will never use media to tear down others

Discipline yourself with usage timeDiscipline yourself with usage time

Schedule a time to answer emailSchedule a time to answer email

Don’t surf TV channelsDon’t surf TV channels

Talk more than you textTalk more than you text


5. Question whether you even need certain media 5. Question whether you even need certain media devicesdevices

6. Take some time to be alone with GOD!6. Take some time to be alone with GOD!


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