SERIES: Danger: Toxic!
TITLE: Hazardous Waste
TEXT: Prov. 4:23-27; 2:6-15
“God doesn’t seek for golden vessels, and does not ask for silver ones, but he must have clean ones.” D.L. Moody
“The CEO who misleads others in public will eventually mislead himself in private.” Warren Buffet
I. CHARACTER CREEP
Why the term Character Creep?
1. Character creep slowly steals (integrity).
2. Moment by moment we are building a life, a (reputation).
Old Chinese proverb: “He has too many lice to feel an itch.”
II. COMING CLEAN
“A righteous man who yields to the wicked in like a muddied spring or a polluted well.” Pr.25:26
Negative thoughts are (poisoning our soul), pouring lies into our system like a (toxin) in a water supply.
Unhealthy (thoughts) lead to unhealthy (words). Turn to Matthew 15:17-20 (p.821)
Proverbs 2: 6-15 reference.
Two suggestions:
1) Re-evaluate the (smallest areas) of your life, and if applicable, your business practices.
2) Refrain from doing anything today we’d be uncomfortable reading about in the headlines tomorrow.
Turn to Psalm 51: 2, 7, 10, 12 (p.474)
NEXT WEEK: Words- Pr.18:21; James 3:1-12