Introduction

• I Timothy 1:18-20

Keep brethren and sisters at arm’s length but get really close with others.

• Acts 2:42-47 – They wanted to be together!
• Acts 4:23 – They met with other Christians to talk about being persecuted.
• Acts 4:32
• Romans 1:12
• Romans 15:22
• Philippians 1:3
• I Thessalonians 3:6
• Hebrews 10:24-25
• Philippians 1:27
• Deuteronomy 13:6-10 – God warned the Israelites of bad influence.
• Proverbs 12:26; 13:20; 14:7; 24:1-2

Make schoolwork your primary focus.

• I Kings 4:1-26, 32-34
• I Kings 7:1
• I Kings 10:4-5
• I Kings 11:4 – Solomon’s spiritual situation was a disaster.
• Romans 6:19
• Be careful not to measure your success by secular standards.
• Matthew 22:37