Introduction

  • Ephesians 5:15-17

Be a good evaluator.

  • Proverbs 14:16
  • Proverbs 6:18
  • Proverbs 14:12-13
  • Proverbs 22:3
  • Acts 17:11 - The Bereans were good evaluators! Don’t believe everything you hear from preachers or anyone else.
  • Colossians 2:8

Build the strongest faith you’ve ever had.

  • Timothy: II Timothy 1:5; 3:14
    • Timothy was raised knowing God and the scriptures.
  • Josiah: II Chronicles 33:1-2, 21-24; 34:1-3
    • Josiah’s father and grandfather did evil in God’s eyes, but Josiah built his own faith.
  • It is up to you to develop your own faith, regardless of your upbringing.

Develop joy in Christ!

  • Galatians 5:22
  • Philippians 1:3, 18, 25; 2:2, 17-18, 28; 3:1; 4:1, 4, 10 - Paul wrote about joy while he was sitting in prison!
  • Christians should have joy and a lasting contentment.
  • Be a good identifier in recognizing your blessings!
  • John 15:11
  • Don’t aim to make college the four happiest years of your life. Aim to make it the time when you discover true joy in Christ.