Distractions are harmful for Preteens and Teens

 we are going to be able to teach our teens and preteens to stay focus then the church need to be the starting point.

I am looking for any and all distraction that can be eliminated so that the teaching of Christ will be center and forefront.

If the children cannot grow then they cannot develop.

How many of you tonight know what happens when you google a word or phrase and something else like an advertisement/ commercial attach itself to your search?

I just call it pop ups when I search for a word. Pop up commercials can be distractions but the persons who created the pop up what to sell you something you are not look for. Life is filled with pop ups. Pop ups will lead you to unhealthy sites.

When a young person is confused and they search for truth they often get pop ups in their life in life that lead them to unhealthy places.

Pop up for commercials can be distractions to what you really what to know?

Why Go to Church?


Has the church lost its Purpose?


What does the church exist to do in the World?


Is the church a social Club?


The New Testament church came together for 4 reasons

  1. Fellowship
  2. Communion 
  3. Prayer
  4. The teaching of the ways of God as taught by the Apostles


The church was together for they had a clear focus on their purpose for existing.


They went to the temple to seek God and in their homes for fellowship.

At their center was praising God…


Drama belongs at the theatre. Distractions belongs at the club. Worshipping God belongs at the church.


When we come to church we must lay aside those things that beset us from making worshipping God the Center focus.



  • Church/Religion



 Church, or religion. Believe it or not, these can be HUGE interferences in our walk with God. Church does not do this intentionally, but we can easily let it hinder our relationship with God. Why? The main reason I see is that it can be so easy to pursue church, and beliefs about God, but forget to pursue God Himself. It is so easy to go to church to…well…go to church, when the real reason we should be going church is to refuel for our week by coming together with fellow believers to worship and meditate on God.





  • Relationships







Born in sin and wrapped in iniquity means I am wired wrong from birth. Sin is in my DNA. If that is true then the role of the church is to rewire the believers with the gospel of Jesus Christ.


We fail when we use behavior modification to develop children. What is needed is a complete change in mindset to succeed. It (success) begins with accepting Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior and understanding what that truly means.


Change in:









Stop trying to show children things they don’t have the capacity to see because of their perceptions of reality.


Acts 2:42-47







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