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Three Myths that every freshman can believe. A fraternity talk

November 8, 2016 by admin 0 comments

Intro

 Why did you pledge Sigma Nu? 

      Ex: Pledgeship crammed in a closet

 4 areas of your life:  

1. Social – best part

2. Physical – stay in shape 

3. Intellectual – study or you go home

4. *Spiritual- you can go thru 4 years and never think about this

 

I wanted to give you 3 myths or 3 lies regarding your spiritual life

 

1. Myth #1- I’ll do that later on when I settle down, when I’m out of school, or when I have more time

 

     Reality is life gets more and more complicated every year

 

     It’s hard to believe this now, but it will never be easier to make your spiritual life a priority than now, never’ 

 

Why?

 

     Habits: JC Ryle ‘peoples hearts are seldom changed if they are not changed when they’re young.’ 

 

               Ex: Habits are like trees, sapling & 100 grown men

 

          Ex: Patrick, I’ll get to that later on when I settle down 

 

*star this thought in your mind: “the way we live spiritually in college is most likely the way you will live spiritually the rest of your life.”

 

          Ex: Show picture, their response today is the same as it was 7 or 8 years ago, nothing has changed 

 

 

Apply: this myth brings to light the question, which of these 4 areas of you life is out of balance: the social, the physical, the intellectual, or the spiritual?

 

2. Myth #2- The stuff I do in college won’t affect me later in life, I’m just having fun now

 

     Here’s a few other ways to state the myth: 

         

          -Live it up now, you’re only in college once

              

               Ex: sitting on back porch of my house in Savannah     

          

          -I just need to get this out of me

 

               Ex: concrete by the Ferg, you’re not getting anything out of you but putting things into you

 

     The reality is what we do now will have far reaching consequences, scars that will stay with you for your whole life

 

     JC Ryle says ‘You and your sin will meet again’ 

 

          Ex: Delayed fuse 

 

     What’s true is little things over time, become big things. 

 

          Ex: Bradley

 

          Apply: You’re at an incredible University, you’re a pledge at an incredible fraternity. But lay a foundation that you can build on that will stand the test of time. 

 

3. Myth #3- What’s most important is the external not the internal 

 

     Your appearance, what your resume says, who your friends are, how hot your girlfriend is, these are all things that tend to take precedence over your relationship with God

 

     The reality is over the course of your life your character will not only be revealed but will cause you to withstand the storms of life. Who you are now, will eventually be known to the outside

 

     Bill Bright says “The fear of men is a powerful force” 

 

     Groupthink: The idea that we do what others around us do. 

 

     Remember: There are only 2 things that will last in life: God’s Word & men’s souls. 

 

     Now is the time to make the habit of orienting your life around Christ

 

     Apply: What does that look like? 

 

          1. You’ve got great brothers here like Will that want to help you grow spiritually 

          2. Come get involved in Cru or another Christian ministry 

          3. Meet with one of us to talk more about what this looks like

 

Close with this thought: 

 

Sow a thought

Reap an act

 

Sow an act

Reap a habit

 

Sow a habit

Reap a character

 

Sow a character

Reap a destiny

 

*In some sense, right now counts for forever. 

 

     Apply: I want to challenge you guys to leave a legacy here. Make your life count for something significant. 

 

          Ex: Composite pics: dead, rehab, divorced 

 

     Right now I know you guys feel indestructible and bullet proof. I know I did as a pledge. 

 

     We’re not asking you to become a hipster, get all weird on us, and wear some skinny jeans which is what I thought Christianity was

 

     We’re challenging you tonight to take a hard look at your spiritual life and remember that it’s never too early to begin to walk with God, and we don’t ever want it to be too late. 

 

Josh is going to pass out some index cards…

 

-Name

-Fraternity

-Phone #

     1. Meet to talk more about this

     2. More info on Bama Cru

     3. House Bible study

     4. Punch me in the face/  play basketball

 

     

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