Cultural Influence

Daniel 1:4–7 (NLT)

1. Cultural Influence is powerful

   • Cultural influence is mostly secular
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     .
   • Cultural influence
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     dress, belief, diet and relationships.
   • Cultural influence will slowly
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     you.

2. Resisting Cultural Influence

   • Verse 8 But Daniel was determined not to defile himself.
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     in your heart not to defile yourself.
   • Proverbs 4:23 (NLT) Guard your heart above all else, for it determines the course of your life.
   • Don’t feed on
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     .
   • Proverbs 15:14 (NLT) A wise person is hungry for knowledge, while the fool feeds on trash.
   • Romans 12:1-2 (KJV)
   • Ask the Lord to renew your mind.

3. Becoming an Influencer of Light

   • Seek standards to live by from the
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     .
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     your convictions.
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     the Lord to direct your steps.