1. Blessed Be the Name Blessed be your name In the land that is plentiful Where Your streams of abundance flow Blessed be Your name

2. When I’m found in the desert place Though I walk through the wilderness Blessed be Your name

3. Every blessing You pour out I’ll turn back to praise When the darkness closes in, Lord Still I will say

4. Blessed be the name of the Lord Blessed be Your name Blessed be the name of the Lord Blessed be Your glorious name

5. Blessed be Your name When the sun’s shining down on me When the world’s all as it should be Blessed be Your name

6. On the road marked with suffering Though there’s pain in the offering Blessed be Your name

7. Every blessing You pour out I’ll turn back to praise When the darkness closes in, Lord Still I will say

8. Blessed be the name of the Lord Blessed be Your name Blessed be the name of the Lord Blessed be Your glorious name

9. You give and take away My heart will choose to say Lord, blessed be Your name

10. Blessed be the name of the Lord Blessed be Your name Blessed be the name of the Lord Blessed be Your glorious name

11. When I Survey the Wondrous Cross When I survey the woundrous cross On which the Prince of glory died, My richest gain I count but loss, And pour contempt on all my pride

12. See from His head, His hands, His feet, Sorrow and love flow mingled down: Did ever such love and sorrow meet, Or thorns compose so rich a crown?

13. Oh the wonderful cross, Oh the wonderful cross Bids me come and die and find that I may truly live Oh the wonderful cross All who gather here by grace draw near and bless Your name

14. Were the whole realm of nature mine, That were an offering far too small; Love so amazing, so divine, Demands my soul, my life, my all!

15. Oh the wonderful cross, Oh the wonderful cross Bids me come and die and find that I may truly live Oh the wonderful cross All who gather here by grace draw near and bless Your name

16. Love so amazing so divine Demands my soul, my life, my all

17. Lord You Have My Heart Lord, You have my heart, And I will search for Yours; Jesus take my life and lead me on. Lord, You have my heart, And I will search for Yours; Let me be to You a sacrifice.

18. And I will praise You, Lord (Guys) I will praise You, Lord (Girls echo) And I will sing of love come down. I will sing of love come down (echo) And as we seek Your face, Seek Your face (echo) We’ll see Your glory here. (ALL)

19. Story Time with Pastor Matt A Man of Conviction

20. More Than Mimicking Mom and Dad Developing Personal Biblical Convictions

21. Stats Teens who did NOT hold biblical beliefs were… 3x more likely to be disappointed in life 3x more likely to lack purpose in life 3x more likely to physically hurt someone 4x more likely to use illegal drugs 7x more likely to attempt suicide

22. More Stats Of Teenagers who seemed to be Christian 41% believed Satan, is not a living being but a symbol of evil 45% believed all religious faith teach equally valid truths 52% believed if a person is generally good they will earn a place in heaven 58% believed when Jesus Christ lived on earth, he committed sins, like other people

23. What is a Conviction? “A conviction is a determinative belief: something you believe so strongly that it affects the way you live.” - Jerry Bridges

24. 3 Principles in Developing Biblical Convictions 1.Love and Study the Word of God 1.Psalm 1:1-3 2.Pray that Your Love for God Will Increase 1.Philippians 1:9-11 3.Put Yourself in Positions in Which God Can Work in Your Heart and Mind 1.Romans 12:2

25. Self-Evaluation 1=Not lining up with Bible 10=Lines up completely with Bible Why you attend church on Sundays Why you have the friends you do Why you surf the internet Why you read books Why you watch TV Why you do or do not date How you treat your siblings How you treat your parents

26. What would you say to someone who asked you… …why you attend church every Sunday? …how you know Satan is real? …how you know Jesus truly was God and wasn’t just a great prophet? …how to tell whether something is right or wrong or whether something is true or false? …why you are a Christian?

27. 4 Tips for Developing Biblical Convictions 1.Study the lives of godly adults around you 1.Philippians 3:17 2.Go to the Word of God 1.II Timothy 3:16-17 3.Apply the truth of the Word 1.James 1:22 4.Pray 1.I Corinthians 2:12-13

28. Application Evaluate your current beliefs and values Form biblical convictions Delight in the Word of God Depend of God for help as you seek to apply the truths of Scripture to your life.