Social Media and God

What IS ‘Social Media’?

What IS ‘Social Media’?

The blending of technology and social interaction

facebook is #1

Is facebook good or bad?

1 Timothy 4:4

For everything God created is good

James 1:17Every good and perfect gift is from above,

coming down from the Father of lights, who does not change like the shifting shadows

Did God create Social Media?

Romans 8:28

And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love Him, those

who have been called according to His purpose.

Colossians 3:23

Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for

human masters.

How do we NOT honor God?

How do we NOT honor God?

Negative status updates & comments

How do we NOT honor God?

Negative status updates & comments

Inappropriate pictures

How do we NOT honor God?

Negative status updates & comments

Inappropriate pictures

All “about me”

How do we NOT honor God?

Negative status updates & comments

Inappropriate pictures

All “about me”

Music & movies

How do we NOT honor God?

Negative status updates & comments

Inappropriate pictures

All “about me”

Music & movies

No mention of our faith

Your ‘digital identity’ is a reflection of who you are.

Matthew 7:15-20

…by their fruit you will recognize them. Do people pick grapes from thornbushes, or figs from thistles?

Likewise, every good trees bear good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. A good tree cannot bear bad fruit and a bad tree cannot bear good fruit…

How can you glorify God through facebook?

Shrek and Donkey Devotions

Pitfalls of Social Media

Waste of time

Lack of privacy

Addictive

Replaces ‘real life’ interaction

No control over your data

Identify theft

What is friendship?

What is friendship?

How do you build friendships?

What is friendship?

How do you build friendships?

How can we build friendships through social media?

Genesis 1:27

27 So God created mankind in his own image,

   in the image of God he created them;

   male and female he created them.

2 Corinthians

3:18We all, with unveiled faces, are

reflecting the glory of the Lord and are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory; this is from the Lord

who is the Spirit.

Social Media and God