Starting this week we will begin a series called P.E.E.R.  A.R.M.Y.  Hopefully, these brief lessons will help you turn your teens into an evangelistic force. We often talk about peer pressure, but now we're talking about using peers for a positive purpose.

The "P" stands for...

Personal Faith.

"They said to the woman, 'We no longer believe just because of what you said; now we have heard for ourselves, and we know that this man really is the Savior of the world.'" John 4:42.

The teen with personal faith doesn't just believe what they have heard from others, they own their faith. It's not dependant on second knowledge. It comes from first hand experience.

For our group to become an army it has to be made up of "real" soldiers. Teens who have made a personal decision to follow Jesus. They didn't do it because of a friend happened to be given their life to Jesus.

Salvation is an individual decision because of...

1. Conviction by the Holy Spirit.

2. An awareness of personal sin.

3. Recognizing the need for forgiveness.

4. Realizing Jesus is the only way to be saved.

It's not a decision based on...

1. Friends making a decision.

2. Seeming like it's about that time.

3. Parents wishes.

Your Partners in Ministry,

Paul & Al

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