Zac Poonen Talking About Social Networking Sites
We should use social media wisely and keep it in its proper place, prioritizing our relationship with God above all else.
This sermon emphasizes the potential dangers of the internet as a distraction from spending time with God, cautioning against allowing social media and other online platforms to consume more time than reading the Bible. It highlights the importance of keeping priorities in check, ensuring that technology serves as a tool rather than a master, and warns against the various ways the devil can use online distractions to hinder one's effectiveness for God.
Full Transcript
I'll tell you this, the internet is one of the greatest snares, if you're not careful. I'm not talking about pornography, that's absolutely evil. I'm talking about all the other information that we can go searching, looking for and browsing and things like that.
These are for people who have plenty of time, nothing to do. I mean, there's all these, I don't know what they call those sites, Facebook and things like that. If you're spending more time with the Bible than with Facebook, have it.
But if you find you're spending more time with Facebook than the Bible, brother, you better seriously consider whether you're a born again Christian or not. That's all I'm saying. I'm saying keep these things in their proper place.
Keep them as servants, don't let them rule you. Everybody in the world doesn't know what you're doing or what you had for breakfast or things like that and the stupid things they write in all these blogs and whatnot. A lot of, you know, the devil has got a lot of things by which to sidetrack people from being effective for God.
And it's not always the same.
Sermon Outline
- I. The Dangers of Social Networking Sites
- A. They can be a snare if not used carefully
- B. They can distract us from our relationship with God
- C. They can make us focus on the wrong things
- II. The Proper Use of Social Networking Sites
- A. They should be kept in their proper place
- B. They should be used as servants, not masters
- III. The Importance of Prioritizing Our Relationship with God
- A. We should spend more time with the Bible than with social media
- B. We should be careful not to let social media rule our lives
Key Quotes
“If you're spending more time with Facebook than the Bible, brother, you better seriously consider whether you're a born again Christian or not.” — Zac Poonen
“Keep them as servants, don't let them rule you.” — Zac Poonen
“Everybody in the world doesn't know what you're doing or what you had for breakfast or things like that and the stupid things they write in all these blogs and whatnot.” — Zac Poonen
Application Points
- We should make sure to spend more time with the Bible than with social media.
- We should be careful not to let social media rule our lives.
- We should use social media as a servant, not a master.