Modesty

Sermon Summary

What if the way we carry ourselves every single day is actually a form of worship? This message takes on one of the most avoided topics in modern Christianity and reframes it entirely. Modesty is not a dress code. It is a heart condition. Drawing from Paul's letter to Timothy, we are reminded that the most beautiful thing about a believer is not what they wear but who they are becoming. The real adornment God is interested in is the kind that shows up in our character, our integrity, and our devotion to Him. We live in a culture that demands we flaunt, perform, and compete for attention around the clock. But as followers of Christ, we are called to redirect that attention entirely. Our bodies, as Paul makes clear in 1 Corinthians 6, are temples of the Holy Spirit. That changes everything about how we present ourselves, not just in clothing, but in speech, attitude, and how we treat the people we encounter every single day. Someone's eternal destiny may be shaped by how we respond when we are frustrated, disrespected, or cut off in traffic. That is a sobering and powerful thought that deserves our full attention.

Key Takeaways

• Modesty is first and foremost a heart issue, not merely a clothing issue, and the true adornment of a believer is godly character and good deeds
• The culture's message of self-display and self-promotion stands in direct opposition to God's call for believers to reflect Christ in all they do
• How a believer carries themselves in everyday situations, including on the road, in stores, and on social media, is an extension of their witness and can affect whether someone is drawn toward or away from the gospel
• Modesty is an act of love for others because the way a believer presents themselves can either remove or create stumbling blocks for those around them
• True modesty brings freedom from the pressure of worldly standards and allows a person to be known for their character and identity in Christ rather than their appearance
• Parents bear a primary responsibility to teach their children about modesty and identity in Christ from an early age, with truth rather than shame
• Practical self-examination should accompany every area of presentation, asking whether one's choices honor God, represent Christ well, and would hold up if Jesus were physically present

Scripture

• 1 Timothy 2:9-10, in which Paul instructs that a believer's true adornment is found in godly character and good deeds rather than outward display
• 1 Corinthians 6:19-20, which describes the believer's body as the temple of the Holy Spirit
• Galatians 1:10, in which Paul states that seeking the approval of people is incompatible with being a servant of Christ
• Romans 14:13, which calls believers to avoid placing stumbling blocks in the path of fellow believers
• 1 Peter 2:9, which describes believers as a chosen people and royal priesthood called to declare God's praises
• 2 Corinthians 3:18, which speaks of believers being transformed into the image of Christ with ever-increasing glory
• 1 Samuel 16:7, which contrasts the human tendency to judge by outward appearance with God's focus on the heart
• Matthew 5:13-16, in which Jesus calls believers to be salt and light in the world

Reflection Questions

• The pastor describes modesty as primarily a heart issue rather than a clothing issue -- in what ways might your internal motivations and attitudes be more revealing of your character than your outward appearance?
• Paul's words in 1 Timothy 2 connect modest dress with good deeds as the true adornment of a believer -- how does this challenge the way you think about what it means to be spiritually attractive or admirable?
• The sermon warns that cultural messages about self-expression and body autonomy are creeping into the church -- in what specific ways do you see the culture influencing how Christians present themselves, and how can believers discern where that line is?
• The pastor argues that how you carry yourself in everyday interactions -- at the grocery store, on the highway, with customer service -- can directly affect whether someone ever comes to saving faith in Christ; does that level of responsibility change how you approach ordinary moments?
• Galatians 1:10 asks whether we are seeking the approval of people or of God -- in what areas of your life do you find yourself most tempted to compromise your convictions in order to gain acceptance or avoid conflict?
• The pastor describes the three questions -- Does this honor God? Does this represent Christ well? Would I be comfortable if Jesus physically walked into the room? -- as applying not just to clothing but to attitude and speech; which of these three areas is the most challenging for you personally, and why?

5-Day Bible Reading Plan

Based on the Theme: Modesty, Character, and Representing Christ

Day 1: The Heart Behind the Presentation

Reading: 1 Timothy 2:9-10

Devotional: Modesty begins long before you open your closet. It begins in the quiet of the heart. Paul's instruction to Timothy was not a dress code but a call to examine what we are truly adorning ourselves with. Good deeds, godly character, and sincere worship are the garments that matter most to God. Before you face the world each day, ask yourself what you are putting on inwardly. Are you clothing yourself in pride, in the desire for attention, or in a genuine devotion to Christ? The most beautiful thing about any believer is not what they wear but who they are becoming.

Reflection: What does your daily preparation reveal about your heart's priorities?

Practical Application: Before getting dressed tomorrow, pause and ask: Does this honor God? Does this represent Christ well?

Day 2: Your Body, His Temple

Reading: 1 Corinthians 6:19-20

Devotional: The truth that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit is not meant to produce shame but to produce awe. You carry something sacred. The Spirit of the living God dwells within you, and that changes everything about how you move through the world. How you speak, how you dress, how you respond when someone cuts you off in traffic, all of it is an expression of whose house you are. A temple is set apart. It is treated with reverence. When you understand that you are walking, breathing evidence of God's presence, you begin to carry yourself differently, not out of pride, but out of holy purpose.

Reflection: In what areas of your daily life do you forget that you are carrying the presence of God?

Practical Application: Identify one habit this week, whether in speech, behavior, or appearance, and surrender it intentionally to the lordship of Christ.

Day 3: Set Apart, Not Blended In

Reading: 1 Peter 2:9; James 4:4

Devotional: The culture will never stop sending its message. It is loud, relentless, and expertly designed to reshape the way you think, dress, speak, and live. But God has called you to something entirely different. You are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, set apart to declare His praises. The word "holy" means to be set apart, distinct from that which surrounds you. This is not a call to be strange or disconnected from people, but it is absolutely a call to be different from the world's values. Friendship with the world's standards is a slow drift away from God. Stay anchored to His word, not the current of culture.

Reflection: Where has the culture's voice grown louder in your life than the voice of God's word?

Practical Application: Audit one area of your media consumption this week and ask honestly whether it is shaping you more toward the world or more toward Christ.

Day 4: Love That Does Not Stumble Others

Reading: Romans 14:13; Galatians 1:10

Devotional: Modesty is not only a personal discipline, it is an act of love. Paul urges believers to remove stumbling blocks from the path of others. The way we present ourselves, in clothing, in attitude, in speech, either helps people move closer to Christ or places an obstacle in their way. Real love considers the effect of our choices on those around us. Pleasing people for the sake of approval is one trap, but ignoring the impact of our choices on others is another. True freedom is not doing whatever you want. True freedom is being liberated enough from self-focus that you can genuinely serve and love the people around you.

Reflection: Are there choices you are making that prioritize your own preferences over the spiritual well-being of others?

Practical Application: This week, make one intentional choice that places someone else's spiritual good above your own comfort or preference.

Day 5: Being Transformed Into His Image

Reading: 2 Corinthians 3:18; 1 Samuel 16:7

Devotional: God does not look at what people look at. He looks at the heart. That truth should both humble and liberate you. The world evaluates by outward appearance, by status, by style, by performance. God evaluates by the condition of the inner life. And the great promise of 2 Corinthians 3:18 is that as we fix our gaze on the Lord, we are being transformed into His image. This is the goal of modesty, not restriction, but transformation. Not covering up, but becoming. Every day that you choose to honor God in how you speak, how you dress, and how you carry yourself, you are participating in the glorious work of becoming more like Jesus.

Reflection: What would it look like for your daily life to be an act of worship rather than a performance for others?

Practical Application: Write down the three questions from this sermon, "Does this honor God? Does this represent Christ well? Would I be comfortable if Jesus walked into the room right now?" and place them somewhere you will see them each morning this week.

Transcript

But I want to speak about something today that doesn't really get talked about or preached on, spoken about a whole lot much anymore.

And when it does, people either get really uncomfortable or they really get legalistic about it.

And that is something that I want to speak about today, modesty.

modesty now before some of you check out come on don't check out on me just yet hear me out hear me out this morning all right because this isn't going to be a fashion show critique i'm not going to stand up here and and give you a critique uh about the clothing in which you wear i'll speak a little bit about that but i'm going to stand up here today and i'm going to tell you uh

really about what kind of attitude we all must have as followers of Jesus Christ.

Because what you wear is between you and the Lord, and the Holy Spirit does a whole lot better at dictating to me the way I need to act, what I need to wear, how I need to carry myself better than any other person coming along and doing that.

I do want us to look at what God's Word does say about how we present ourselves

and more importantly, why that matters, because I believe that that is important for us.

Today, we live in a culture that screams at us 24 hours a day, seven days a week to show it all off and to flaunt it, all right?

Your body is yours, do with it what you want.

If we're not careful though, that message creeps right into the church.

It can come right into the body of Christ.

It will infiltrate the way we think, what we think, the way we dress, and the way that we carry ourselves.

The only opinion that we should be interested in is the opinion of Jesus and God's word.

That's it.

That is it.

When we open up the scriptures, we find that the Lord has something very specific to say about this topic.

And it's not about shame, it's about honor.

So here we go.

All right, first point that I wanna, right out of the gate, I wanna make this morning is that modesty is a heart issue and not just a clothing issue.

1 Timothy 2, turn there with me if you would, 1 Timothy 2.

We're going to be looking at a couple verses here to kind of set in motion this message today, to kind of set things up, give us a foundation.

And Paul is writing to Timothy here, and he says this,

starting with verse nine.

He says, I also want women to dress modestly with decency and propriety, not with braided hair or gold or pearls or expensive clothes, but with good deeds appropriate for women who profess to worship God.

Let us pray.

Father, we just come before you today.

Father, we pray that you would open our ears, that you would open our hearts, that you would open our minds to, Lord God, hear your word, to not only hear it, but to test it and then walk it out.

Father, be with us this day.

Thank you for all that are here, all that are watching online, and those who will watch at a later date.

And Father, we pray your blessing upon your word as it goes forth now in Jesus' name, amen.

Praise God.

Notice what Paul does say here.

He doesn't pull out a measuring tape.

He doesn't say skirts must be this long or sleeves must cover this much.

What does he focus on?

The heart behind the presentation.

He says, modesty is connected to decency and propriety.

And then he immediately points to the good deeds as the real adornment.

In other words, the most beautiful thing about a believer isn't what they're wearing, it's who they're becoming.

That's the most beautiful thing about a believer.

There's a story about a young woman who walked into a church wearing something that turned a lot of heads.

An older lady walked up to her, not with judgment, but with love, and she said, honey, you are so beautiful, but you're dressed in a way that's gonna distract people from hearing what God wants to say to them today.

Folks, I gotta tell you, that's not legalism, that is love.

Love in action.

That's understanding that how we present ourselves is either going to point people to Christ or it's gonna point them somewhere else.

See, modesty starts in the heart.

It's not about being ashamed of your body.

God made your body and it's good.

It is about recognizing that your body has a purpose greater than drawing attention to yourself.

Come on, I know we live in a society today where it's all about selfies.

I don't get selfies.

It's not, I don't think, because I'm old.

I just really don't like seeing myself.

I really don't.

I don't like seeing pictures of myself, okay?

So the last thing I'm going to do is go, hey.

All this stuff, you know, that kids do.

And adults.

I see a lot of adults that do that, too.

I'm not saying that's wrong, but we kind of lose track of...

where the attention should be.

Where should the attention be as a believer?

The attention should never be on us.

The attention should never be on who we are.

It should be on Jesus and who he is.

And so when we post things,

The focus should always be, I love how the slogan, the statement or the name was given as digital evangelism.

And I believe that to be true.

Every one of us are evangelists and we have an opportunity to digitally evangelize for Jesus Christ.

But not all of us are using that wisely.

I don't see all your Facebook pages.

I just gotta tell you, I don't scroll through Facebook looking for things.

But you know that what you're posting, whether it is glorifying God or glorifying yourself.

And that's where the heart of the matter is.

Let's get it off of us and get it onto Jesus.

Let's look for opportunities to tell people about the Lord Jesus Christ so that they can give their heart to Christ, turn their lives over to Him.

We set the mood, we set the example.

And if we're so inwardly focused instead of focused on Him, what kind of message is that portraying to the world?

And will they listen to us when we finally get serious about it?

and want to make a point about Christ.

Will they listen to us at that point?

I don't know.

I trust they will, but only time will tell.

Your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit according to 1 Corinthians 6, 19 and 20.

And when you walk into a room, you're either representing the king or you're not.

That's not only with what you wear, but how you speak to people.

how you carry yourself, come on.

That's for those that are moping around.

You know, I mean, come on.

We need to walk not in pride of ourselves, but in pride of our Lord Jesus Christ.

I am thankful to be a child of the King.

And so I have my moments when I'm down, but you don't live that way.

You don't walk that way on a daily basis.

You may have your downtime, but you gotta be more up than you are down if you're gonna be a child of God.

Come on, because we got something to be up about.

Hello, somebody.

I was talking this morning in our discipleship class.

And if you don't make our discipleship class, I'm telling you, you need to come to our discipleship class.

We learn a lot of stuff.

There's a lot of challenging things and a lot of questions that are asked that get you to thinking.

And it's a really good class every single Sunday morning at 9 a.m.

And so this morning we were talking about different things and we've been on Abraham and speaking about Abraham and how God called him and the great faith that the man of God had to

practically kill his son for the lord that he believed god the promise that god had given him so much that if he even drove the knife into his son that god would have raised him from the dead because god promised that through him all the nations would be blessed that every every

Everything would happen through him.

And so he believed that.

And so we were talking about that.

And I got to speaking about how there's a lot of times when the way that we carry ourselves, whether we're in the grocery store, we're at Walmart, we're at the gas station, whatever, or we're on the highway and someone cuts us off.

The way that we carry ourselves will speak a lot about who we truly are.

And I know people, you know, over the years, I've even spoken about this, how ridiculous it is.

People will say, well, I'm Irish, that's why I'm a drunk.

I mean, if you would stop and think about what you say sometimes and logically think it through, that doesn't make sense because I have Irish blood in me and I'm not a drunk.

I mean, are you saying every Irish person is a drunk?

I would say no, no, they're not.

So that's an excuse to be drunk.

Well, I'm gonna blame it on something else.

It's what I call the Oprah Winfrey syndrome.

Now, some of you don't remember who Oprah Winfrey was, but back in the day, Oprah Winfrey had her own talk show, and everybody would go on Oprah Winfrey, or they'd go on Maury Povich or one of these other shows, and they'd blame everybody else for their problems.

And that's what we're good at.

We're good at pointing the finger at somebody else because we don't want to take the personal responsibility because taking the personal responsibility means that I got to do something.

I got to work.

That means I got to do, you know, sweat a little bit, get my hands dirty and change.

And for the most part, as human beings, we are born as selfish individuals.

We want things the way we want them and we want it easy.

We want the easy button.

We want to push that easy button as often as we can.

And guess what?

In this life, everything is not easy.

And I would say most things are not easy, especially as a child of God.

You have a target on your back.

The enemy is out for you.

he can smell the slightest scent of blood when you when you fall when you stumble he can smell that and guess what he comes in not he doesn't say well hey guys let's back off let's back off you know hey they've had enough for now no he goes in the bible says to deepen the cut because he's out to kill steal and destroy you

So he's looking for every opportunity.

We can't help him in that.

We have to come out of that.

So when we have a problem with customer service, when we have a problem with the builder, when we have a problem with the attendant, whoever it may be, we can express how we feel in a way that will not be demeaning, will not be ignorant,

will not be pushy in any way.

We can do that.

I've done it several times because when I speak to people, I think I may come in contact with this person again down the road and what I'm saying right now and how I'm carrying myself right now, will that kill my testimony down the road?

That's part of the modesty.

Part of the modesty is your heart, is your attitude, how you speak to people, what you say, and how you carry yourself, because you are an ambassador of Christ.

And you can't say, well, my mother was Italian, and you know how those Italians are.

No, I don't know how those Italians are, but I know how a Christian should be, because I'm told in God's word how a Christian should be, and that's the way I need to live my life.

That's the way we must live our life.

Listen, someone's life may be dependent on how you carry yourself in this life.

Their eternal soul may be dependent on how you talk to them tomorrow.

Have you thought about it that way?

That if you treat them like a piece of dirt, there's a good chance, there's a chance that they will never come to the saving knowledge of the Lord Jesus Christ and they will spend eternity in hell because of the way you treated them.

You say, whoa, you're telling me it's all my fault?

I'm not telling you anything.

The Holy Spirit might be.

What I'm saying is you need to start thinking about the way you carry yourself and have a modest heart when you're out in public and you're in the world.

The second point that I wish to make, this is pretty heavy stuff, by the way.

It's pretty heavy stuff, but it's necessary.

As people of God, man, we need to be shook up from time to time.

The second point that I wanna make this morning is the culture's message versus God's message.

They're totally different.

They're on total ends of the spectrum from one another.

Let's talk about the elephant in the room this morning.

We live in a world that has completely flipped the script on modesty.

What used to be considered inappropriate is now celebrated.

What used to be reserved for private spaces is now paraded in the public.

And here's what should concern every single one of us this morning.

It's not just out in the world, it's creeping into the church.

I can't tell you the countless videos that I see of the nuttiness that's going on within churches in America.

Well, actually around the world, Africa is one of the worst perpetrators of going against God's word.

And people are just, they're totally flipping the script here.

And it's just nutty stuff.

And people think because of numbers, because there's so many numbers, then something must be right.

No, you know what I'm saying?

The majority is not always right.

The majority of the people are not always right.

I mean, just look at some of the elected officials we have in the nation.

They got the majority and that doesn't mean it's right.

So the majority is not always right.

I've seen it, you've seen it, people showing up to worship services dressed in ways that would have been unthinkable just a generation ago.

I was telling the guys this morning, I had a lady 20 years ago that attended our church, and at the time I wore suits every Sunday,

And so it got to the point to where it was uncomfortable wearing a suit and having to do everything that we need to do in order to get equipment ready and get ready for service.

And so I started to wear jeans and my shirt untucked and, you know, a sport coat and stuff.

And she quit the church.

You know why she quit the church?

Because I quit wearing suits.

I thought, now that's legalism.

There ain't nothing in the Bible that says you've got to wear a suit.

You know, I will wear a suit from time to time.

And if you wear a suit and you feel as though that's what you must do in order to go to church, do it.

Do it.

No one's going to pass any judgment on you and say, what are you in that monkey suit for?

You know, no, nobody's going to do that.

But everything we wear must be modest.

okay i don't care what color you wear i always tell people i don't even care what you wear as long as you come here and clothe somehow some way don't come in here naked that would be very inappropriate very inappropriate okay and it would be quite comical please let the holy spirit be the dictator in your life let the holy spirit be the one to lead you and guide you and here's here's the awesome thing about god

God will speak to us in a way that's not offensive.

It will be offensive to our flesh, I will say that, because our flesh does not like holiness, detests holiness.

But our spirit man and our spirit woman lined up with God will be at peace with what he speaks to us.

And we will do and heed what he says.

I fear that our culture is directing and driving the bus of the church.

We are changing the message to fit the culture.

We are changing our ways to make the culture feel more accepted, more at ease.

The Bible clearly and explicitly says that we are not to get comfortable in this world because we are aliens in this world.

We are not of this world.

In the Bible, God says a friend of the world is an enemy of God.

If you're friends with the world, you're the enemy of God.

It also says to not lay up your treasures on earth where moth will eat and rust will decay.

But better yet, place your treasures in heaven.

and the heavenly things.

Well, how do we do that?

How do we place treasures in heaven?

It's not like we can send our 401k plan to the Lord.

How we do that is how we speak to people, how we carry ourselves.

Look for doors of opportunity for us to share our faith, to love on people.

Come on.

And loving on people doesn't mean you accept their lifestyle.

Okay, because you hear this word love all the time.

I love them.

God's about love.

Yes, God's about love, but not the kind of love that people love.

God's love is an agape love, a holy love.

And holiness means being set apart from our flesh and that which we desire.

So you can love somebody and still disagree with them.

Man, I'm telling you what, in the political world, we need to hear that a little more often.

Because guess what, y'all?

Not all the Democrats, and I'll say some of them maybe, but not all the Democrats are demons.

Not all the Republicans are demons and devils.

Come on.

Not all the independence, not, whatever label you wanna place on somebody.

There's good, bad, and ugly in all of them.

But it's time for the church to not have good, bad, or ugly.

Shit, well, we need to have God's good, not our good.

We need to come out of that stuff, be set free.

The Bible says, he set me free.

The old hymn says, he set me free.

Well, has he set you free or not?

because he set me free.

Galatians 1.10 says this, am I now trying to win the approval of human beings or of God?

Or am I trying to please people?

If I was still trying to please people, I would not be a servant of Christ.

Hear that this morning?

If you're about pleasing people, I mean you can be easy to get along with and still voice your opinion and voice the truth of God to people and love them.

Stand on something.

I'd rather you stand on one side or the other.

That's what Jesus even says.

Stand on one side or the other.

Don't be in the middle.

Don't be a Switzerland every time something comes up.

Well, I don't have an opinion on that.

Yeah, you do have an opinion.

And sometimes you need to share it, sometimes you don't.

But get to the point where you stand up for the truth of the word of God and speak to people what they need to hear.

There's a quote that I came across that says this, modesty is not about hiding yourself, it's about revealing the right things.

So it's not about just covering yourself up, it's about revealing the right things.

the attitude, the message of Christ.

I believe that when we dress modestly, we're not hiding, we're actually revealing something far more important, our character, our integrity, and our devotion to the Lord.

Think about it this way.

If you were going to meet the president of the United States, or better yet, if you were going to meet Jesus face to face, how would you dress?

Know that every single time that you walk into this sanctuary or any sanctuary, you're in the presence of the King of Kings.

Every time you step into the world as a believer, you're representing Jesus.

1 Peter 2, 9, you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God's special possession that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.

The third and final point that I want to make to you this morning is that modesty is an act of love for God and for others.

Here's what I want to bring home this morning.

Modesty isn't just about you.

It's about the people around you.

Romans 14, 13 says, therefore let us stop passing judgment on one another.

Instead, make up your mind not to put any stumbling block or obstacle in the way of a brother or sister.

Now that word judgment there, people will often say, well, don't judge me.

We are to judge one another, but not hypocritically.

Okay, so if I see some brother doing something that he shouldn't or he not ought to, or I see him

speaking in a way or whatever, and I go to him and I say to him, listen, brother, God expects more from you.

God expects this and blah, blah.

That is not judgment in a hypocritical way as long as I'm not then turning around and doing exactly what I just told this guy to think he should be doing.

We must do it in a way that is going to be in building up the kingdom of God

and also holding ourselves accountable.

It's called accountability.

We must hold each other accountable.

There's a story about D.L.

Moody, the great evangelist.

He once said, I looked upon this world as a vessel and not as a home.

The sooner we get it out of our hearts, the better off we are.

So the sooner that we get this world out of our heart and get focused on the kingdom of God, the better off we are.

that can also apply to how we present ourselves.

We're not here to be show pieces for the world.

We're here to be salt and light, as Jesus said in Matthew 5, 13 through 16.

Well, pastor, this feels like a bunch of don'ts.

Don't wear this, don't show that.

But you wanna know the flip side?

Modesty isn't about restriction, it's about freedom.

When a person dresses modestly, they free themselves from the tyranny of other people's opinion.

They free themselves from the constant pressure to measure up to some impossible standard that the world sets.

And they free themselves to be known for who they are and not what they look like.

2 Corinthians 3.18.

And we all...

who with unveiled faces contemplate the Lord's glory are being transformed into his image with ever increasing glory, which comes for the Lord, who is the Spirit.

That right there is the goal.

Not to look like the world anymore, but to look like Jesus.

I wanna give you some practical actions to put into practice in your daily life, okay?

If you have your bulletin, you can flip it over, you can write these on the back, or you can even take a picture of the overhead because I will have them up here.

Before you get dressed, whether it's for church, for work, for school, wherever that you may be going, that you're gonna be taking action, I want you to ask yourself these three questions, all right?

First one, does this honor God?

Second one,

Does this represent Christ well?

And third one, would I be comfortable if Jesus physically walked into the room right now?

These all fit not just for clothing, man.

These fit for attitude, speech, how we carry ourself.

They fit for all three of those.

All of us need to ask ourselves those three questions.

Parents,

I'm glad to see the kids in the room today.

This is the fifth Sunday.

This is family Sunday.

And so the kids are in the room.

It's a wonderful thing.

I loved it before church hearing all the little voices and stuff.

Kids are not a distraction at all.

They are a blessing.

And we want children as a part of our church.

We want them screaming.

Now, I do believe there's reverence.

There's reverence, there's a time and a place, as Ecclesiastes says, all right?

There's a time and place for everything.

But would you say, parents, I gotta commend all of our parents that have children in the room this morning, because I know this is difficult for kids to sit through this, because I know you guys are over there, you're having fun, you're eating, you're just snacking and everything, but you're learning.

Our volunteers are teaching them about Jesus and really about apologetics.

why do you believe what you believe because it's not enough just to tell people i believe in jesus well why do you believe in jesus what is it about jesus that you believe in and the kids are learning that so for them to be over here today and be quiet right now i don't know if they're all asleep or what y'all may have given them some benadryl before they walked in and they're all passed out but man everyone else show your appreciation to these parents that have well-behaved children yes

Doing a great job, parents.

And parents, we need to make our children aware of things like this from a young age and grow them up.

We are the examples to them.

And we as parents will teach our children the things of life better than the school system

or any other person will, all right?

Because we're with them more than anybody else.

So we need to take that seriously, and I know many of you do.

But for those parents that may not be here today, we need to talk to our kids about these difficult subjects, not with shame, but with truth.

Help them understand that their identity is not in their appearance.

Their identity is in Christ.

The world will tell them that their worth is not or is how they look.

God says their worth is in who they are, a child of the king.

That's where their worth is.

Modesty may not be a popular topic.

I don't think I've ever even spoken on modesty, not even preached on it.

But I will tell you that it's an important one.

At the end of the day, everything we do, how we dress, how we speak, how we live, must point people to Jesus.

1 Samuel 16, seven, the Lord said to Samuel, do not consider his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him.

The Lord does not look at the things people look at.

Hear that this morning?

God doesn't look at the things that people look at.

People look at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.

Praise the Lord.

Here's my challenge this week.

Don't just change what you wear, change why you wear it.

Let your heart be so captured by the love of God that how you present yourself becomes an act of worship.

Everything we do, we must do as unto the Lord.

Everything.

So the next time you get cut off on the highway, I almost cut somebody off, I almost cut somebody off yesterday.

And I felt so bad.

And then you know what the next thought was in my mind?

Remember that the next time someone cuts you off.

Because I didn't do it purposely, it was an accident.

And those things happen.

And you never know when that driver in that other car may come in that back door.

and see you sitting there.

Oh yeah, that's the one that flipped me off.

Oh, come on.

I know the flesh has gotten a hold of some of y'all, because the flesh has gotten a hold of me.

But we can't allow that to happen.

We must be in peace at all times.

We must present ourselves for the cause of Christ.

And also think, I may come in contact with this person again.

Is what I am saying, how I am acting, or what I'm wearing going to kill my testimony to where they won't listen to me about Jesus?