Acts 5:28-29 ESV
“We strictly charged you not to teach in this name, yet here you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching,
and you intend to bring this man’s blood upon us.” But Peter and the apostles answered, “We must obey God rather than men.”
Why should I stop…
People pleasing only _________________________________________
Proverbs 29:25 GNT
It is dangerous to be concerned with what others think of you, but if you trust the LORD, you are safe.
People pleasing is a __________________________________________
John 12:42-43 GWT
Many rulers believed in Jesus. However, they wouldn’t admit it publicly because the Pharisees would have thrown
them out of the synagogue. They were more concerned about what people thought of them than about what
God thought of them.
People pleasing will keep you ___________________________________
1 Thessalonians 2:4-6 NLT
For we speak as messengers approved by God to be entrusted with the Good News. Our purpose is to please God,
not people. He alone examines the motives of our hearts. Never once did we try to win you with flattery, as you well know. And God is our witness that we were not pretending to be your friends just to get your money! As for human praise, we have never sought it from you or anyone else.