Parents, in light of our Push Back series of messages, and especially in view of Saturday’s message on Media, I thought it would be helpful to provide some discussion questions for you on the topic of culture, movies, music, and TV.

This is a substantial list, so choose wisely and go slow. Let me know if there have been other questions that have been useful to you in this regard.

• What difference should the gospel make for your media choices? What difference does the gospel make for your media choices?
• In what ways are your media choices conformed to the world?
• What does it mean to be transformed?
• Do you have a process for evaluating movies, TV, and music? What is it?
• Think about the last couple movies you watched. Did those movies promote an evil message? Did they use an evil method?
• What changes is God calling you to make with your media choices?

(The following questions are adapted from Karl Graustein, Growing Up Christian, pp. 69, 75.)

• What are your favorite TV shows, movies, and bands?
• What values do they promote?
• How do their values compare to the Word of God?
• Do you critically evaluate TV shows or music CDs? How?
• Is there anything you refuse to watch or listen to? Why?
• Do you think your entertainment habits please God?
• What is wrong with loving the world?
• Why is hiding your love for the world from your parents a dangerous sign?
• What are the key ways you are influenced by the world? How do music, TV, movies, and friendship influence you?
• How effectively do you evaluate television, movies, music, the Internet, and friendships?
• What is one way you can love the world less in the next month?
• What is one way you can love God more in the next month?
• How can your parents, pastor, and friends help you in loving the world less and loving God more?

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