“It’s Just A Video Game”
1 Thessalonians 5:14 – 22
Video Games Are Big Business!
• $25 Billion In 2004
• $55 Billion In 2009
• Today, $78 Billion
• 50% Of All Americans Play Video Games, 75%
Are Under 40 Years Old.
• 2012 Top Sellers: Call Of Duty: Black Ops II
And Halo 4
Types Of Video Games
• Real – Time Strategy
• Adventure
• Action – Adventure
• Sports
• Shooters
Video Game Ratings
As Parents, What Can We Do?
1. Don’t Buy A Video Game
That Is Not Age Appropriate
– Know The Ratings!
2. Read A Review About Any
Game You Purchase
3. Go On Your Child’s Gaming
Console And Activate
Parental Controls
4. Limit Their Time
5. Do More Things As A Family
6. Watch For Warning Signs
7. Watch Them Play, Play With
Them, And Talk To Them
About The Game
Paul’s Inspired Advice
1. Check Out Everything
2. Keep Only What Is Good
3. Run From Even The Appearance Of Evil
Are My Children Saved/Living Right
Before God?
To Become A Christian
Hear Him (Romans 10:17)
Believe Him (Mark 16:16)
Repent Of Sins Against Him (Acts 2:38)
Confess Him (Acts 8:37)
Be Baptized Into Him (Acts 22:16)
Live For Him (Galatians 2:20)
To Be Restored As An Erring Christian
Come Back To Him (Matthew 11:28-30)
Repent (Acts 8:22)
Pray (James 5:16)