The Choice Is Yours
A Study on Peer Pressure
Session 1
Going Along With The Crowd
Galatians 2:11-14
THE QUESTION
What’s the harm in a little peer pressure?
THE POINT
Peer pressure can lead you down the wrong road.
DISCUSSION STARTERS
 In what ways are teenagers pressured today?
 What would you say is your biggest source of peer
pressure?
 Why do you really give in to peer pressure?
 To what degree does the fear of rejection play in how you
allow others to influence you?
 How much do you feel accepted by your friends? By your
parents?
 How much of what you decide to do is a result of you just
wanting to be accepted and fit in?
 What areas of pressure have you given into this week
because of the fear of rejection and wanting to fit in? How
can I best pray for you about that this week?
The Choice Is Yours
A Study on Peer Pressure
Session 2
Evaluating the Crowd
Proverbs 1:8-16; 13:20; Galatians 5:7-8
THE QUESTION
How do I recognize good peer pressure?
THE POINT
Good peer pressure helps you become a better person.
DISCUSSION STARTERS
 Looking at the friends you currently have, would you say
more of them pressure you in a positive way or a negative
way?
 What do you use as your standard to measure positive or
negative influences in your life?
 How do you decide who will and who won’t be your friend?
 How do your friends challenge you to think right?
 Do your friends often challenge you to do things that are
good and positive or things that will ultimately bring you
down?
 Can you identify the good things they help you do? What are
they?
 Do your friends help you grow spiritually? Explain.
The Choice Is Yours
A Study on Peer Pressure
Session 3
Resisting the Crowd
Romans 12:1-2; Hebrews 11:24-26
THE QUESTION
How do I resist the pull of negative peer pressure?
THE POINT
Stay focused on Christ.
DISCUSSION STARTERS
 How many times each week would you say you are
pressured in a negative way?
 What do you currently do to try to avoid being pressured in
those ways?
 On a scale of 1 to 10, with 10 being the most effective, how
effective is what you are currently doing?
 Why is it important to look at the long-term effects of our
decisions?
 What are you doing today that you may live to regret or pay
a price you aren’t willing to pay somewhere down the road?
 How can focusing on Christ and his ways help you keep the
proper focus as you decide whether or not to give in to
pressure?
 What are you doing to stay focused on Christ each day?
The Choice Is Yours
A Study on Peer Pressure
Session 4
Influencing the Crowd
1 Timothy 4:12
THE QUESTION
How can I influence others?
THE POINT
Let your life lead others to Christ.
DISCUSSION STARTERS
 During this past week, when did you influence somebody as
a result of your walk with Christ?
 How do you think your words could influence others?
 What words do you currently use that would cause others to
be negatively influenced?
 What words do you currently use that would cause them to
be influenced in a positive way?
 In what ways do you think your actions are influencing
others?
 In what ways has your walk with Christ grown during this
past week?
 How can praying and studying God’s Word help you to
influence others?