10. You ever heard the phrase, “May the force be with y’all.”

10. You ever heard the phrase, “May the force be with y’all.”

9. You have ever had your R-2 unit use its self-defense electroshock thingy to get the barbecue grill to light.

9. You have ever had your R-2 unit use its self-defense electroshock thingy to get the barbecue grill to light.

7. You can easily describe the taste of an Ewok.

7. You can easily describe the taste of an Ewok.

8. You have bantha horns on the front of your land speeder.

8. You have bantha horns on the front of your land speeder.

6. You have ever had an X-wing up on blocks in your yard.

6. You have ever had an X-wing up on blocks in your yard.

2. You have the doors of your X-wing welded shut and you have to get in through the window.

2. You have the doors of your X-wing welded shut and you have to get in through the window.

5. Wookies are offended by your B.O.5. Wookies are offended by your B.O.

4. Your father has ever said to you, “Shoot, son come on over to the dark side...it’ll be a hoot.”

4. Your father has ever said to you, “Shoot, son come on over to the dark side...it’ll be a hoot.”

3. Your Jedi robe is a camouflage color.3. Your Jedi robe is a camouflage color.

1. In your opinion, that Darth Vader fellow just “ain’t right.”

1. In your opinion, that Darth Vader fellow just “ain’t right.”

You choose to follow the Light or Dark Side

You choose to follow the Light or Dark Side

FOUR TRUTHS ABOUT THE DARK SIDE:FOUR TRUTHS ABOUT THE DARK SIDE:

“The highway to hell is broad, and its gate is wide for the many who choose the easy way. But the gateway to life is small, and the road is narrow, and only a few ever find it.”

“The highway to hell is broad, and its gate is wide for the many who choose the easy way. But the gateway to life is small, and the road is narrow, and only a few ever find it.”

Matthew 7:13-14 (NLT)Matthew 7:13-14 (NLT)

“Anakin, training to be a Jedi will not be an easy challenge. And if you succeed, it will be a hard life.”

~ Qui-Gon Jinnin “The Phantom Menace”

“Anakin, training to be a Jedi will not be an easy challenge. And if you succeed, it will be a hard life.”

~ Qui-Gon Jinnin “The Phantom Menace”

There is a path before each person that seems right, but it ends in death.

There is a path before each person that seems right, but it ends in death.

Proverbs 14:12 (NLT)Proverbs 14:12 (NLT)

“I am the light of the world. If you follow me, you won’t be stumbling through the darkness, because you will have the light that leads to life… Yes, I am the gate. Those who come in through me will be saved.”

“I am the light of the world. If you follow me, you won’t be stumbling through the darkness, because you will have the light that leads to life… Yes, I am the gate. Those who come in through me will be saved.”

John 8:12; 10:9 (NLT)John 8:12; 10:9 (NLT)

The Dark Side is Powerful

The Dark Side is Powerful

FOUR TRUTHS ABOUT THE DARK SIDE:FOUR TRUTHS ABOUT THE DARK SIDE:

“Temptation will take you farther than you want to go, keep you longer than

you want to stay, and cost you more than you

want to pay.”

“Temptation will take you farther than you want to go, keep you longer than

you want to stay, and cost you more than you

want to pay.”

Temptation comes from the lure of our own evil desires. These evil desires lead to evil actions, and evil actions lead to death.

Temptation comes from the lure of our own evil desires. These evil desires lead to evil actions, and evil actions lead to death.

James 1:14-15 (NLT)James 1:14-15 (NLT)

You know when evil is lurking nearby

You know when evil is lurking nearby

FOUR TRUTHS ABOUT THE DARK SIDE:FOUR TRUTHS ABOUT THE DARK SIDE:

We can say with confidence and a clear conscience that we have been honest and sincere in all our dealings. We have depended on God’s grace, not on our own earthly wisdom.

We can say with confidence and a clear conscience that we have been honest and sincere in all our dealings. We have depended on God’s grace, not on our own earthly wisdom.

2 Corinthians 1:12 (NLT)2 Corinthians 1:12 (NLT)

Be careful! Watch out for attacks from the Devil, your great enemy. He prowls around like a roaring lion, looking for some victim to devour.

Be careful! Watch out for attacks from the Devil, your great enemy. He prowls around like a roaring lion, looking for some victim to devour.

1 Peter 5:8 (NLT)1 Peter 5:8 (NLT)

The Dark Side will lose in the end

The Dark Side will lose in the end

FOUR TRUTHS ABOUT THE DARK SIDE:FOUR TRUTHS ABOUT THE DARK SIDE:

Life itself was in him, and this life gives light to everyone. The light shines through the darkness, and the darkness can never extinguish it.

Life itself was in him, and this life gives light to everyone. The light shines through the darkness, and the darkness can never extinguish it.

John 1:4 (NLT)John 1:4 (NLT)

How Do We Resist the Dark Side?How Do We Resist the Dark Side?

Depend on the Power of GodDepend on the Power of God

It is God who gives us, along with you, the ability to stand firm for Christ. He has commissioned us, and he has identified us as his own by placing the Holy Spirit in our hearts as the first installment of everything he will give us.

It is God who gives us, along with you, the ability to stand firm for Christ. He has commissioned us, and he has identified us as his own by placing the Holy Spirit in our hearts as the first installment of everything he will give us.

2 Corinthians 1:21-22 (NLT)2 Corinthians 1:21-22 (NLT)

How Do We Resist the Dark Side?How Do We Resist the Dark Side?

Grow firm in your faith

Grow firm in your faith

I don’t mean to say that I have already achieved these things or that I have already reached perfection! But I keep working toward that day when I will finally be all that Christ Jesus saved me for and wants me to

I don’t mean to say that I have already achieved these things or that I have already reached perfection! But I keep working toward that day when I will finally be all that Christ Jesus saved me for and wants me to

Philippians 3:12-14 (NLT)Philippians 3:12-14 (NLT)

be… I strain to reach the end of the race and receive the prize for which God, through Christ Jesus, is calling us up to heaven.

be… I strain to reach the end of the race and receive the prize for which God, through Christ Jesus, is calling us up to heaven.

Philippians 3:12-14 (NLT)Philippians 3:12-14 (NLT)

Be strong with the Lord’s mighty power. Put on all of God’s armor so that you will be able to stand firm against all strategies and tricks of the Devil. For we are not fighting against people made of flesh

Be strong with the Lord’s mighty power. Put on all of God’s armor so that you will be able to stand firm against all strategies and tricks of the Devil. For we are not fighting against people made of flesh

Ephesians 6:10-13 (NLT)Ephesians 6:10-13 (NLT)

and blood, but against the evil rulers and authorities of the unseen world, against those mighty powers of darkness who rule this world, and against wicked spirits in the heavenly realms.

and blood, but against the evil rulers and authorities of the unseen world, against those mighty powers of darkness who rule this world, and against wicked spirits in the heavenly realms.

Ephesians 6:10-13 (NLT)Ephesians 6:10-13 (NLT)

Use every piece of God’s armor to resist the enemy in the time of evil, so that after the battle you will still be standing firm.

Use every piece of God’s armor to resist the enemy in the time of evil, so that after the battle you will still be standing firm.

Ephesians 6:10-13 (NLT)Ephesians 6:10-13 (NLT)

How Do We Resist the Dark Side?How Do We Resist the Dark Side?

Develop Solid Christian

Friendships

Develop Solid Christian

Friendships

Dear brothers and sisters, if another Christian is overcome by some sin, you who are godly should gently and humbly help that person back onto the right path… Share each other’s troubles and problems, and in this way obey the law of Christ.

Dear brothers and sisters, if another Christian is overcome by some sin, you who are godly should gently and humbly help that person back onto the right path… Share each other’s troubles and problems, and in this way obey the law of Christ.

Galatians 6:1-2 (NLT)Galatians 6:1-2 (NLT)

Think of ways to encourage one another to outbursts of love and good deeds. And let us not neglect our meeting together, as some people do, but encourage and warn each other, especially now that the day of his coming back again is drawing near.

Think of ways to encourage one another to outbursts of love and good deeds. And let us not neglect our meeting together, as some people do, but encourage and warn each other, especially now that the day of his coming back again is drawing near.

Hebrews 10:24-25 (NLT)Hebrews 10:24-25 (NLT)

How Do We Resist the Dark Side?How Do We Resist the Dark Side?

Maintain Your Guard Against the Dark Side

Maintain Your Guard Against the Dark Side

“Keep alert and pray. Otherwise temptation will overpower you.”

“Keep alert and pray. Otherwise temptation will overpower you.”

Matthew 26:41 (NLT)Matthew 26:41 (NLT)

If you think you are standing strong, be careful, for you, too, may fall into the same sin.

If you think you are standing strong, be careful, for you, too, may fall into the same sin.

1 Corinthians 10:12 (NLT)1 Corinthians 10:12 (NLT)

And God is faithful. He will keep the temptation from becoming so strong that you can’t stand up against it. When you are tempted, he will show you a way out so that you will not give in to it.

And God is faithful. He will keep the temptation from becoming so strong that you can’t stand up against it. When you are tempted, he will show you a way out so that you will not give in to it.

1 Corinthians 10:13 (NLT)1 Corinthians 10:13 (NLT)

So humble yourselves before God. Resist the Devil, and he will flee from you.

So humble yourselves before God. Resist the Devil, and he will flee from you.

James 4:7 (NLT)James 4:7 (NLT)

“A man who gives in to temptation after five minutes simply does not know what it would have been like an hour later.”

~ C. S. Lewis

“A man who gives in to temptation after five minutes simply does not know what it would have been like an hour later.”

~ C. S. Lewis

“…for though a righteous man falls seven times, he rises again, but the wicked are brought down by calamity.”

“…for though a righteous man falls seven times, he rises again, but the wicked are brought down by calamity.”

Proverbs 24:16 (NIV)Proverbs 24:16 (NIV)