SERIES: EMPOWERED TO ADVANCE
TITLE: RespondingtoThreatsInside
TEXT: Acts 4:36–5:11
MESSAGE BY: Pastor Tim

I. The Threat of Deception.
(vv. 5:3–5, 7–9; Ps. 51:6; Lk. 8:17; Eph. 4:25)

A. Why do we lie?
1. To hide something.
2. To help ourselves.
3. To hurt someone.

B. The truth about lies.
1. God knows completely.
2. God takes lying seriously.
3. God punishes lying severely. 4. God exposes lying openly.

C. The impact of lying.
1. Affects your relationships.
2. Brings defeat into your life.
3. Positions you with the evil one.