Chris Taylor
August 11, 2021
Wednesday Night Worship Service, August 11, 2021
Series Title: Kingdom Rules
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Text: Exodus 20:16
Title: Tell No Lies!
Big Idea: Our approach to truth reveals who we belong to.
- What is the 9th Commandment getting at?
“The ninth commandment calls for sanctity of truth in all areas of life, even though the vocabulary primarily reflects the legal process in Israel…To despise the truth was to despise God whose very being and character are truth.” — Walter Kaiser
Slander – See 1 Peter 2:1; Colossians 3:8; Psalm 101:5
Gossip – See Proverbs 16:28; 17:4
Flattery – Proverbs 26:28; 29:5
Exaggeration –
- Why do people lie?
- What does a lying tongue reveal?
- Why must the church champion the truth?
See Galatians 5:22-23; John 14:6; 8:26; 1 John 5:20; Ephesians 4:25; Colossians 3:16; 2 Corinthians 5:20
- How does the 9th Commandment point us to Jesus?
See 1 John 1:8-9; 2 Corinthians 5:21
“He who never lied hung on the cross as a liar. When God looks at you and me, He see the perfect righteousness of Christ’s truth-keeping.” — Skip Ryan
See John 17:17; 14:16-17; 1 Corinthians 2:14; John 10:27
Discussion Questions:
- What lies have you told recently and why?
- What lies have you believed? How can you be on guard against listening to lies?
- What are the evidences in your own life that you champion the truth? How can you grow here?
- Why is it so important that the church be committed to speaking truthfully?