1 Chronicles 29:17 Proverbs 11:3 “I know, my God, that You test the heart and are pleased with integrity.” ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Proverbs 11:3 “The integrity of the upright guides them,     but the unfaithful are destroyed by their duplicity.”

Matthew 23: 25-26 25 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence. 26 Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, and then the outside also will be clean... 28 In the same way, on the outside you appear to people as righteous but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness.”

1.) You can walk closely with God 2.) You have a built-in guide for living 3.) You have constant peace in your heart 4.) You gain trust, respect, honor, influence

- Lying on a résumé - Exaggerating - Overbilling - Cheat for grades Falsifying Reports - “Shop & Hide” - Embezzling/Stealing - Addictions

he challenges them to test his integrity. 1 Samuel 12: 1-5 As the Prophet Samuel gives his formal “farewell speech” to the Israelites, he challenges them to test his integrity.

1.) Repent & Re-Connect with Jesus Christ 2.) Sincerely Apologize to those impacted 3.) “Stop doing wrong. Learn to do right.” 4.) “Just say a simple, ‘Yes, I will,’ or ‘No, I won’t.’ Anything beyond this is from the evil one.” - Matthew 5:37

1.) Who is/was your “integrity” role model? What do you admire most about them? 2.) What are some differences between who people think you are and who God knows that you are? 3.) What changes are you ready and willing to make this week to align your behavior with your beliefs?