1. Welcome to Pine Grove Church of Christ

2. Let us Sing Praises to God
Song Leader: Coy Cornett
First Song – # 173
Second Song – # 149
Opening Prayer: Orvas Johnson
Song before Lesson – # 182
Invitation Song – # 605

3. Welcome to Pine Grove Church of Christ

4. Introduction
John 8:11-12 –
(11) “And Jesus said to her, ‘Neither do I condemn you; go and sin no more.”
(12) “Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, ‘I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life.”

5. Pine Grove Church of Christ – 01/23/11
SIN NO MORE… Lying
Pine Grove Church of Christ – 01/23/11

6. Sin No More… LYING Definition of Lying:
an inaccurate or false statement; intentional untruth; a falsehood
to speak falsely or utter untruth knowingly, as with intent to deceive or mislead
something intended to convey a false impression; imposture
to express what is false; convey a false impression or practice deception

7. Sin No More… LYING
Father of Lying

8. Father of Lying John 8:44-47 – Hebrews 6:18 –
“You are of your father the devil… (He) does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own resources, for he is a liar and the father of it.”
Hebrews 6:18 –
“in which it is impossible for God to lie”

9. Father of Lying I John 3:10 –
“In this the children of God and the children of the devil are manifest: Whoever does not practice righteousness is not of God”

10. Sin No More… LYING
Father of Lying
God’s Thoughts on Lying

11. God’s Thoughts on Lying
Leviticus 6:1-2 – “If a person sins and commits a trespass against the Lord by lying to his neighbor”
Proverbs 6:16-19 – “These six things the Lord hates… a lying tongue…. a false witness who speaks lies”
Proverbs 12:22 – “Lying lips are an abomination to the Lord, but those who deal truthfully are His delight.”

12. Sin No More… LYING Father of Lying God’s Thoughts on Lying
The End of Liars

13. The End of Liars Revelation 21:6-8 –
“But the cowardly, unbelieving, abominable, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars shall have their part in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone”

14. The End of Liars Revelation 21:22-27 –
“But there shall by no means enter it anything that defiles, or causes an abomination or a lie, but only those who are written in the Lamb’s Book of Life.”

15. The End of Liars Revelation 22:12-15 –
“But outside are dogs and sorcerers and sexually immoral and murderers and idolaters, and whoever loves and practices a lie.”

16. Sin No More… LYING Father of Lying God’s Thoughts on Lying
The End of Liars
Example of Ananias & Sapphira

17. Example of Ananias & Sapphira
Acts 4:32-5:11 –
(3) “But Peter said, ‘Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit?”
(4) “Why have you conceived this thing in your heart? You have not lied to men but to God.”
(5) “Then Ananias, hearing these words, fell down and breathed his last.”

18. Sin No More… LYING Father of Lying God’s Thoughts on Lying
The End of Liars
Example of Ananias & Sapphira
We Must Put Away Lying & Speak Truth

19. Put Away Lying & Speak Truth
Ephesians 4:25 –
“Therefore, putting away lying, ‘Let each one of you speak truth with his neighbor,’ for we are members of one another.”

20. Put Away Lying & Speak Truth
Colossians 3:9-10 –
“Do not lie to one another, since you have put off the old man with his deeds, and have put on the new man who is renewed in knowledge according to the image of Him who created Him.”

21. Put Away Lying & Speak Truth
Matthew 5:33-37 –
“But let your ‘Yes’ be ‘Yes’ and your ‘No’ be ‘No’.”

22. Put Away Lying & Speak Truth
Psalm 119:29-30 –
“Remove from me the way of lying and grant me Your law graciously. I have chosen the way of truth”
Psalm 119:163 –
“I hate and abhor lying, But I love Your law.”

23. Conclusion Lying is sin & we must treat it that way.
Lying is of the devil.
Lying is serious.
Lying separates us from God, from God’s blessings, and from God’s promises.
Lying will keep us out of heaven.
We are to speak the truth and let our “Yes be Yes” and our “No be No”.

24. “Let the lying lips be put to silence”
Conclusion
Psalm 31:18 –
“Let the lying lips be put to silence”

25. God’s Plan of Salvation
Hear the Word of God (Acts 2:22)
Believe in Jesus (John 8:24)
Repent of Sins (Acts 17:30)
Confess Faith in Christ (Matthew 10:32)
Be Baptized in Water (Acts 2:38)
Remain Faithful & Grow (II Peter 3:18)
If err, repent and pray to God (I John 1:9)

26. Lord’s Supper Partaking of the Bread: Matthew 26:26 –
“Jesus took bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to the disciples and said, ‘Take, eat; this is my body”

27. Lord’s Supper Partaking of the Fruit of the Vine: Matthew 26:27-28 –
“Then He took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, ‘Drink from it, all of you. For this is My blood of the new covenant, which is shed for many for the remission of sins”

28. Giving II Corinthians 9:7 –
“So let each one give as he purposes in his heart, not grudgingly or of necessity; for God loves a cheerful giver."

29. Thank you for coming this morning! Please come BACK Tonight at 6PM!
Pine Grove Church of Christ – 02/06/11