Watch what you say!

When we go to church on Sundays, we often get caught up in unintentional but habitual lies. What? Lying in church, who would have imagined?


What is the most common lie on Sunday morning? That’s too easy. It’s response you hear when you see someone and ask “How are you?”


Quick, what’s their automatic...thoughtless…insincere response? “I’m fine!” There it is! Right there in God’s house, or at least on His parking lot.


We begin our Lord’s Day expressions by lying to one another.


God has a lot to say about being honest and speaking to one another with integrity. Mean what you say…say what you mean.


Ephesians 4:25 “ Therefore each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully to his neighbor, for we are all members of one body.”


Colossians 3:9 “Do not lie to each other, since you have taken off your old self with its practices.”


Why do we tell this Sunday morning lie?


Because we have believed a lie.


The enemy lies and tells us things like “no other family has disobedient kids…financial pressure…marital stress.” Let me use a Greek word for that…BALONEY.

John 8:44 “You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out your father’s desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, not holding to the truth, for there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, for he is a liar and the father of lies.”

Any family that pretends they have it together is lying to you and themselves.


The real missed opportunity is that when people become real and vulnerable, God can really work.


Risk the trauma of transparency and tell someone the truth next time they ask how you are doing?


They’ll either not hear you, be speechless or may give you a hug.