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Truth Over Lies: week 3

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“LIES ABOUT YOU” (PART 1), DAY 3.

THE LIE: YOU AREN’T LOVED.

READ: Romans 8:37-39 and SOAP: Romans 5:8

THE TRUTH: But God demonstrates his own love for us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Romans 5:8

One of the most isolating lies we can believe about ourselves is that we are not loved.

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“If you are waiting for me to tell you I love you, you’ll be waiting forever.” What a horrible thing to say, right?

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What Do You Think?

  • How do you know we are loved by God?
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Truth Over Lies: Wk 2, Day 3

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Truth or Lie? GOD PUTS SHAME AND GUILT ON YOU AS PUNISHMENT

Read: Isaiah 54:4-5; Romans 8:1 – SOAP: Roman 8:1

There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.

Romans 8:1

What did you learn?

  • Who received our shame and guilt?
  • How does that change things for you?

We could all be found guilty for a multitude of sins and without hope, but …  

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A lie that we all to often believe is that this shame and guilt is a form of punishment from God.  

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Truth Over Lies, Wk 2, Day 2

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TRUTH or LIE? GOD IS NOT ENOUGH

Read: Philippians 4:19; Psalm 73:23-26; 2 Corinthians 12:9

SOAP: Philippians 4:19 and 2 Corinthians 12:9

And my God will supply your every need according to his glorious riches in Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:19 NET

But he said to me, “My grace is enough for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” So then, I will boast most gladly about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may reside in me. 2 Corinthians 12:9

What Do You Think?

  • In what ways do we believe the lie that God is not enough?
  • What is the truth?

Our problem is that we often lack the faith to recognize His sufficiency. –

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Truth Over Lies: week 3

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“LIES ABOUT YOU” (PART 1) Day2

THE LIE: “You Can’t Change”

Read: Hebrews 13:20-21; Philippians 4:13 and SOAP: Hebrews 13:20-21

THE TRUTH: Now may the God of peace who by the blood of the eternal covenant brought back from the dead the great shepherd of the sheep, our Lord Jesus, equip you with every good thing to do his will, working in us what is pleasing before him through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever. Amen!

Hebrews 13:20-21

Sometimes we experience something that grasps hold of us and we can’t seem to shake. We begin to believe the lie that we cannot change. We will always be a victim. We will always struggle with the addiction. Yet, God’s Word powerfully refutes these lies.

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What Do You Think?

  • Why does relying on ourselves not produce lasting change?
  • How does relying on Jesus bring about true change?

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Truth Over Lies: week 3

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LIES ABOUT YOU (PART 1) DAY 1

THE LIE: YOU ARE NOT ENOUGH

READ: Exodus 3:1-14 and 4:1-11; 1 Peter 2:9; Philippians 4:13, Ephesians 2:10; 

SOAP: Exodus 4:11

THE TRUTH: The Lord said to him, “Who gave a mouth to man, or who makes a person mute or deaf or seeing or blind? Is it not I, the Lord? Exodus 4:11

A lie we often believe about ourselves is that we are not enough. You are not_______ enough. Immediately, a little lie probably crept into your mind. Inadequacy, incompetency, insufficiency.  

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It’s a lie meant to keep us from stepping forward in faith in the things God has called and created us to do.

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What do you think?

  • How can we overcome feelings of inadequacy?

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Truth Over Lies, Week 2 – Day 1

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LIES ABOUT GOD

Memory/Focus Verse: For of His fullness we have all received, grace upon grace. John 1:16

Challenge: This week in your journals, record one way God is good to you each day.

TRUTH OR LIE? – YOU HAVE TO EARN GOD’S LOVE

Read: Ephesians 2:8; 1 John 4: 19 and SOAP: Ephesians 2:8

For by grace you are saved through faith, and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God;

Ephesians 2:8 NET

What do you think? (share your answer below)

  • Why can’t you earn God’s love?
  • Why is this TRUTH freeing?

Nothing is free, right? Things like grades … wages … respect … promotions … friends … trust all have to be earned – but your relationship with God is completely different.

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The Bible is clear that salvation is a product of God’s great love for us.

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Truth Over Lies: Wk1, D5

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DECEIVED THROUGH OUR IGNORANCE

  • Read: 1 John 4:1, 1 Thes 5:21, Acts 17:11, Psalm 119:11, Titus 3:5-6, and James 1:22
  • SOAP: Psalm 119:11

I have hidden your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you.

Psalm 119:11

What do you think?

  • What does it mean to hide God’s Word in your heart?
  • How does it help us not sin against God?

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Truth Over Lies: wk1,d4

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WE CAN BE DECEIVED BY LOVING THE WORLD
  • Read: 1 Jn 2:15-16 & 5:19, Col. 2:8, and 2 Tim. 3:15-16
  • SOAP: Colossians 2:8

Don’t let anyone capture you with empty philosophies and high-sounding nonsense that come from human thinking and from the spiritual powers of this world, rather than from Christ.

Colossians 2:8

What do you think? (share your comment below)

  • In what ways does the world lie to us?
  • How can we protect ourselves against those lies?

The world can look very attractive when we allow ourselves to forget that the world is in the power of the evil one.

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We Can Deceive Ourselves

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Read: Jeremiah 17:9-10; 1 Corinthians 3:18; Ezekiel 36:26

SOAP: Jeremiah 17:9-10

“The human heart is the most deceitful of all things, and desperately wicked. Who really knows how bad it is? But I, the Lord, search all hearts and examine secret motives. I give all people their due rewards, according to what their actions deserve.”

Jeremiah 17:9
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
  • Why is it dangerous to follow our hearts?

Our hearts, left to themselves, can quickly deceive us. –

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Truth Over Lies: Week 1, Day 2

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SATAN HATES GOD & HIS PEOPLE

Read: Acts 13:10; Revelation 12:10; 2 Thessalonians 3:3

SOAP: Revelation 12:10; 2 Thessalonians 3:3

Then I heard a loud voice shouting across the heavens, “It has come at last— salvation and power and the Kingdom of our God, and the authority of his Christ. For the accuser of our brothers and sisters has been thrown down to earth— the one who accuses them before our God day and night. Revelation 12:10

But the Lord is faithful; he will strengthen you and guard you from the evil one. 2 Thessalonians 3:3

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