BE SINCERE
BIBLE TEXT: Acts 5: 1- 11
MEMORY VERSE: Acts 5: 4b Why hast thou conceived this thing in thine heart? Thou hast not lied unto men, but unto God.
CHILD RELATED TRUTH: You must speak the truth from your heart at all times and in all things. God is not mocked.
LIFE APPLICATION: Ananias and Sapphira had done a good deed by selling their land and bringing the proceeds to the apostles for their common use. However the good turned to the evil when they decided to be insincere by lying and pretending that they did not withhold some of the money. Do not deceiver or lie to people for God hates lies and will punish all liars. Whatever is hidden to man is laid bare to God.
CHALLENGE: Do you always speak the truth? Do you think white lies and blue lies are acceptable to God? A lie, white or blue is a sin before God who admonished us that we should speak the truth from our heart always and lie not to one another?Speak the truth at all times even if it hurts.

1.  ____And____sold  their and  brought a part of the      proceeds to the apostles.
2. Did they bring all the money to the  apostles?
3.  Who accused Ananias of being deceitful?
4.  Who revealed to peter that Ananias and Sapphira were      being deceitful?
5.  How can we be sincere?
Activity 1
1. Below is a group of words, underline the words that     have the same meaing as being sincere:
    Deceit honest frank flatter lie hypocrisy pretense true
2. Fill in the missing words: all, heart, mocked, truth,
    You must speak the_____from your _____at _____    times and in______things. God is not________
DEVOTION FOR THE WEEK.
SUNDAY                              Psalm 15: 1- 5
MONDAY                             Psalm 24: 1-6
TUESDAY                            1 Sam 31: 1-6
WEDNESDAY                       2 Sam 1: 1-15
THURSDAY                          Psalm 1: 1-6
FRIDAY                                Psalm 119: 9-16
SATURDAY                          Col. 3: 1-9