TOPIC: Deceit, Spiritual Growth
REFERENCES: 1 Corinthians 10:12
SERIES: Protecting Your Achilles Heel, Part 4

SUMMARY
Have you ever tried to lift something that looked light but when you went to lift it, it was heavier then you thought? Deceit is something that is a much heavier load then frequently we know about. The life of deception weakens us, it makes cowards of us, it stunts our spiritual growth, it affects every area of our life, it is a heavier load then we can ever hope to carry by ourselves, and thinking that we can carry the load of deception is, in fact itself, a deception. Deceit is a heavier load then any one of us can carry.

Deception is the foundation for a whole host of other destructive behaviors. Because when we cover up, when we deny, when we pretend that there really isn’t anything within us that needs to change, needs to grow, we set up a series of destructive events.

The order of events:
1. We engage in a certain action.
2. We set out to cover it up.
3. We begin to create a shield of deception.
4. Over time, as we devote energy to keeping the shield shined, we lose track of who we really are.

Digging out of deceit is not easy job. Listen to this sermon to hear some principles that will hopefully get us started and keep us going in the right direction.

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