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Lies In Real Life
Lead a short discussion OR write your answers to these question in private - using the following questions:
Unfortunately, even the most innocuous or seemingly harmless lie can have consequence that we didn’t predict.
Lead a short discussion OR write your answers to these question in private - using the following questions:
- Have you ever told a lie?
- Tell us about a lie you have told
- Have you ever found out you’ve been lied to?
- How did you react?
- Have you ever felt completely justified in telling a lie?
- Have you ever felt guilty after telling a lie?
- Have you ever been caught out telling a lie?
- Is it always wrong to lie?
Unfortunately, even the most innocuous or seemingly harmless lie can have consequence that we didn’t predict.
Truth Or Consequences
Play a quick game of Consequences to introduce this Bible study. Give everyone a piece of paper and a pen. At the top of the sheet, get everyone to write the name of a male - it could be someone in the group, or someone famous. Then get everyone to fold their paper over and pass it to the person on their right. That person adds the name of a female - on the paper, not on the fold - folds it over and passes it to the person on the right.
Continue adding where they met, what he said to her, what she said to him and the consequence of their meeting. When everyone has written their consequence, get them to fold it over once more and pass it to the right. Then everyone can unfold their ‘stories' and read them out. Some will be funny, some will no doubt be crude and some will make no sense at all!
Tell the group that you want them to think about the consequences of lying. Read together Acts 5:1-11. Discuss with the group:
Play a quick game of Consequences to introduce this Bible study. Give everyone a piece of paper and a pen. At the top of the sheet, get everyone to write the name of a male - it could be someone in the group, or someone famous. Then get everyone to fold their paper over and pass it to the person on their right. That person adds the name of a female - on the paper, not on the fold - folds it over and passes it to the person on the right.
Continue adding where they met, what he said to her, what she said to him and the consequence of their meeting. When everyone has written their consequence, get them to fold it over once more and pass it to the right. Then everyone can unfold their ‘stories' and read them out. Some will be funny, some will no doubt be crude and some will make no sense at all!
Tell the group that you want them to think about the consequences of lying. Read together Acts 5:1-11. Discuss with the group:
- Did Ananias and Sapphira actually tell a lie in this story? (It seems not but their action was deceitful which counts as a lie.)
- What was the consequence of their deceit? Why do you think it was that dramatic?
- People rarely die from telling lies, but what can be the consequences of lying, especially if you are found out? Encourage the group to think about how they feel when they know someone has lied to them - whether it's a friend or someone in the public. Expect to hear things like: lack of trust; breakdown in relationships; having to tell more lies to cover up the one you started with; lack of self-respect. Point out that lying does have consequences even if you get away with it.
- Do you think fewer people would lie if lying had as serious consequences today as it did for Ananias and Sapphira? How would that affect daily life?!
Spell Out TruthEquipment
Beads, letter beads, elastic and scissors.
Buy a selection of beads that will appeal to your children. You will also need letter beads.
Challenge the young people to make themselves a bracelet including the word ‘truth’ to remind themselves not to lie but to tell the truth, in keeping with the 9th commandment.
Beads, letter beads, elastic and scissors.
Buy a selection of beads that will appeal to your children. You will also need letter beads.
Challenge the young people to make themselves a bracelet including the word ‘truth’ to remind themselves not to lie but to tell the truth, in keeping with the 9th commandment.
