Increasing in Integrity
Building Strong Families – Part 8
Life Church – April 3, 2011
Pastor Dan Walker
Psalm 119:1 (NLT) Happy are people of integrity, who follow the law of the LORD.
Exodus 20:15 (NIV) You shall not steal.
1. How do we ____________?
A. By _______________ customers
Hosea 12:7 (NIV) The merchant uses dishonest scales; he loves to defraud.
B. By _______________ employers
Colossians 3:23 (NIV) Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men.
C. By _______________ on loans
Psalm 37:21 (NIV) The wicked borrow and do not repay, but the righteous give generously;
D. By _______________ the government
Romans 13:6 (NLT) Pay your taxes, too, for these same reasons. For government workers need to be paid. They are serving God in what they do.
E. By _______________ your money
Proverbs 22:22 (NIV) Do not exploit the poor because they are poor.
2. Why be ______________?
A. I am being ______________
Psalm 33:13 (NIV) From heaven the LORD looks down and sees all mankind;
Proverbs 20:7 (NLT) The godly walk with integrity; blessed are their children who follow them.
B. I will _________ what I _________
Galatians 6:7 (NLT) Don’t be misled—you cannot mock the justice of God. You will always harvest what you plant.
Proverbs 15:27 (NIV) A greedy man brings trouble to his family, but he who hates bribes will live.
C. Dishonesty damages my ________________
Proverbs 10:2 (NIV) Ill-gotten treasures are of no value, but righteousness delivers from death.
D. God will __________ my honesty
Proverbs 28:20 (NLT) The trustworthy person will get a rich reward, but a person who wants quick riches will get into trouble.
Proverbs 13:11 (NIV) Dishonest money dwindles away, but he who gathers money little by little makes it grow.