"Is It Okay if I Don't Get Caught?"
Key Foundation:
Integrity—Who I Am When No One’s Looking
Key Scriptures:
Acts 5:1-11 1
Timothy 1:18-19
1 John 2:3-6
Read 1 Timothy 1:18-19
-First Timothy 1:19 uses a shipwreck to describe what can happen to your faith when you’ve done something wrong, even if no on else knows about it.
-What does it mean to have your faith ship-wrecked?
-Give some examples of things people might keep hidden that could shipwreck their faith.
Read Acts 5:1-11
-Why was it such a big deal that Ananias and Sapphira lied?
-What difference does it make that they got caught?
Read 1 John 2:3-6
-Based on these verses, what could you say to someone who asked, “Is it okay if I don’t get caught?”
Family Activities
-Go into an empty room and change 5 things around.
-Then have someone come in and see if they can find the items that you changed.
-Did they find everything that you changed? Did it take them long? Did you show them what they missed?
-Find 3 good characteristics that you see in an adult in your house. Write them down and tell them. Give a brief explanation why.
-Find 3 good characteristics that you see in yourself. Do any of these characteristics match with the adult in your house?