Getting to grips with being an honest Church

If you missed it, here's a link: Getting to grips with: Being an Honest Church


 Reading: Psalm 139
 

1. What are the kinds of things that we think of when we think about being honest, and when might we find ourselves justifying being dishonest?
2. Working your way through the psalm verse by verse, discuss what it has to say about our honesty as individuals, as part of a church family and in respect of the people we come into contact with who have no faith.
3. How should we deal with gossip in churches? cf: Proverbs 25:23; Eph. 5:11;James 3:7-8 Matt. 18: 15-20
4. Spend some time praying for each other and the integrity of every aspect of our church.
5. Homework - get int the habit of praying the words of Psalm 139: 23&24