Acts 2:42-47, 32-37; Acts 5:1-10; Ephesians 4:14-16, 29

OPENING QUESTIONS:

1. What is a white lie that you have told? Why did you tell it?
2. Share about a time when someone lied to you about something small or big. How did it make you feel?

IN THE WORD:

1. Read or summarize Acts 2:42-47 and Acts 4:32-37. Pastor Hutchison mentioned that Jesus liked to compare His relationships with the body of Christ to how a marriage should be and referenced these passages. How do we see unity in the scriptures? What does unity in a marriage look like?
2. How do we see selflessness in those scriptures? What does selflessness in a marriage look like?
3. Read or summarize Acts 5:1-5. How were they conspiring to look like something they were not?
4. Read Ephesians 4:14-16. What benefits are there in speaking the truth in love (verse 15)?
5. Read Ephesians 4:29. What filters should we have before we speak to others?

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:

1. In marriage/relationships, how do people conspire to look like something that they are not?
2. What truths do people hold back in marriage/relationships that are damaging? How are they damaging?

MAKING IT PERSONAL:

1. Do you learn more on sharing truths without love, or sharing love without truths? What steps can you take to find more balance?
2. Are there areas in your life that you are sometimes fake to others as a spouse, parent, co-worker, etc? What steps can you start taking to be real in these areas?