1. “Beware their Influence” A look at some dangerous “women” that can creep into the Church Pt 2
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2. Introduction
This morning we began looking at a couple of women to look out for within the Church; Mis-leading and Mis-information
This evening we will look at some of the consequences that may result from following their influences and how to avoid their traps

3. Lying and deceit (Mis-information/Mis-leading) harms other people
Examples from the life of Jacob
Gen 27:34-38, 28:2, 29-31
Lying and deceit often destroy people's reputations or alienate people, not just in families, but also on the job, at school, and in the church
Lev 6:2-5; Deut 19:16-20; 1 Kings 21; Ps 109:1-5; Prov 25:18, 26:18-19; Mt 5:11, 26:59

4. Lying and deceit (Mis-information/Mis-leading) influences others to sin
Gen 3:13; Deut 11:16; 1 Kings 13:8-18; Ezek 13:22; Amos 2:4; 2 Thess 2:9-10
Lying and deceit (Mis-information/Mis-leading) leads to others losing confidence and respect in you
Ps 40:4, 101:7; Jer 9:4-6

5. Lying and deceit (Mis-information/Mis-leading) separates us from God and leads to our condemnation
Ps 5:6, 55:23; Prov 12:22, 19:5, 19:9; Is 59:1-4; Rom 1:28-32
Overcome Mis-information/Misleading through the love of truth and hating lies
Ps 1:1-2, 119:97-104, 119:128, 119:163; 1 Cor 13:6

6. Overcome Mis-information/Mis-leading by filling your heart with truth
Ps 15:1-2, 51:6; Mt 12:34-35; Jn 8:32; Phil 4:8
Overcome Mis-information/Mis-leading by staying far from falsehood and people or influences known to deceive
Ex 23:7; Ps 101:7; Prov 17:4, 30:8a; Amos 5:14; Rom 16:17-18; 1 Cor 15:33; 2 Jn 1:10-11

7. Conclusion Psalm 24:3-5 asks and answers a very important question
We have seen from this lesson that if we allow Mis-leading and Mis-information to influence our actions, we run the risk of losing our clean hands and pure heart