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  • Writer: Lucas Miyoshi
    Lucas Miyoshi
  • 4 days ago
  • 2 min read

“So, because you are lukewarm—neither hot nor cold— I am about to spit you out of my mouth.”

Revelation 3:16 (NIV)


“Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of the bones of the dead and everything unclean. In the same way, on the outside you appear to people as righteous but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness.

Matthew 23:27-28 (NIV)


  1. DON'T JUST KNOW THE GOSPEL, LIVE OUT THE GOSPEL!


“In the same way, the Lord has commanded that those who preach the gospel should receive their living from the gospel.”

1 Corinthians 9:14 (NIV)


“You can’t keep your true self hidden forever; before long you’ll be exposed. You can’t hide behind a religious mask forever; sooner or later the mask will slip and your true face will be known. You can’t whisper one thing in private and preach the opposite in public; the day’s coming when those whispers will be repeated all over town.

Luke 12:2-3 (MSG)


“At that moment their eyes were opened, and they suddenly felt shame at their nakedness. So they sewed fig leaves together to cover themselves.”Then the Lord God called to the man, “Where are you?” He replied, “I heard you walking in the garden, so I hid. I was afraid. Genesis 3:7,9-10 (NLT)


  1. GOD CAN'T HEAL WHAT WE HIDE!


“Whoever conceals his transgressions will not prosper, but he who confesses and forsakes them will obtain mercy.”

Proverbs 28:13 (ESV)


  1. FREEDOM AND HEALING IS FOUND IN TRANSPARENCY!


“Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be

healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working.”

James 5:16 (ESV)


Victory Group Questions:

1. In what situations do you think people are most tempted to “wear a mask”? (e.g., work, church, family, social media)

2. What kind of “mask” do you most often find yourself wearing (e.g., the strong one, the happy one, the spiritual one)?

3. What fears or insecurities keep you from being your authentic self with God or with others?

4. How do you think God responds when we bring our unfiltered, unmasked selves to Him?

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