Integrity

Has my life gotIntegrity?

Is personal integrity something you have thought about or even care about?

Young people, when you take a 'selfie' on your mobile phones – Do you look at your face and wonder if it has integrity?

You older ones, when you are having a shave in the morning – Do you wonder if that old man who staring back at you in the mirror has integrity?

As I have looked into this subject I have been challenged

Asked myself the question 'Has my life got Integrity?'

I invite you all to ask yourself this question as we briefly consider it this morning.

What is Integrity?

* wholeness / honesty / purity / reliability / authority

* HOLY / 'called out' / 'set apart'

* consistency

* 'walk the talk'

Why is Integrity important?

God is watching over our lives* He sees everything 1 Sam 16 v 7

* We will all give an account of what we do Heb 9 v 27

* Does God want us to have Integrity?

Does God want us to have Integrity?

You are HOLY to me because I, the LORD, am HOLY and I have set you apart from the nations to be my own. Lev 20 v26

Therefore, my brothers and sisters, make every effort to confirm your calling ... for if you do these things, you will never stumble. 2 Peter 1 v 10

I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received. Eph 4 v 1

Why is Integrity important?

God is watching over our lives* He sees everything 1 Sam 16 v 7

* We will all give an account of what we do Heb 9 v 27

* Does God want us to have Integrity?

Man is watching our lives* How we live out our Christianity

* Our witness

Why is Integrity important?

Nothing speaks louder or more powerfully than a life of integrity. – Charles Swindoll

How can I have Integrity in my life?

* Christlikeness = Fruitfulness = Integrity

* We need to be more like Jesus

We know that you are a man of Integrity Matthew 22 v 6; Mark 12 v

14

* I am the true vine John 15 v 1 – 17

How can I have Integrity in my life?

the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control.

Galatians 5 v 22

Has my life got Integrity?

* more like Jesus * grafted into the Vine* fruit of the Spirit* 'walk the talk‘

No good thing will God withhold from those who walk with integrity.Psalm 84.