Jennifer grew up in church as a good little actress.

Then she discovered the power of honesty.

I have been deceitful. I've been a liar.

I have tricked you all into thinking that I'm this happy-go-lucky Christian girl, and I love being here.

I'm proud of directing the choir and being involved in everything. I'm proud of the fact

that I'm a pastor's daughter and nothing's wrong with me. Well, I lied. This is the Revive Our Hearts

Podcast for Friday, April 25, 2014.

Why would someone risk being painfully honest?

Is speaking up really worth it?

Nancy Lee DeMoss will show us the great rewards of honesty. She began this series yesterday,

teaching from her workbook, Seeking Him. We're focusing today on the chapter on honesty.

Do you remember in the old days, they don't do this very much anymore, but how we used to sign

letters sincerely or sincerely yours? We don't have much of much anymore, but how we used to sign letters sincerely or sincerely

yours.

We don't have much of that today, but that word sincere is an important word in the process

of revival.

And it appears in the New Testament in some significant passages.

One of those is 1 Timothy chapter 1, verse 5, where the Apostle Paul says, the aim of our teaching, the aim of our command, the aim of

what we've been teaching you, is love. We want you to love God and to love each other and to love

others. And that love comes springing forth. It issues from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith.

Paul said in Philippians chapter 1, I pray that you may be sincere and without offense till the day of Christ.

Now, the word sincere comes from two Latin words, sincerus, that mean without wax. Now, commentators debate about how this word actually came

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