09/14/2025
Sunday Worship Service #2
September 14th / 9:00 am (EST)
"Simple Lies"
Fellow believers, greetings in Christ’s holy name.
I’m Evangelist Bill King, Senior Pastor of our ministry, and on behalf of Elder Moses Drake Luswata and our Associate Pastors, we welcome you to church. It’s our humble prayer that God injects a full dose of the Holy Spirit into our message this morning, as it focuses on the sin of lies and lying. In this we pray, in the holy and powerful name of Christ Jesus. Amen.
Before we begin, we have two prayer requests I kindly ask you to join with me in:
A follower of ours, Queenette, a resident of Lagos, Nigeria, has been through quite a serious health crisis as of late, requiring surgery and afterwards falling into a coma. We praise the Good Lord and are extremely thankful for His divine intervention in reviving her, and we do so pray that He touches her with His healing hands, thereby delivering her from all further sickness, suffering, and pain. In this we pray, in the holy name of Jesus. Amen.
Another of our followers, Joanes, a resident of Kisumu, Kenya, requests prayers regarding his need of sufficient funds to cover the school attendance fees for his two children. It’s our humble prayer before God the Father, through the Son, Christ Jesus, that his prayers shall soon be answered, thereby allowing for his children to return to school. In this we pray, Amen.
Bless you and thank you for praying with us.
Our message this morning is entitled, “Simple Lies,” and our references are 2 Timothy 4:3, 2 Peter 2:1-3, Matthew 24:23-25, 2 Corinthians 11:13-15, Romans 16:17-18, Lamentations 2:14, Ezekiel 22:28, Jeremiah 14:14, Matthew 7:15-16, Ezekiel 13:9, Genesis 3:1-5, Genesis 3:8-19, Revelation 12:3-4, Isaiah 14:12-15, Revelation 12:7-9, Aesop’s fable, “The Boy Who Cried Wolf,” Leviticus 19:11, Proverbs 12:19, 22, 19:9, and Ephesians 4:25.
Now on with our message:
Someone near-and-dear to me, with whom I have an excellent relationship, recently shocked me to the core by saying that some people in a certain country, which I won't mention, adhere to and practice an ideology in their communications with others referred to as “Simple Lies,” going on to explain that “Simple Lies,” can and often does mislead their recipient(s), leaving them with a bad or false impression of the person speaking the “Simple Lies.” My response to the person near-and-dear, who shared this ideology with me was this: there are no such things as “Simple Lies” - a lie, is a lie, is a lie! For If there were such things as “Simple Lies,” then logically such would require a counterpart, its opposite, a “Difficult Lie.” And if “Simple Lies” and “Difficult Lies” exist, how does someone go about determining whether a lie is a “Simple Lie,” or a “Difficult Lie,” or the truth?” Who’s responsible for determining the difference between the two, the speaker or the recipient? In other words, if someone speaks a lie, how would the recipient know if what they’re hearing spoken is a “Simple Lie,” or the truth?
No, my brothers, and sisters, this person near-and-dear to me who shared such was and is sadly mistaken: there are no such things as “Simple Lies,” or “Difficult Lies,” for that matter - a lie, is a lie, is a lie!
We, as children of God, must never allow ourselves, anyone near-and-dear to us, or even perfect strangers for that matter, to erroneously believe in and adhere to such false ideology, especially if the person adhering to such false ideology is a minister of God’s holy Word, practicing, preaching, and teaching such false ideology from the pulpit. For if they do practice, preach, and teach such false ideology from the pulpit, they are practicing, preaching, and teaching false doctrine, categorizing them as “false prophets,” based on the biblical definition of the term, i.e., someone proclaiming messages that aren’t from God. “False prophets” are easily discernible; they are known by their bad (false) fruits (teachings, words, and actions) (References: Timothy 4:3, 2 Peter 2:1-3, Matthew 24:23-25, 2 Corinthians 11:13-15, Romans 16:17-18, Lamentations 2:14, Ezekiel 22:28, Jeremiah 14:14, Matthew 7:15-16, and Ezekiel 13:9)
If we allow them to do so; to be “false prophets,” without verbally and/or publicly rebuking them, we are said to be encouraging and supporting them in the spread of false doctrine. In other words, if we let such go without verbally and/or publicly rebuking them, then we’re complicit in their doing so, we’re just as much of a guilty sinner as they.
Holy scripture is vividly clear regarding lies and lying, i.e., being deceptive, manipulative, and dishonest with others, whether committed for the purpose of deceiving, concealing something shameful or private, or attempting to manipulate others out of money, position, or some ill-perceived sense of power and authority. Referring to the deception perpetrated against Adam and Eve by the Serpent in the Garden of Eden, leading to the “Fall of Man,” the “Original Sin,” let’s study the conversation between the Serpent and Eve, for the Holy Bible says:
“Now the serpent was more cunning than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said to the woman, ‘Has God indeed said, ‘You shall not eat of every tree of the garden?’ And the woman said to the serpent, ‘We may eat the fruit of the trees of the garden; but of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God has said, ‘You shall not eat it, nor shall you touch it, lest you die.’ Then the serpent said to the woman, ‘You will not surely die. For God knows that in the day you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.’” (Genesis 3:1-5 [NKJV])
Those are “simple” words, a “Simple Lie,” spoken by the Serpent, the Devil, “You will not surely die. For God knows that in the day you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.” Very “simple,” yet blasphemous words, spoken with one intention in mind - to deceive. In the case of Adam and Eve, those “simple” words, that “Simple Lie,” brought God’s wrath down upon both in the form of God’s curse (Genesis 3:8-19), which still adversely impacts all of humanity.
A “Simple Lie” spoken by the Serpent, the Devil himself, the “Great Deceiver,” who once was the highest of all God’s angels. Allow me to explain what became of Lucifer, the “Morning Star,” as he was called back then:
“How you are fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! How you are cut down to the ground, you who weakened the nations! For you have said in your heart: ‘I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God; I will also sit on the mount of the congregation on the farthest sides of the north; I will ascend above the heights of the clouds, I will be like the Most High.’ Yet you shall be brought down to Sheol, to the lowest depths of the Pit.” (Isaiah 14:12-15 [NKJV])
Lucifer’s head grew to such enormous proportions that his vanity outweighed his good. He became so enamored with himself that he began considering himself as God’s equal, even further, desiring and pursuing to reign above God. Along the way, with his evil doings undoubtedly being fueled by his “simple,” yet highly deceptive, manipulative lies, Lucifer amassed quite a following of angels, one-third of God’s angels to be exact (Revelation 12:3-4).
God wouldn’t and didn’t stand for Lucifer’s insolence, swiftly dispatching the mightiest of His warrior angels, Archangel Michael, to handle the situation. Archangel Michael, along with the assistance of God’s heavenly legions of good angels, were successful in defeating Lucifer and his followers, for the Holy Bible says:
“And war broke out in heaven: Michael and his angels fought with the dragon; and the dragon and his angels fought, but they did not prevail, nor was a place found for them in heaven any longer. So, the great dragon was cast out, that serpent of old, called the Devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world; he was cast to the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.” (Revelation 12:7-9 [NKJV])
Note: Where did Apostle John, the author of the Book of Revelation, as given to him by Christ Jesus, say the “Great Dragon” called the Devil or Satan, and his evil following of angels were cast? “He was cast to the earth.” So, brothers, and sisters, I caution anyone against bearing the false notion, or even worse, preaching and teaching that Satan, the Devil, and his evil angelic followers, his “Demons,” as they are presently known, are down in the depths of Hell (Sheol), for holy scripture is quite clear as to their current whereabouts - they’re very much alive and well, operating here on earth among us, as they have been since Archangel Michael and God’s legions of good angels defeated and expelled them from heaven onto the earth.
There’s an Aesop fable entitled, “The Boy Who Cried Wolf,” pertaining to our message this morning, as the main character in the fable, a young shepherd who continually cried out, “Wolf,” in seeking to draw attention to himself, used a “Simple Lie” to enact his purpose, and he paid a heavy price for doing so. Here’s a short synopsis of Aesop’s fable, “The Boy Who Cried Wolf”:
The young shepherd grew bored simply watching over and protecting his sheep. So, he devised a scheme wherein he cried out, “Wolf” repeatedly to amuse himself, relieving his boredom, for each time he cried out, “Wolf,” nearby villagers came running to his rescue. However, after being repeatedly duped by the young shepherd's antics, the nearby villagers soon turned a deaf ear. One day a real wolf appeared and began attacking and devouring the young shepherd’s flock. Naturally, of course, the young shepherd started crying out at the top of his voice, “Wolf, wolf, wolf!” But, the nearby villagers, logically assuming the young shepherd was up to his old tricks, were unresponsive to his frantic cries for help. The real wolf killed all the sheep, ate his fill, and departed, leaving the foolish, young shepherd to wallow in his own self-pity, brought on by his “Simple Lies.”
The moral of the fable: lying, whether a “Simple Lie,” or a “Difficult Lie,” is wrong - a lie, is a lie, is a lie. Involving one’s self in such only leads to and creates a loss of or a breach of trust, and as in the case of the young shepherd who cried out “Wolf” once too often, when he turned around and actually spoke the truth, the truth wasn’t perceived as being truthful - the nearby villagers, having grown weary of his “Simple Lies” turned a deaf ear to, and didn’t recognize the truth when he spoke it. Aesop’s fable of “The Boy Who Cried Wolf,” is a cautionary tale regarding the consequences of dishonesty, being dishonest, lying, stretching the truth.
Turning to Leviticus 19:11, the Holy Bible says, “You shall not steal, nor deal falsely, nor lie to one another.”
Turning to Proverbs 12:19, the Holy Bible says, “The truthful lip shall be established forever, but a lying tongue is but for a moment.”
Turning to Proverbs 12:22, the Holy Bible says, “Lying lips are an abomination to the Lord, but those who deal truthfully are His delight.”
Turning to Proverbs 19:9, the Holy Bible says, “A false witness will not go unpunished, and he who speaks lies shall perish.”
And last, but not least of God’s holy Word on the subject of deceitful, lying lips, we turn to Apostle Paul, in Ephesians 4:25, for the Holy Bible says, “Therefore, putting away lying, ‘Let each one of you speak truth with his neighbor,’ for we are members of one another.”
Brothers, and sisters, I truly hope and pray that this message puts an end to the false ideology of “Simple Lies.” Allow me to reiterate the point, then we’ll close: a “Simple Lie” is a lie, plain and simple. There are no such things as “Simple Lies,” or “Difficult Lies, there are only lies, and all lies are an abomination in God’s eyes. Bless you.
As we near our conclusion, if there is anyone with us now, or viewing this message later, who has yet to turn their life over to God, now is the time. If you desire to do so, of your own free will, it will be my honor and privilege to lead you to the Cross; please bow your heads and repeat this “Sinner's Prayer” with me:
Father God in Heaven: I come to you a sinner, seeking forgiveness and salvation, openly proclaiming You as Almighty God, and Christ Jesus as the sole means of redemption through faith in His divine power and authority, as per Your Grace. Forgive me my indiscretions and accept me into Your Heavenly kingdom upon my earthly demise. In this I pray in the Holy name of Jesus. Amen.
If you said this prayer with us in earnest repentance, then Christ Jesus has forgiven you of all your sins, and drawn you in as a child of His Father, and Elder/Advisor Moses, our Associate Pastors, and I welcome you into the family. Go forth now and seek a local minister or priest for the very purpose of water baptism we’ve just discussed, in accordance with Christ Jesus' instructions, and endeavor to embrace the teachings of this message; and may:
“The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make His face shine upon you and be gracious to you; the Lord lift up His countenance upon you, and give you peace.” (Numbers 6:24-26 [NKJV])
Now, please join us in our closing prayer, and as always, go in peace, brothers, and sisters.
Father God, we bring You honor, praise, and glory this morning, and to Your only begotten Son, Christ Jesus. Teach us to always be truthful. Let us come to understand right now, should we be so unwise, that there exist no such thing as a “simple,” lie, nor a “difficult” lie, for a lie, is a lie, is a lie, of which You find all such deceitfulness to be an abomination before Your sight. Help those, O God, who so foolishly believe, practice, preach, and/or teach such a false doctrine, for if not, someday soon, they may find themselves in the shoes of the “boy who cried wolf.” Bless this day, as only You can, O God, and be with us for its remainder. In this we pray, in the holy name of Christ Jesus. Amen.
Evangelist Bill King
Senior Pastor
Bill King Ministries
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