Turning, she almost dropped the platter when she saw that one of the visitors had followed her to the kitchen and was standing in the doorway watching her.

Sydney wondered if he wanted to steal her watch; it was a valuable piece.

Mustering up her most practised kind smile, she put her hand to her chest and spoke, "Oh , you scared me! How can I help you?"

She kept her smile in place, waiting for him to answer.

For a second she didn't think he would, and felt her lips begin to shake. How long was she supposed to keep smiling?

But when he finally spoke, she felt the blood drain from her face and her smile disappear completely.

"You don't need to pretend you know," he began, his eyes boring right into her. "There's no one around. I know you don't like us being here. The only reason I came was that Ms. Jenny has shown me a Jesus who forgives and accepts me. She's genuine, and I came to meet her God. I knew they'd be people who would look down at us; they always do, in and out of church, but I don't care.

You, however? You're good, smiling and welcoming, preparing food being the perfect Christian. You play your part very, very well, but you're lying through your teeth to everyone, especially to yourself. Do you think I need help? Look in the mirror, you're doing more harm than good."

Then he turned and walked away.

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Join us as we dive into the story of Sydney's story - the modernised story of Sapphira found in Acts 5:1-11.

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We did a mic roam and asked girls your age if they knew anyone who pretended just for show.

What did they say?

Tune in to find out.

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