Title: The Problem Of Hypocrisy
Series: The Acts of the Holy Spirit (10)
Author: Collin Wimberly
Text: Acts 4:32-5:11
CIT: The sin and discipline of Ananias and Sapphria.
PROPOSITION: Sin disrupts the church and brings God's discipline.
INTRODUCTION:
There are several remarkable instances of God striking people dead in the Bible.'
1) Joshua 7-Achin.
2) Nadab and Abihu- Leviticus 10
3) Uzzah- 2 Samuel 6 - He reached out and touched God's ark when it was being transported to Jerusalem and was struck dead.
What is remarkable is that all of these were "believers". These people were in the fellowship of God's family and were engaged in what we would call either Christian worship or service.
Now in Acts 5 We find Ananias and Sapphira. Two people God strikes dead during church services.
God takes sin seriously. These instance are given to us as example.
God is making a point, not setting a pattern (thank God).
He is emphasizing a principle, not setting a precedent.
Donald Grey Barnhouse once told his congregation that if God acted every Sunday as he did in Acts 6, there would have to be a morgue in the basement of every church and a mortician as part of every pastoral staff!
There would be far few members and far fewer churches!
First, let's set the stage for what is about to happen.
I) THE CHURCH'S CHARACTER 4:32-37- A revived church, filled with the Spirit and making a great impact upon the world.
A) UNITY- They were of one mind. They had one spiritual focus, and the same spiritual interest. They did not always see eye to eye on every issue, but had the same focus-Jesus Christ.
ILLUS: A hundred pianos all tuned to the same tuning fork, are automatically tuned to each other. They are of one accord by being tuned, not to each other, but to the same fork. So, one hundred worshippers met together, each one looking away to Christ, are in heart nearer to each other than they could possibly be were they to become "uni ...
Series: The Acts of the Holy Spirit (10)
Author: Collin Wimberly
Text: Acts 4:32-5:11
CIT: The sin and discipline of Ananias and Sapphria.
PROPOSITION: Sin disrupts the church and brings God's discipline.
INTRODUCTION:
There are several remarkable instances of God striking people dead in the Bible.'
1) Joshua 7-Achin.
2) Nadab and Abihu- Leviticus 10
3) Uzzah- 2 Samuel 6 - He reached out and touched God's ark when it was being transported to Jerusalem and was struck dead.
What is remarkable is that all of these were "believers". These people were in the fellowship of God's family and were engaged in what we would call either Christian worship or service.
Now in Acts 5 We find Ananias and Sapphira. Two people God strikes dead during church services.
God takes sin seriously. These instance are given to us as example.
God is making a point, not setting a pattern (thank God).
He is emphasizing a principle, not setting a precedent.
Donald Grey Barnhouse once told his congregation that if God acted every Sunday as he did in Acts 6, there would have to be a morgue in the basement of every church and a mortician as part of every pastoral staff!
There would be far few members and far fewer churches!
First, let's set the stage for what is about to happen.
I) THE CHURCH'S CHARACTER 4:32-37- A revived church, filled with the Spirit and making a great impact upon the world.
A) UNITY- They were of one mind. They had one spiritual focus, and the same spiritual interest. They did not always see eye to eye on every issue, but had the same focus-Jesus Christ.
ILLUS: A hundred pianos all tuned to the same tuning fork, are automatically tuned to each other. They are of one accord by being tuned, not to each other, but to the same fork. So, one hundred worshippers met together, each one looking away to Christ, are in heart nearer to each other than they could possibly be were they to become "uni ...
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