- Introduction
- 1. Everything is not always as it appears
- 2. Early church had great beginning
- A. Acts 2 -- 3,000 obeyed gospel
- B. Acts 4 -- 5,000 men obeyed
- C. Acts 4 -- Multiplied
- 3. Progress by babies
- A. Devil there to destroy
- I. ANANIAS AND SAPHIRA
- A. Acts 5:1-11
- B. Some good things about them:
- 1. Christians
- 2. Devoted to each other
- 3. Active in church
- 4. Communicated with each other
- 5. Generous to a certain degree
- C. Their problem
- 1. They lied!
- a. Church
- b. Apostles
- c. God
- D. Problem not about keeping money
- E. Punishment swift
- F. What about us
- 1. Christianity like one big pie, all Christianity:
- a. Faith
- b. Family
- c. Social
- d. Job
- e. Recreation
- II. WHAT WE LEARN
- A. Honesty only policy
- 1. Didn't hide problem
- 2. Hypocrisy will destroy church
- B. Need to help one another
- C. Marry spiritual helper
- D. The good of many can be hurt by actions of one or two
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