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4 Against You, You only, have I sinned, And done this evil in Your sight— That You may be found just when You speak, And blameless when You judge. 3 Therefore whatever you have spoken in the dark will be heard in the light, and what you have spoken in the ear in inner rooms will be proclaimed on the…

The account of Ananias and Sapphira is shocking to us. Is the church built on a foundation of blood? What was God thinking? How does this show his grace? Let's wrestle with these difficult questions as we look at this passage in Acts 5.

Intro: The first person to sit with me at church (Layton and Max) We left off at a place where the mission of hate and persecution was running rampant against the church. Saul was hell bent on bringing the church to a screeching halt. As he got to the end of his journey to Damascus where he had permission…

Having arrested Him, they led Him away and brought Him to the house of the high priest; but Peter was following at a distance. On the Anvil 3: Now, Don’t Get Carried Away! Max Lucado Peter was sharp. He kept his distance from Jesus. “I’ll stay close enough to see him,” Peter reasoned. “But not too close,…

This sermon teaches how blessings can flow to and through our lives when we are filled with the Holy Spirit.

Do not play the hypocrite with your wealth. Spiit empowered Christians, like Barnabas, cling to the kingdom of God.

I don’t know about you but I am so accustomed to reading the letters of Paul, and knowing him as St. Paul that I think my mind and probably yours as well get clouded with his origin story; of Paul when he primarily identified himself as Saul the Zealot. The conversion of Paul is incredible but like many…

PRAY INTRO: The last we heard in Acts of a young man named Saul, he was giving approval as the Sanhedrin stoned Stephen to death. Then he continued to persecute the disciples of Jesus in Jerusalem, so that most of them scattered. Since then, he’s continued to be busy persecuting the church. But Saul’s…

Through the story of Saul's Conversion to Paul, we see how Ananias had to have faith that God would protect him when he went to Saul. Moses, had to have that same faith when God told him to pick up his staff that had been turned into a snake. Saul's faith was in Jerusalem, but when he became Paul his faith was in Heaven. It became a prophetic faith. Faith puts out the fire of unseen terror. Faith plants seeds!

When your outward appearance is not in line with your inward appearance don't think that this won't find you out. It either already has and you are oblivious to it, or it is on its way to finding you out. I want to be very clear about this... Sickness and death do not always result from sin, but God reserves the right to deal with sin in His church, even to the strongest possible penalty. Today we are going to look at two questions. As we seek the answers to these questions, I believe, we will be able to have a better grasp on why these events turned out the way that they did.

Introduction I have often studied and taught on the Damascus Road experience. I have always seen it as a story that was just about Saul meeting Christ and being converted. It is a phenomenal story However, I as I have studied it more, I see there is a pragmatic plan for the church in this ninth chapter…

Today is January 2 and it is the season of New Years’ Resolutions. My wife helped me with this intro this week. She Googled “weirdest new years’ resolutions”. It is my pleasure to share these with you now. These are some of the top resolutions made on Twitter. Get lost without any help from Siri Check…

Introduction In Genesis 3 we have a story about a man and his wife. Adam and Eve. And in this story, they are tempted by Satan to eat the fruit from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil - fruit from a tree that God tells them NOT to eat. Now Eve is directly tempted by Satan, but Adam goes along…

Introduction Welcome/ Announcements Widow Banquet on Sunday 4/16 after service New Members Class coming up in May 3/10 Adult Bible Study - Kevin will be leading our adults through a study on the Resurrection - there will be a book to help guide the study Prayer Requests Pete’s friend, Arlene Hinkle Others?…

Introduction There are some things in life that are absolutes: After winter comes? Spring! What goes up must come…? Down 2 +2 = ? 4 Effects have Causes The Cardinals are better than the Cubs Babies are cute Fires consume things In our world you simply know that somethings always happen. That’s not a…

Introduction How many of you have ever been on a boat in the middle of a storm? Storms can be frightening even in the comfort of our own homes, but on a boat in the middle of a lake or in the ocean with no protection from the wind and waves? That is a moment that can be absolutely terrifying! To make…

Introduction In the history books we learn a lot about the heroes of old. We learn of great leaders like George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Ronald Reagan, and others. We learn of military leaders from ages ago like Leonidas, Alexander the Great, Julius Caesar, and others. We learn of great inventors…

Introduction A couple of weeks ago, we looked at how the Church is supposed to be united because we have the same purpose and calling. In looking at the end of Acts 4 , we saw several examples of what the early church did with their respective unity as they assisted one another and were of one heart…

Introduction How many of you like to swim? Swimming is one of those things that it seems like you either love or you hate - you either enjoy being in the water or you’re deathly afraid of it. Several years ago there was a dad who was in the process of teaching his young son how to swim and it was a battle…

Introduction Have you ever heard the phrase, “put your best foot forward”? What that really means is that we let others see the very best of us. This happens all the time in our culture. If you don’t believe just look at social media. Most people only put things up on Facebook or Instagram or another…

Two Men Destiny's Collide And Both of Them Have To Open their Eyes.

What defines you? Paul was defined by not who he was, but who he became in Christ. He positioned his past to advance the kingdom, he used boldness to confront the high priest, and we will see that he used hope to divide and conquer. Paul's main focus was on the world to come and so his defense was centered around that.