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Introduction
Today we begin a new section of the book of Acts.
We are dealing with
Today we begin a new section of the book of Acts.
We are dealing with
1.
The Spread Of The Gospel In Jerusalem Chs.
1-8:3
a.
The Preparation Of The Disciples To Preach Ch. 1
b.
The Enabling Of The Disciples To Preach Ch. 2
c.
The Opportunity For And Opposition Against The Disciples To Preach Chs.
3-4:31
d.
The Problems That Burden The Disciples To Preach Chs.
4:32-6:7
Today we are going to deal with
The Problem Of Lying To The Holy Spirit 4:32-5:11
The Problem Of Lying To The Holy Spirit 4:32-5:11
1.
The selflessness of the early church vv.
32-37
The Problem Of Lying To The Holy Spirit 4:32-5:11
a. Selflessness expressed through sharing vv.
32-35
Let’s begin with PRAYER.
On February 26, 2014 The Patriot Ledger, a newspaper in Quincy, MA, reported the following.
“Tuesday, the city’s licensing board approved a plan to open a Honey Dew Donuts at the café counter inside the new $30 million YMCA … It will be the only Honey Dew store in Quincy.
… However, because of the Y’s focus on physical fitness, the vendor won’t sell doughnuts, said Sara Trubiano, spokeswoman for the South Shore YMCA said.
… The new Honey Dew will sell coffee, low-fat muffins, salads, sandwiches, yogurt, fruit cups and smoothies, Trubiano said.
All menu items must first be approved by Y leadership.”
Did you catch that?
Honey Dew Donuts will not be selling donuts.
Instead they will sell salad.
Because everyone wants to go into a doughnut shop and get salad, right?
This shop compromised and ended up with the ridiculous situation of a doughnut shop that doesn’t sell donuts!
Compromise never leads to blessing and joy.
Compromise leads to difficulty and pain.
Our passage this morning deals with compromise and its consequences.
Because of the Y’s focus on physical fitness, the vendor won’t sell doughnuts, said Sara Trubiano, spokeswoman for the South Shore YMCA said.
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The new Honey Dew will sell coffee, low-fat muffins, salads, sandwiches, yogurt, fruit cups and smoothies, Trubiano said.
All menu items first must be approved by Y leadership.
There is a clear contrast presented in these verses.
You have the attitude and activity of Barnabas and the early church on one side, and that of Ananias and Sapphira on the other side.
“Little” compromises can lead to big consequences.
There is eternal significance to any compromise.
Today we will be challenged to avoid compromise and live to exalt Christ.
There is a clear contrast presented in these verses.
You have the attitude and activity of Barnabas and the early church on one side, and that of Ananias and Sapphira on the other side.
We are first presented with…
i. Sharing possessions v. 32
1.
The Selflessness Of The Early Church vv.
32-37
This has already been mentioned by Luke in the end of Ch. 2. Having described the first wave of persecution, Luke now turns to the internal activity of the early church.
What we see is both challenging and encouraging.
We find…
ii.
Sharing power v. 33
a. Selflessness expressed through sharing vv.
32-35
Those who believe are described as a multitude in v. 32.
There could easily be around 10,000 believers at this point.
The words used here express great unity.
Their minds, wills, and emotions are aligned.
One evidence of this is that they were willing to share their possessions.
No one considered the things they owned as elusively their own.
They shared equally.
Their activity provides us with a challenge.
iii.
Sharing proceeds vv.
34-35
Those who believe are described as a multitude.
There are probably 10,000 believers at this point.
The words used here express great unity.
Their minds, wills, and emotions are aligned.
One evidence of this is that they were willing to share their possessions.
No one considered the things they owned as elusively their own.
They shared equally.
This unity and commonality seems to be what enabled v. 33 to take place.
In the body of Christ we belong to one another.
We should be willing to share possessions for the common good of the body.
Connected to that is to treat the goods of others with the care and respect you would want them to treat yours.
However, you can’t get mad at Larry when he borrows something and ruins it because you are part of the same body!
You should care more for Larry than you do for your stuff!
Our stuff is temporary.
People are eternal.
The early church believed and practiced this reality.
This unity and commonality seems to be what enabled v. 33 to take place.
“Gave witness” is the idea of repayment.
When we witness for Christ we are repaying, in a small measure, all that He has done for us.
There is also a measure of authentication here.
The apostles are authenticating, testifying to the fact of Christ’s resurrection.
As a result, there is great grace experienced by all.
Grace has saved us and it is by grace that we stand!
The great grace we have experienced ought to lead to great power in testifying and witnessing of Christ!
The one who has been forgiven much, loves much.
1. Selling property v. 34
“Gave witness” is the idea of repayment.
When we witness for Christ we are repaying, in a small measure, all that He has done for us.
There is also a measure of authentication here.
The apostles are authenticating, testifying to the fact of Christ’s resurrection.
As a result, there is great grace experienced by all.
Grace has saved us and it is by grace that we stand!
Challenge: The great grace we have experienced ought to lead to great power in testifying and witnessing of Christ!
The one who has been forgiven much, loves much.
These believers did more than just share their possessions.
They sacrificed property to help one another!
This is described in v. 34.
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