The Death of Ananias and Sapphira
Northwest Bible Church - Sept. 9, 2018 - Book of Acts - Alan Conner
Acts 5:1-11
The Death of Ananias and Sapphira
Intro
A. THE CHARACTER OF THEIR SIN (Acts 5:1-11).
1. Filled with Satan (Acts 5:3).
2. Lying to the HS = God (Acts 5:3-4).
3. Collusion - with his wife’s full knowledge” (Acts 5:2).
4. To test the Spirit (Acts 5:9).
B. THE CONSEQUENCES OF THEIR SIN (Acts 5:5-6, 10).
1. Immediate death (Acts 5:5, 10).
2. The burial squad (Acts 5:6, 10).
3. Were they believers?
C. THE LESSONS FROM THEIR SIN (Acts 5:5, 10).
1. The seriousness of sin.
a. “kept back”(Acts 5:2-3) -
b. This sin was multi-faceted.
2. The schemes of Satan.
3. The judgment of God.
4. How to stand against Satan’s temptations.
Conclusion
Topics:
Holy Spirit, Lying, Temptation, Wages of Sin