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  • Russell Brownworth avatar

    Be Very Afraid

    Contributed by Russell Brownworth on Nov 22, 2004
    based on 29 ratings
     | 3,930 views

    Ananias and Sapphira’s quick death was not about giving....it was about being genuine, and not hypocrites

    THE WINDOW Bible-Teaching Ministry of CEDAR LODGE BAPTIST CHURCH Thomasville, NC a fellowship of faith, family and friendships November 21, 2004 1Now a man named Ananias, together with his wife Sapphira, also sold a piece of property. 2With his wife’s full knowledge he kept back part of the ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    The Problems Of Counterfeit Goodness

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 54 ratings
     | 5,040 views

    Many people practice counterfeiting without actually realizing what they are doing. A counterfeiter tries to make an imitation of something genuine to deceive, defraud or pretend something to be what it is not in reality. Ananias’s lie to the Holy Spirit

    1. Many people practice counterfeiting without actually realizing what they are doing. A counterfeiter tries to make an imitation of something genuine to deceive, defraud or pretend something to be what it is not in reality. Ananias’s lie to the Holy Spirit was probably the crowning act of a ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Consequences For Spiritual Hypocrisy

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 76 ratings
     | 15,055 views

    Why do some people think that they can benefit from pretending to be something that they are not? Dishonesty is a serious sin against God. Ananias and Sapphira offered to sell their property and give the proceeds to the church, but they lied about giving

    1. Why do some people think that they can benefit from pretending to be something that they are not? Dishonesty is a serious sin against God. Ananias and Sapphira offered to sell their property and give the proceeds to the church, but they lied about giving all the money to God while keeping ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    It Is Not A Good Idea To Lie To God! Series

    Contributed by John Hamby on Nov 14, 2000
    based on 118 ratings
     | 23,003 views

    Deals with the danger of spiritual deception.

    A Study of the Book of Acts Sermon # 11 “It is not a Good Idea to Lie to God!” Acts 5:1-11 Things were going great in the church. As we have seen in the previous study, verse 33 tells us that there was great power and great grace at work in the church. Satan, always the enemy of God’s great ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Getting Real With God

    Contributed by Terry Owens on Mar 27, 2001
    based on 94 ratings
     | 9,024 views

    In order for us to move to the next level in our spiritual life there comes a time we must be totally honest with God, this message takes us on that journey.

    Getting Real with God Acts 5 Tonight I want us to look at an area that is uncomfortable for many of us. I’ve never met anyone who likes to be wrong, or feels good about feeling bad. Since no one likes to feel bad, no one likes to be wrong, we create a mindset that tries to rationalize our actions. ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    The Heart & The Holy Spirit PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Mar 18, 2024
    based on 3 ratings
     | 845 views

    This sermon explores the dangers of hypocrisy, the revealing power of the Holy Spirit, and the importance of honesty in our Christian walk.

    Good morning, beloved. I am so delighted to see each one of you here today, bright-eyed and eager to listen to the Word of God. It is indeed a joy to be gathered together, united in faith, and joined in our shared love for Christ. Today, we will be focusing on Acts 5:1-11. A passage that brings us ...read more

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    God Sees Our Hearts PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Oct 10, 2025
    based on 3 ratings
     | 94 views

    God calls us to honest, wholehearted integrity—living openly before Him and others—because true freedom and joy are found in sincerity, not in appearances.

    Some passages ease into our living rooms like an old friend, and some step onto the front porch and ring the bell with urgency. Acts 5 is one of those moments. It invites us to sit still, to listen closely, and to remember that God cares about what we hold in our hands and what we hide in our ...read more

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    It Pays To Tell The Truth PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Oct 20, 2025
    based on 3 ratings
     | 67 views

    This sermon calls us to honest, wholehearted living before God, trusting His grace to free us from pretense and form a sincere, holy community.

    Friends, some stories hush a room. They slip in like a soft wind and stir the curtains of the soul. Acts 5 is one of those stories. It starts with open hands and generous hearts in the early church, and then a sudden stillness falls. Have you ever smiled on the outside while your soul flinched ...read more

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    The Sin Of Keeping Back

    Contributed by Jack Warford on Dec 3, 2001
    based on 64 ratings
     | 3,810 views

    The first recorded sin in the Church was the sin of “keeping back”, and God dealt with it severely because this sin was a sin against Him, His Church and that it influenced another to sin.

    The first recorded sin in the Church was the sin of “keeping back”, and God dealt with it severely because this sin was a sin against Him, His Church and that it influenced another to sin. Keeping back anything once you become a Christian is a partial commitment to Jesus, and a refusal to let go ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Selfish Motives PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Feb 11, 2024
    based on 3 ratings
     | 929 views

    Explores our internal battles with greed and pride, encouraging us to seek God's guidance in cultivating humility and generosity.

    Welcome, beloved family of God, to this sacred gathering where we come together in unity and love, drawn by the magnetic pull of His grace, to seek wisdom and understanding from His holy Word. We are a community, a family, bound by a shared faith in a God who loves us, a Savior who redeems us, and ...read more

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    Lying To God Series

    Contributed by Juan Lane on Dec 27, 2002
    based on 38 ratings
     | 9,769 views

    This passage reminds us of the importance of keeping our word to God.

    Lying To God Sermon Scripture Acts 5:1-4 (KJV) Acts 5:1-4 1 But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession, 2 And kept back part of the price, his wife also being privy to it, and brought a certain part, and laid it at the apostles’ feet. 3 But Peter said, ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Stealing From God Series

    Contributed by Juan Lane on Dec 27, 2002
    based on 40 ratings
     | 8,411 views

    This passage warns us of the dangers of stealing from God

    Stealing From God Scripture Reference Acts 5:1-4 (KJV) Acts 5:1-4 1 But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession, 2 And kept back part of the price, his wife also being privy to it, and brought a certain part, and laid it at the apostles’ feet. 3 But Peter said, ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Looking For The Perfect Church: Part 2 Series

    Contributed by Mike Rickman on Jan 23, 2003
    based on 34 ratings
     | 5,009 views

    Second in a series of what the perfect church is and isn’t.

    January 19, 2003 Morning Worship Text: Acts 5:1-11 Subject: Lying to God Title: Looking for the Perfect Church: Part 2 Last week we saw a man who believed he knew better than God what the perfect church would be. Jonah refused to go and speak the word of God to the Ninevites. He didn’t think ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    "Truth Or Consequences"

    Contributed by Robert Leroe on Jul 11, 2002
    based on 94 ratings
     | 7,956 views

    Ananias and Saphira were right to equate giving with spirituality, but wrong to think giving was a substitute for spirituality.

    “Truth and Consequences”(Ananius & Sapphira) Acts Rev Dr Robert G. Leroe Have you ever kept a gift that you had planned to give away? Acts 5 tells of such a gift. This incident reveals that even in the earliest days of the Church, New Testament believers were not a society of perfect people. ...read more

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    Denomination: Congregational

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    The Devil Made Me Do It! Series

    Contributed by David Lansdown on Jul 14, 2002
    based on 47 ratings
     | 10,181 views

    Looking at the account of Ananias and Sapphira in four sections: 1. The Sin of Ananias and Sapphira, 2. The Courage of the Apostle Peter, 3. The Judgment of God, and 4. The Reaction of the people.

    THE DEVIL MADE ME DO IT! Acts 5:1-11 INTRODUCTION That great preacher of old, Spurgeon said – and I quote, ‘Mark Antony once yoked two lions together and drove them through the streets of Rome, but no human skill can ever yoke together the Lion of the Tribe of Judah and the Lion of the Pit.’ ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist