Author: Luke Subject – Book 2 (Acts) What Jesus continued to do through the Holy Spirit in the Apostles and early Church

Our Mission THEALLIANCE We are A Christ-Centered, Acts 1:8 Family But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth. Acts 1:8

Acts 2 1. Pentecost! 2. The Church is born!

Acts 3 Lame beggar healed… by Jesus!

Acts 4 1. Tough Witness(1-22) 2. Great Prayer (23-31) 3. Amazing Grace (32-37)

Acts 5 1. Drop Dead Serious(1-11) 2. Gospel Confirmed & Growing(12-16) 3. Tough Opposition (17-42)

Drop Dead Serious Description, not prescription Acts 5:1-11

Secondary teaching Holy Spirit = God …lie to the Holy Spirit” (3) …You have not lied to man but to God.” (4) …test the Spirit of the Lord? (9) Acts 5:1-11

Secondary teaching Giving (4) Each one must give as he has decided in his heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. 2 Cor. 9:7

Drop Dead Serious Description, not prescription Acts 5:1-11

Drop Dead Serious Integrity matters Acts 5:1-11

Drop Dead Serious Is it all about the money? No. Acts 5:1-11

Drop Dead Serious Is it all about the money? No. What was the real deception? What was counterfeited? Love. Authenticity. Acts 5:1-11

Amazing Grace Acts 4:32-37 By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another. John 13:35

Drop Dead Serious “If you’re going to be a Christian, be a real one.”

Great Prayer Acts 4: Let us speak your word with all boldness Answered – Acts 4:31 2. God to confirm with signs in Jesus’ name Answered – Acts 5:12

Gospel Confirmed & Growing Acts 5:12-16 None of the rest dared join them, but the people held them in high esteem. (13)

Progress Report #5 And more than ever believers were added to the Lord, multitudes of both men and women, Acts 5:14

Gospel Confirmed & Growing Acts 5:12-16

Tough Opposition Acts 5:17-42

Tough Witness Rulers – power Smart people – academic, religious elite Culture setters Antagonistic worldview Acts 4:1-2

Sadducees No angels No miracles No resurrection No supernatural, just naturalism Acts 4:1-2

Naturalism Acts 4:1-2

Response …and filled with jealousy they arrested the apostles and put them in the public prison. Acts 5:17-18

But… Acts 5:19

But… “Go and stand in the temple and speak to the people all the words of this Life.” And when they heard this, they entered the temple at daybreak and began to teach. Acts 5:20-21

Tough Opposition “We strictly charged you not to teach in this name, yet here you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching, and you intend to bring this man's blood upon us.” Acts 5:28

Tough Opposition But Peter and the apostles answered, “We must obey God rather than men.” Acts 5:29

Tough Opposition “The God of our fathers raised Jesus, whom you killed by hanging him on a tree. God exalted him at his right hand as Leader and Savior, to give repentance to Israel and forgiveness of sins.” Acts 5:30-31

Tough Opposition “The God of our fathers raised Jesus, whom you killed by hanging him on a tree. God exalted him at his right hand as Leader and Savior, to give repentance to Israel and forgiveness of sins.” Acts 5:30-31

Tough Opposition “And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.” Acts 4:12

Tough Opposition “And we are witnesses to these things, and so is the Holy Spirit, whom God has given to those who obey him.” Acts 5:32

Response When they heard this, they were enraged and wanted to kill them. Acts 5:33

But… Acts 5:34-39

But… “…if this plan or this undertaking is of man, it will fail; but if it is of God, you will not be able to overthrow them. You might even be found opposing God!” Acts 5:38-39

Tough Opposition they beat them and charged them not to speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go. Acts 5:40

Apostles’ Response rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer dishonor for the name. Acts 5:41

Apostles’ Response rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer dishonor for the name. And every day, in the temple and from house to house, they did not cease teaching and preaching that the Christ is Jesus. Acts 5:41-42

Acts 5 Real faith shows itself in genuine love. Don’t play games. God confirms and grows the gospel. No matter what. Point to Jesus. No matter what.