Crosspointe Coast | Sermons

Sermon Notes ​ Preacher: Jeremiah Fyffe ​ 1. THE FIRST IMPLICATION OF THE GOSPEL: Generosity 2. v1 - Ananias, with his wife Sapphira 3. v2 - kept back … brought only part 4. v3-4 - did it not remain your own … was it not at your disposal? 5. v4 - you have contrived this deed in your heart 6. PROBLEMS WITH ANANIAS (along with his wife, Sapphira) He is a legalist. He is a hypocrite. He is a lover of money. He is a functional atheist. 7. Jesus and … I wonder, how many here squirm a bit at this story, not because of the shocking death of Ananias and Sapphira, but because you identify with their pretension? The legalist always looks at religion as transactional. Because the legalist believes he can perform his way into the kingdom in his pride he begins to believe he can also pretend his way into the kingdom. The legalistic hypocrite spends his day testing his heart against his own thoughts about himself and his perception of what others think of him. Jo