Join us as we dig deeper into last Sunday's sermon from Pastor Gabe Kasper "The Gospel Tested" and hear from Amy Duncan and Nate Zuellig on his original song "Only One".

Digging Deeper Questions:

Ananias and Sapphira lie about being more generous than they are. As humans we all tend to wear masks from time to time. Why do you think that is?

Ananias and Sapphira's deaths certainly seem harsh, why do you think the punishment for their hypocrisy was so strong?

Where in your life are tempted to put a mask up and not come honest to others, yourself, or God?

This text closes with the apostle doing ministry just outside the temple. Why do you think they chose to do ministry there? What does that teach us about how we do ministry?

Scripture Reading: Acts 5:1-16

1 But a man named Ananias, with his wife Sapphira, sold a piece of property, 2 and with his wife's knowledge he kept back for himself some of the proceeds and brought only a part of it and laid it at the apostles' feet.3 But Peter said, "Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and to keep back for yourself part of the proceeds of the land? 4 While it remained unsold, did it not remain your own? And after it was sold, was it not at your disposal? Why is it that you have contrived this deed in your heart? You have not lied to man but to God." 5 When Ananias heard these words, he fell down and breathed his last. And great fear came upon all who heard of it. 6 The young men rose and wrapped him up and carried him out and buried him.

7 After an interval of about three hours his wife came in, not knowing what had happened. 8 And Peter said to her, "Tell me whether you sold the land for so much." And she said, "Yes, for so much." 9 But Peter said to her, "How is it that you have agreed together to test the Spirit of the Lord? Behold, the feet of those who have buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you out." 10 Immediately she fell down at his feet and breathed her last. When the young men came in they found her dead, and they carried her out and buried her beside her husband. 11 And great fear came upon the whole church and upon all who heard of these things.

12 Now many signs and wonders were regularly done among the people by the hands of the apostles. And they were all together in Solomon's Portico.13 None of the rest dared join them, but the people held them in high esteem. 14 And more than ever believers were added to the Lord, multitudes of both men and women, 15 so that they even carried out the sick into the streets and laid them on cots and mats, that as Peter came by at least his shadow might fall on some of them. 16 The people also gathered from the towns around Jerusalem, bringing the sick and those afflicted with unclean spirits, and they were all healed.

Intro/Outro Song: "Only One"

Nate Zuellig

ULC Artist In Residence

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