LIVE-IT-OUT GUIDE
PMC BIBLE MARATHON: SESSION 5
Sermon Recap &
Discussion
Sermon Date: 25th
March 2018
Text/s: Acts 5:1-11
Title: The Judgment of the
Spirit
Speaker: Ps Lai Kai Ming
(The sermon recording and slides can be found on the
PMC website and MyPMC App.)
A)
Key Lessons
1. Why did Ananias and
Sapphira die?
o They died, not
because their act was particularly sinful, but because they (in their hardness
of heart) failed to recognize the Presence of God in their midst.
2. Who is the Holy
Spirit?
o The Holy Spirit is
Founder and Lord of the Church, and therefore he who threatens the Church is in
danger of the Spirit’s judgment.
3. What are the
implications for us?
o Fear God, don’t
treat sin lightly.
o Fear God, don’t be
stingy, miserly or calculative! Instead, be generous with God and others.
B)
Key Application Questions
1) Would you consider
your LG to be a place where the fear of God is present and real? Why or why
not? What would it take for your LG to experience such a holy fear?
2) In your life, who
is someone that you would consider a generous person? What traits or values do
you notice as they serve others? How would you like to grow in being generous
to others?
Digging Deeper into
Scripture
Read Acts 5:1-11
1) In the ESV, the
passage begins with the word “But”. How is this passage in contrast with the preceding
context in Acts 4:31-37?
2) How would you
describe the wrongdoing of Ananias and Sapphira?
3) What was the
outcome for Ananias and Sapphira? Why was this so?
4) What was the
outcome of this episode for the early church? Consider also the context in Acts
5:12-16.
MAIN IDEA: If
possible, as a LG, draft a sentence that captures the main idea for Acts 5:1-11.
APPLICATION: How
can we live out Acts 5:1-11 in the coming week? How can we apply this Main Idea
to our lives?