Acts 4:32-5:11

Introduction

I. The Church… (4:32-35; cf. 2:44-45)

A. They Are of One Heart and Soul (v. 32)

B. They Hold Their Stuff with an Open Hand (v. 32, 34)

C. They Focus on The Proclamation of The Gospel (v. 31, 33)

D. They Live Under the Principle of Grace (v. 33)

II. …a Mixed Bag (4:36-5:11)

Barnabas & Ananias

Conclusion

"We want you to know, brothers, about the grace of God that has been given among the churches of Macedonia… and their extreme poverty ha(s) overflowed in a wealth of generosity on their part. For they gave according to their means…and beyond their means, of their own accord, begging us earnestly for the favor of taking part in the relief of the saints…. But as you excel in everything—in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in all earnestness, and in our love for you—see that you excel in this act of grace also. I say this not as a command, but to prove by the earnestness of others that your love also is genuine. For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sake He became poor, so that you by His poverty might become rich." —2 Corinthians 8:1-9