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THE CHURCH IS PUT ON NOTICE

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  Acts 5:12-42 What is the primary goal of the church?  The answer is found in the charge that Jesus gave to the disciples. “And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.” Matt 28:18-20  When the early church moved out with the gospel message into the forces of darkness it was inevitable that the church was going to be faced with opposition and bitterness.  The church from this point on would be faced with hostility from outside, and not only hostility from the outside, but division and conflict from within.  The church from this point on would face great suffering and persecution, all for the sake of Christ and His gospel.   But this was the point that dre...
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BE SURE YOUR SIN WILL FIND YOU OUT

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  Acts 5:1-11 The story of Achan found in Joshua chapter 7, has some  similarities to this chapter that is before us.  He stole, and he deceived the camp, so God called Joshua, and the soldiers, to find the person who caused Israel to be an enemy, and God would not protect them until the matter was dealt with.  We read, “And Joshua and all Israel with him took Achan the son of Zerah, and the silver and the cloak and the bar of gold, and his sons and daughters and his oxen and donkeys and sheep and his tent and all that he had. And they brought them up to the Valley of Achor. And Joshua said, “Why did you bring trouble on us? The LORD brings trouble on you today.” And all Israel stoned him with stones. They burned them with fire and stoned them with stones. And they raised over him a great heap of stones that remains to this day. Then the LORD turned from his burning anger. Therefore, to this day the name of that place is called the Valley of Achor.”  ...
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