Summary: <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/westside-christian-fellowship/id386117063">If you want to stay up on the latest audio messages from Westside Christian Fellowship, don’t forget to subscribe to this podcast on iTunes.</a><a style="line-height: 1.5em;" href="%22http://westsidechristianfellowship.org/WP/wp-content/uploads/Audio/11_20_2016_Liar_Liar.mp3%20</a"><br><br> </a><a class="twitter-share-button" href="http://twitter.com/share">Tweet</a><a style="line-height: 1.5em;" href="%22http://westsidechristianfellowship.org/WP/wp-content/uploads/Audio/11_20_2016_Liar_Liar.mp3%20</a"></a><br><br> Complete Sermon Notes<br> Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire<br> Sharing in All Things – ACTS 4:32 Now the multitude of those who believed were of one heart and one soul; neither did anyone say that any of the things he possessed was his own, but they had all things in common.<br> <br> <br> Our possessions are really not “ours.”<br> <br> <br> “Unity” is very common when people first come to the Lord. But sadly, it’s lost. I remember 1999 to 2000 and then seeing all the division.<br> <br> <br> 33 And with great power the apostles gave witness to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus. And great grace was upon them all [unity = power]. 34 Nor was there anyone among them who lacked; for all who were possessors of lands or houses sold them, and brought the proceeds of the things that were sold, 35 and laid them at the apostles’ feet; and they distributed to each as anyone had need.<br> <br> <br> A need is different than a want – abundance should take the place of lack.<br> <br> <br> 36 And Joses, who was also named Barnabas by the apostles (which is translated Son of Encouragement), a Levite of the country of Cyprus, 37 having land, sold it, and brought the money and laid it at the apostles’ feet.<br> <br> <br> The RIGHT WAY<br> <br> <br> The WRONG WAY<br> <br> <br> <br> ACTS 5 But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession. 2 And he kept back part of the proceeds, his wife also being aware of it, and brought a certain part 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 keep back part of the price of the land for yourself? 4 While it remained, was it not your own? And after it was sold, was it not in your own control? Why have you conceived this thing in your heart? You have not lied to men but to God.”<br> Why do we lie? Fear, Get out of Trouble, Poor self-image, To get our Point Across (e.g., many people feel this way), Selfish.<br> <br> <br> Lied to appear spiritual.<br> <br> <br> Lying to God – “Sin, by definition in the Bible, is not wronging another person. It is assaulting the glory of God, rebelling against God…The world doesn’t understand how serious hell is, because they don’t understand how serious sin is” (John Piper).<br> <br> <br> <br> Jesus is the Truth – We our the voice of Truth – We live by the Truth – The Truth sets us free. – THE TRUTH IS A BIG DEAL!<br> <br> <br> <br> David said, “Against you and you only have I sinned” – He wronged others, but rebelled against GOD.<br> <br> <br> <br> “Why has Satan filled your heart?” The Devil doesn’t make us do anything – “A lying spirit is attacking me.”<br> <br> Blame shifting is very common – One simple story illustrates this, “Alexander was trying to save all the pennies that he could in order to buy a baseball bat. But he had a hard struggle. One night when he was saying his prayers, his mother heard him say fervently, ‘O Lord, please help me save my money for a baseball bat. And, God, don’t let the ice cream man come down this street anymore’!”<br> <br> <br> 5 Then Ananias, hearing these words, fell down and breathed his last.
