Most preachers avoid this passage. No wonder—it’s confronting, unsettling, and far from a “feel-good” Bible verse. But in Acts 5 we meet Ananias and Sapphira, and through their story God teaches us about Satan’s tactics against the church: persecution from outside and corruption from within.

In this sermon, James unpacks how the early church responded with boldness, generosity, and godly fear—and what that means for us today. It’s a sobering reminder that God takes sin seriously, but also a gospel-shaped call to integrity, repentance, and unity in Christ.