July 13, 2025 "Communion, Clarity, and Charity" Acts 4:32-5:11

July 13, 2025 "Communion, Clarity, and Charity" Acts 4:32-5:11. A sermon by Pastor Brent Bullard

Big Idea: Our clarity of the risen Lord influences our communion and charity toward one another.

 I. The church enjoyed extraordinary devotion to the risen Lord Jesus (vv. 4:32-36).

     a. Extraordinary communion as believers (vs. 32).

     b. Extraordinary clarity from God (vs. 33).

     c. Extraordinary charity toward one another (vv. 34-37).

 II. God is not fooled by the mere appearance of extraordinary devotion (vv. 5:1-11).

     a. The lack of clarity emboldens the mere appearance of communion and charity (vv. 1-4; 7-9).

     b. God’s extraordinary discipline enhances the church’s clarity (vv. 5-6; 10-11).