Bible Teaching

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Acts 5:1-11 // Stop Editing God: Facing the Hard Truths about Ananias & Sapphira

Ananias and Sapphira paid the ultimate price, not for holding back money, but for lying to the Holy Spirit about their motive. Did God overreact, punishing a “trivial offense” with death? This sermon on Acts 5 reveals how we must understand the entire human story—from Genesis to the Cross—to grasp God’s absolute holiness and the staggering mercy we live under every day. God’s grace changes our hearts and frees us to be cheerful givers who trust Him completely.

Grace City Church Ottawa 3/3/24 Grace City Church Ottawa 3/3/24

Freed to Give

There’s a big difference between giving out of obligation and giving freely. In Exodus 25, God’s people are invited to bring offerings to build a dwelling place for God, but God doesn’t demand them. There is freedom to give to the one who gave everything for us.

Grace City Church Ottawa 11/12/23 Grace City Church Ottawa 11/12/23

The Holy Spirit Produces a Generous Spirit

There’s something inside of us that pushes back against generosity. However, there is a better way - a new nature, given through Jesus and ‘sealed’ with the Holy Spirit, that grows faith that produces both joy and generosity.