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.