Ananias and SapphiraActs 5:1-11Length: Standard

1 Eat

Read the passage slowly, read it again, then retell it in your own words. If you can't retell it, read it once more.

• Read
• Reread
• Retell

2 Digest

Answer from what the passage actually says — stay in the text.

1. What does this passage show me about God?

   • According to Peter, what exactly was Ananias and Sapphira's sin — keeping some of the money, or something else?

2. What does it show me about people — and about myself?

   • Where are you tempted to appear more generous or more faithful than you really are?

3. What will I obey this week? (a concrete step, with a day)

   • Where will you choose plain honesty about money — at work or at home — this week?

4. Who will I tell?

   • Who could you talk with honestly about the temptation to keep up appearances?

3 Grow

Growth is God's part, not yours. Do the cycle faithfully and trust Him to give the growth (1 Corinthians 3:6–7).