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Luke paints a picture of the early church that seems almost utopian.  He describes a community in which there was no needy person - not one.  But in this idyllic scene lurks the story of Ananias and Sapphira, one of the most shocking vignettes in all of scripture.  You can download my message here, which includes at the start the audio of Darren Capuano's testimony: Download Power to Share  You can download the manuscript here: Download Power to Share

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Once again, Bravo for telling it like it is.

I appreciated you sharing what social scientists have named as Moralistic Theraputic Deism, (MTD) now I can use a less clumsy vocabulary around this issue as described in the five points. Correctly you say it is rampant and no less in the Church. It's not "gentle, Jesus meek and mild" woosy stuff but Jesus, Lovingly Radical.
I noted also that the Bible uses the word "boldness" in describing the attitude of the Apostles and people preaching the Gospel. That boldness today would be described by those who uphold MTD as arrogant and rude because they filter it through their five points erroneous view of our Heavenly Father's redemptive plan.

You are leading well and it is showing in people's lives, thank you.