Church Discipline – Part 2 – Acts 5:1-14 – audio

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Text: Acts 5:1-14

Introduction

1. Last week

1) What is discipline?

2) The need for discipline

3) God’s rule in the past

4) Does God require discipline today?

2. This week we will continue our study of this important biblical topic

Body

I. Responsibility for the action corrective discipline

A. Individual responsibly towards oneself

1. 1 Timothy 4:16

2. Acts 20:28

3. Luke 11:29-35

4. 2 Corinthians 13:5

B. Individual responsibly towards a brother

1. Matthew 5:23-24

2. Matthew 18:15

3. Galatians 6:1 – James 5:19-20

C. The churches responsibility

1. 1 Corinthians 5:4-5

2. Matthew 18:17

3. 1 Corinthians 5:11

4. 2 Thessalonians 3:14

II. Why we have not practiced corrective discipline?

A. Ignorance of how to go about it and fear of doing it wrong

1. 2 Timothy 2:15

2. John 8:32

B. A greater fear of offending relatives and friends of the sinner than of offending God

1. Galatians 1:10

2. John 12:42

C. A lack of love for those who are subject to discipline

1. 1 Peter 4:8

2. James 5:20

3. 1 Timothy 4:16

4. Galatians 6:11

D. A lack of love for God

1. 1 John 5:3

2. John 14:15

3. John 14:23

4. John 2:5

III. The purpose of corrective discipline

A. To save the souls of the brother or sister disciplined

1. 1 Corinthians 5:4-5

2. 2 Corinthians 2:6ff

3. 2 Thessalonians 3:14

4. 1 Timothy 5:20

B. To save the church

1. Romans 6:23

2. James 1:15

3. 1 Timothy 5:20

C. To save the world

1. Matthew 28:18-20

2. Mark 16:15-16

3. Philippians 2:14-16

4. Acts 5:1-14

Conclusion

1. Love God by accepting responsibility

2. Positive – H B R C B     live an obedient life