Are You Really Surrendered to God? | Acts 4-5 | Revival

Main message: The sermon argues that God’s generous love in Jesus should produce open-handed, surrendered living in believers. Using Acts 4, it teaches that true revival shows up in unity, shared resources, and joyful sacrificial generosity.

Key points:

• God is the first giver: “For God so loved the world that he gave” his Son.
• The early church was united in heart and mind and shared what they had so there would be no needy people among them.
• Generosity is voluntary and Spirit-led, not forced; it flows from full surrender to God.
• Barnabas is held up as a model: he sold a field and gave the money to the apostles.
• Ananias and Sapphira show the danger of wanting the appearance of generosity without truthful surrender.
• Believers are urged to ask what full surrender looks like in their own finances, time, home, and possessions.

Scriptures mentioned: John 3:16, Acts 4:32-36, 1 John 4:19, 2 Corinthians 8:9