Sunday Service
07/12/2026 10AM
“Church Life…the Early Days”
by Pastor Joy Matos
SUMMARY:
This sermon looks at how the first followers of Jesus lived together. It begins with a sad story about a child lost in tall grass. The people in the child’s tribe finally found him by holding hands and walking together, but it was too late. The mother cried, “If only we would have held hands sooner.” Pastor Joy shows that the early church learned to “hold hands” by sharing everything they had so no one was poor. A man named Barnabas was a great helper who sold his land to give money to the church. But a husband and wife named Ananias and Sapphira were not honest. They sold land and gave some money, but they were trying to look good while lying about how much they kept for themselves. This story teaches us that being part of God’s family means being honest and holy.