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Beloved, Try The Spirits

Contributed by Timothy Shumer on Apr 28, 2002

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In Ch.1 John established that we have fellowship with the Father through the Son, and we demonstrate the reality of that fellowship: to the world; and to our self (assurance) - by living a holy life. In ch.2 & 3 we enlarged on the idea of the assurance of

A habit of devout fellowship with God is the spring of all our life, and the strength of it. <Henry Edward Manning, British Cardinal, 1808-1892> + That should be the goal of our Christian walk + And that was our stated reason for starting this series from 1 John + [1:3] = Horizontal AND vertical ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 4:1-6

Denomination: Baptist

Get Real With God

Contributed by James May on Apr 28, 2002

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We have to get real with God if we are going to be ready to fight in the spiritual battles against the powers of darkness.

Disclaimer: Due to the large amount of sermons and topics that appear on this site I feel it is necessary to post this disclaimer on all sermons posted. These sermons are original to the author and the leading of the Holy Spirit. While ideas and illustrations are often gleaned from many ...read more

Scripture: Acts 19:11-20, 1 John 4:4

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Lesson 5: How To Test The Spirits

Contributed by Elmer Towns on Dec 6, 2006

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Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of God; because many false prophets have gone out into the world.

A. TEN THINGS WE CAN KNOW ABOUT ERROR “Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of God; because many false prophets have gone out into the world. By this you know the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is of God, ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 4:1-6, Ezekiel 8:1-17

Denomination: Baptist

Blessed Assurance Series

Contributed by David Owens on Mar 13, 2007

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In 1 John 3:19-24, John tells us how we can have blessed assurance.

A. Last week we took a one week reprieve from our 1 John Series in order to review God’s commands and promises about giving. And I hope that lesson was a blessing to you! B. To get us started on today’s subject of assurance, I want to share an old story. 1. The story is told of a Lion who needed ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 3:19-24

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Something On The Inside!

Contributed by Quinton Williamson on Dec 29, 2003

based on 66 ratings

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To let the saints know that you shall overcome, because God is able!

Scripture: 1John 4:4 Topic: Something on the inside! “But ye’ are of God little children, and have overcome them, because greater is he that is in you than he that is in the world” Intro It was something about this author who wrote both the gospel of John and these epistles, that he knows ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 4:4, John 4:4

Denomination: Baptist

Being The Family Of God

Contributed by David Gant on Apr 25, 2004

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This sermon can be used to call a congregation into closer fellowship, or to teach the believer’s responsibility toward the church family. [Key points in this sermon may have come from other sources. If you see anything that should be credited to another,

Being the Family of God Drawn from 1st John 3 The church is Identified With God as being His Children … therefore, we make up the Family of God [John 3.1] Many Christians have been infected with the most virulent virus of modern American life, what sociologist Robert Bellah calls "radical ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 3:1-24

Denomination: Baptist

The Silly Putty Christian

Contributed by Nate Barbour on Feb 2, 2004

based on 45 ratings

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Learn about what Silly Putty and Christians have in common in this creative message using one of America’s favorite toys!

The Silly Putty Christian The Gospel According To a Rubbery Toy 1/14/04 I. Introduction During World War II an engineer at General Electric named James Wright was searching for a synthetic rubber substitute. In one of his experiments, he poured boric acid into a test tube filled with silicone oil, ...read more

Scripture: John 16:33, 1 John 4:4

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

God's Valentine

Contributed by Richard White on Feb 18, 2004

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This week we celebrated Valentine’s Day. It is a day of celebration of Love. God showed us His love that day on a hill called Calvary.

God’s Valentine to Us 1JN 3:1 how great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him. 2 Dear friends, now we are children of God, and what we will be has not yet been ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 3:1-24

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Cutting Through The Fog

Contributed by Jon Mackinney on Mar 2, 2004

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How important is it that we believe that Jesus Christ was incarnated? Why?

This week in Phoenix, on Wednesday night, after I got home from AWANA, I turned on the news and there were people lined up for gas. Anybody see that? They were lined up for gas in a couple different places in Phoenix, lined up onto the street just like earlier this summer. And they were out ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 4:1-6

Denomination: Evangelical Free

Sound Doctrine Series

Contributed by Mitchell Skelton on Mar 7, 2004

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Sound doctrine is important in our Christian walk. Contrary to popular belief, constant opposition to change or "liberalism" does not make one a "sound" teacher.

Sound Doctrine 1 John 4:1—6 INTRODUCTION Comedian Jeff Foxworthy became famous for his "redneck test." A sample of this would be: 1. If you got stopped by a state trooper and when he asked if you had an I.D. You replied, "’Bout what?" You might be a redneck. 2. If you’ve ever carried a ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 4:1-6

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

What's Love Got To Do With It?

Contributed by Wesley Bishop on Mar 15, 2004

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This is about God’s true love for us.

“Love” is a word that is thrown around more than a football at the Super Bowl. Everyone talks about love. I love this. I love that. I love your hair. I love that shirt. I love this team or that team. I love summer. I love Christmas. “I love you. You love me. We’re a happy family.” ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 3:18-24

Denomination: Wesleyan

Agapomen Allelus Series

Contributed by David Ward on Jul 27, 2003

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This was the next-to-last message in a series from 1 John on John’s command to "love one another"

"Agapomen Allelus" 1 John 4:7-21 Introduction: A mouse looked through a crack in the wall to see the farmer and his wife opening a package; what food might it contain? He was aghast to discover that it was a mousetrap! Retreating to the farmyard, the mouse proclaimed the warning, "There is a ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 4:7-21, 1 John 4:20, 1 John 4:1

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Blessed Assurance - Evidence #9 Series

Contributed by Ray Scott on Jul 29, 2003

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Continuing in our series on EVIDENCES that give you th ASSURANCE of salvation ... Access to the Throne Room of God in prayer gives assurance of salvation.

BLESSED ASSURANCE - Evidence #9 – “Our Prayer Life” – 1 John 3:19-24 INTRODUCTION: We continue in our SERIES on EVIDENCE that gives us the ASSURANCE of our salvation. So far, we have seen: EVIDENCE #1 – A TRUE Christian will desire a relationship with Jesus. EVIDENCE #2 – A TRUE Christian will ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 3:19-24

Denomination: Baptist

The Superhero In You

Contributed by Nate Barbour on Jul 30, 2003

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Find out about your super powers as we venture into your identity in Christ.

The Superhero in You The Truth about Your “Secret” Identity 5/28/03 I. Introduction There was a man who owned a Great Dane. Now this Great Dane was an extremely large and ferocious dog—definitely not the kind of dog you want jumping up in your lap. One day, as the man was walking his Great Dane ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 4:4

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Dueling Spirits Series

Contributed by David Ward on Aug 2, 2003

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BIG IDEA: How can we recognize false prophets? By what they say, and by who listens to them.

“Dueling Spirits” 1 John 4:1-6 Introduction: How can you tell if someone is lying to you? [ASK] How do you spot a lie? Some people give it away in their body language--not making eye contact, for example. What about spiritual things? How can we recognize a “false prophet”? This is more ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 4:1-6

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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