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How The Holy Spirit Protects Us From Manipulation

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Aug 7, 2004

based on 20 ratings

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Regardless of how much abuse the world may heap on us or how small we may seem compared to others, we are precious in the sight of God. Because of Christ, we have immeasurable worth.

How the Holy Spirit Protects us From Manipulation Illustration: One day, educator and comedian Sam Levinson was standing with a group of men who seemed to tower above him. Someone asked, "Sam, don’t you feel strange surrounded by so many tall people?" He replied, "Yes, I do. I feel like a dime ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 4:2-10, 1 John 4:2-4

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Quality Control Series

Contributed by Carl Willis on Jul 15, 2005

based on 8 ratings

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A reminder to examine the "spirit"

Quality Control 1 John 4:1-6 May 9, 2004 1 John 4:1 (NIV) Dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world. Many Spirits at Work  Not all are good  Many false spirits in the ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 4:1-6

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Developing Discerning Spirits Or One Might Say The Spirit Of Truth & Error

Contributed by Ed Pruitt on Jun 17, 2005

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I remember a fellow saying: "Don’t believe anything you hear and only half of what you see!" I was only a teenager when I heard this bit of wisdom from a heart that had grown cynical. However cynical the person who spoke these words, I realized there

Developing Discerning Spirits Or One Might Say The Spirit Of Truth And Error Sunday, April 07, 2002 This morning I certainly hope that you all have your bibles with you as I will be using quite a lot of scripture in my sermon. Let’s turn if you will to, 1 John 4:1-6 Beloved, believe not every ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 4:1-6

Denomination: Church Of God

Who Do You Believe? Series

Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Sep 30, 2005

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We are called to test the spirits, we cannot blindly follow every teacher.

INTRODUCTION SLIDE #1 • When a person decides to go on a search for truth, a search to find God where do they turn? • If you are trying to grow in your relationship with Christ, where do you turn, who do you listen to? • When the critics attack our faith, when the liberal scholars launch another ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 4:1-6

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Are You Dealing With The Right Spirit?

Contributed by Guy Glass on Jul 15, 2004

based on 15 ratings

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What we have before us is a critical passage from the standpoint that it is important to discern the spirits. Whenever anyone comes to know Christ as Savior, they are immediately transported into a relationship with God... The Holy Spirit of God is our a

ARE YOU DEALING WITH THE RIGHT SPIRIT? 1 John 4:1-6 INTRODUCTION: What we have before us is a critical passage from the standpoint that it is important to discern the spirits. Whenever anyone comes to know Christ as Savior, they are immediately transported into a relationship with God. It is a ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 4:1-6

Denomination: Baptist

Test The Spirit's-Know Love-Fear Not! Series

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Feb 16, 2005

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John gives us three actions that are to be apart of the children of God’s daily lives. Test the Spirit’s, Know Love, and Fear Not.

1 John 4 – Test the Spirit’s! - Know Love! - Fear Not! Thesis: John gives us three actions that are to be apart of the children of God’s daily lives. Test the Spirit’s, Know Love, and Fear Not. Listen to this Chapter on the DVD, The Audio Bible and follow along in your Bible! Scripture Text: 1 ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 4:1-21

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Spiritual Scrutiny

Contributed by Jeff Hughes on Apr 8, 2003

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Test the Spirits!

Spiritual Scrutiny 1st John 4:1 – 6 Jeff Hughes I. Introduction a. False teaching is a fatal disease that has spread to become an epidemic in the church. It can choke the life out of those seeking God, and can cripple believers by disillusionment and discouragement. b. A main purpose of John ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 4:1-6

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Truth Or Consequences Series

Contributed by Tim Patrick on Apr 3, 2006

based on 94 ratings

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This sermon examines the teachings of false teachers and how to counter them.

Introduction: There used to be a television game show entitled “Truth or Consequences.” Most people who are old enough to remember will associate that show with Bob Barker. He was the game show host for approximately twenty years. The contestants on the show were given the responsibility of ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 4:1-6, Galatians 1:8, 2 Timothy 2:15, 2 Timothy 3:10-17, 1 Thessalonians 5:21-22, John 1:1-3 (view more) (view less)

Denomination: Baptist

Da Vinci Code: Separating Fact From Fiction Series

Contributed by Brian Bill on Apr 21, 2006

based on 117 ratings

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Separating fact from fiction is not easy but it is necessary when it comes to the DaVinci Code.

Cracking the DaVinci Code: Separating Fact from Fiction 1 John 4:1-7 Rev. Brian Bill 4/23/06 My mom is an avid reader and a member of a book club. A couple years ago she read the DaVinci Code by Dan Brown and was deeply disturbed. She asked me some questions and I couldn’t answer them because I ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 4:1-7

Denomination: Baptist

Testing The Truth

Contributed by Brad Rigney on May 6, 2006

based on 16 ratings

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This sermon looks at the call by John to Test the Spirits and how we can do that today. It introduces and challenges people to test the Da Vinci Code book and movie through the what we learn in the passage.

Testing Truth 1John 4:1-6 Intro.: A. Ecclesiastes 1:9, “What has been will be again, what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new under the sun.” That is certainly true of parenthood (as I raise my kids, it is interesting to see and hear some of the same excuses I gave my parents, ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 4:1-6

Denomination: Adventist

Dealing With The 3 Major Claims Of The Da Vinci Code

Contributed by Mike Fogerson on May 8, 2006

based on 17 ratings

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This sermon tackles The Da Vinci Code claims concerning the reliability of Scripture, the divinity of Christ, & Jesus’ maritial status.

Dealing With The 3 Major Claims of The Da Vinci Code (This sermon uses ideas from the Grizzly Adams DVD, The DVC Deception, CH Spurgeon, Billy Sunday, & others. Precious few of these ideas, if any, are original to me.) 1 John 4:1-4 May 7, 2006 FBC, Chester ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 4:1-4

Denomination: Baptist

Under The Influence Series

Contributed by Tim Hedberg on Jul 17, 2006

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Parenting

Under The Influence June 25, 2006 1 John 4:1-6 One of the primary roles of a parent I am learning is to be a filter a censor for children. a screening device for my family As a parent I am continually setting boundaries: on the TV - can’t watch this show - you can watch this one. on friends - ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 4:1-6

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Beware: Falsehood Series

Contributed by Robert Leroe on Sep 13, 2006

based on 24 ratings

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It’s our job as Christians to appraise viewpoints as to whether they come from God or some other source. We need spiritual discernment to assess the validity of voices we hear.

Sermon Series on First John, “Collecting Evidence of Faith” “Beware: Falsehood” I John 4:1-6 -Pastor Bob Leroe, Cliftondale Congregational Church, Saugus, Massachusetts I enjoy watching Antiques Roadshow on PBS. One of the show’s most famous discoveries was a Seymour mahogany card table from ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 4:1-6

Denomination: Congregational

Wolves In Sheep's Clothing Series

Contributed by David Owens on Mar 27, 2007

based on 6 ratings

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John gave his readers to tests to determine the Spirit of truth and the spirit of falsehood. Every generation needs to continue to test the spirits to see if they are from God.

Introduction: A. How many of you enjoy ANAGRAMS? 1. What is an anagram? It is “a word or phrase formed by reordering the letters of another word or phrase.” 2. Here are a few that I thought you might enjoy. 3. DORMITORY = Dirty Room 4. THE MORSE CODE = Here Come Dots 5. SLOT MACHINES = Cash Lost ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 4:1-6

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Was That You God?

Contributed by Jose R. Hernandez on Apr 9, 2011

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When the message sounds great, and the proposition sounds as something fantastic, look it all up in God’s Word. The world is anxiously seeking in something to believe; the world is desperately seeking in someone to believe, but we can’t believe everythin

If you remember, last week I briefly spoke to you about a person that had asked me for advice over the Internet, because this person was saying that the Holy Spirit was instructing him to move from his church. Like I explained, I could not understand how this could be, as the Holy Spirit will ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 4:1-6

Denomination: Independent/Bible

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