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  • Todd Pugh avatar

    Burn Series

    Contributed by Todd Pugh on Jan 14, 2008
     | 3,406 views

    Knowing Jesus is an all consuming, burning passion.

    Burn Series: Turn on the Light!!! Christmas Sunday / December 23rd 2007 Intro: Merry Christmas!!! What are you getting for Christmas!? Wow. That’s what this is all about isn’t? Christmas is actually about a gift. On the last day of school before Christmas break, children were bringing ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Becoming Discerning & Wise Series

    Contributed by Scott Brewer on Aug 12, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,822 views

    Discerning what is of God and who is of God is the responsibility of every Christ follower.

    An Incarnational, Missional People “Becoming Discerning & Wise” 1 John 4:1-6 How do you feel about tests? Some people like tests and the challenge of proving themselves or showing what they know. Most of us don’t like tests for the fear of looking foolish or ignorant. Recently a college professor ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Litmus Test Of Fellowship Series

    Contributed by Brien Sims on Jun 17, 2008
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     | 3,580 views

    Ask why in today’s world. Make sure what you see and hear is part of what God wants. If it isn’t, don’t have anything to do with it. The Holy Spirit was given to help us with this. We can pass the test with Him.

    How many of you really take what the news says at face value? I don’t know about you but I don’t trust the news people any further than I can throw them. Something always seems fishy to me about how they report certain events and how they twist the angle of the news to suit their purpose. If they ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Hurting Person's Guide To Recovery: Test All Spirits!

    Contributed by Doug Koehler on May 8, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,384 views

    This is a story about an individuals great trials and what God says to her, to us, to restore us and give us hope.

    1 John 4: 1-11 (12-21) Remember: Greater is He who is in you than he who is in the world. One day Sara Jones woke up and felt completely lost. For weeks she was heading down a path full of sorrow, loneliness and ultimate insecurity but, up until this day she was able to hold onto some sort of ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Christopher Martin avatar

    Testing The Spirits-The Vision Of Ministry Of Our Saviour's Lutheran Church

    Contributed by Christopher Martin on May 10, 2009
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     | 3,652 views

    A sermon for the 5th Sunday of Easter, Series B preached 5/10/2009 at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church in Audubon, Iowa.

    Easter 5A 1 John 4:1-11 “Testing the Spirits and The Vision of Ministry of OSLC” 5/10/2009 Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church, Audubon, Iowa In our Epistle reading for this morning, we hear St. John, the last living Apostle, tell the church of his day: “Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Mike Wilkins avatar

    Discerning Spirits Series

    Contributed by Mike Wilkins on Jan 23, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,532 views

    Our culture tells us that if something is spiritual, it is "good." John tells us we have to discern the spirits

    18 John 4:1-6 January 21, 2007 Discerning Spirits Intro – Franklin episode where they are searching for a talisman to cure his Grandmother. The question in the show is whether the talisman will actually cure the grandmother or whether it is just superstition and not real. There was no room ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

  • Frank Lay avatar

    Victoria Sobre El Espritu De Anticristo Series

    Contributed by Frank Lay on Jan 24, 2007
    based on 6 ratings
     | 5,526 views

    Juan nos recuerda que detrás de los falsos maestros que proclaman doctrinas falsas, hay demonios inspirados por el diablo. ¿Como podemos examinar a los espíritus malos? Juan nos da tres pruebas para ayudarnos a distinguir entre la verdad de la Biblia y

    VICTORIA SOBRE EL ESPIRITU DEL ANTICRISTO 1 Juan 4:1-6 La Biblia contiene advertencias severas en contra de la doctrina falsa. El primer versículo de capitulo 4 es una advertencia a los creyentes a no creer todo lo que escuchan o vean. Amados, no creáis a todo espíritu, sino probad los ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    How To Recognise God's Voice Series

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Mar 21, 2010
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     | 8,567 views

    We are called to test the spirits, and discern and recognise the voice of God when He speaks to us. Here are four ways to test an impression or thought.

    [This sermon is adapted from Rick Warren's sermon with the same title.] We continue our series on “Conversing with God”. • The 1st session on ‘how to hear God’s speaks’ we talked about our attitudes - whether you get the message or not, depend very much on ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Geuss Who's Talkin'

    Contributed by Michael Bolin on Jan 31, 2010
     | 2,650 views

    listening for only God's voice

    Have you ever watched the Antiques Roadshow on PBS? This is the show were individuals are able to take antiques and have them a evaluated with are worth. One of the show’s most famous discoveries was a Seymour mahogany card table from Boston, bought at a garage sale for $25. She later sold ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

  • Tim Hedberg avatar

    Under The Influence Series

    Contributed by Tim Hedberg on Jul 17, 2006
     | 3,226 views

    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

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Tim Patrick avatar

    Truth Or Consequences Series

    Contributed by Tim Patrick on Apr 3, 2006
    based on 94 ratings
     | 44,763 views

    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

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Beware: Falsehood Series

    Contributed by Robert Leroe on Sep 13, 2006
    based on 24 ratings
     | 5,616 views

    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

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    Denomination: Congregational

  • Brian Bill avatar

    Da Vinci Code: Separating Fact From Fiction Series

    Contributed by Brian Bill on Apr 21, 2006
    based on 117 ratings
     | 16,169 views

    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

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Testing The Truth

    Contributed by Brad Rigney on May 6, 2006
    based on 16 ratings
     | 3,510 views

    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

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    Denomination: Adventist

  • Doug Lyon avatar

    How To Spot The Devil's Kids

    Contributed by Doug Lyon on Oct 5, 2006
     | 3,429 views

    How to recognize and guard against false teachers

    Shiloh Bible Church 1 John 4:1-6 How To Spot The Devil’s Kids Introduction Robert Philip Hanssen. Perhaps you recall that name from a few years ago. It was national news. Robert Hanssen was a 57-year old FBI agent who was convicted of spying for the Soviet Union. He was arrested in February, ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible