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  • Ajai Prakash avatar

    Discerning The Spirits

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Nov 29, 2012
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    Never swallow someone’s line just because he uses terms of the Christian faith. False teachers are popular with the world because they tell people what they want to hear. Here John warns the Christians who faithfully teach God’s Word will not win any popu

    Opening illustration: In an unethical selling technique called the bait-and-switch method, a retailer lures customers into his store by advertising a well-known product at a very low price. When the buyer asks to purchase it, however, he is told that it is out of stock. The salesperson then tries ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Tammy Hardwick avatar

    Walks Like A Duck, Talks Like A Duck Must Be A Duck

    Contributed by Tammy Hardwick on Mar 6, 2014
    based on 3 ratings
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    1John 4: 1 - 3 tells us not to believe every spirit but to test them. How do we do this? This teaching addresses this question

    1 John 4: 1 – 3 I read passages like this and I can feel the accountability God places on me. Then I begin to feel small so many people seem so much more knowledgeable than I when it comes to scripture and God’s word. How am I supposed to know? I have listened to many different ...read more

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    Denomination: Vineyard

  • Willem Nel avatar

    The Normal Christian Life Series

    Contributed by Willem Nel on May 17, 2014
     | 6,648 views

    Bill Johnson says: It is abnormal for a Christian not to have an appetite for the impossible. It has been written into our spiritual DNA to hunger for the impossibilities around us to bow at the name of Jesus.

    The Normal Christian Life Bill Johnson It is abnormal for a Christian not to have an appetite for the impossible. It has been written into our spiritual DNA to hunger for the impossibilities around us to bow at the name of Jesus. Scripture: 1 John 4:1-4 (NASB Updated) "By this you know the ...read more

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  • Kevin Ruffcorn avatar

    Testing The Spirits Series

    Contributed by Kevin Ruffcorn on Jul 29, 2014
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,074 views

    Discernment is a gift. It gives God’s children the ability to distinguish between what God calls us to and what the world entices us toward.

    1 John 4:1-6 "Testing the Spirits" INTRODUCTION We have come a long way in communication since March 10, 1876 when Alexander Graham Bell spoke into a prototype of the telephone and said, "Mr. Watson, come here. I want to see you." It is now common to have the television on while browsing ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Horace Wimpey avatar

    Eureka

    Contributed by Horace Wimpey on Aug 16, 2014
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     | 4,585 views

    John instructs us to test the teachers and the preachers to see if what they are teaching and preaching is genuine. We can also tell if our faith is genuine by what we believe.

    Eureka 1 John 4:1-6 (NLT) Intro: In 1848, James Marshall was the first man to discover gold in California. After his discovery, thousands flocked to the area around San Francisco and they became known as the forty-niners. When they heard or used the term Eureka, it meant riches beyond their ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Jeff van Wyk avatar

    Understanding Vision

    Contributed by Jeff Van Wyk on Jan 26, 2013
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     | 13,638 views

    Learnign how to implement a Godly vision

    Understanding Vision Proverbs 29:18 - Where there is no vision, the people perish. "The very essence of leadership is that you have to have vision. You can’t blow an uncertain trumpet." Theodore M. Hesburgh. Vision is the starting point and end point of effective leadership and is part of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

  • Jeff van Wyk avatar

    Test The Spirits

    Contributed by Jeff Van Wyk on Jan 26, 2013
     | 4,770 views

    Too often we forget that we live in a spiritual war zone. Remember, the devil will try to mislead you and will portray himself as the truth. Our spiritual battle is with the devil and his evil forces. But we who are Spirit-filled have the ability to expos

    Test the Spirits 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. - 1 John 4:1 Never just accept a prophetic word regardless how gifted or important that person may be. Not every voice we hear is from ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

  • Dennis Davidson avatar

    Test The Spirits Series

    Contributed by Dennis Davidson on Jan 28, 2013
    based on 13 ratings
     | 38,144 views

    You test the spirit behind religious teachers by knowing the truth & walking in the Spirit of Truth. You need to know how to walk in the Spirit of God & test the spirits because there are many deceiving spirits in the world today.

    1 JOHN 4: 1-6 TEST THE SPIRITS [1 Peter 2:1-10] Close to the BATTLE LINES during the Korean War a sentry was walking his post one night. He heard a sound in the darkness, and he challenged, "Halt! Who goes there? Friend or foe?" A voice replied, "Friend!" The sentry said, "Repeat the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Tim Smith avatar

    Is That You? Series

    Contributed by Tim Smith on May 28, 2015
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     | 5,005 views

    Discerning the voice of God

    Is That You? 1 John 4:1-6 We are in the third week of our Holy Spirit series, “The Forgotten God.” We’ve been challenged and reminded of both our desperate need and quite often our neglect of the Holy Spirit. The truth is we cannot do anything of eternal value without the power ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Jeffery Anselmi avatar

    Test The Spirits Series

    Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Jul 3, 2015
     | 6,141 views

    You cannot believe everything you hear. John gives us some tests we can apply with listening to others.

    INTRODUCTION • SLIDE #1 • Truth is becoming a lost art in our country these days. • 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 ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Dave McFadden avatar

    "Separating Truth From Error" Series

    Contributed by Dave Mcfadden on Aug 25, 2016
    based on 1 rating
     | 8,236 views

    How can I discern whether a preacher isa false prophet or not?

    Christians aren't to accept everything they hear as truth, even if it's from a supposedly Christian source. He draws a contrast by saying that the Spirit of truth is of God; and the spirit of error is of the devil. God's chief desire is to confront mankind with truth in order to set us free. "You ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Dr. Ronald Shultz avatar

    Fakes Do Not Negate Reality!

    Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Aug 26, 2016
     | 3,083 views

    Don't toss away diamonds because zircons exist.

    Dear single men, please advise your fiancée that she will not be getting a diamond because there are so many fake stones that look like diamonds that you want no part of that mess and you are sure that such a logical woman as she is that she would not want to participate in such an endeavor. Ha! I ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Troy Borst avatar

    The World Is Against You Series

    Contributed by Troy Borst on Aug 30, 2016
    based on 1 rating
     | 9,110 views

    Sermon adapting Little Red Riding Hood to talk about the power Christians have in overcoming the world which is against us.

    THE WORLD IS AGAINST YOU 1 JOHN 4:1-7 #GreaterIsHe THE STORY… Little Red Riding Hood (p) Once upon a time there was a little girl; we’ll call her Little Red Riding Hood, who was heading to her grandmother’s house to make muffins. Little Red and her grandmother both loved fresh ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Jordan Muck avatar

    How We Overcome The World Series

    Contributed by Jordan Muck on Sep 9, 2016
    based on 3 ratings
     | 7,977 views

    Sermon Series on 1 John

    Series: 1 John Week: 16 Passage: 1 John 4:1-6 Title: How we Overcome the World Focus: Brotherly Love INTRODUCTION: So far in this epistle, John has given us five answers to questions that all Christians ask: 1. Question: What should be my relationship be with God? • 1 John 1:6 “If ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Reverend Cooper McWhirter avatar

    The Doctrine Of Assurance: "Caught Between Two Worlds" [part Three]

    Contributed by Reverend Cooper Mcwhirter on Sep 29, 2016
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,763 views

    Living between two worlds diametrically opposed to one another

    Sermon Preached at Grace Community Church (EPC) Sun City Grand, Surprise, AZ Sunday, June 14, 2015 by the Reverend Cooper McWhirter The Doctrine of Assurance: “Caught Between Two Worlds” [Part Three] 1 John 4:1-6 On numerous occasions you’ve heard me speak fondly of our ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed