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  • 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
     | 5,172 views

    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

  • Curry Pikkaart avatar

    What Does God's Love Look Like? Series

    Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Dec 24, 2012
    based on 4 ratings
     | 14,368 views

    If you discovered that you had only five minutes left to say all that you wanted to way, what would you say - and to whom?

    “Questions About God: What Does God’s Love Look Like?” 1 Jn. 2:3-5; 3:1-3, 16-20; 4:7-21 If you discovered that you had only five minutes left to say all that you wanted to say, what would you say -- and to whom? A man named Christopher Morley posited that “every telephone ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Jeff van Wyk avatar

    Understanding Vision

    Contributed by Jeff Van Wyk on Jan 26, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 13,705 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

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    Test The Spirits

    Contributed by Jeff Van Wyk on Jan 26, 2013
     | 4,809 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
     | 38,339 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

  • Christopher Holdsworth avatar

    God Is Love.

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Jan 1, 2014
    based on 4 ratings
     | 12,344 views

    We may not see God in His own Person, but where there is love, there is the evidence that someone has been born of the Spirit of God.

    GOD IS LOVE. 1 John 4:7-21. Every Sunday as I was growing up in Scotland, I would hear the minister of our church repeat these words from the beginning of 1 John 4:7 - “Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of God.” This is one of the tests of true Christianity. We cannot claim to have ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • J Jeffrey Smead avatar

    Carpe Diem - Seize The Day

    Contributed by J Jeffrey Smead on Jul 18, 2013
    based on 47 ratings
     | 29,563 views

    Faith is the foundation of God's message. Hope is the attitude and the focus,. .But love. Love is the action. When faith and hope are in line, you are free to love completely. And through this, we can truly "Seize the Day."

    Paul shares this hope in Christ to the Colossians ... and to all that call themselves followers of the Christ. Hear Paul's prayer: BIBLE ".... that you will walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, ....to please Him in all respects, .... bearing fruit in every good work ....and increasing in the ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

  • Mark A. Barber avatar

    Will The Real Holy Spirit Please Stand Up? Series

    Contributed by Mark A. Barber on Aug 12, 2013
     | 4,064 views

    It is a terrible mistake to separate the Work of the Holy Spirit from the Person and work of Jesus Christ as revealed in Scripture

    Will the Real Holy Spirit Please Stand Up? I John 4:1-6 Introduction We have seen that sound doctrine and sound love are both essential to the Christian faith and must be held together and not against each other. Living in love and living the truth of the gospel are what gives us assurance that ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Mark A. Barber avatar

    We Must Love As God Loves Series

    Contributed by Mark A. Barber on Aug 12, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 8,898 views

    When it comes to love, God has set a high bar, Himself.

    We Must Love as God Loves I John 4:7-15 Introduction Last week, we were asked to test the spirits. This is because not every spiritual event comes from the Holy Spirit. There is a spirit of error which comes from the antichrist as well as the Spirit of Truth which comes from God. The Holy Spirit ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • David Taylor avatar

    Chapter Four Series

    Contributed by David Taylor on Mar 20, 2014
     | 4,425 views

    1 John: Chapter Four Doctrinal Test of Spirits (1-6)

    1 John: Chapter Four Doctrinal Test of Spirits (1-6) John addresses the recipients again as beloved, his favorite term of endearment. The context here is the uncritical acceptance of any and all supernatural phenomena. He gives them a test to determine origin of spirit, whether it is of God or of ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Lalachan Abraham avatar

    Brief Is Life But Love Is Long Series

    Contributed by Lalachan Abraham on Mar 26, 2014
    based on 7 ratings
     | 21,649 views

    “Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God; and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God. The one who does not love does not know God, for “God is love” (1 John 4:7-8 NASB)

    “Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God; and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God. The one who does not love does not know God, for “God is love” (1 John 4:7-8 NASB) There are probably fewer words in the modern English language that have been more ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Darrin Fish avatar

    The Loving Church

    Contributed by Darrin Fish on May 7, 2014
     | 4,740 views

    What is a church? Is it a place for the religious and the ceremonial? Is it a place for history and tradition, Is it a place for socializing and cliques Or is it a place where the love of God is known,

    The Loving Church 1 John 4:7-4:21 When was the last time that you heard someone telling someone else just how great church was last week. • When they were totally blown away with the joy, • The excitement, the reality of people in relationship with Jesus Christ. The truth is more ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

  • Davon Huss avatar

    Love Covenant Style Series

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Feb 20, 2015
     | 4,567 views

    4 words for love in the Greek that describe covenant married love (Material adapted from Fred Lowry's book, Covenant Marriage, chapter 9 The Power of Covenant Love, pgs. 143- 151)

    HoHum: Some time ago a new organization prepared a special presentation on love and marriage. The reporters talked to more than 100 people from various cultures that practice arranged marriage- Indians, Koreans, Pakistanis, Orthodox Greeks, and Orthodox Jews. Over and over again they heard the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Chris Appleby avatar

    Living God's Love Series

    Contributed by Chris Appleby on Feb 20, 2015
     | 8,003 views

    We love because we belong to God and that's what he does. God's love is sacrificial, self-giving. It's a love that's seen in the way we love because we're his body here on earth.

    Well we saw last week how important it is for us to love one another and here he says it again, but this time with an added couple of reasons. God is Love Twice in this passage he tells us “God is love.” Last week the motivation for loving God and remaining faithful to the gospel was ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

  • Scott Bayles avatar

    Vbs 2014: Blast Off On A Mission Of God's Love

    Contributed by Scott Bayles on Oct 22, 2014
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,732 views

    This short two-point topical sermon was written as a follow-up to Group's Blast Off! VBS curriculum. Building on the outer-space theme, this message urges listeners to receive God's love and redistribute God's love.

    VBS 2014: Blast Off on a Mission of God’s Love Scott Bayles, pastor Blooming Grove Christian Church: 8/3/2014 As you can see we had a blast at VBS this weekend. I’ll bet as you were getting ready for church this morning, you didn’t expect to be taking trip to the space station. ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church