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I Desire Mercy Not Sacrifice
Experiencing the mercy of God in our lives
Ready & Faithful
Looking to Jesus for help now and hope in the future
Why Suffering?
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GUARD YOUR SOUL AGAINST THE DESTRUCTIVE DECEPTION OF FALSE TEACHERS BY CHECKING THEIR FRUIT I.
GUARD YOUR SOUL AGAINST THE DESTRUCTIVE DECEPTION OF FALSE TEACHERS BY CHECKING THEIR FRUIT I. WHO ARE THESE FALSE TEACHERS? A. Characteristics of a Genuine Prophet: 1. Commissioned by God vs. Self-appointed How does our emphasis on seminary education, candidating, volunteerism, etc. lend itself ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 7:15-20
Denomination: Independent/Bible
Does God guarantee health? Are the sick, crippled and disabled faithless and outside of God’s will?
False Teachings About Health One of the tragedies about the health and wealth ’gospel’ is that it excludes any who aren’t perfect. If you are sick, you are a sinner or you lacks faith. Those in poverty, illness, disabilities, trials and suffering are told that they are faithless, under God’s ...read more
Scripture: Job 42:7-8, 2 Corinthians 12:7-10
Denomination: Baptist
Emphasize the importance of being true disciples of Christ, not just in words but in actions, by obeying God's will and avoiding the danger of being false disciples.
Good morning, church family! Today, we're going to dive deep into a passage that will challenge us, convict us, and hopefully, inspire us to live in a way that truly honors God. We'll be looking at Matthew 7:21-23, a passage that deals with some pretty hefty topics – the necessity of obedience, the ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 7:21-23
Topics: True And False Disciples
Jesus used a fig tree to demonstrate the importance of producing fruit in this life.
• You can’t judge a book by its cover. That goes both ways. • A book with a tattered cover may be so because it has been often read. • Yet it may be so because it is often tossed aside and abused. • Ill. Two ranchers were in the city bank to get an extension of their ...read more
Scripture: Mark 11:12-19
There have been these lying false prophets around through the ages. This would be like in a critical war the soldiers can’t just fight the enemy who wear a different uniform, but within their ranks wearing their same uniform are those who would work to see the enemy win to make a profit.
Peter is writing to the scattered Christians. In his first letter Peter mentions who he is writing to, the scattered Christians of Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia and Bithynia. Peter is writing from a Roman prison and the Lord has told him his execution is near. He writes this last letter to ...read more
Scripture: 2 Peter 2:1-22
False trachers will be judged!
We noted last week that God warns Christians of false prophets and teachers even inside Christian churches! False teachers will (from 2 Peter 2): interpret the Bible out of context say there are many ways to get to heaven, not just Jesus Christ promise a cure-all for all problems find excuses not ...read more
Exposition of Gal 5:19-21, first of a two part message that continues the comparsion down through v 26.
Text: Galatians 5:19-21, Title: Indicators of False Faith, Date/Place: NRBC, 6/24/07, AM A. Opening illustration: Maddie’s testimony, Laurie’s testimony B. Background to passage: Paul is finishing out his teaching on the fact that correct theology (justification by faith) produces right living ...read more
Scripture: Galatians 5:19-21
Jude deals with false prophets. Here we see the characteristics of and the work of the false prophets.
Opening Scripture Jud 1:8-16 Likewise also these dreamers defile the flesh, reject authority, and speak evil of dignitaries. (9) Yet Michael the archangel, in contending with the devil, when he disputed about the body of Moses, dared not bring against him a reviling accusation, but said, ...read more
Scripture: Jude 1:8-16
Denomination: Church Of God
False prophets/evangelist /pastors / Bishop/ Reverend outwardly appear as ministers of God in their behavior, calling, and message. They come in a deceptive manner Pretending to be genuine.
Matthew 7:15 says: Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves. Looking at this verse, it shows these prophets possesses both inward and outward characters. a) Outwardly: they come in sheep’s clothing False prophets/evangelist /pastors ...read more
Denomination: Pentecostal
For Epiphany: As Richard Foster wrote about "Money, Sex, and Power", is it possible the Wise Men’s gifts are warnings to Jesus and His family about these things? Complete joy comes from what Jesus did with these issues.
Who we are and what we have are two entirely different things, but we confuse them. We insist on identifying who we are by what we have. Who we are and what we have are not the same thing. We are more by far than the material goods we possess. And yet everywhere we are identified by our stuff. ...read more
Scripture: Philippians 2:1-11, Matthew 2:11-12
Paul encourages Timothy to put an end to people who wanted to argue for argument’s sake. It gives us some information on how to spot bad teaching and stand up for what is right!
Isn’t it great when everything goes well? Especially in churches - it’s a great feeling. But there are times when things aren’t going well at all - and at those times it calls for leaders to step up and for special measures to be employed. That’s the situation faced by Timothy. Timothy was a ...read more
Scripture: 1 Timothy 1:1-20
Denomination: Calvary Chapel
This is a study on the Sermon on the Mount. This is the 14th sermon in the series.
Sermon on the Mount Pt 14 Beware of False Prophets Matthew 7:15-20 Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves. 16 You will know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes from thornbushes or figs from thistles? 17 Even so, every good tree ...read more
False teachers don’t walk around with nametags that say, “Hi, I’m a False Teacher.” We must beware of false beliefs, faulty behavior and fake benefits.
Spotting False Teachers 2 Peter 2:1-3 Rev. Brian Bill May 16-17, 2015 How many of you like watching infomercials? Any proud owners of the Sham-Wow, the Snuggie or the Perfect Bacon Bowl here today? Earlier this month, I read an article in the Quad-City Times called, “Infomercial Tricks ...read more
Scripture: 2 Peter 2:1-3
Sermon 6 in a study in Philippians
“Finally, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord. To write the same things again is no trouble to me, and it is a safeguard for you. 2 Beware of the dogs, beware of the evil workers, beware of the false circumcision; 3 for we are the true circumcision, who worship in the Spirit of God and glory in ...read more
Scripture: Philippians 3:1-3
Denomination: Orthodox
In this scripture passage we see THE TRADGEDY OF FALSE ASSUMPTIONS.
False assumptions have caused a lot of problem in our society and in our churches. WHAT IS THE DEFINITION OF ASSUMPTION? Definition: The definition of an assumption is an idea that is formed without evidence. One of the biggest ways to get ourselves in trouble in this life is to live a life of ...read more
Scripture: Mark 3:20-22
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