Sermons on Test The Spirits:

The Acid Test Of True Salvation

Contributed by Michael Dephillips on Feb 4, 2003

A fresh look at the "new birth experience"

Pleasant Hill Baptist Church of Quitman MS Pastor Michael DePhillips www.forministry.com/39355PHBC “The Acid test of Salvation” Matthew 7:20-23 Want to bring to remembrance the time in the early part of the 80’s that gold prices went so high that people started bringing in their gold to ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:20-23

Denomination: Baptist

A Test For Whether A Person Is Saved

Contributed by Joseph Wallis on Jan 23, 2002

A look at I John 5 to see the fruits of a saved person

A TEST FOR WHETHER A PERSON IS SAVED TEXT - I John 5 INTRO. - Are you saved? Are you a real Christian? Are you going to heaven? Not everyone who talks about heaven is going there. Not everyone who says "Lord, Lord" will enter heaven. Many people have gone forward at an invitation and shook the ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 5:1-21

Denomination: Baptist

Self Testing Self Examination

Contributed by David Powell on Jun 2, 2007

Learning how to test ourselves before testing others

Seft-Testing Self Examination 2 Cor. 13:3-6 Intro: 1. Russ tests precious metal>> 2. Trace tests the performance of his electronic gates.>> 3. Rod tests the accuracy of shooters>> 4. Paul tests the working of air conditioners>> 5. Davy tests the performance of Fire extinguishing equipment 6. ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 13:1-6

Denomination: Baptist

Love, The Infallible Test Of Salvation Series

Contributed by Jack Perkins, D.min., Ladc, Csac, Cclc on Aug 5, 2021

The church has a different goal–we are to model for the world the authentic way to love. The spiritual quest we must follow is that Jesus calls us to be different. John suggest the failure to love extravagantly, as God first loved us, is perhaps one of the greatest sins.

How do you explain the hatred and evilness in our society? How do you comprehend the hatred between the Jews and Palestinians? How can we support the evilness we see on the political scene? How we process the anarchy in our society? How do you explain Columbine? Families wounded by divorce? ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 3:11-24

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Common Folk's Tests Of Faith

Contributed by Larry Breeden on Oct 26, 2006

Description of various test we as everyday Christians must pass

COMMON FOLKS TEST OF FAITH Heb. 11: 1, 8, 17. 36-40; James 1:2,3 I. FAITH, BELIEF, ESSENCE TO WALK A. The saved are to live by faith The Just shall walk by Faith 1. the Commandment / Word De 8:2 And thou shalt remember all the way which the LORD thy God led thee these forty years in the ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 11:1-8

Denomination: Baptist

"Testing, 1,2,3"

Contributed by Quintin Morrow on Nov 12, 2001

A message to challenge church-goers to examine the legitimacy of their conversion.

“Testing 1,2,3” II Corinthians 13:5 November 11, 2001 The Rev’d Quintin Morrow St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church Fort Worth, Texas qgmorrow@st-andrew.com Examine yourselves, to see whether you are in the faith. Test yourselves. Or do you not realize this about yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 13:5

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

The Spirit Of God And The Spirit Of Man

Contributed by Lauro C Hernandez on Sep 26, 2002

We have to know the difference between the Spirit of God and when it is the emotional side of man.

THE SPIRIT OF GOD AND THE SPIRIT OF MAN JOB 33:4 INTRO: We need to understand the fact of how the Spirit of God works and when the spirit of man starts to functions together with Him. Not knowing that man has a spirit different from the Spirit of God and can function by itself may confuse us in ...read more

Scripture: Job 33:4

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Seven Time Tested Truths

Contributed by Howard Strickland on Aug 30, 2008

This word will bring truth and humor to all!

Seven Time Tested Truths Text: Ecclesiastes 1:1-2,12: 13-14 1.Remember now your Creator in the days of your youth, Before the difficult days come, And the years draw near when you say,“ I have no pleasure in them”: 2 “ Vanity of vanities,” says the Preacher; “ Vanity of vanities, all is vanity.” ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 1:1-2

Denomination: Pentecostal

Gps Series

Contributed by Jack Perkins, D.min., Ladc, Csac, Cclc on Aug 6, 2021

Postmodernity has given birth to the idea that all spiritual views are simply different roads that lead to God. We have created a confusing web of “spiritual paths” for those on a quest to know God. John gives a process for gaining and maintaining our bearings while on our spiritual journey.

GPS is a satellite-based radio navigation system that was developed by the U.S. Department of Defense. It permits land, sea and airborne users to determine their three-dimensional position, velocity and time anywhere in the world. The accuracy of it far exceeds anything that we have seen in the ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 4:1-6

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Abraham's Third Test: Bitterness Series

Contributed by Larry Turner on Jan 18, 2013

Lot is in a "lot" of trouble if Abram has any bitterness.

Show video “Rebuilding” My mom died last Sunday. I had promised her that I would perform her funeral. There were quite a few loved ones concerned that it would be too much for me to handle. But I experienced the Holy Spirit in a way as I never have before. The beginning of the year ...read more

Denomination: Foursquare

Three Tests, One Answer

Contributed by Mary Erickson on Mar 7, 2022

A sermon for the first Sunday in Lent, Year C

March 6, 2022 Hope Lutheran Church Rev. Mary Erickson Luke 4:1-13 Three Tests, One Answer Friends, may grace and peace be yours in abundance in the knowledge of God and Christ Jesus our Lord. One of the iconic scenes in the movie "City Slickers" involves Jack Palance’s character, ...read more

Scripture: Luke 4:1-13

Denomination: Lutheran

Your Christian Litmus Test

Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Apr 29, 2017

To many churches today have become club houses, they gather together miss-appropriating the verse, "meeting together" (Hebrews 10:25) Their church gatherings have become social meetings, talking about themselves, their community events or political views.

Your Christian Litmus Test Dictionary dot com has this definition for Litmus Test, "a crucial and revealing test in which there is one factor." Meghan McCain wrote, "The Democrats seem to have mastered inclusiveness - whereas Republicans, like a country club, seem to require a litmus test." ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 13:5-6

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The World, The Test & The Testimony Series

Contributed by James Wallace on Nov 17, 2021

How are we to relate to the world around us? How will the world relate to us? All of these are critical truths Jesus wants His disciples to understand.

I was listening to radio one afternoon recently when I heard story of a young woman in Albania who had come to faith in Christ and was a joyful, radiant Christian, witnessing to her friends about what she had found in Jesus. Then I listened with great sadness & shock to hear that this vibrant ...read more

Scripture: John 15:18-27

Denomination: Bible Church

The Bible: Trustworthy, Tested, And True

Contributed by Alex Mcfarland on Jun 28, 2006

The Christian faith is only as certain as the Bible is trustworthy. If the Bible isn’t true, then people who call themselves Christians would have no truth to stand on—their faith would be worthless.

“I will never forget your precepts, For by them you have given me life.” (Psalm 119:93 NKJV) Unshakable faith begins with the Bible. The Christian faith is only as certain as the Bible is trustworthy. If the Bible isn’t true, then people who call themselves Christians would have no truth to ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 1:20-21

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

God's Spirit Defines

Contributed by Dana Chau on Mar 18, 2002

How do you match up to God’s definition of salvation and truth?

We continue this morning with our study in 1 John, chapter 3, verse 24, through chapter 4, verse 6. If you were here last week, you would know that John pointed to the characteristic of love as a demonstration of our belonging to God. Yet, John understands that if something walks like a duck, ...read more

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