Sermons on Tests Of Faith:

The Test Of Whether God Is Your Father Series

Contributed by Jim Butcher on Feb 5, 2021

The religious leaders were proud of their heritage as children of Abraham, but that kept them from receiving what Jesus was offering. This message looks at the test of whether God or Satan is our father as well as four danger signs that we are heading in the wrong direction.

THE TEST OF WHETHER GOD IS YOUR FATHER: The answer is found in what you do with Jesus. - John 8:42. - John 8:39b, 44. - Many focus on a generic God. - The teaching of the Kingdom is not a generic morality. - We each need to make a decision for or against Jesus. DANGER SIGNS: 1. Counting on ...read more

Scripture: John 8:37-47

Denomination: Baptist

8 Tests For Decision Making Nasb

Contributed by Steven W. Satterfield on May 18, 2022

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Scriptural test - Has God already spoken it about it in His Word? 2 Timothey 3: 16 All Scripture is [a]inspired by God and beneficial for teaching, for [b]rebuke, for correction, for training in righteousness Secrecy test - Would it bother me if everyone knew this was my choice? Proverbs 11:3 The ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 3:16

Denomination: Vineyard

Tested By Plans For The Future Lesson 17 Series

Contributed by Elmer Towns on Apr 24, 2017

How God works in small details

A. INTRODUCTION: GENESIS 24:1-67 1. Why is this story included in scriptures? Abraham sends his servant back to his family in Mesopotamia to find a bride for his son Isaac. The story includes incidents how God worked in small details for the servant to find Rebekah and return her to ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 24:1-67

Denomination: Baptist

Quality Characteristics – Faith Series

Contributed by Tom Shepard on May 7, 2008

This is a sermon to help build faith. 1. God does not get shook up by your STORMS. 2. God is bigger than your CIRCUMSTANCES. 3. Walking in faith builds FAITH.

Quality Characteristics – Faith Today I want us to begin by reading our focal passage. This is a story that took place with Jesus and His disciples on the Sea of Galilee. It is found in Matthew chapter eight. Follow along with me as I read: “Now when He (Jesus) got into a boat, His disciples ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 8:23-27

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

How To Test The Voices You Hear Series

Contributed by Tom Shepard on Apr 25, 2007

This is the third sermon in the series: Communicating with God. The sermon gives seven filters for testing the voices you here.

Communicating With God: How To Test The Voices You Hear Today we are continuing our series “Communicating With God.” Last week we are looked at “How To Recognize God’s Voice” and we found that God speaks through The Bible, through Fellow Believers and through Our Thoughts. Two weeks ago we ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 4:1

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Will You Take God Up On His Test? (Exodus 15:22-27) Series

Contributed by Garrett Tyson on Feb 21, 2022

If you're actually/fully obeying God, will He heal you?

I apparently needed a break from Exodus, which I didn't expect (did Psalm 9-12). But I'm learning to not fight it, and just go with it. [And I'm hoping this is the Spirit leading me, somehow]. This week, I felt like I was maybe ready to try Exodus again. Let's start by ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 15:22-27, James 5:14-16, John 9:30-33

Have We Had The Scripture Test? Series

Contributed by Chris Swanson on Nov 3, 2022

Believers are urged not to sin, but if they do, they have an advocate with God the Father. Believers are told to have love for one another, thereby showing that they are followers of Christ.

In verses 1-2: John is at this point an extremely elderly person. He has spent practically each of his years in the service of the Lord, and a considerable amount of his readers were for sure his spiritual youngsters. John utilizes the phrase “little children” in a warm, paternal way. He is not ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 2:1-11

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Have We Been Put To The Test? Series

Contributed by Chris Swanson on Nov 3, 2022

Check the words that people speak with what God says in the Bible. Check the commitment to the body of believers

1 John 4:1-6 cautions Christians not to indiscriminately acknowledge every single spiritual case. There are numerous bogus instructors (false teachers) on the planet. It is vital to painstakingly consider both the source and the substance of an instructing (teaching) before we acknowledge it. John ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 4:1-6

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Faith Series

Contributed by Rick Thiessen on Mar 4, 2003

Faith is the essential character trait God wants to work into your life, for it connects you to God in ways that change you from the inside into a different person.

SE112402 CHARACTER UNDER CONSTRUCTION 4. Faith In CS Lewis’s book, Mere Christianity, a classic work on Christian basics, he spells out the fact that when the Bible mentions faith it talks about it on two levels. BELIEF What faith means in the first sense is what most people who are not ...read more

Scripture: John 3:22-36, Mark 10:17-23

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Tempted, Troubled, Tested-Part 2

Contributed by Brian Matherlee on Jul 29, 2008

How Jesus overcame a troubled spirit.

TEMPTED, TROUBLED, TESTED Part 2 Mark 14:32-42 Sunday, February 17, 2008 Pastor Brian Matherlee We see Jesus at his second lowest point emotionally in the passage today. Mark records that Jesus was deeply distressed and troubled. Jesus had already told his disciples… John 14:1, “Do not let ...read more

Scripture: Mark 14:32-42

Denomination: Wesleyan

The "How Do I Know I Am A Christian" Test?

Contributed by Roy Sommerville on Jul 30, 2011

In Mark 8:27-38, Jesus provides six marks of an authentic follower of Jesus, and these serve as the basis of this six question test to determine the reality of your Christian faith.

The “How Do I Know I’m A Christian?” Test Mark 8:27-38 There are a lot of people who think they’re Christians and really aren’t. Then there are some Christians who have no assurance that they are Christians and are afraid they’re not Christians. Then there ...read more

Scripture: Mark 8:27-38

Denomination: Baptist

Faith That Works Miracles

Contributed by Anitha Jabastion on Nov 15, 2021

To receive our miracles, God expects a demonstration of our faith. Even when God appears to be silent, faith doesn’t walk away. Faith catches God at His word. Faith finds reasons to believe when there are reasons to give up.

Matthew 15:21-28 Then Jesus went out from there and departed to the region of Tyre and Sidon. And behold, a woman of Canaan came from that region and cried out to Him, saying, “Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David! My daughter is severely demon-possessed.” But He answered her not a word. And His ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 15:21-28, Mark 7:24-25

Knowing That We Are Saved - Part #1 Series

Contributed by Vernon L Caruthers on Dec 16, 2009

JOHN gives us 5 TESTS that will either prove that we are BORN AGAIN or NOT BORN AGAIN. In this message we look at the 1st two of these TESTS

Sermons from the Book of I John: Sermon #1: Knowing That We Are Saved: Part #1: Scripture Ref: I John 5:13 ‘These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the SON of GOD; that you may KNOW that you have eternal life & that you may BELIEVE on the name of the SON of ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 5:13

From Dust To Life: Tested And Transformed

Contributed by Brian Williams on Jan 26, 2026

Why did Joseph stir up the pain of the past, what did he constantly awaken the consciousness of their failures? What was the purpose, what did it accomplish? Gen 44 speaks hope into the past so that we do not have to bring into the future.

In real life, people carry the weight of brokenness—family dysfunction, personal failures, neglect, and wounds that often go unspoken. What do we normally do with the dysfunction? Cover it up and move on. This next chapter in Genesis speaks hope into these areas of brokenness. God shows us how our ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 44:1-34

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Temptation Vs. Testing And Trials - What's The Difference? Series

Contributed by Stephen Belokur on Aug 5, 2015

Earlier in the first chapter of James much has been said about testing and trials but now James turns his attention to temptation. How are they alike and how are they different, especially since the Greek word is the same for both? Let's take a look!

James 1:1-15 “James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes scattered among the nations: “Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. ...read more

Scripture: James 1:13-15

Denomination: Nazarene