Sermons on
1 John 4:1

“Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.”

213 The Gift of Distinguishing between Spirits >  Understanding the Gift of Distinguishing between Spirits  >  The Importance of the Gift
The Use of Language in Prophetic Revelations >  The Misuse of Prophetic Language and its Consequences  >  The Importance of Testing the Spirits to Avoid Misuse of Prophetic Language
The Bereans' Watchfulness in Studying the Scriptures >  Application: Emulating the Bereans in Our Bible Study  >  Exercising discernment in testing all teachings against the Bible
Cultivating Sensitivity to the Holy Spirit's Leading >  Discerning the Holy Spirit's Leading  >  Testing the spirits to ensure they are from God
Using Knowledge to Discern Good from Evil >  The Power of Knowledge and Discernment in Spiritual Warfare  >  Discernment as a Defense
False Knowledge Can Lead to Misleading Others >  Responding to False Knowledge  >  Reject false knowledge - As followers of Christ, we must reject any knowledge that contradicts God's Word and leads us away from Him.
The Significance of Dreams in the Bible >  The Role of Dreams in the Modern Christian Life  >  The need for discernment and biblical alignment in interpreting dreams
Test the Vision with Trusted Spiritual Leaders >  Understanding the Importance of Vision  >  The need for discernment in interpreting visions
The Importance of Discernment in Receiving Counsel >  The Role of Discernment in Receiving Counsel  >  Discernment protects us from false teachings
The Ephesian Church's Watchfulness Against False Teachers >  Lessons for Today's Church  >  The need for discernment
Christians are to Obey and Respect Authorities >  The Role of Conscience and Discernment  >  Discerning Righteous and Unrighteous Authorities
The Consequences of Following False Anointing >  The Need for Discernment  >  The need to test all spirits
Love Without Truth Can Be Misleading >  The Danger of Love Without Truth  >  False Love
Prayer and Bible Study for Discernment >  Understanding the Importance of Discernment  >  The Need for Discernment
False Knowledge Leads to Spiritual Destruction >  Overcoming False Knowledge  >  Discernment through the Holy Spirit
Recognize the Source of the Vision >  Recognizing the Source of the Vision  >  Discerning God's Vision
Practice Discernment to Distinguish God's Voice >  Understanding the Need for Discernment  >  The world is full of conflicting voices and messages. Discernment is necessary to separate truth from falsehood.
Testing the Spirits to Discern Truth >  The Biblical Basis for Testing the Spirits  >  The command to test the spirits
Rise of False Prophets and Deception >  How to Discern False Prophets  >  Test everything against the Word of God
Sharing Dreams with Trusted Spiritual Mentors >  The Need for Interpretation of Dreams  >  Dreams Require Discernment
The Consequences of Rejecting God's Wisdom >  Spiritual Blindness  >  Inability to Discern Truth from Falsehood
The Watchfulness of the Early Church >  The Early Church's Watchfulness in Doctrine  >  ( (1 John 4
Understanding the Biblical Significance of Dreams >  Dreams in the End Times  >  The need for discernment in interpreting dreams and visions in the end times
Understanding the Biblical Significance of Dreams >  Conclusion: The Proper Response to Dreams  >  Not all dreams are from God, and we need discernment
The Significance of Nighttime Divine Revelations >  The Role of Nighttime Divine Revelations in Spiritual Growth  >  The importance of discernment in understanding divine revelations
Recognizing and Responding to Angelic Activity >  Caution Regarding Angels  >  Testing the Spirits
The Misuse and Misunderstanding of Anointing >  Conclusion: Walking in True Anointing  >  Discerning True Anointing
The Balance of Truth and Love >  The Importance of Balancing Truth and Love  >  The Dangers of Emphasizing Love Over Truth
Understanding the Role of a Prophet >  The Responsibility of Hearing a Prophet's Message  >  Testing the Prophets
Dreams as a Call to Action >  Understanding the Nature of Dreams  >  Discerning the Source of Dreams
The Antichrist and the False Prophet >  The Christian Response to the Antichrist and the False Prophet  >  Be Alert and Discerning
Prophecy as a Guide for Living >  Responding to Prophecy  >  Testing Prophecy
The Role of Prophets in Prophecy >  The Role of Prophets in the New Testament  >  Prophets as Discerners
The Response to the Watchman's Message >  Receiving the Watchman's Message  >  Discerning the truth in the message
The Fruits of Wisdom and Discernment >  The Fruits of Discernment  >  Discernment Protects from False Teachings
The Relationship Between Knowledge and Discernment >  The Role of Discernment in Knowledge  >  The role of discernment in rejecting false knowledge
The Necessity of Testing Against Scripture >  The Danger of False Teachings  >  The Responsibility to Discern
Examples of Watchfulness in the Bible >  The Watchfulness of the Apostles  >  John's warning against false teachers
The Function of Modern Prophecy >  The Importance of Testing Modern Prophecy  >  Guarding Against False Prophets
The Interaction with the Leaven >  The Leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees  >  The need for discernment
Inability to Discern the Truth >  The Importance of Discerning the Truth  >  Protection Against False Teachings
The Barrier of False Doctrine >  Introduction: The Danger of False Doctrine  >  The need for discernment in the face of false teaching
The Gates of False Doctrine >  Guarding Against False Doctrine  >  Be Discerning
Prophecy for Direction and Guidance >  The Importance of Discerning Prophecy  >  Not All Prophecies Come from God
The Challenge of Doctrinal Differences >  The Role of Truth in Doctrinal Differences  >  Testing all teachings against the Word of God
The Biblical Significance of Dreams >  Interpreting Dreams: The Role of the Holy Spirit  >  The need for discernment in interpreting dreams
The Dream and its Interpretation >  The Interpretation of Dreams  >  The Need for Discernment
The Dream and its Interpretation >  Applying Dream Interpretation Today  >  Testing the Spirits
Surrounding Ourselves with Zealous Believers >  How to Surround Ourselves with Zealous Believers  >  Be Discerning
Be Aware of Angelic Presence >  How to Be Aware of Angelic Presence  >  Be open to the possibility of angelic encounters, but always test the spirits to ensure they are from God
Spirit-led Words Can Transform Lives >  The Responsibility of Speaking Spirit-led Words  >  The Need for Discernment
Seeking God for a Vision >  Discerning God's Vision  >  Testing the vision against God's Word
The Greek Word for Anointing >  The Anointing and the End Times  >  The anointing will help us discern between truth and error
John's Watchfulness for False Prophets >  John's Warning Against False Prophets  >  Recognizing False Prophets
John's Watchfulness for False Prophets >  John's Warning Against False Prophets  >  John's Call to Vigilance
John's Watchfulness for False Prophets >  The Call to Watchfulness in Our Times  >  Applying John's Criteria Today
Angels as Messengers of God >  Recognizing the Work of Angels Today  >  Discernment
How False Anointing Deceives Believers >  Identifying False Anointing  >  Through discernment
Prophets Receive Visions from God >  Prophetic Visions Today  >  Testing the spirits
Recognizing God's Communication Through Dreams >  Discerning God's Voice in Dreams  >  The Need for Discernment
Surrounding Ourselves with Positive Influences >  Cultivating Positive Influences in Our Lives  >  Practicing discernment in our associations and influences
The Strength of Seeking Counsel >  The Application of Counsel  >  Discerning good counsel
Aligning Passion with God's Word >  Identifying Our Passions  >  The need for discernment in our passions
The Beast from the Sea >  Conclusion: The Beast from the Sea and the Christian Life  >  The need for discernment in recognizing the Beast's influence in the world
Prophecy as Foretelling and Forthtelling >  The Importance of Prophecy Today  >  Discerning True and False Prophecy
The Purpose of Prophecy Today >  The Misuse of Prophecy  >  The need for accountability and testing of prophecies
The Practice of Prophecy Today >  The Practice of Prophecy  >  Testing Prophecy
Understanding the Gift of Knowledge >  The Gift of Knowledge in Action  >  It is evident in discerning and exposing false teachings and doctrines.
Misconception: All Angels are Good >  The Role of Believers in Spiritual Warfare  >  Believers can discern the truth through the Holy Spirit and God's Word
The Challenges of Biblical Leadership >  The Challenge of Discernment  >  The difficulty of discerning false teachings
The Proper Response to Angels >  Discerning Between Angels and Demons  >  Testing the Spirits
The Impact of False Knowledge >  Understanding False Knowledge  >  Sources of False Knowledge
The Enemies in Spiritual Warfare >  False Prophets and Teachers  >  Testing the Spirits
The Impact of Angelic Messages >  Responding to Angelic Messages  >  Discernment
Biblical Instruction as a Foundation >  The Challenges and Solutions in Biblical Instruction  >  The danger of false teachings and the need for discernment
Understanding the Concept of Prophecy >  The Importance of Discernment in Understanding Prophecy  >  Testing the Spirits
Discerning True and False Prophesy >  How to Discern True from False Prophets  >  Seek the guidance of the Holy Spirit in discernment
The Challenges to Continual Growth >  The Challenge of Discernment  >  The threat of false teachings
The Dangers of Disobeying Prophecy >  How to Respond to Prophecy  >  Discernment
The Need for Discernment >  The Lack of Discernment  >  The Need for Discernment in Today's World
Prophesy in the Church >  Discerning True and False Prophesy  >  The Importance of Discernment
Prophecy is for Everyone >  The Role of Everyone in Prophecy  >  The Importance of Discernment
The New Testament Prophets >  The Continuation of Prophecy Today  >  Testing the Spirits
Prophecy Must Be Tested >  How to Test Prophecies  >  Test the Spirit
Dreams from the Enemy >  Understanding the Nature of Dreams  >  Discerning the source
To Ensure Sound Doctrine >  The Role of the Holy Spirit in Ensuring Sound Doctrine  >  Relying on the Holy Spirit for Discernment
Vulnerability to False Teachings >  Identifying the Characteristics of False Teachings  >  Contradiction to the Word of God
Prophecy Impacts the World >  Responding to Prophecy  >  Discerning True Prophecy
Satan Distorts the Truth >  Overcoming Satan's Deceptions  >  Discerning truth from lies through the Holy Spirit
Acknowledging Modern Day Miracles >  Dealing with Doubts and Skepticism  >  Seeking Discernment
The Importance of Discernment >  The Benefits of Discernment  >  Protection from Deception
Loss of Spiritual Discernment >  Understanding Spiritual Discernment  >  The Importance of Spiritual Discernment
Biblical Perspective on Imitation >  The Danger of Wrong Imitation  >  The Importance of Discernment
Discernment to Resist Deception >  Discernment in Action: Resisting Deception  >  Test every spirit
Challenge of False Teachings >  Combating False Teachings  >  Test All Teachings
Discernment in Spiritual Matters >  Understanding the Need for Discernment  >  The Role of Discernment in Protecting from False Teachings
Satan as a Deceiver >  Overcoming Satan's Deception  >  Discerning spirits through the Holy Spirit
Purpose of the Anointing >  The Misuse of the Anointing  >  To Promote False Doctrine
Protection from False Prophets >  Discerning the True from the False  >  Testing the spirits
The Destructiveness of Deception >  Overcoming Deception  >  Discernment
Discernment in Everyday Life >  The Importance of Discernment in Everyday Life  >  Discernment in Dealing with False Teachings
Discernment in Everyday Life >  The Blessings of Discernment  >  Protection from Deception
The Church in Pergamum >  Application: Lessons for Today's Church  >  The Need for Discernment
The Church in Thyatira >  The Application: Lessons for the Modern Church  >  The importance of discernment in the face of false teachings
Responding to God's Vision >  Understanding God's Vision  >  Discerning God's Vision
Responding to the Truth >  Defending the Truth  >  The importance of discernment in a world full of deception
Barriers to Regular Fellowship >  Lack of Discernment  >  Failing to discern false teachings or doctrines in a fellowship setting
The Authenticity of Prophecy >  Prophecy in the Modern Age  >  Discerning True from False Prophecy
Our Response to Angels >  The Proper Response to Angels  >  Discernment in Angelic Encounters
The Necessity of Discernment >  The Blessings of Discernment  >  Protection from False Teachings
Threats to Spiritual Stability >  False Teachings  >  The danger of false prophets
Definition of Prophecy >  The Importance of Discernment in Prophecy  >  Testing the Spirits
Anointing of Prophets >  The Anointing of Prophets Today  >  Recognizing the Anointing
Discernment of Prophecy >  The Response to Prophecy  >  Testing Prophecy
Look for Confirmation >  Understanding the Need for Confirmation  >  Confirmation as a Tool for Discernment
Deception and Delusion >  Overcoming Deception and Delusion  >  Discernment through the Holy Spirit
Teaching Sound Doctrine >  The Defense of Sound Doctrine  >  The role of discernment and wisdom in protecting sound doctrine
Predicting Future Events >  The Limitations of Human Predictions  >  The Need for Discernment
The Prophetic Experience >  Responding to the Prophetic Experience  >  Discernment
Avoiding False Prophecy >  Responding to False Prophecy  >  Discernment
New Testament Prophets >  The Importance of Discerning Prophetic Utterances  >  Testing the Spirits
Discernment and Caution >  Understanding Discernment  >  The Importance of Discernment
The First Lie >  Application: Living in the Truth  >  Recognizing and rejecting lies
Ability to Discern >  The Exercise of Discernment  >  Discernment in the Church
The Prophecy of >  Responding to Prophecy Today  >  Discerning true and false prophecy
Messages of Prophecy >  Prophecy Today  >  Discerning True from False Prophecy
The Prophetic Message >  The Prophetic Message and the Church  >  Discerning True and False Prophets
Hearing His Voice >  Discerning His Voice  >  Distinguishing His voice from our own thoughts and desires.
Hearing God's Voice >  Discerning God's Voice  >  Testing the spirits
Testing the Source >  Understanding the Importance of Testing the Source  >  Recognizing the prevalence of false teachings in the world.
Test the Spirits >  Understanding the Command to Test the Spirits  >  The Biblical Mandate
Discerning True Prophecy >  The Role of Discernment in Prophecy  >  The Need for Discernment
Protection from Error >  Understanding the Nature of Error  >  Recognizing the reality of error in our world
Guidance for Life >  Discerning God's Guidance  >  2.1 Testing the spirits
The False Prophet >  Discerning the Truth from the False  >  Testing the Spirits
Praying for Prophecy >  The Importance of Praying for Prophecy  >  The Need for Discernment
Introduction: Understanding Prophets >  The Importance of Discerning True and False Prophets  >  The Test of Truth
Guarding Against Deception >  Personal Responsibility in Guarding Against Deception  >  We must test every spirit
Understanding the Times >  The Importance of Spiritual Discernment  >  Discernment in Identifying False Teachings
Unveiling the Future >  The Role of Prophecy in Unveiling the Future  >  The Importance of Discerning True and False Prophecies
Identifying False Anointing >  Discerning False Anointing  >  Test the Spirits
Cultivating Godly Thoughts >  Identifying Ungodly Thoughts  >  Discerning thoughts that are contrary to God's Word
Judge Prophesy >  The Need to Judge Prophecy  >  Testing the Spirits
Testing Prophecy >  Responding to Prophecy  >  Respond with Discernment
Discerning Prophecy >  Responding to Prophecy  >  With Discernment
Spiritual Discernment >  The Role of Spiritual Discernment in Decision Making  >  Avoiding Deception
Prophetic Warnings >  Prophetic Warnings in Today's World  >  Discerning True Prophetic Warnings
False Prophets >  How to Guard Against False Prophets  >  Seek Discernment from the Holy Spirit
Understanding Discernment >  The Practice of Discernment  >  Discernment in the church
Cultivating Discernment >  Understanding the Importance of Discernment  >  The need for discernment in a world full of deception
Apostasy >  Preventing Apostasy  >  Guard Against False Teachings
Understanding the Life and Ministry of John >  Lessons from John's Life and Ministry  >  John's commitment to truth and discernment in the church challenges us to be discerning believers today.
The Call for Discernment >  Understanding Discernment  >  The Necessity of Discernment
The Call for Discernment >  The Practice of Discernment  >  Discerning Truth from Error
The Danger of Rebellion in the Church >  Identifying Rebellion in the Church  >  The Spirit of Rebellion
Dreams as a Means of Divine Communication >  The Role of the Holy Spirit in Interpreting Dreams  >  The danger of false interpretations and the importance of testing every spirit.
How to Receive and Implement God's Vision >  Discerning God's Vision  >  Testing the vision against the Word of God.
Responding to the Holy Spirit's Teaching >  Recognizing the Voice of the Holy Spirit  >  Distinguishing the Holy Spirit's voice from other voices
Seeking God's Guidance through the Holy Spirit >  Discerning the Guidance of the Holy Spirit  >  Testing the spirit to ensure it is from God
Angels Today: Do They Still Deliver Messages? >  Angels and Their Messages Today  >  Testing the Spirits
Biblical Examples of Dreams as Prophetic Tools >  Dreams as Prophetic Tools Today  >  The need for discernment in interpreting dreams
The Importance of Prayer in Understanding Dreams >  Practical Steps to Pray for Dream Understanding  >  Discerning the source of dreams through prayer
The Significance of Prophecy in Our Faith >  The Importance of Discernment in Prophecy  >  Testing the Spirits
The Blessings of Walking in the Light >  Walking in the Light Provides Spiritual Clarity  >  Walking in the light helps us discern truth from deception
The Role of Knowledge in Christian Service >  Understanding the Importance of Knowledge  >  Knowledge as a Means to Discern Truth from Falsehood
Prophecy as a Call to Obedience >  Responding to Prophecy Today  >  Discerning True Prophecy