Sermon Outline
- Introduction – A Story on Spiritual Discernment or lack thereof
- What is Discernment?
- Ability to decide between truth and error.
- Ability to judge well
- What is Spiritual Discernment?
- Distinguishing right and wrong in the areas of spiritual teaching and living.
- Recognizing the difference between denominational distinctives and true Christian teaching that sets one apart from the universal church
- What is Discernment?
- The Need for Spiritual Discernment
- False Prophets abound (1Jn 4:1, Mt 7:15, Dt 13:1-4, Phil 1:15-17, 2Pt 2:1)
- Don’t believe every spirit
- Test the spirits
- Truth and Error really exist (1Jn 4:6)
- There is an Enemy (Eph 6:12)
- False Prophets abound (1Jn 4:1, Mt 7:15, Dt 13:1-4, Phil 1:15-17, 2Pt 2:1)
- How to Cultivate Spiritual Discernment
- Know the Word
- Live by the Word
- Pray for increasing discernment and wisdom.
- Some things that we shouldn’t appeal to in order to establish or deny the presence of the Spirit
- Novelty, Newness, and Supernatural events.
- Emotion and Feeling
- Some tests for Discerning the spirits at work in a place
- Is the Incarnation of God into human flesh announced and embraced? (1Jn 4:2-3, Mt 10:32)
- Is the Incarnation recognized as a necessity for the atonement of sin? (2Cor 5:21)
- Are people being led to Christ?
- Are people being led to cherish and embrace the Kingdom of God over the world?
- Is there a commitment to the Word of God as delivered by the apostles? (1Jn 4:6)
- Conclusion (1Jn 4:4, Jn 16:13)
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