Sermons

Prophecy and Discernment

1 Tim 4:1-16 Prophecy of the time of great Apostasy
Acts 5:12-32 The Holy Spirit uses the Apostles to witness despite persecution
1 Cor 14:1-5 Prophecy is to exhort and comfort and should be desired
1 Cor 14:39 Desire earnestly to prophecy
1 Cor 14:22-25 Prophecy is for believers but can reach unbelievers
1 John 5:6-8 The Spirit bears witness in heaven and on earth
Luke 3:22 The Spirit witnesses Jesus as the Son of God
John 15:26 Jesus says the Helper will bear witness of Him
Heb 10:11-18 The Spirit bears witness to us that our sins have been paid for
1 Pet 3:13-17 We are to be ready to defend the truth and our reason for hope
1 John 4:1-3 We are to test each spirit
Acts 5:1-11 Ananias and Sapphia lie to Peter
1 Thess 5:19-22 We are not to despise prophecy but test all things with discernment
John 8:44 Satan is the father of lies
Acts 16:16-18 Paul casts out a divining spirit that proclaims the Most High God
James 2:19 Even demons believe in one God
Example of the Jehovah’s Witnesses (New World Translation changes occurrences of Lord to Jehovah)
JW teaches that Jehovah alone is God and that Christ is a lesser god, the Holy Spirit a force
JW teaches that unsaved humans cease to exist when the die rather than suffer hell
JW teaches that God raised Jesus from the dead as an angel with a spirit body not a physical one
JW teaches that Jesus death was just a ransom and that you have to prove yourself by works to earn grace
2 John 7-11 Avoid antichrist deceivers