1 John 4:1-8 What is it to test a thing. When should you listen. 1. Before you trust what a teacher says, you need to evaluate the content of his confession. 2. Before you trust what a teacher says, you need to identify the nature of his audience. The sermon emphasizes the critical importance of discerning truth from error, particularly in evaluating teachers and preachers. Drawing from 1 John, it instructs listeners to test the spirits, examining the content of their confessions to ensure alignment with a biblical understanding of Jesus Christ, rather than relying on claims of spiritual gifting alone. Furthermore, it highlights the significance of identifying the nature of the audience, noting that worldly individuals are drawn to false teachings while those from God are drawn to truth, ultimately affirming that greater is He who is in believers than the deceptive forces of the world.

1. Why a Christians conscience may condemn them. 2. How the Christians condemning conscience may be assured.

1. The world is characterized by hatred toward the believer. 2. True chrisitians are characterized by love for the brothers.

EAT chap 37

A stessful event in life. How are you going to handle it? 1. King Hezekiah's less than faithful response to the king of Assyria. 2. King Hezekiah's more faithful response to the king of Assyria.

The Practice of Righteousness. 1. The incompatability between sin and Christ. 2. The consequent incompatability between sin and the Christian.