Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, for many false prophets have gone out into the world. Opponents to the gospel lay claim not only to God, but boast of their inspiration by the “spirit’. They felt they were above, better than, more in the know……

A man of Benjamin ran from the battle line and came to Shiloh the same day, with his clothes torn and with dirt on his head. disheveled soldier… what battle? Here is a big part of your context. See 1 Samuel 4.1-11 And the word of Samuel came to all Israel. Now Israel went out to battle against the Philistines.…

Romans 12.3-16 I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what…

John 17.1-26 What Will Heaven Look Like? For a moment this morning, I want you to imagine what heaven will be like. What do you think heaven will look like? How will you look in heaven? Likely, you may have thought of streets of gold and other things. Good. But who will be there? Jesus?yes? Friends and…

The Great Makeover mul·li·gan /ˈmələɡ(ə)n/ noun informal•North American a stew made from odds and ends of food. (in informal golf) an extra stroke allowed after a poor shot, not counted on the scorecard. The Great Makeover The Love of Christ- His love for us. We love because he first loved us. He loved…

Intro. Advent is..... Chosen series is ending. Theme is love… light candle. The love we talk about today is horizontal love.... love for other people. The greatest vertical act of love was God, Jesus- coming to earth and dying in our place. What would be the greatest horizontal act of love we could do?…

joy We’ve already watched a scene from The Chosen concerning the shepherds seeing the Christ. But perhaps it will help us for today’s purposes to see one more view. And the angel said to them, “Fear not, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. For unto you is born…