2003-08-10 — Test The Spirits By: Jesus Christ Has Come In The Flesh!

Trinity:
Date: August 10, 2003

Theme: TEST THE SPIRITS BY: “JESUS CHRIST HAS COME IN THE FLESH!”

– 1 John 4:1-6

– ( Pastor John Ude )

The Order of Worship:

Liturgy: TLH, p. 5 ff.

Hymns:

TLH 648 : I Am Jesus' Little Lamb Hymnary.org link
TLH 387 st. 1-5: Dear Christians, One and All, Rejoice Hymnary.org link
TLH 387 st. 6-10: Dear Christians, One and All, Rejoice Hymnary.org link
TLH 50 st. 1: Lord, Dismiss Us with Thy Blessing Hymnary.org link

Scripture Readings:

1 John 4:7-21
Matthew 7:15-23

Theme: TEST THE SPIRITS BY: “JESUS CHRIST HAS COME IN THE FLESH!”

1 John 4:1-6

Test the Spirits

4:1 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. By this you know the Spirit of God: every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God, and every spirit that does not confess Jesus is not from God. This is the spirit of the antichrist, which you heard was coming and now is in the world already. Little children, you are from God and have overcome them, for he who is in you is greater than he who is in the world. They are from the world; therefore they speak from the world, and the world listens to them. We are from God. Whoever knows God listens to us; whoever is not from God does not listen to us. By this we know the Spirit of truth and the spirit of error. (ESV)