Testing…
Most of us have a bad taste in our mouth when it comes to the idea of testing.
Who can forget the standardized tests back in school, when you were told that anything other than a Number 2 lead pencil would disqualify you and marking outside of the oval would not only cause you to flunk but to be sent back two grades and bring shame on your family?
There is a passage of scripture that talks about testing, however, but we aren’t the ones being tested. In fact, we are administering the test.
Dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world. 1 John 4:1
This Sunday we’re going to talk about this very passage - the importance of testing the spirit of things - spiritual phenomenon, spiritual experiences, even spiritual teaching. Not everything that moves our hearts or minds is of God, so how do we discern what is and what is not without becoming critical and missing God completely?
We want everything God has for us, and the only way to lay hold of it is to be able to separate the true message of Jesus with the false representation of Him that will be presented as history marches forward.
Join us at The Barn at RiverBend this Sunday morning, October 11 at 10:30am for worship and teaching.
