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Series: Obey Everything
Steve Jones
Matthew 7:15
SERMON SUMMARY: This sermon addresses Jesus’ command to beware of false prophets. We do this in four ways. 1) Take personal responsibility. 2) Define the “prophets.” 3) Spotting the wolf. 4) Holding apart.
Mt.7:15
“Beware of false prophets who come disguised as harmless sheep but are really vicious wolves.”
Jesus sometimes refers to his disciples as sheep. We may be sheep but that doesn’t mean we have to be “sheeple.” The urban dictionary defines “sheeple” as people unable to think for themselves, who follow blindly and never ask discerning questions. It’s BAAAAAAD to be a sheeple. Sheeple get eaten by the wolves.
We’re in a sermon series entitled “Obey Everything.” We’re surveying the commands of Jesus in the Gospel of Matthew with a view toward obeying all of them. The command we’re studying today is the command to “Beware false prophets.”
Let’s look at four ways to obey this “beware” command.
I. BY TAKING PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY
Mt.7:15 “Beware of false prophets...YOU can identify them”
It is OUR responsibility to use discernment regarding the teaching we ACCEPT and the EXAMPLES we allow to influence us. Our church leadership can help us but the buck stops with each one of us.
In addition to Jesus’ warning, the Apostle Paul speaks of those who “perish because they refused to love the truth and so be saved” (II Thes.2:10). And the Apostle John warns us to
“not believe everyone who claims to speak by the Spirit. You must test them” (I Jn.4:1).
Jesus would not tell us to “beware” and “identify” false prophets if it were not in our power to do so. We have the tools we need to do this, we just have to use them
ILLUSTRATION: A cowboy from Texas attended a fundraiser where a congressman was trying to gather more support for his campaign. Once the congressman discovered the cowboy belonged to the opposing party, he started to ...
Series: Obey Everything
Steve Jones
Matthew 7:15
SERMON SUMMARY: This sermon addresses Jesus’ command to beware of false prophets. We do this in four ways. 1) Take personal responsibility. 2) Define the “prophets.” 3) Spotting the wolf. 4) Holding apart.
Mt.7:15
“Beware of false prophets who come disguised as harmless sheep but are really vicious wolves.”
Jesus sometimes refers to his disciples as sheep. We may be sheep but that doesn’t mean we have to be “sheeple.” The urban dictionary defines “sheeple” as people unable to think for themselves, who follow blindly and never ask discerning questions. It’s BAAAAAAD to be a sheeple. Sheeple get eaten by the wolves.
We’re in a sermon series entitled “Obey Everything.” We’re surveying the commands of Jesus in the Gospel of Matthew with a view toward obeying all of them. The command we’re studying today is the command to “Beware false prophets.”
Let’s look at four ways to obey this “beware” command.
I. BY TAKING PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY
Mt.7:15 “Beware of false prophets...YOU can identify them”
It is OUR responsibility to use discernment regarding the teaching we ACCEPT and the EXAMPLES we allow to influence us. Our church leadership can help us but the buck stops with each one of us.
In addition to Jesus’ warning, the Apostle Paul speaks of those who “perish because they refused to love the truth and so be saved” (II Thes.2:10). And the Apostle John warns us to
“not believe everyone who claims to speak by the Spirit. You must test them” (I Jn.4:1).
Jesus would not tell us to “beware” and “identify” false prophets if it were not in our power to do so. We have the tools we need to do this, we just have to use them
ILLUSTRATION: A cowboy from Texas attended a fundraiser where a congressman was trying to gather more support for his campaign. Once the congressman discovered the cowboy belonged to the opposing party, he started to ...
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