Matthew 7:15-20
15 “Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing but inwardly are ravenous wolves. 16 You will recognize them by their fruits. Are grapes gathered from thornbushes, or figs from thistles? 17 So, every healthy tree bears good fruit, but the diseased tree bears bad fruit. 18 A healthy tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a diseased tree bear good fruit. 19 Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. 20 Thus you will recognize them by their fruits.
Q: Who is a “prophet”?
A: Someone who
POINT: What we say and how we live…
Q: Why?
A: “False Prophets” are
Q: How can we tell between a “false prophet” and a “true prophet”?
A:
Galatians 5:19-23:
“Now the works of the flesh are evident: sexual immorality, impurity, sensuality, idolatry, sorcery, enmity, strife, jealousy, fits of anger, rivalries, dissensions, divisions, envy, drunkenness, orgies, and things like these. I warn you, as I warned you before, that those who do such things will not inherit the kingdom of God. But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.”
POINT: The Truth?
* Everyone of us has these
* Everyone of us needs to
Q: What’s the solution?
A: 1 John 1:8-10
“If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. (that’s the false prophet) If we confess our sins, (in other words, we are true prophets) He (God) is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. If we say we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.”
POINT:
The solution to our sin problem is to
Q: How do we manifest this “fruit of the Holy Spirit”?
A: By “
A: As we open His
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