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Spiritual Growth · Intermediate · ABOUT 140 MINUTES

Discernment: Testing What You Hear

Study how Christians test teaching, impressions, prophecy claims, motives, fruit, and spiritual experiences

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Study Outline

LESSON 1

Test the Spirits

Primary passage: 1 John 4:1

Start with 1 John 4:1. This lesson focuses on test the spirits within the larger study ‘Discernment: Testing What You Hear.’ Read the surrounding paragraph or chapter when possible before drawing a conclusion from a single verse. Notice who is speaking, who is addressed, what problem or promise is in view, and what the passage asks the reader to believe or do.

Passage contextPeople: God
LESSON 2

Examine Everything

Primary passage: 1 Thessalonians 5:21

Start with 1 Thessalonians 5:21. This lesson focuses on examine everything within the larger study ‘Discernment: Testing What You Hear.’ Read the surrounding paragraph or chapter when possible before drawing a conclusion from a single verse. Notice who is speaking, who is addressed, what problem or promise is in view, and what the passage asks the reader to believe or do.

LESSON 3

Known by Fruit

Primary passage: Matthew 7:16

Start with Matthew 7:16. This lesson focuses on known by fruit within the larger study ‘Discernment: Testing What You Hear.’ Read the surrounding paragraph or chapter when possible before drawing a conclusion from a single verse. Notice who is speaking, who is addressed, what problem or promise is in view, and what the passage asks the reader to believe or do.

Passage contextEvents: Sermon on the Mount
LESSON 4

Search the Scriptures

Primary passage: Acts 17:11

Start with Acts 17:11. This lesson focuses on search the scriptures within the larger study ‘Discernment: Testing What You Hear.’ Read the surrounding paragraph or chapter when possible before drawing a conclusion from a single verse. Notice who is speaking, who is addressed, what problem or promise is in view, and what the passage asks the reader to believe or do.

Passage contextPlaces: ThessalonicaEvents: Second Missionary Journey, Mission to Berea

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