First Christian Church is located in Brazil, Indiana. Our mission is to guide people home to a loving Father, caring family, and life-changing faith. Wherever you are in life, God loves you, and He wants to bring you home to Him. First Christian Church wants to help you find your way home. We hope that your journey will include joining us in Brazil, Indiana, or join our online community. Find out more by visiting us at http://www.fccbrazil.org Your giving is changing the world. You can support the work First Christian Church is doing in your community and around the world. Tithe today by clicking the blue words: https://bit.ly/giving2fcc Our CCLI License number is # 88179 FIND US ON SOCIAL MEDIA Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fccbrazil/ Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/life.church Twitter: https://www.instagram.com/fccbrazil/
First Christian Church is located in Brazil, Indiana. Our mission is to guide people home to a loving Father, caring family, and life-changing faith. Wherever you are in life, God loves you, and He wants to bring you home to Him. First Christian Church wants to help you find your way home. We hope that your journey will include joining us in Brazil, Indiana, or join our online community. Find out more by visiting us at http://www.fccbrazil.org Your giving is changing the world. You can support the work First Christian Church is doing in your community and around the world. Tithe today by clicking the blue words: https://bit.ly/giving2fcc Our CCLI License number is # 88179 FIND US ON SOCIAL MEDIA Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fccbrazil/ Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/life.church Twitter: https://www.instagram.com/fccbrazil/
Join Dan Stribling in this powerful Christian sermon on spiritual discernment in a noisy world, drawn from 1 John 4:1-6. In "The Voices Whispering Lies," Dan explores how to test spirits, spot false prophets, and overcome the spirit of the Antichrist amid daily media chaos, social feeds, and misleading voices. Perfect for believers seeking biblical guidance on faith, truth, and error in 2025.
Discover practical tips on filtering voices like TV, radio, YouTube Shorts, and TikTok that influence your beliefs. Dan shares real examples, from Marshall Applewhite's Heaven's Gate cult to modern figures like Abdullah Hashem, emphasizing Christ-centered testing: Does it confess Jesus Christ in the flesh?
Key takeaways: True faith examines before trusting; earnestness isn't truth; overcome through God's greater Spirit. Remember whose you are—belong to God and reject the world's noise.
Timestamps:
00:00:32 - Opening Question: How Many Voices Do You Hear Daily?
00:00:49 - Exploring Voices in Your Morning Routine and Media
00:02:30 - The Overwhelming Noise of Social Media and Advertising
00:03:41 - Voices in the Early Church: A Timely Parallel
00:05:20 - Scripture Reading: 1 John 4:1-6 on Testing Spirits
00:06:29 - Warning: Don't Believe Every Spirit or Voice
00:07:55 - The Test: Spiritual Discernment Like Vetting Gold
00:09:49 - Historical Context: Dokimaja and Greek Influences
00:11:39 - Real-World Example: Marshall Applewhite and Heaven's Gate Cult
00:13:13 - Modern Example: Abdullah Hashem's False Claims
00:15:10 - The Core Test: Confessing Jesus Christ in the Flesh
00:17:20 - Rejecting Gnosticism: No Cherry-Picking the Gospel
00:20:12 - Understanding the Spirit of the Antichrist
00:22:52 - Jesus' Warning: Recognize False Prophets by Their Fruits
00:24:35 - Overcoming Voices: He in You Is Greater
00:28:07 - Belonging to God: Victory in Rejection
00:30:35 - Analogy: Listening to the Coach Amid the Crowd
00:33:50 - Weekly Challenge: Discern Voices in Your Life
00:34:57 - Closing Prayer and Benediction from Jude
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