Main Point: Genuine Christians will avoid false teachers and will recognize that true teachers possess the Spirit of God and preach Jesus as the Risen Lord.

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October 29, 2025 - Wylie Hall 115

Ice Breakers

• Spin the Wheel - Hot Takes Edition - Give your hottest take on whatever topic you land on

Opening Prayer

Study Questions

READ: 1 John 4:1-3; Deuteronomy 13:1-5; John 16:14; 1 Timothy 4:1-2; 1 Thessalonians 5:20-22; Acts 17:11

1. What spirits is John referring to?
2. Based on the Deuteronomy passage, are these spirits a new phenomenon?
3. Do these types of spirits still exist today?
4. What are your general thoughts when you think about demons/spirits?
5. In what ways have you see people attribute unusual phenomenons to God? Why is this dangerous?
6. How does John tell us to test the spirits in 1 John? How is this supported by what Jesus said about the Spirit [He] in John 16:14?
7. I. Howard Marshall once said “If a person claims to believe in Jesus, it is proper to ask, “Is your Jesus the real Jesus?” - What is meant by “the real Jesus”?
8. How can we identify false ideas of Jesus? What are some that are prevalent in the world today? In the church?

READ: 1 John 4:4-6; 1 Peter 5:6-9; John 8:47; Revelation 22:18-19

1. What have we conquered?
2. What does it mean to conquer or overcome?
3. How have we conquered/overcome?