Title: Run From False Prophets
Memorize: Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world. 1 John 4:1
Bible Reading: 1 Kings 13:14-18
[14]And went after the man of God, and found him sitting under an oak: and he said unto him, Art thou the man of God that camest from Judah? And he said, I am.
[15]Then he said unto him, Come home with me, and eat bread.
[16]And he said, I may not return with thee, nor go in with thee: neither will I eat bread nor drink water with thee in this place:
[17]For it was said to me by the word of the LORD, Thou shalt eat no bread nor drink water there, nor turn again to go by the way that thou camest.
[18]He said unto him, I am a prophet also as thou art; and an angel spake unto me by the word of the LORD, saying, Bring him back with thee into thine house, that he may eat bread and drink water. But he lied unto him.
Message:
One of the reasons you have to be careful and run away from false prophets is so that you can succeed here on earth and also make it to Heaven.
Today’s text shows the deception of a young prophet by an older prophet. A lion eventually killed the former because he disobeyed the instruction God gave him personally, and he submitted to the lies of the latter.
False prophets say and do many things in the name of the Lord. However, their actions always portray God in a bad light, and they make His sovereignty irrelevant.
These false prophets may be in your hostel, classroom, school or church. Some predict things that may or may not come to pass.
They do this in order to distract people from truly following God and living holy lives. Many of them are immoral and they promote sin to make it look like holiness is not achievable.
Dear child, before you believe someone else’s truth about the Lord Jesus, you should look at their fruits – the character and the behavior of such a person (Matthew 7:16-20).
Action Point:
Watch out for a person’s fruits before believing what they say.
HYMN 15 – ONWARD, CHRISTIAN SOLDIERS
1. Onward, Christian soldiers!
Marching as to war,
Looking unto Jesus,
Who is gone before;
Christ, the Royal Master,
Leads against the foe;
Forward into battle,
See His banners go.
CHORUS
Onward, Christian soldiers!
Marching as to war,
Looking unto Jesus,
Who is gone before.
2. At the name of Jesus
Satan’s host doth Ilee;
On then, Christian soldiers
On to victory!
Hell’s foundations quiver
At the shout of praise:
Brothers, lift your voices,
Loud your anthems raise.
3. Like a mighty army
Moves the Church of God:
Brothers, we are treading
Where the saints have trod.
We are not divided,
All one body we
One in hope and doctrine,
One in charity.
4. Crowns and thrones may perish
Kingdoms rise and wane;
But the Church of Jesus
Constant will remain:
Gates of hell can never
‘Gainst that church prevail;
We have Christ’s own promise-
And that cannot fail.
5. Onward then, ye people,
Join our happy throng;
Blend with ours your voices
In the triumph song:
“Glory, praise and honor,
Unto Christ the King”,
This, through countless ages,
Men and angels sing.
Bible Reading In One Year: Matthew 14-17
AUTHORS: PASTOR E.A ADEBOYE
PASTOR MRS FOLU ADEBOYE