Open Heaven for Teens Tuesday, August 15, 2023

Title: Beware of False Prophets

MEMORIZE: Therefore I make known to you that no one speaking by the Spirit of God calls Jesus accursed, and no one can say that Jesus is Lord except by the Holy Spirit. 1 Corinthians 12:3 (Nkjv)

Bible Reading Matthew 7:15-20 (Nkjv)

[15]Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves.

[16] You will know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes from thornbushes or figs from thistles?

[17] Even so, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit.

[18] A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a bad tree bear good fruit.

[19] Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.

[20] Therefore by their fruits you will know them.

Message:

It is not in doubt that false prophets have put Christianity in a bad light to unbelievers. This is because they go about using the name of the Lord to commit fraud and all other atrocities, therefore, we are not wrong to call them agents of the devil. False prophets are deceptive: you have to know the word of God (the truth) to decipher their teachings.

False prophets speak false prophecies and give false teachings and visions, they are full of immorality and do all that God is against. They also lie to manipulate their victims. Any prophet or pastor teaching against Biblical doctrines is a false prophet.

As a child of God, it is your duty to know when a so-called man of God is truly one. This is the reason why God has given His children a discerning spirit. The only way to avoid being a victim of false prophets is to be conversant with the Scriptures such that no false prophet can sway you.

Key Point:

Study the word of God to know the truth.

HYMN 18 – WHEN WE WALK WITH THE LORD

1. When we walk with the Lord,
   In the light of His word,
   What a glory He sheds on our way!
   While we do His good will
   He abides with us still,
   And with all who will trust and obey.

CHORUS
Trust and obey!
For there’s no other way
To be happy in Jesus,
But to trust and obey.

2. Not a shadow can rise,
   Not a cloud in the skies,
   But His smile quickly drives it away;
   Not a doubt nor a fear,
   Not a sigh nor a tear,
   Can abide while we trust and obey.
3. Not a burden we bear,
   Not a sorrow we share
   But our toil He doth richly repay;
   Not a grief nor a loss,
   Not a frown nor a cross,
   But is blest if we trust and obey
4. But we never can prove
   The delights of His love,
   Until all on the altar we lay,
   For the favour He shows
   And the joy He bestows
   Are for them who will trust and obey.
5. Then in fellowship sweet
   We will sit at His feet,
   Or we’ll walk by His side in the way,
   What He says we will do,
   Where He sends we will go,
   Never fear, only trust and obey.

Bible Reading in One Year: JEREMIAH 37-39

AUTHORS: PASTOR E.A ADEBOYE
PASTOR MRS FOLU ADEBOYE