What do you do when someone says that God told them to give you a message? And should you do more to hear God’s voice or interpret your dreams? The Bible gives us help in understanding prophecy and people who claim to speak for God.

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How Do You Weigh a Prophet?
How Do You Weigh a Prophet?

When people claim to speak for God or someone brings us a word from the Lord, how are we to respond? Is there anything we can do to evaluate whether it’s truly God speaking? Or should we just be more open and not quench the Holy Spirit? This message looks at Paul’s instructions for evaluating prophets and prophecy.

1 Corinthians 14:29-33 // [outline]

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Where Have All the Prophets Gone?
Where Have All the Prophets Gone?

Through the internet and the ease of international travel, we’re closer to one another than we’ve ever been. And yet, at the same time, we’re experiencing more and more division. It’s ironic that one of humanity’s greatest accomplishments, the Great Wall of China, is a barrier designed to separate people. And whether in politics, religion, morality or race, we see growing tensions more than we do the reduction of them. This message looks at what God is doing to heal our divisions. And in so doing, it digs into a passage that teaches us about the role of apostles and prophets in God’s plan for the world.

 Ephesians 2:18-22 // [outline]

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Modern-Day Prophet
Modern-Day Prophet

Discerning God’s will can be difficult. And even when God speaks, the voice of comfort can drown Him out. Today’s message looks at a prophet who declared God’s will to the apostle Paul and how the people around him struggled to accept it. It helps us to understand the nature of New Testament prophecy and how we can discern and pursue the will of God.

Acts 21:10-14 // [outline]

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Life in the Age of the Spirit
Life in the Age of the Spirit

The Day of Pentecost saw the birth of the church and the transformation of God’s people by the Holy Spirit. But it was a strange event. Luke records rushing wind and fire and the onlookers wondered whether the disciples were drunk. This message looks at what we can learn from what happened at Pentecost.

Acts 2:16-21 // [outline]

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Speaking For God is Serious Business
Speaking For God is Serious Business

Today, people claim to get messages from the Lord. People will share things as if God is speaking through them. What do you do when someone gives you a prophecy? Is there a way of discerning whether the message is really from God? Today, we begin a series on prophecy by looking at some ground rules Moses laid down for discerning and dealing with prophets and prophecy.

Deuteronomy 13:1-5; 18:15-22 // [outline]

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Paul Sadler, Lead Pastor

Paul Sadler, Lead Pastor