LifeGroup Questions

Sermon Passage: 1 John 4:1-6

Sermon Title: Test the Spirits

Sermon Big Idea:

In a world filled with spiritual deception, God calls His people to discernment. Regenerated believers, led by the Holy Spirit and grounded in God’s Word, test every spirit by what it teaches about Christ. Their response to truth and error further reveals the reality of their life in Christ.

Sermon Points:

  1. Regenerated people are to test every spirit (1 John 4:1)

  2. Regenerated people believe truth about Jesus (1 John 4:2-3)

  3. Regenerated people gravitate away from error (1 John 4:4-5)

  4. Regenerated people gravitate toward truth (1 John 4:6)

Questions: (Use, modify, be selective according to the needs of your LifeGroup)

  1. How can believers discern whether a message or teaching is truly from God? (1 John 4:1–3; Deut 13:1–3; Deut 18:22)

  2. Why is what a person teaches about Jesus the ultimate test of spiritual truth or error? (1 John 4:2–3; 1 John 2:22–23; Gal 1:6–8; John 1:14; 10:27)

  3. Why do some people follow false prophets and teachers? (2 Tim 4:3–4; John 7:17; Rom 16:17–18; 2 Peter 2:1–3; Rev 13:13–14)

  4. How does a person’s response to truth and error reveal their spiritual condition? (1 John 4:5–6; John 10:27; 2 Thess. 2:10)

  5. What does God do to help his people resist deception? (1 John 4:4; Rom 12:2; Eph 4:11-15; Jude 1:24–25)