Counterfeit Religion

SERIES: CONFIDENT FAITH
MESSAGE: Counterfeit Religion
TEXT: 1 John 4:1–6
MESSAGE BY: Pastor Tim Lewis

1. Do not believe what everyone is saying. (V. 1a)
   (John 16:13–15)

2. Test the message and the messenger. (V. 1b)
   (1 John 2:18–27)

   • The worldly test (1 John 2:15–16; 1 John 4:5)

   • The alignment test (1 John 4:5–6)

   • The rebellion test (1 John 3:4, 6)

   • The righteousness test (1 John 3:7–8)

   • The fellowship test (1 John 2:18–19)

   • The greed test (2 Peter 2:1–3)

   • The love test (1 John 3:14–16)

   • The Jesus test (1 John 4:2–3; 2 John 7)

3. Be confident in who you are.

   • You are a child of God. (1 John 4:4a; 3:1–2)

   • You are a believer in Jesus. (1 John 4:2)

   • You are an overcomer. (1 John 4:4b; 2:14)

   • You are a follower of the truth. (1 John 4:6)
     (John 8:47; John 10:4–5, 27–28)