SERMON OUTLINE Sunday Feb 21st, 2021
Who Do you Listen To? (Matthew 7:15–20, NLT)
Pastor David Cooke
• It’s Not What It Appears To Be
– These Are Confusing Times!
• Beware
Matthew 7:15–20, NLT
• A Sign of The Times
• Who Do You Listen To?
Matthew 7:15–16, NLT
• Signs of False Prophets
1. “God Told Me…” language
2. They Have A Secret
3. They Live In The Shadows (1 John 1:5, NLT)
4. Their Message Doesn’t Align (1 John 4:1, ESV)
– The Message of their Words
– The Message of their Actions
– The Message of Jesus
5. The Bible Is Minimized – Colossians 2:8, NLT
6. Jesus Is Minimized – Philippians 2:9–11, ESV
• Who Do You Listen To?
Matthew 7:17–20, NLT, Galatians 5:22–24, NLT
– The life of following Jesus is shown in what we do.
This is the unshakeable life.
– What’s Their Fruit?
– How Do They Measure Up To Biblical Standards?
– How Is Their Pride? Proverbs 16:18, NLT
• Who To Listen To
a. Listen To Jesus
b. Listen To Scripture
c. Listen To Godly People You Know
d. Turn Off The Noise
You can’t listen to Jesus in the noise
• Surrender – Follow – Listen – Do
In Jesus, we have the power to live the Kingdom Life.
2 Timothy 1:7 NLT
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SERMON SERIES: “Unshakeable: Living The Words of Jesus”
Exploring how to live according to Jesus’ teachings in Matthew chapters 5-7.
When we do that, we are immoveable, unshakeable because the foundation is
Jesus and he is the Rock of our salvation that is immoveable and unshakeable.
Series Reference: The Essence: Unpacking Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount (2020).
Winslade. Wipf Stock Pub.
THIS WEEK: Matthew 7:15-20 “Unshakeable: Who Do You Listen To?”
Watch the weekend’s sermon: http://www.coldspringschurch.net/sermons.html.
ICE BREAKER: Describe an experience you have had with someone you
respected stating a belief vastly different than yours? What happened?
PRAYER: God is worthy to be sought – take time to pray together in your group.
EXPLORING TOGETHER
There is value in sharing perspectives about the weekend message in
community. With dialogue around God’s truths, perspective broadens and
impacts transformation.
1. What is something from this weekend’s message that stood out to you? How
so?
2. What is your experience of prophetic revelation—either having someone pass
on a “word from the lord” or sensing/hearing God speak to you directly?
GOING DEEPER
3. False prophecy was a significant issue in the early church. What do the
statements in the following verses say to you: 2 Peter 2:1–2; 1 John 4:1;
Romans 16:17; Colossians 2:8?
4. How do we investigate whether or not a presented “God told me…” is
genuine or accurate? What do we do if a presented “God told me…” is regarded
as inaccurate or incorrect?
5. Jesus placed a lot of significance on the “fruit” of a prophet’s life or ministry.
What does this mean? What does it not mean? (Galatians 5:22-24)
6. People who deliberately lead others astray by false prophecy are obviously
culpable. But what about those who accept or allow themselves to be
deceived? What responsibility do they have?
WEEKLY REFLECTION – NEXT STEPS
The fruit of the Spirit are not a set of beliefs, they are the actions that reveal the
transforming power of God’s Spirit at work in our life because of the resurrection power of Jesus in us. (Romans 8:11) The life of following Jesus is shown in
what we do, greatly impacted by who we listen to.
7. What do you need to surrender, follow, listen or do to increasingly become (or
help someone else become) a person who listens to Jesus, Scripture, Godly
people you know, turning off the noise?
At Cold Springs we talk about the next steps as:
Surrender your position as the Gold Standard, as judge
Follow Jesus’ example of love lived – be a person of grace and mercy
Listen to the voice of Jesus when tempted to judge – he touched people
with compassion
Do the Good News of Jesus