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  (CLIP) BEING SLAIN IN THE SPIRIT AND UNCONTROLLED LAUGHTER
  by Zac Poonen
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Summary: This sermon emphasizes the importance of discerning the spirits
operating in meetings, cautioning against manifestations that lack self-
control and aligning believers to test everything against the example
set by Jesus and the teachings of the apostles. It highlights the need
to be vigilant and not accept supernatural occurrences blindly, urging
believers to follow a four-fold test based on the actions and teachings
of Jesus and the apostles.

Topics: "Discernment of Spirits", "Testing Spiritual Manifestations"
Scripture References: Galatians 5:23, 1 John 2:6, John 13:15, 1 John 4:1, Acts 17:11, 1 Thessalonians 5:21, Matthew 7:15, 1 Corinthians 14:40

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This sermon emphasizes the importance of discerning the spirits
operating in meetings, cautioning against manifestations that lack self-
control and aligning believers to test everything against the example
set by Jesus and the teachings of the apostles. It highlights the need
to be vigilant and not accept supernatural occurrences blindly, urging
believers to follow a four-fold test based on the actions and teachings
of Jesus and the apostles.

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CONTENT
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I've heard of people who say they went to some meeting. There are all
types of spirits operating in meetings nowadays. And they say something
happened to me.

I couldn't control myself. And I kept on laughing and laughing and
laughing. I said, brother, that was definitely a demon.

Because the Holy Spirit would have given you freedom. Galatians 5.23 The
fruit of the Spirit is self-control. If you can't control yourself, that
is not the Holy Spirit.

If you just lie down there and you can't do anything, that's not the
Holy Spirit. There's a lot of that today. People lay hands on somebody
and they fall down flat.

Do you know there are many Hindu priests who do that in India? You think
it's only these TV evangelists who do it? Come to India and you'll see
the Hindu priests doing that. It's a supernatural power. But it's not
from God.

Anything that you never see Jesus doing, be careful. To walk as Jesus
walked. To serve as Jesus served.

If you never see Jesus doing something, number one. Number two, if you
never see Jesus teaching it. Number three, if you never see the apostles
doing it.

And if you never see the apostles preaching it. Don't accept it.
Whatever it is.

A four-fold test. I have followed this rule for many years. I study the
scriptures.

You just have to study the New Testament, that's enough. You just study
the New Testament. You see something, somebody says, this is the Holy
Spirit.

Did Jesus do it? Did Jesus teach it? No, no. Did the apostles teach it?
No. Did the apostles do it? No.

Then it's not Holy Spirit. How is it believers are accepting so many
things today, which... None of these four things. We need to be careful.

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