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The Seriousness of Idolatry Scriptures Warning Against Idolatry
• Exodus 20:3,4
• 1 Corinthians 10:14
• 2 Corinthians 6:16
• Colossians 3:5
• 1 Thessalonians 1:9
• 1 John 5:21
• 1 Peter 4:3
What is an Idol? • Anything that takes your heart away from God
• Anything that you worship other than God
• Anything that is more valuable to you than God
The Struggle with Idolatry through the Bible
• Joshua 24:14-15
o Idolatry was a constant struggle for Israel
• Even Abraham was tempted…Genesis 22
o “Take now your son, your only son, whom you
love”
Removing Rivals • Matthew 6:24 “No one can serve two masters”
• Key Questions:
• What are the idols in your life right now?
• What are you truly in love with right now?
God Wants Our All! • He wants all or nothing.
• He is not satisfied with being one of our interests.
• He wants to be the only One we seek. (Matt. 5:8)
Are you withholding something from God?
• Is there something you are holding on to that you are unwilling to give up for God?
My Prayer for You • That God will take the things out of your heart and
Himself reign there.
• That God would make heaven more real to you
than any earthly thing.
• That He would show you that He is truly better than
anything this world has to offer.