Sermons About Idolatry
Finding God In Times Of Emotional Trauma & Confusion
Pastor gives us a guide to staying on the right track amidst some of the difficulties of life.
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Will Your Faith Stand The Integrity Test?
Dick Dungan of Rejoice Ministries brings a Word concerning our relationship with Our Beloved Pastor George and he also shares a sermon on Will Your Faith Stand The Integrity Test? Podcast Legend: 00:00 – 38:15 – Worship 38:16 – 43:20 – Pastor George prays 43:21 – 44:48 – Cookie brings a Word 44:49 – 50:55 – Pastor George’s radio preview 50:56 – 52:47 – Various announcements 52:48 – 1:08:15 – Betty speaks then Cindi & Pastor pray with her 1:08:16 – 1:31:02 - Dick Dungan brings a Word concerning Our Beloved pastor George 1:30:03 – 1:53:30 – Dick Dungan of Rejoice Ministries shares on “Will Your Faith Stand The Integrity Test?” 1:53:31 – 2:03:42 – Closing Worship & Benediction
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When Would You Tell God 'No?'
In Jonah 1-2 we get the opening sequence of a story about the work of God and the rebellion of a missionary/prophet.
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Under the Influence of the King
We all give someone - or something - authority over our lives. The Israelites begged God for an earthly King, dissatisfied with Him as their Heavenly King. In this message we look at why we often turn to outside influences to meet our needs instead of God.
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Something About George
We all miss Our Beloved Pastor George, each of us in our own way. Steve brings a unique message, dealing with a few of his qualities and how we each have, or can have those same qualities in our own life. Remember, you must move on and live your life in God's will.
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God Is Faithful! The Drought Is Over!
We had a time of sharing this week. It's always great to hear what God is doing in our midst and in our community.
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Freedom of Worship
Who, how, and if we worship is our business. Right? This is certainly a common assumption. But is it true? Listen in as we look at Judges 19 to see that every "personal" worship choice we make has public consequences.
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Questions and Answers: Glorious Sex
Immediately following the "glorious sex" sermon we hosted a Q&A session on the topic
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Glorious Sex
How does the gospel speak to sex and sexuality? How does it speak to the single person? The married person? The sexually abused? Listen in as we look to the Scriptures and learn to see sex through the lens of the gospel.
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Is There Any Other Way?
As we come to the end of Jesus' life we see him pleading with the Father to "let this cup pass." Why was the cross necessary? Why couldn't God just forgive us? Why did Jesus have to die? Through the scene in the garden we discover the profound necessity of the cross.
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For $ale by Owner
As Jesus encounters the rich young man we find that our attitude toward, the way we handle, and the how we spend our money forms a window into our lives displaying what we truly value. We all live for something. At the end of the day if we don't give our allegiance to Jesus we will give it to something or someone else. So what takes priority in our lives?
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The Idol of Man
Most people are enslaved to the opinion of others. How can we be free from the idol of man?
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An Offer You Can't Refuse
As we read through the book of Judges we see that Israel was guilty of two types of idolatry. First, and most obvious, they worshiped false gods instead of -- or in addition to -- Yahweh. Second, and more devious, they worshiped the True God in a false way, in a pagan way. Listen in as we see this present in the life of Jephthah and in our own lives as well.
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Detecting and Destroying our Idols
How do we detect whether something has become an Idol in our lives and how do we destroy it and return God to his proper place in our lives.
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Defining Idolatry
What is Idolatry? What does it look like in our lives and how can we be free the idols that we set up to be our functional gods.
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Things As They Really Are
Far from being irrelevant, God's rebuke of idolatry through the prophet Jeremiah is a reminder to us that our idolatry can only be cured when we walk with a vision of God's unique greatness.
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Mission: Statement
In our fourth sermon from Judges we are introduced to three very interesting characters playing three very unlikely roles. Through their experience we learn about Yahweh, their God, and we learn about ourselves. Listen in as we discuss the mission of Jesus and our role in it.
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Weapons and Warfare
In Judges 3 we are introduced to two of the deliverers that Yahweh raised up to deliver his idolatrous people from oppression. These stories teach us about Yahweh and remind us how we are called to wage war against idolatry and oppression. Listen in as we meet Othniel and Ehud.
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American Idols
No one thinks they are an idolater. Irreligious people think they cannot be idolaters because they don't worship any gods. Religious people think they cannot be idolaters because they only worship one god. Both groups are wrong. And both groups are filled with idolaters. Listen in as we learn about human idolatry and Yahweh's response as recorded in the book of Judges.
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Self-Destruction
This sermon is the first in our new series, "Under the Influence" from the book of Judges. By looking at the historical example of Israel in the opening chapters of Judges we are reminded of this irony: when we are most concerned about ourselves we are most likely to destroy ourselves. Listen in as we look at how Israel's experience speaks to us today.
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God's Judgment on Idolatry (Romans 1:24-32)
Paul points out that idolatry, rejection of God's goodness and authority, is at the root of all sin. Idolatry begets the sins that are listed in this passage; God gives up idolaters to impurity, dishonorable passions, and debased minds. But Paul also spells out the hope for sinful idolaters -- the One who was himself given up for our sake.
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Mankind: Without Excuse (Romans 1:18-23)
In this section of Romans, Paul begins to demonstrate our need for the gospel. He points to God's wrath, which is God's righteous antagonism to that which is unholy and unrighteous. He proves our own unrighteousness, showing that we are many times over without excuse before God. Paul shows that our sin is a form of idolatry, giving to something else the worship and service and love that God deserves. In light of this proof of our sin, the provision of Christ as our Savior shines as a glorious and welcome hope. He came to redeem us from sin, to give us his righteousness in place of our sin and guilt. What a glorious gift this is!
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Cow
God revealed Himself to his people as a God whose beginning is not known. So at Mt. Sinai, the people of God exchanged this God they could not control for an idol with more mangeable qualities. Today, we worship money which promises to give us power over our lives, rather than risk it with a God who is beyond our control. When Jesus called a rich dude to give it all up, He really called him to give up where he had security and instead place his trust in Jesus. Are we choosing the safety of the known (what is our golden/sacred cow?), rather than following Jesus?
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Slavery off of the Narrow Road
Some of the people in the church at Galatia were leaving behind the gospel of grace through faith in Jesus Christ alone and were turning back to the idea that they could put themselves right with God through obeying certain rules and rituals. Paul confronts them and reminds them that going back to rule-keeping puts us back into slavery to the rules. We all end up as slave to that which we think we need for our acceptance or our happiness, whether we look to gratify our own selfish impulses that always cry out for more or the expectations of other people. Instead of such slavery God has extended to us acceptance and adoption into the family, and since this was bought by Jesus Himself on the cross, we are no longer indebted but are free people who live in His grace.
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Jeremiah In The Midst of Suffering there is hope
The Lord God is the one true God and the Israelites had forgotten their one true love,Their sin led them to captivity and sin still does the same to us today. We are clay in the hands of the potter, are we allowing him to transform us and make us into the image he wants us to be. In the midst of suffering there is hope. The messiah was on the horizen in the midst of the Israelites suffering. That is what Paul knew. To live is Christ and to die is gain. No matter what we face in this world we have hope in Christ.
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CV 2007 - Peter Adam - Talk 2 - Ezekiel ch8-11
Ezekiel 8-11 Pastorally reveals idolatry at the heart of most human problems. These chapters reveal the reason and result of God leaving his sanctuary in Jerusalem, and exposes the danger of idolatry for us today.
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God Has Done...
Love God above man. Addictions can be broken if we allow the Holy Spirit of God to change us.
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Vision Series 1: The Gospel Changes Lives---Luke 19: 1-10
Vision Series 1: The Gospel Changes Lives---Luke 19: 1-10
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Worship: Right-Side Up Part 3
As we continue our series on worship we confront three common assumptions about worship. Listen in as we look to the Scriptures to see and experience worship right-side up.
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Soul Prosperity
We need to live in God’s righteousness, peace and joy on the inside all the time, not just cry out to God for it when we are in a crisis. Our soul is prospering when we are walking in step with Holy Spirit.
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Worship: Right-Side Up Part 2
There's no question about it - worship is a central activity of the Church. But is it primarily a human activity? We tend to talk about it like it is. But the Bible speaks of it as first and foremost a divine activity. Listen in as we discuss God's activity and our activity in worship.
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Worship: Right-Side Up Part 1
Worship is generally associated with religious people. But the truth is that everyone worships. Every moment of every day every one of us is worshiping someone or something. Since we are all worshipers we must ask the question, "is my worship acceptable?" Listen in as we look to the Scriptures to determine what worship God finds acceptable.
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Ok. But Why Is Jesus So Distant?
The final message in this series tackles the harsh reality of Jesus' distance in our lives. Listen in as Mark exposes the two key factors which seperate us from our Lord.
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A Great Danger to Devotion
Wealth, or prosperity, is a great danger to devotion. We tend to forget God, and make an idol of wealth. Jesus offers us greater joy if we store up treasures in heaven. He offers us Himself.
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Making Up Your Own Religion
Good intentions do not equal obedience, as far as God is concerned. God has standards and "calling it good" doesn't seem to cut it with Him.
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Praying for fire before praying for rain
Ken Stebbins presents the 4th sermon in our Elijah: Man of Prayer series. Elijah lived in a nation which followed mixed religions, leading to false prayer to false gods. Elijah began with true, "effective" prayer accompanied by repentance which "avails much": upon seeing God's power in the fire on Mt Carmel, the people turned back to Him and put away their idolatry.
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Our Golden Calves (Exodus 32-34)
We see in Israel's worshiping the golden calf a picture of all idolatry. Idolatry establishes a counterfeit god, religion, and salvation. God jealously protects our love for him and forcefully opposes our idolatry. The way out of idolatry is repentance, grounded in our sure hope that God will show us mercy through Jesus our Savior. Idols only bring us weariness and unending demands; only Jesus can give us life, rest, and joy.
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The Pursuit of Happiness
I. Acknowledge that happiness is ultimately found in God alone. II. Abandoning the pursuit of counterfeit happiness (Idolatry). III. Adamantly taking refuge in Jesus Christ who has securely taken a hold of you.
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The Second Commandment: Worshipping a Jealous God (Exodus 20:4-6)
God commands us to worship him rightly, not sacrificing his actual presence for mere material things and comfortable forms, and not treasuring images and forms above his word.
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The First Commandment (Exodus 20:1-3)
The God who loves us and saved us requires that our full allegiance and devotion be directed to him and no other god or idol.
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Worship: The Gospel & Purpose
The Bible clearly shows us that worship is what man was created for. Mankind never acts without purpose or without direction. He is always worshipping one thing or another. The Bible speaks of the worship of man as a set of binary options – either man worships God or he worships something else. When he worships something other than God, it is called idolatry.
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Resisting Idolatry Like Jesus
Paul connects idolatry and sin in a way that shows the sin in our life proceeds from our idols. That which we hold in highest esteem and devote our time and energy to is our idol(s). The human heart is an 'idol factory' capable of turning anything good (children, important work, sex, etc...) into idolatry.
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