Sermons About Idolatry
The Glory Struggle
1In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be registered. 2This was the first registration when Quirinius was governor of Syria. 3And all went to be registered, each to his own town. 4And Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the town of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and lineage of David, 5to be registered with Mary, his betrothed, who was with child. 6And while they were there, the time came for her to give birth. 7And she gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped him in swaddling cloths and laid him in a manger, because there was no place for them in the inn. 8And in the same region there were shepherds out in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. 9And an angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were filled with fear. 10And the angel said to them, "Fear not, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. 11For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. 12And this will be a sign for you: you will find a baby wrapped in swaddling cloths and lying in a manger." 13And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying, 14 "Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among those with whom he is pleased!" 15When the angels went away from them into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, "Let us go over to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has made known to us." 16And they went with haste and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby lying in a manger. 17And when they saw it, they made known the saying that had been told them concerning this child. 18And all who heard it wondered at what the shepherds told them. 19But Mary treasured up all these things, pondering them in her heart. 20And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen, as it had been told them. 21And at the end of eight days, when he was circumcised, he was called Jesus, the name given by the angel before he was conceived in the womb.
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Gospel and Idolatry: Our predicament and His perfection
"Is it possible to make something good, into something ultimate, therefore replacing worship for God, with that ultimate thing? In Romans 1, Paul writes, "for although they knew God, they did not honor Him as God, or give thanks to Him." Is this always intentional? Or does sin run so deep in us that we miss the idols we are creating? In the Church today, we quickly forget that idolatry sneaks in unannounced, unashamed and willing to do anything to steal our affection and worship to Jesus. What are the idols most prevalent in the Church today? This teaching focuses on how the Gospel of Jesus is our only hope for not only identifying those idols but also crushing them."
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Devotion at the Crossroads: Idols or the Lord
Idolatry is still a problem today and it is still as unreasonable a sin as it was in Jeremiah's day.
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How Do You Look
As we continue following Jesus through the Sermon on the Mount, we see Jesus begin addressing specific issues. Be careful before you assume what Jesus is addressing.
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What To Do With Our Joy
As we finish our series in the Psalms on the emotional life of God's people, we look at joy as our last subject. What keeps us from joy? What encourages our Joy? What is the foundation for our joy? It’s an important subject since all other messages ultimately serve to bring us through them to the soul-satisfying experience of finding our greatest delight and joy in the One for whom our souls long.
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Love Incorruptible
We close out Paul's letter to the Ephesians by looking at the call as a community to love Christ with a love that is incorruptible.
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