Becoming Like "Your" God Psalm 115:1-8. 1 Not unto us, O LORD, not unto us, But to Your...

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Becoming Like "Your" God

Psalm 115:1-8

1 Not unto us, O LORD, not unto us, But to Your name give glory, Because of Your mercy, Because of Your truth.

2 Why should the Gentiles say, "So where is their God?"

3 But our God is in heaven; He does whatever He pleases.

4 Their idols are silver and gold, The work of men's hands.

5 They have mouths, but they do not speak; Eyes they have, but they do not see;

6 They have ears, but they do not hear; Noses they have, but they do not smell;

7 They have hands, but they do not handle; Feet they have, but they do not walk; Nor do they mutter through their throat.

8 Those who make them are like them; So is everyone who trusts in them.

Psalm 115:1-8

The Folly of Idolatry

The Folly of Idolatry

• Nature of Idols – stone, metal, wood

The Folly of Idolatry

• Nature of Idols – stone, metal, wood

• Nature not change by carving

The Folly of Idolatry

• Nature of Idols – stone, metal, wood

• Nature not change by carving

• "Dead" eyes, ears, hands, feet

The Folly of Idolatry

• Nature of Idols – stone, metal, wood

• Nature not change by carving

• "Dead" eyes, ears, hands, feet

• The Living Eyes, Ears, Hands, Feet

The Folly of Idolatry

• Nature of Idols – stone, metal, wood

• Nature not change by carving

• "Dead" eyes, ears, hands, feet

• The Living Eyes, Ears, Hands, Feet

• Men become like their gods!

Three Wrong Views of God

Three Wrong Views of God

• Balak's View – God is not here!

Three Wrong Views of God

• Balak's View – God is not here!

• Nebuchadnezzar's view – God is not able!

Three Wrong Views of God

• Balak's View – God is not here!

• Nebuchadnezzar's view – God is not able!

• Achan's view – God does not know!

Three Wrong Views of God

• Balak's View – God is not here!

Three Wrong Views of God

• Balak's View – God is not here!

• Story found in Numbers 23

Three Wrong Views of God

• Balak's View – God is not here!

• Story found in Numbers 23

• Jews entering Promised Land

Three Wrong Views of God

• Balak's View – God is not here!

• Story found in Numbers 23

• Jews entering Promised Land

• King Balak hired Balaam to curse them

Three Wrong Views of God

• Balak's View – God is not here!

• Story found in Numbers 23

• Jews entering Promised Land

• King Balak hired Balaam to curse them

• Could not curse from hills

Three Wrong Views of God

• Balak's View – God is not here!

• Story found in Numbers 23

• Jews entering Promised Land

• King Balak hired Balaam to curse them

• Could not curse from hills

• Could not curse from valleys

Three Wrong Views of God

• Balak's View – God is not here!

• Story found in Numbers 23

• Jews entering Promised Land

• King Balak hired Balaam to curse them

• Could not curse from hills

• Could not curse from valleys

• Could not curse from mountain peaks

Three Wrong Views of God

• Balak's View – God is not here!

• Nebuchadnezzar's view – God is not able!

Three Wrong Views of God

• Balak's View – God is not here!

• Nebuchadnezzar's view – God is not able!

• Story found in Daniel 3

Three Wrong Views of God

• Balak's View – God is not here!

• Nebuchadnezzar's view – God is not able!

• Story found in Daniel 3

• King Nebuchadnezzar's golden idol

Three Wrong Views of God

• Balak's View – God is not here!

• Nebuchadnezzar's view – God is not able!

• Story found in Daniel 3

• King Nebuchadnezzar's golden idol

• Failure to worship=cast into furnace

Three Wrong Views of God

• Balak's View – God is not here!

• Nebuchadnezzar's view – God is not able!

• Story found in Daniel 3

• King Nebuchadnezzar's golden idol

• Failure to worship=cast into furnace

• "Is your god able?"

Three Wrong Views of God

• Balak's View – God is not here!

• Nebuchadnezzar's view – God is not able!

• Achan's view – God does not know!

Three Wrong Views of God

• Balak's View – God is not here!

• Nebuchadnezzar's view – God is not able!

• Achan's view – God does not know!

• Story found in Joshua 7

Three Wrong Views of God

• Balak's View – God is not here!

• Nebuchadnezzar's view – God is not able!

• Achan's view – God does not know!

• Story found in Joshua 7

• Stole goods from Jericho

Three Wrong Views of God

• Balak's View – God is not here!

• Nebuchadnezzar's view – God is not able!

• Achan's view – God does not know!

• Story found in Joshua 7

• Stole goods from Jericho

• Hid them in tent

Three Wrong Views of God

• Balak's View – God is not here!

• Nebuchadnezzar's view – God is not able!

• Achan's view – God does not know!

• Story found in Joshua 7

• Stole goods from Jericho

• Hid them in tent

• Not hidden from God

Three RIGHT Views of God

• God is infinitely present

Three RIGHT Views of God

• God is OMNIPRESENT

Three RIGHT Views of God

• God is infinitely present

• God is infinitely powerful

Three RIGHT Views of God

• God is OMNIPRESENT

• God is OMNIPOTENT

Three RIGHT Views of God

• God is infinitely present

• God is infinitely powerful

• God is infinitely wise

Three RIGHT Views of God

• God is OMNIPRESENT

• God is OMNIPOTENT

• God is OMNISCIENT

Our Response to the Almighty!

Our Response to the Almighty!

• Believe Mark 16:16

Our Response to the Almighty!

• Believe Mark 16:16

• Repent Luke 13:3

Our Response to the Almighty!

• Believe Mark 16:16

• Repent Luke 13:3

• Confess Faith Rom. 10:10

Our Response to the Almighty!

• Believe Mark 16:16

• Repent Luke 13:3

• Confess Faith Rom. 10:10

• Be Baptized Acts 22:16

Our Response to the Almighty!

• Believe Mark 16:16

• Repent Luke 13:3

• Confess Faith Rom. 10:10

• Be Baptized Acts 22:16

Added to His church, His body, His kingdom

Our Response to the Almighty!

• Believe Mark 16:16

• Repent Luke 13:3

• Confess Faith Rom. 10:10

• Be Baptized Acts 22:16

Added to His church, His body, His kingdom

• Be Faithful Rev. 2:10

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