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Habit 2

Avoid The CounterfeitsAvoid The Counterfeits

Exodus 20:4-6Exodus 20:4-6

Exodus 20:4-6Exodus 20:4-6

Do not make idols of any kind,

whether in the shape of birds or animals or fish.

Exodus 20:4-6Exodus 20:4-6

You must never worship or bow down

to them, for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God who will not share your affection with any

other god!

Exodus 20:4-6Exodus 20:4-6

I do not leave unpunished the sins of

those who hate me, but I punish the

children for the sins of their parents to the

third and fourth generations.

Exodus 20:4-6Exodus 20:4-6

But I lavish my love on those who love me and obey my commands, even

for a thousand generations.

IdolsIdols

• anything that takes the focus off God and puts it on something else

• anything that takes the focus off God and puts it on something else

IdolsIdols

• anything that is first in my life besides God becomes an idol – even if it is good

• anything that is first in my life besides God becomes an idol – even if it is good

IdolsIdols

3 primary gods

• Baal, god of sex

• Mammon, god of money

• Molech, god of violence

3 primary gods

• Baal, god of sex

• Mammon, god of money

• Molech, god of violence

IdolsIdols

• in modern culture, we don’t worship objects as much as we worship ideas and images

• in modern culture, we don’t worship objects as much as we worship ideas and images

IdolsIdols

• we try to make God over in our image so we won’t feel condemned by His commands

• we try to make God over in our image so we won’t feel condemned by His commands

Genesis 2:16-17Genesis 2:16-1716And the LORD

God commanded the man, saying, Of

every tree of the garden thou

mayest freely eat:

Genesis 2:16-17Genesis 2:16-1717But of the tree of the

knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day

that thou eatest thereof thou shalt

surely die.

The devil tries to portray God as

the TAKER, when He is really

the GIVER.

The devil tries to portray God as

the TAKER, when He is really

the GIVER.

James 1:17James 1:17

Every good gift and every perfect gift is

from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with

whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.

Deuteronomy 4:15-16

Deuteronomy 4:15-16For your own

good … don’t sin by making an idol in any

form at all.

What Idols Do To Me

What Idols Do To Me

Idols will disappoint me

Idols will disappoint me

Jeremiah 10:14Jeremiah 10:14

Those who make idols are

disillusioned because the gods

they make are false and lifeless.

Idols will dominate me

Idols will dominate me

1 Corinthians 12:21 Corinthians 12:2

[Before you knew Christ] you were

controlled by dead idols, who always

led you astray.

An idol has two inevitable effects … An idol has two inevitable effects …

1. It begins to control you

2. It causes you to be led astray

1. It begins to control you

2. It causes you to be led astray

Idols will deform meIdols will deform me

Psalm 115:8Psalm 115:8

Those who make idols will become like them, and so

will those who trust in them.

Why We Worship Idols

Why We Worship Idols

We are attempting to limit God’s location

We are attempting to limit God’s location

We are attempting to reduce God’s power

We are attempting to reduce God’s power

Many people change their

theology because they can’t justify their lifestyle any

other way.

Many people change their

theology because they can’t justify their lifestyle any

other way.

We are attempting to control God

We are attempting to control God

The Benefits

Of Worshipping Only

God

The Benefits

Of Worshipping Only

God

11It will delight

me

It will delight

me

Proverbs 37:4Proverbs 37:4

Seek your happiness in the Lord and He will give you your heart’s desire.

22It will deliver

me

It will deliver

me

John 8:36John 8:36

If the Son sets you free, you will be really

free.

God will set you free from your …

•PAST – regrets

•PRESENT – habits

•FUTURE – worries

God will set you free from your …

•PAST – regrets

•PRESENT – habits

•FUTURE – worries

33It will develo

p me

It will develo

p me

2 Corinthians 3:182 Corinthians 3:18

As the Spirit of the Lord works with us, we become more and more

like Him.

Colossians 1:5Colossians 1:5

Christ is the visible image

of the invisible God.

Christ is the visible image

of the invisible God.

1 John 5:211 John 5:21

Little children, keep

yourselves from idols.

Little children, keep

yourselves from idols.

Habit 2:

Avoid The Counterfeit

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Habit 2:

Avoid The Counterfeit

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