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Ten HabitsTen HabitsHighly
Healthy Homes
Highly Healthy Homes
ofof
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
s
Habit 2:
Avoid The Counterfeit
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