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Jul 01, 2012

Commandment 2: We are What We Worship

Passage: Exodus 20:4-6

Preacher: Travis Fleming

Series:Set in Stone

Detail:

Becoming what we worship involves us first...

1.  Creating a definition of idolatry

2.  Understanding the distinct forms of idolatry

     Idols can take the form of...

          A.  Physical idols
          B.  Theological idols
          C.  Sexual idols
          D.  Magic idols
          E.  Political idols
          F.  Racial/National idols
          G.  Relational idols
          H.  Religious idols
           I.  Philosophical idols
           J.  Cultural idols
          K.  Motivational idols

3.  Identifying the different places where idolatry is found

     Idolatry can be seen in...

          A.  Statues
          B.  Status
          C.  Stubbornness
          D.  Stomach
          E.  Sex
          F.  Self-image
          G. Stuff
          H. Success 
          I.  Spirituality

4.  Recognizing the destructive nature of idolatry

     An idol can destroy...

          A.  You personally
          B.  Your posterity

5.  Using four questions to determine you idol

          A.  What captures my heart?
          B.  What consumes my hours?
          C.  What is cultivated by my sinful habits?
          D.  What controls my happiness?

6.  Declaring our independence from this day forward!

     This involves...

          A.  Recognizing it
          B.  Repenting of it
          C.  Running to the Savior!