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American Idols1 Corinthians 1014-22
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1 Corinthians 12To the church of God in
Corinth, to those sanctified in Christ Jesus and
called to be holy, together with all those
everywhere who call on the name of our Lord Jesus
Christtheir Lord and ours
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1 Corinthians 17-8Therefore you do not lack any
spiritual gift as you eagerly wait for our Lord
Jesus Christ to be revealed. 8He will keep you
strong to the end, so that you will be blameless
on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.
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1 Corinthians 110I appeal to you, brothers, in
the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of
you agree with one another so that there may be
no divisions among you and that you may be
perfectly united in mind and thought.
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1 Corinthians 130-31It is because of him that
you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us
wisdom from Godthat is, our righteousness,
holiness and redemption. 31Therefore, as it is
written Let him who boasts boast in the Lord.
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1 Corinthians 316Dont you know that you
yourselves are Gods temple and that Gods Spirit
lives in you?
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1 Corinthians 59-119I have written you in my
letter not to associate with sexually immoral
people10not at all meaning the people of this
world who are immoral, or the greedy and
swindlers, or idolaters. In that case you would
have to leave this world. 11But now I am writing
you that you must not associate with anyone who
calls himself a brother but is sexually immoral
or greedy, an idolater or a slanderer, a drunkard
or a swindler. With such a man do not even eat.
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1 Corinthians 612Everything is permissible for
mebut not everything is beneficial. Everything
is permissible for mebut I will not be mastered
by anything.
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1 Corinthians 89Be careful, however, that the
exercise of your freedom does not become a
stumbling block to the weak.
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1 Corinthians 919,22Though I am free and belong
to no man, I make myself a slave to everyone, to
win as many as possible... To the weak I became
weak, to win the weak. I have become all things
to all men so that by all possible means I might
save some.
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1 Corinthians 106-106Now these things occurred
as examples to keep us from setting our hearts on
evil things as they did. 7Do not be idolaters, as
some of them were as it is written The people
sat down to eat and drink and got up to indulge
in pagan revelry. 8We should not commit sexual
immorality, as some of them didand in one day
twenty-three thousand of them died. 9We should
not test the Lord, as some of them didand were
killed by snakes. 10And do not grumble, as some
of them didand were killed by the destroying
angel.
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1 Corinthians 1014Therefore, my dear friends,
flee from idolatry.
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Idols Today?Youve Got to Be Kidding
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Ephesians 612For our struggle is not against
flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against
the authorities, against the powers of this dark
world and against the spiritual forces of evil in
the heavenly realms.
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Galatians 519-2119The acts of the sinful nature
are obvious sexual immorality, impurity and
debauchery 20idolatry and witchcraft hatred,
discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish
ambition, dissensions, factions 21and envy
drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as
I did before, that those who live like this will
not inherit the kingdom of God.
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What is idolatry and why should I care?
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The deliberate worship or devotion to something
other than God himselfAny person, object, idea,
philosophy, habit, occupation or sport that has
your primary concern and loyalty or decreases
ones trust and loyalty to the Lord - MacArthur
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Isaiah 4811I will not yield my glory to another.
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Exodus 3414Do not worship any other god, for
the LORD, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God.
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Exodus 203-43You shall have no other gods
before me. You shall not make for yourself an
idol in the form of anything in heaven above or
on the earth beneath or in the waters below.
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The Idols of Our Lives
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1. WealthJob 3124-25If I have put my trust
in gold or said to pure gold, You are my
security, if I have rejoiced over my great
wealth, the fortune my hands had gained
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2. Our WorkHabakkuk 116Therefore he
sacrifices to his net and burns incense to his
dragnet, for by his net he lives in luxury and
enjoys the choicest food.
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3. GreedEphesians 55For of this you can be
sure No immoral, impure or greedy personsuch a
man is an idolaterhas any inheritance in the
kingdom of Christ and of God.
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Acts 53Then Peter said, Ananias, how is it
that Satan has so filled your heart that you have
lied to the Holy Spirit and have kept for
yourself some of the money you received for the
land?
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4. DesirePhilippians 318-19For, as I have
often told you before and now say again even with
tears, many live as enemies of the cross of
Christ. Their destiny is destruction, their god
is their stomach, and their glory is in their
shame. Their mind is on earthly things.
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5. Dead MenMatthew 5You have heard that it
was said to the people long ago...
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6. DemonsRevelation 920The rest of mankind
that were not killed by these plagues still did
not repent of the work of their hands they did
not stop worshiping demons, and idols of gold,
silver, bronze, stone and woodidols that cannot
see or hear or walk.
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7. AnythingMatthew 621For where your
treasure is, there your heart will be also.
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How Should We Respond to the Idols of Our Lives?
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1. Some temptations are so powerful you just have
to run 1 Corinthians 1014 flee
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Ephesians 611Put on the full armor of God so
that you can take your stand against the devils
schemes.
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1 Corinthians 618Flee from sexual immorality.
All other sins a man commits are outside his
body, but he who sins sexually sins against his
own body.
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2 Timothy 222Flee the evil desires of youth,
and pursue righteousness, faith, love and peace,
along with those who call on the Lord out of a
pure heart.
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Genesis 3912She caught him by his cloak and
said, Come to bed with me! But he left his
cloak in her hand and ran out of the house.
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1 Timothy 610-1110For the love of money is a
root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for
money, have wandered from the faith and pierced
themselves with many griefs.11But you, man of
God, flee from all this, and pursue
righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance
and gentleness.
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2. Decide Who You Will Truly Serve1
Corinthians 1015-22
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Matthew 624No one can serve two masters.
Either he will hate the one and love the other,
or he will be devoted to the one and despise the
other. You cannot serve both God and Money.
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Only Christ can forgive, save, give peace of
mind, empower, give unfading joy, solve the
problems of life and heal
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Romans 121-2321For although they knew God, they
neither glorified him as God nor gave thanks to
him, but their thinking became futile and their
foolish hearts were darkened. 22Although they
claimed to be wise, they became fools 23and
exchanged the glory of the immortal God for
images made to look like mortal man and birds and
animals and reptiles.
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1 Thessalonians 19They tell how you turned to
God from idols to serve the living and true God
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Colossians 35Put to death, therefore, whatever
belongs to your earthly nature sexual
immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires and
greed, which is idolatry.