Many professing Christians readily and wholeheartedly agree.

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• Many professing Christians readily and
  whole-heartedly agree.
• Yet, many agreeing Christians are blindly guilty
  of practicing idolatry today.
• Many Christians may not physically bow down to
  images but have created and worshipped
  figurative gods that they worship today.

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• In tonights sermon dealing with idolatry
• Applying the ancient principle of idolatry to
  modern practices.
• See how modern day idolatry affects Gods
  people today.
• Ways for Christians to rid household idols of
  today.

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• Remember Websters definition of idolatry?
• The worship of a physical object as a god.
• Immoderate attachment or devotion to something.
• It is the latter definition that is so rampant
  in the lives of Americans, including Christians
  today.

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• The god of Materialism
• Never satisfied with what we havewe want more,
  newer, better, bigger, smaller, etc.
• Our houses, storages, banks, deposit boxes have
  become modern day temples for the god of
  materialism.
• At the alter of materialism money. 1 Tim. 610

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• The god of Entertainment.
• Music and Movie superstars American Idol.
• Athletics Michael Jordan, Michael Phelps, etc.
• At the alter of entertainment media boxes
  (computers, televisions, radios, mp3 players,
  etc.)
• Too many Christians have an immoderate
  attachment or devotion to entertainment.

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• The gods of Sports and Recreation.
• Sports immoderate amount of time and devotion to
  the god of sports than to Jehovah.
• Recreation immoderate amount of time/money to
  the god of recreation with minimal labor in the
  vineyard of the Lord.

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• It is obvious by the practice of modern day
  idolatry in America that many Christians are
  affected by this practice as well.
• The result is a distorted view of God because
  weve been molding Him into something more
  palatable to our senses.

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• A friend was once reading to a lady out of the
  Bible about what God said that He would do to
  those who were guilty of sin and who did not
  repent. She responded by saying, "Oh my God would
  never do that!"

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• A friend was once reading to a lady out of the
  Bible about what God said that He would do to
  those who were guilty of sin and who did not
  repent. She responded by saying, "Oh my God would
  never do that!" He replied, "Mam, you are right!
  Your god would never do that. The problem is that
  your god doesn't exist except in your mind. You
  have created a god in your own image, according
  to your own liking, and now you have fallen down
  and worshipped him instead of the God of the
  Bible. Your problem is that you have committed
  idolatry!"

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• Christians today spend less time
• With the Lord reading His word, studying it,
  worshipping Him.
• Serving the Lordteaching, evangelizing, edifying
• The end result for many is a Sunday/Wednesday
  attendance mentality of faithfulness

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• Breaking down the idols by...
• Use the TV for edification, teaching, and
  admonition.
• Use the iPod for songs of praise, listening to
  the Bible and sermons.
• Use the internet for edification, encourage-ment
  to others, teaching/spreading the gospel.
• Or, literally destroy/removethem from our
  presence! Matt. 529-30

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• It is clear that idolatry exists among the people
  of God today, the question is will we admit such
  and turn away from our modern day idols?
• As in the days of Joshua will must also Choose
  you this day who you will serve.