Stupid Things''' Limiting God

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Exodus 204-6 Paperback pg. 53 Hardback pg. 74
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Gods Top 10 Principle 1 Put God FIRST (v.3)
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Gods Top 10 Principle 1 Put God FIRST
Promise success
In everything you do, put God first and He will
direct you crown your efforts with success."
Proverbs 36
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Put God F.I.R.S.T. In My F Finances
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Put God F.I.R.S.T. In My F Finances I
Interests
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Put God F.I.R.S.T. In My F Finances I
Interests R Relationships
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Put God F.I.R.S.T. In My F Finances I
Interests R Relationships S Schedule
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Put God F.I.R.S.T. In My F Finances I
Interests R Relationships S Schedule T
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How Do I Limit God?

• By replacing him
• Worshipping a false god

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How Do I Limit God?

• By replacing him
• Worshipping a false god
• Turning my focus elsewhere

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How Do I Limit God?

• By replacing him
• Worshipping a false god
• Turning my focus elsewhere
• Worshipping the true god falsely

Idolatry consists not only in the worship of
false gods, but also in the worship of the true
God by images. Charles Hodge
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How Do I Limit God?

• By replacing him
• By restricting Him

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How Do I Limit God?

• By replacing him
• By restricting Himto church

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How Do I Limit God?

• By replacing him
• By restricting Himto church
• By redesigning Himto my wishes

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How Do I Limit God?

• By redesigning Himto my wishes

Lets make man in our image." Gen.127 not-Lets
make God in our image.
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How Do I Limit God?

• By redesigning Himto my wishes
• Why? to justify sin

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How Do I Limit God?

• By redesigning Himto my wishes
• Why? to justify sin
• to promote selfishness

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Why Limiting God is Stupid!

• It greatly offends God (v.5a)

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Why Limiting God is Stupid!

• It greatly offends God (v.5a)
• His jealousy
• Demands exclusive devotion
• Opposes all who reject Him
• Vindicates all who honor Him

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All idolatry, which Scripture labels elsewhere
as spiritual adultery, that raises up competitors
or brooks any kind of rivalry to the honor, glory
esteem due to the Lord will excite His
zealousness for the consistency of His own
character being. Dr. Walter Kaiser
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Why Limiting God is Stupid!

• It greatly offends God
• It greatly hurts me!

For your own good don't sin by making an idol in
any form at all." Deuteronomy 415-16
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Why Limiting God is Stupid!

• It greatly offends God
• It greatly hurts me!
• How? Idols will disappoint me

Those who make idols are disillusioned because
the gods they made are false lifeless."
Jeremiah 1014
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Why Limiting God is Stupid!

• It greatly offends God
• It greatly hurts me!
• How? Idols will disappoint me
• Idols will dominate me

Before you knew Christ you were controlled by
dead idols, who always led you astray." 1
Corinthians 122
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Why Limiting God is Stupid!

• It greatly offends God
• It greatly hurts me!
• How? Idols will disappoint me
• Idols will dominate me

Before you knew Christ you were controlled by
dead idols, who always led you astray." 1
Corinthians 122
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Why Limiting God is Stupid!

• It greatly offends God
• It greatly hurts me!
• How? Idols will disappoint me
• Idols will dominate me

Before you knew Christ you were controlled by
dead idols, who always led you astray." 1
Corinthians 122
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Why Limiting God is Stupid!

• It greatly offends God
• It greatly hurts me!
• How? Idols will disappoint me
• Idols will dominate me
• Idols will diminish me

Those who make idols become like them so will
those who trust in them." Psalms 1158
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Why Limiting God is Stupid!

• It greatly offends God
• It greatly hurts me!

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Why Limiting God is Stupid!

• It greatly offends God
• It greatly hurts me!
• It will greatly hurt my family (v.5b)

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Why Limiting God is Stupid!

• It will greatly hurt my family
• Not judged for parents sins

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Why Limiting God is Stupid!

• It will greatly hurt my family
• Not judged for parents sins
• Will handicap their spiritual walk

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Gods Top 10

• Principle 2 Worship God Wholeheartedly (v.6b)

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Gods Top 10

• Principle 2 Worship God Wholeheartedly (v.6b)
• How? Love God

Love the Lord your God with all your heart
with all your soul with all your mind.' Thats
the first greatest commandment. Matthew
2237-38
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Gods Top 10

• Principle 2 Worship God Wholeheartedly (v.6b)
• How? Love God
• Obey God

Whoever has My commands obeys them, hes the
one who loves MeIf you love Me, you will obey
what I command. John 1421,15
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Gods Top 10

• Principle 2 Worship God Wholeheartedly (v.6b)
• Why? Please (rather than offend) God

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Gods Top 10

• Principle 2 Worship God Wholeheartedly (v.6b)
• Why? Please God
• Joy (rather than disappointment)

Seek your happiness in the Lord (or Delight in
the Lord), Hell give you your heart's
desire." Psalms 374 (TEV)
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Gods Top 10

• Principle 2 Worship God Wholeheartedly (v.6b)
• Why? Please God
• Joy
• Freedom (rather than being
  controlled)

If you obey My teaching youll know the truth
the truth will set you freeIf the Son sets you
free, youll be really free. John 831-32, 36
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Gods Top 10

• Principle 2 Worship God Wholeheartedly (v.6b)
• Why? Please God
• Joy
• Freedom
• Growth (rather than being
  diminished)

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Gods Top 10

• Principle 2 Worship God Wholeheartedly (v.6b)
• Why? Please God
• Joy
• Freedom
• Growth
• Bless (rather than hurt) my family

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