Proper Worship vs' Idolatry

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Proper Worshipvs.Idolatry Deut. 41-31
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Proper Worship vs. Idolatry

• Deut. 41-8
• 1 Hear now, O Israel, the decrees and laws I am
  about to teach you. Follow them so that you may
  live and may go in and take possession of the
  land that the LORD, the God of your fathers, is
  giving you. 2 Do not add to what I command you
  and do not subtract from it, but keep the
  commands of the LORD your God that I give you.  3
  You saw with your own eyes what the LORD did at
  Baal Peor. The LORD your God destroyed from among
  you everyone who followed the Baal of Peor, 4 but
  all of you who held fast to the LORD your God are
  still alive today.

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Proper Worship vs. Idolatry

• Deut. 41-8
• 5 See, I have taught you decrees and laws as the
  LORD my God commanded me, so that you may follow
  them in the land you are entering to take
  possession of it. 6 Observe them carefully, for
  this will show your wisdom and understanding to
  the nations, who will hear about all these
  decrees and say, "Surely this great nation is a
  wise and understanding people." 7 What other
  nation is so great as to have their gods near
  them the way the LORD our God is near us whenever
  we pray to him? 8 And what other nation is so
  great as to have such righteous decrees and laws
  as this body of laws I am setting before you
  today?

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Proper Worship vs. Idolatry

• What are we doing here?

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Proper Worship vs. Idolatry

• 1 Cor. 1031
• So whatever you eat or drink or whatever you do,
  do it all for the glory of God.
• Col. 317
• And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do
  it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving
  thanks to God the Father through him.
• Col. 323
• Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart,
  as working for the Lord, not for men.

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Proper Worship vs. Idolatry

• All of life is worship of something.
• Way of Life ? Whom We Worship

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Proper Worship vs. Idolatry

• The wisdom of proper worship
• The prevention of idolatry
• The lure of idolatry
• The way out of idolatry

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Proper Worship vs. Idolatry

• 1. The Wisdom of Proper Worship
• Proper worship leads to life.
• Idolatry leads to death.
• All worship is publically demonstrative.
• be careful.

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Proper Worship vs. Idolatry

• 2. The Prevention of Idolatry
• The inner person is the target of prevention.
• Remembering is the method of prevention.

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Proper Worship vs. Idolatry

• 3. The Lure of Idolatry
• They became fools and exchanged the glory of
  the immortal God for images made to look like
  mortal man and birds and animals and
  reptiles.-Rom. 123-

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Proper Worship vs. Idolatry

• 3. The Lure of Idolatry
• All human efforts fall short of escaping that
  lure.

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Proper Worship vs. Idolatry

• 4. The Way Out of Idolatry
• Death penalty paid for.
• Relationship restored.
• Slavery of the idols powerless.

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Proper Worship vs. Idolatry

• Conclusion Application
• Remember the gospel.
• Teach the gospel.
• Why do we do what we do?
• What can we do to demonstrate our religious
  allegiance?

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• The REASON for
• attending the event
• A chance to ask questions you never dared to ask.
• A chance to marvel at Gods grace.
• A chance to be challenged.
• A chance to learn how to reach out to
  non-Christians.

Carnegie Music Hall 4400 Forbes
Avenue Pittsburgh, PA
Thursday May 22, 2008 730 p.m. www.thereasonforg
od.com