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Pop IdolsPop IdolsAre you an idol worshipper?Are you an idol worshipper?
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What is Worship?What is Worship?• 1. reverent honor and homage paid to God or a 1. reverent honor and homage paid to God or a
sacred personage, or to any sacred personage, or to any object regarded as regarded as sacred. sacred.
• 2. formal or ceremonious rendering of such 2. formal or ceremonious rendering of such honor and homage: They attended worship this honor and homage: They attended worship this
morning. morning.
• 3. adoring reverence or regard: excessive worship 3. adoring reverence or regard: excessive worship of business success. of business success.
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What is Worship?What is Worship?
• 4. the object of adoring reverence or regard. 4. the object of adoring reverence or regard. • 5. a title of honor used in addressing or 5. a title of honor used in addressing or
mentioning certain magistrates and others of mentioning certain magistrates and others of high rank or station (usually preceded by Your, high rank or station (usually preceded by Your, His, or Her ).His, or Her ).
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What is Worship?What is Worship?
• 6. to render religious reverence and homage 6. to render religious reverence and homage to. to.
• 7. to feel an adoring reverence or regard for 7. to feel an adoring reverence or regard for (any person or thing). (any person or thing).
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To show profound religious devotion and respect To show profound religious devotion and respect
To adore or venerate (God or any person or thing)To adore or venerate (God or any person or thing)
To be devoted to and full of admiration for To be devoted to and full of admiration for
To have or express feelings of profound adorationTo have or express feelings of profound adoration
To honour To honour
Religious adoration or devotionReligious adoration or devotion
Admiring love or devotion Admiring love or devotion
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Beware lest there should be among you a man Beware lest there should be among you a man or woman, or family or tribe, whose [mind or woman, or family or tribe, whose [mind
and] and] heart turns away heart turns away this day from the Lord this day from the Lord our God our God to go and serve to go and serve the gods of these the gods of these nations; lest there should be among you a nations; lest there should be among you a
[poisonous] root that bears gall and [poisonous] root that bears gall and wormwood,wormwood,Deut 29:18Deut 29:18
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But if your [mind and] But if your [mind and] heart turn away heart turn away and you and you will not hear, but are will not hear, but are drawn away drawn away to worship to worship
other gods and other gods and serve themserve them, Amp, Amp
But I warn you: If you have a change of heart, But I warn you: If you have a change of heart, refuse to listen obediently, and willfully go off refuse to listen obediently, and willfully go off
to serve and worship other gods, you will to serve and worship other gods, you will most certainly die.most certainly die.
Deut 30:17Deut 30:17
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For when Solomon was old, his wives For when Solomon was old, his wives turned turned away his heart away his heart after other gods, and his heart after other gods, and his heart
was not perfect (complete and whole) with was not perfect (complete and whole) with the Lord his God, as was the heart of David his the Lord his God, as was the heart of David his
father.father.1Kings 11:41Kings 11:4
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What is an IDOL?What is an IDOL?
ANYONE OR ANYTHING THAT TURNS YOUR ANYONE OR ANYTHING THAT TURNS YOUR HEART AND FULL DEVOTION AWAY HEART AND FULL DEVOTION AWAY
FROM GODFROM GOD
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You shall have no other gods before You shall have no other gods before oror besides besides Me. Exodus 20:3Me. Exodus 20:3
They served their idols, Which became a snare They served their idols, Which became a snare to them. Psalm 106:36to them. Psalm 106:36
Little children, keep yourselves from idols. Little children, keep yourselves from idols. Amen. 1 John 5:21Amen. 1 John 5:21
Little children, keep yourselves from idols (false Little children, keep yourselves from idols (false gods)—[from anything and everything that gods)—[from anything and everything that
would occupy the place in your heart due to would occupy the place in your heart due to God, from any sort of substitute for Him that God, from any sort of substitute for Him that would take first place in your life]. would take first place in your life]. Amen (so Amen (so
let it be).let it be).1John 5:211John 5:21
Son of man, these men Son of man, these men have set up their idols in have set up their idols in their hearts their hearts and put the stumbling block of and put the stumbling block of their iniquity their iniquity andand guilt guilt before their facesbefore their faces; ;
should I permit Myself to be inquired of at all should I permit Myself to be inquired of at all by them?by them?
Ezekiel 14:3Ezekiel 14:3
Before their Faces?Before their Faces?
Jesus – Is My IdolJesus – Is My Idol
• And you shall love the Lord And you shall love the Lord your God with all your your God with all your [mind and] heart and with [mind and] heart and with your entire being and with your entire being and with all your mightall your might. Deut 6:5. Deut 6:5
