American Idols Isaiah 44 A study of Isaiahs

American Idols Isaiah 44 A study of Isaiah’s God & His servants

Exodus 20 “I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. You shall have no other gods before Me. ”

Exodus 20 “I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. You shall have no other gods before Me. You shall not make for yourself an idol, or any likeness of what is in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the water under the earth. You shall not worship them or serve them…”

Definition of Idolatry

Definition of Idolatry Ezekiel 14: 3 “Son of man, these men have set up their idols in their hearts…”

Definition of Idolatry is giving anything the trust and devotion that belongs to God alone. Thomas Oden: “One has a god when a finite value is worshipped and adored and viewed as that without which one cannot receive life joyfully. ”

Definition of Idolatry is giving anything the trust and devotion that belongs to God alone. • career • money & • hobbies possessions • political & social • love causes • beauty & body • ministry • fame & prestige • family • education & intelligence Good things always make the best idols!!

Definition of Idolatry is giving anything the trust and devotion that belongs to God alone. Romans 1: 25 For they exchanged the truth of God for the lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen.

Definition of Idolatry is giving anything the trust and devotion that belongs to God alone. John Calvin: “Every one of us is, even from his mother's womb, a master craftsman of idols”

Devastation of Idolatry 1. Offends our One & Only Savior (v 6 -8) 2. Makes fools of us (v 9) 3. Can’t give us what we long for (v 10 -17) – Idols limited by their makers – Idols limited by their materials 4. Blinds & enslaves us (v 18 -20)

Devastation of Idolatry Psalm 115: 4– 8 Their idols are silver and gold, the work of man’s hands. They have mouths, but they cannot speak; they have eyes, but they cannot see; they have ears, but they cannot hear… Those who make them will become like them, everyone who trusts in them.

Devastation of Idolatry 1. Offends our One & Only Savior (v 6 -8) 2. Makes fools of us (v 9) 3. Can’t give us what we long for (v 10 -17) – Idols limited by their makers – Idols limited by their materials 4. Blinds & enslaves us (v 18 -20)

Solution to Idolatry 1. Identify your idols – What are my greatest desires? – What are my greatest fears? 2. Pursue the One True God Don’t love good things less; love the Best Thing more!