Eleutheria Ministries: Truths From God's Word

I saiah 43:16, 18-19 (ESV) “Thus says the Lord , who makes a way in the sea, a path in the mighty waters. Remember not the former things, nor consider the things of old. Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.   “The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.” John 10:10   Today we are going to begin looki ng at a topic seldom discussed in the church today: Idolatry . Merriam Webster online Dictionary defines idolatry as: 1. the worship of a physical object as a god. 2. immoderate attachment or devotion to something.   Idolatry refers to worshiping idols, images or other “God-substitutes” (things in place of the true God ). i   Tim Keller states in his book Counterfeit Gods , that an idol is “anything more important to you than God, anything that absorbs your heart and imagination more than God, an...

I saiah 43:16, 18-19 (ESV) “Thus says the Lord , who makes a way in the sea, a path in the mighty   waters. Remember not the former things, nor consider the things of old. Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.     “The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.” John 10:10   “Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a dream fulfilled is a tree of life.” Proverbs 13:12 (NLT)   Today we will look at the lives of Noah, Joseph, and David. Let us begin with Noah. Genesis 6 begins with an eye-opening account of the sin of mankind . Every thought and intent of man’s heart was evil. Sound familiar? From all outward appearances we are reliving the days of Noah.   Genesis 6:8-9 (NLT), “But Noah found favor with the Lord. This is the account of Noah and his family. Noah was a righteous man, the only bl...