Sermon Series: Counterfeit Gods


Counterfeit Gods: Diversionary God
Brad Brinson

November 14th, 2010

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It is a weakness of human nature that we avoid those with whom we are in conflict .

But when this avoidance is directed to God because we want to avoid our mortality, sin, and accountability before Him, we practice a way of living that eventually takes on a form of false worship: Busyness and Achievement.

Individuals, even whole societies, engage in the worship of Busyness and Achievement as a way to avoid ultimate reality.

This week we look at the life of Nebuchadnezzar... A man running from God by building his empire... Until a loving God strips away the noise and gets his undivided attention.

 

Counterfeit Gods: Worshipping Our Image
Brad Brinson

November 7th, 2010

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Do you ever find yourself being anxious about what people are saying about you?

Does your sense of well-being rise and falls with the affirmation that you receive from others?

Do you find yourself working to sustain or protect how others perceive you?

It is subtle shift from being a person who cares appropriately about their reputation, to making our own image an ultimate thing.

The life of Naaman is a lesson in what is required for change to come into our lives when our misplaced worship of reputation prevents us from appropriately worshipping God.

 

Counterfeit Gods: Lord More
Brad Brinson

October 31st, 2010

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Worship is defined by three things: (1) Love, (2) Trust and (3) Obedience.

Zacchaeus worshipped 'more.'
-He was infatuated with the idea of getting more.
-He trusted ‘more’ would fulfill him and make him safe.
-He gave his life away to pursuing ‘more.’

Sadly, 'Lord More' is a Counterfeit God.

This week we will expose the most popular false god in our society, 'Lord More.'

 

Counterfeit Gods: The Gift We Worship

Brad Brinson
October 17th, 2010

 

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Has God ever asked you to trust Him with something you deeply love?

If you did, He is your God.
If you didn't, that moment defined the day you created an idol.

This week Abraham is asked by God to offer God his greatest love- Isaac, and he did. What allowed Abraham to do such a radical thing?

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Counterfeit Gods: Rightly Jealous
Brad Brinson
October 10th, 2010

 

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Are you an idol worshipper?

Your impulse is to immediately dismiss the question.
"I don't bow down to grave images."
"I don't chant before statues."
"I don't worship idols."

But here's a fact: All sin begins with some form of idolatry.

This week will begin the adventure of clearing our lives of false unreliable gods as we kick off the message series entitled: 'Counterfeit Gods.'