Summary The preacher emphasizes that God must be the sole source in our lives, with no competing idols allowed—any person, thing, or idea we rely on for our needs becomes an idol that displaces Him. Drawing from 1 Samuel 7:3, he stresses the need [...]

In this sermon addressing confusion over Old Testament violence and God’s command to destroy Canaanite idolatry, the preacher explains that God’s «jealousy» is not petty insecurity but fierce protection against detestable practices tied to idols [...]

God will crush any Pharaoh-like oppressor who tries to stand between His people and Himself — just as He defeated Egypt’s superpower Pharaoh through plagues, the Red Sea, and an earthquake for Paul and Silas — because nothing can stop His desire to [...]

Are you on the side of the true God or of a false god? Are you on the side of God’s word, or are you on the side of human opinion? Are you on the side of conviction, or are you on the side of compromise? Because if you are a follower of Jesus, I [...]

God says, «You shall not make for yourself an idol or any likeness of what is in heaven above or on earth beneath or in the water under the earth». Hi, I’m Pastor Jeff Schreve, and we’re in my series, «Written in Stone,» learning what the second [...]

So, today, we want to start with commandment number one. Exodus chapter 20, it says, «Then God spoke all these words, saying, '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 [...]

It will be difficult for some of you to not check out about two minutes in when I tell you what we're gonna talk about today. Because most of us think that what I'm gonna talk about, you think, "That's not my problem. I [...]

Hi, I am Robert Jeffress and welcome again to Pathway to Victory. Humans are creative by nature. It's one of the many ways in which we reflect the image of our Creator and as a result, human history is marked by great periods of art, music, [...]

There are places people give offerings of food and so forth to idols. People have shrines in their homes or in their front yard sometimes, shrines they believe will bring the blessing of God, or of the gods. That you don't have to have a graven [...]

From 1892 to 1934, Ellis Island, Statue of Liberty right in the middle of it, was the port of entry for people who came from all over the world. Little plaque there, "Bring me your huddled masses," and the rest of it, "yearning to [...]

Charlotte, North Carolina, a man bought a box of rare cigars, very, very expensive cigars, and he insured them. And before he made his first payment for covering those cigars by insurance, he reported a fire in which a series of little fires [...]

Luke chapter 15 is something. It can be outlined, all three parables, by lost, found, celebrate. First parable's the story of lost, found, celebrate. Second parable, lost, found, celebrate. Third parable, lost, found, celebrate. And the [...]

When Jesus came, the theme of what he was about, what he brought into being was the kingdom, the kingdom of God. And in the Bible, the kingdom of God, the kingdom of heaven, in the New Testament for sure, is interchangeable. So you read Matthew, [...]

If you have your bibles go with me to the book of Luke, the book of Luke chapter 16 and verse 10. The book of Luke chapter 16 and verse 10. Just for a little review, wanna get everybody on the same page and then we'll begin to talk about, [...]

Walk, worship and win, risk like Rahab. I like that the way and the way maker. That's good. All right, ladies and gentlemen, I'll be in the back. This book is now discounted. So, I just ripped some pages off the book that we wrote and God [...]

Let's look at the characteristics of subtlety that comes from demonic spirits. Matthew 16, verse 21 and 23. I want to show you the subtlety of a spirit. So in other words, you know, if you're not careful, it's like, "How do I [...]

Now, tonight what we're going to talk about is we're going to talk about three spirits of mammon. Spirits have a tendency to hang out together. And we're going to look at some things and I want to go over some stuff that I didn't [...]

Would you turn in your Bibles, please, to First Kings Chapter 12 in your Old Testament. First Kings, find that book, First Kings Chapter 12. A few years ago, I was doing a series on the 10 Commandments. And it was the second week where I was [...]

How are you today? Good. You look good. This service always looks alert. Yeah. It's really good. Good to see you. Would you turn in your Bibles, please, to the Book of Psalms today, Psalm 127. I'm going to talk to you about your favorite [...]

Jonathan Bernis : Shalom, and welcome to Jewish Voice. We're so glad that you've decided to join us today. I'm your host Jonathan Bernis, and with me today is a long-time friend, in fact, we've known each other for over 30 [...]

Israel, for generations, recognized that it was God who had created them: that it was God who had sustained them: that it was God who delivered them from Egypt: that it was God who brought them through the wilderness: that it was God that gave them [...]

Well, why don't you all grab your Bibles or your phones or your tablets or whatever you access Scripture on, and turn in it to Exodus chapter 20. The title of my message today is "No Other Gods". Let me begin with a question: Are you [...]

The title of today's message is the "Battle of the Gods". And so I would invite you to take your Bible and turn with me to 1st Kings, chapters 17 and 18. We find our story, it's really a show-down kind of a story. I think most [...]

Welcome to all of our campuses. So glad you are here for week number two for our interlude in the Book of Psalms. I will be honest with you, I picked the Psalm we are going to look at today because I have never understood it. I have read it many [...]

You and I cannot fully appreciate any part of what's happening in Revelation 21, unless we get some of Revelation 17, because he is meaning to contrast the two. He is saying, "Come, I will show you the prostitute. Come, I will show you the [...]

I tell you, the greatest freedom I realized is that I am free to be who God called me to be. I will not diminish my calling to try to impress somebody else. What does that mean? I'm not going to call myself a life coach or what do you call [...]

You don't wanna miss this today. I'm gonna do part three of "Understanding Modern-Day Idolatry," but we're gonna focus on the subject dealing with worship at the altar of self. And this is gonna be, I believe, eye-opening [...]

Matthew chapter 6, verse 24 through 23... I mean, 24 through 33. Let's read it. I want to show you the whole thing. Matthew 6:24 through 33. Now remember here's how you stay out of idolatry. Always allow God to be first, foremost, greatest [...]

Let's look at, once again, our key Scriptures for this series. I wanna look at three areas. Acts chapter 17 and 16. Acts chapter 17 and 16, and then 1 Corinthians 10 and 14. We're talking about understanding modern- day idolatry. Now, in [...]

Look at this in the New Living Translation, Jeremiah 16:19 through 21. Jeremiah 16:19 through 21, and look at the warning where God gives us to just stay away from this. He says, "Lord, you are my strength and fortress, you're my refuge in [...]

If you have your Bibles, go with me to the book of Acts. The book of Acts, chapter 17. Now, one of the things that we're gonna look at here today is it's gonna show us just where we are in time, and it's gonna show us a lot of things [...]

Now tonight I want you to turn with me to the third chapter of Daniel. Now, at this time, Nebuchadnezzar was the king of Babylon and he was the greatest of all the kings probably that ever lived. And he conquered Jerusalem. and he takes some Jewish [...]

Tonight, I wanna talk with you about an overcomer who the Bible says is just like you, and just like me. You say, "There's somebody in the Bible like that"? Absolutely. The Bible says of this person that he is a person of like [...]

Alright, now I want to give you just a little closing summation of Satan’s ambitions, his purposes. He has very definite purposes. He has two main ambitions: to dominate the whole human race. You remember one of the phrases used in Ephesians 6:12: [...]

Paul warns the Corinthian believers in 1 Corinthians 10 that they cannot partake in both the Lord's table and the demons' table through idolatry, even in religious acts like communion, urging them to reject the idol of religion that [...]

Pastor warns that in a post-Christian America that's lost its "homefield advantage," the idol of culture pressures believers to conform, but like Daniel and his friends, we must draw a firm line—refusing to defile ourselves—and trust [...]

The preacher warns that greed is a deadly idol, listed alongside murder in Romans 1, and through the parable in Luke 12 and instructions in 1 Timothy 6, shows that true life comes from being rich toward God with contentment, generosity, and [...]

This opening message in the "American Idols" series warns that idolatry—looking to anything other than the one true God as our ultimate source—dominates Scripture and threatens individuals, families, and nations. Drawing from Exodus 20 [...]

The book of Ecclesiastes is an interesting book in the Bible. It's depressing. If you've ever read the book of Ecclesiastes, you've probably never read it more than once. Bible scholars disagree on its purpose, why it's in the [...]

Ecclesiastes is a book that Bible scholars disagree on. I mean, as to why it's in the Bible. If you wanna ever read a book that is just depressing, just read Ecclesiastes. I mean, every chapter is depressing. Every verse is depressing. There [...]

Scholars believe that there's at least a 20-year gap between the events of the second and third chapters of Daniel, and during this time, something has drastically changed in the heart of King Nebuchadnezzar. Because as you remember, at the end [...]

We're in a series called, "Living in His Presence". And my burden for this series has been that we would not just enter God's presence once a week at church, but that we would live in His presence all during the week. And so, [...]

This sermon on Revelation 2:18–29 examines the church at Thyatira, which was commended for growth but condemned for tolerating false prophetess «Jezebel.» It teaches that overcoming requires intolerance toward sin, repentance, and holding to God’s [...]