Counterfeit Gods

Our culture usually views idols as either an old piece of gold or wood that we bow down to, or as something really bad, or maybe as something we would really like to be (like the American Idol). The Biblical definition of an idol (or idolatry) is anything that we elevate above God for our joy, our meaning, or our identity.

They are usually not bad things.

These ‘counterfeit gods’ are generally something good that we have elevated to an improper status. Money, sex, and power are the main and obvious ones, but there are sneaky idols of the heart like dedication to family or to church work that can separate us from God in sin in a flash.

Starting on Easter morning, we are going to examine idolatry in the hearts of some of the heroes of the Bible from Genesis 25-35. They elevate their fleshly desires above God in blatant disobedience. The absurd idolatry of these people, who end up in God’s Hall of Fame, will show us our need to turn to the Gospel — just as they eventually worshiped Him. We are a sick people, full of idols of the heart, in desperate need of a Savior.

Come and join us on April 4 for one of the most interesting trips through a section of Scripture that we have taken yet. Join us for “Counterfeit Gods.”

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