Sermons on Idolatry:

The Folly Of Idolatry

Contributed by Dove Inspirations on Jan 30, 2025

I AM The LORD your GOD, you shall have no other GOD before ME. How easily we forget this and put all sort of things, objects and people before our KING and MAKER.

Psalms 115:3-11 Beloved, how do you worship what you have made? Should it not be worshiping you? How is it that you worship what another person has made? How is it that you worship things you see or have seen being made? Is this not the height of foolishness? Beloved, how can you degrade ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 115:3-11

The Sin Of Idolatry

Contributed by Dwight Davis on Aug 18, 2023

Many Christians today believe the Second Commandment is outdated and maybe even irrelevant for believers today. But if we take a closer look at the principle behind the commandment, we will find most of us engage in this sin more often than we think.

The Sin of Idolatry Last week, elder Jermaine preached the first sermon in our new series dedicated to the Ten Commandments. His sermon dealt with the First Commandment in which God makes it clear that we are to have no other gods before OR even besides Him; and today, we’re going to take a ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 20:4, Exodus 32:1-6, John 4:23-24, Romans 1:25-26

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

Idolatry Is Not Dead Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 20, 2021

We tend to dismiss idolatry because we think only of those who have visible forms of idols. This is still a part of our world, and it is amazing that people in the modern century have been just as foolish as were the pagans in the days of the prophets.

Does it ever bother you that good things that should happen don't, and bad things that shouldn't happen do? Dr. Larry Crabb whose book Inside Out was a great seller tells of the parents who decided to enroll their 13 year daughter in a Christian school. One of the teachers introduced ...read more

Scripture: Acts 17:16-23

Instant Idolatry Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 22, 2021

This incident in Babylon shows us that Christians are justified in getting involved in politics, but also in resisting a government that compels obedience to what is contrary to the will of God.

Alfred North Whitehead said, "The key note of idolatry is contentment with the prevalent gods." Nebuchadnezzar, as we saw in the conclusion of chapter 2, had been convinced that Jehovah was the God of gods. Even after this, however, he did not feel compelled to forsake his lesser gods. ...read more

Scripture: Daniel 3:1-8

Idolatry Is The Issue Series

Contributed by David Owens on Oct 15, 2018

In this introduction to the series, we discuss what idolatry is and how it is still a problem in our modern times.

A. Can you guess what is the number one problem in the Bible? 1. It is the problem that more than 1,000 verses speak of? a. It is the problem that more than 50 of the laws in the first five books of the Bible are directed against. b. In Judaism it was one of only four sins to which the death ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 5:21, Exodus 20:1-6

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Results Of Idolatry PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Sep 27, 2023

To encourage us to reject idolatry and distractions of the world, and instead choose to faithfully obey God, embracing the blessings that come with this obedience.

Good morning, family! Today, we're diving deep into the book of Deuteronomy, specifically Chapter 31, verse 16. The passage says, 'And the Lord said to Moses, 'You are about to rest with your ancestors, and these people will soon prostitute themselves to the foreign gods of the land they are ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 31:16

Topics: Decisions, Results

Forms Of Modern Idolatry

Contributed by Phillip Smith on Aug 23, 2024

What do you define as idolatry? Should you be concerned with the idea of idolatry in modern times?

What do you define as idolatry? Should you be concerned with the idea of idolatry in modern times? If you ask assembly goers about whether idolatry exists in modern times they may say, “Yes”! If you ask them if it is a concern for them they might say, “No, it does not affect me because I do not ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 6:5-11, Exodus 20:3-5, Ephesians 5:5, Matthew 6:24, Colossians 3:5, 1 Samuel 15:23, 1 Peter 4:1-3  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The High Price Of Idolatry

Contributed by Robert Brent on Sep 1, 2004

Idolatry, in any form, carries a very high price tag. That’s why we need to be aware of the futility of idolatry.

"The High Price Of Idolatry" [2 Kings 1:1-18] Context: 1 Kings 22:40; 51-53. Introduction: We were created to worship and serve God. When we fail to worship Him in spirit and in truth, we fill that vacuum with something else. We may not bow down to images of wood and stone, but we idolize ...read more

Scripture: 2 Kings 1:1-18

Denomination: Pentecostal

Overcoming The Mistakes Of Idolatry

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000

Choose this day if you will worship the Lord or contemporary idols. Find out what are the consequences for making the wrong choice.

Overcoming the Mistakes of Idolatry (Josh. 17:1-18) Quote:Idolatry is worshiping anything that ought to be used, or using anything that ought to be worshiped. Augustine. Many people are living only for earthly pleasures that cannot satisfy their deepest longings. Millions of people vainly ...read more

Scripture: Judges 17:1-18

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Flee From Idolatry

Contributed by David Rogers on Feb 19, 2007

This sermon was developed to show how we often take small things and make them idols in our life. How we replace God as number one in our life with something else.

Flee From Idolatry 1 Cor. 10:14-22 Prayer Introduction We often look down on the tribesman and the worshippers of Idols with disdain. We think that we are above having Gods made with our on hands but I want you to think about something the only difference between the idolatry of a tribesman ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 10:14-22

Denomination: Baptist

Idolatry: Dancing With Myself

Contributed by Peter Loughman on Oct 28, 2006

Also 1cor 10:14-22. How Paul’s discussion of not eating meat sacrificed to idols is very relevant for us today

Intro Story – The Chauffeur A very well respected Nobel prize-winning physicist was asked to travel the country and lecture on some of his current theories. His sponsors provided a limousine and a chauffeur. Night after night, city after city the physicist gave the exact same lecture. After all the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 8:1-13

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Calves, Dollars And Idolatry

Contributed by Ricky Johnson on Oct 14, 2008

The Israelites "golden calf" relates to our idol-worship of the graven images of Franklin, Hamilton, and Jackson.

The times they are changing, and I am not really certain I like what they are changing into. It appears the demise of our world economic system is imminent. Job loss throughout this country is at an all time high. Our most desperately needed natural resource, petroleum, is difficult to obtain, ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 32:1-14

Denomination: United Methodist

Flee From Idolatry Series

Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Oct 23, 2011

In today's lesson we learn that Christians are prohibited from practicing idolatry.

Scripture We continue our study in The First Letter of Paul to the Corinthians in a series I am calling Challenges Christians Face. One of the challenges that Christians face is the issue of Christian liberty. Let’s learn about this in a message I am calling, “Flee from ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 10:14-22

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Stubbornness Is As Iniquity And Idolatry

Contributed by Steve Klein on May 18, 2015

While no serious Christian would overtly condone idolatry, we do something just as bad by allowing stubbornness to rule our hearts or the hearts of others.

Intro: Would you condone idolatry? Have you ever known anyone to casually admit to idolatry? What if you were talking to a friend who is a Christian one day about character flaws and he said something like, “Well, I know I’ve got a problem with idolatry” or “I’ve ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 15:1-26

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Awake From Idolatry

Contributed by Rufus Elijah Yamoah on Jul 13, 2015

God is calling His children to give up the sin of Idol worship in their lives.

God wants to awake us from our sleep The reason why God establish the Church is to put divine order in the world. The world is in chaos because the church has gone to sleep. God is calling us to subdue. We cannot look up to the government for change and order. If the government can make the world ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 20:3-23, 1 Timothy 6:6-12

Denomination: Pentecostal