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  • B. D. B Moses avatar

    Go In Peace? Naaman Healed

    Contributed by B. D. B Moses on Jun 25, 2003
    based on 74 ratings
     | 15,273 views

    Naaman has just told Elisha that he will be going back to his Pagan land and will visit a temple of the god Rimmon. He will bow down right smack in the midst of active idol worship in the temple. Wow! Elisha said, "go in peace" to that?

    Read: 2 Kings 5:19 “Go in peace,” Elisha said. Here we find one of the greatest miracles of the Bible. Naaman is healed of Leprosy. It is a feel good story that makes us all warm and fuzzy inside. We can read it, feel blessed, and move right along to the next story when Elisha causes an axe ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Andrew Chan avatar

    Of Idols And Altars

    Contributed by Andrew Chan on May 17, 2001
    based on 61 ratings
     | 4,204 views

    Teaching on how we can approach a holy God as we are!

    Of idols and altars By Andrew Chan Pilgrim Baptist Church, Vancouver, BC Text: Exodus 20:22-26 Intro: It is in the context of thick darkness that God spoke to Moses, while others remained in a distance. Fear of folks understandable - saw thunder, lightning, and trumpet sound, the mountain in ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

  • Troy Borst avatar

    Temple Is As Temple Does Series

    Contributed by Troy Borst on Sep 24, 2015
    based on 4 ratings
     | 11,053 views

    Don't You Know You Are God's Temple God's Spirit Lives in You

    TEMPLE IS AS TEMPLE DOES 1 CORINTHIANS 3:16 INTRODUCTION… Famous Lines from Forrest Gump (Parade Magazine, Wozinsky, July 01, 2014) On July 6, 1994 a movie starring Tom Hanks entered the movie theaters and captured movie-goers and became an instant classic. ‘Forrest Gump’ was ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Michael Ghaly avatar

    Idol Worship

    Contributed by Michael Ghaly on Aug 25, 2015
     | 16,343 views

    when there is confusion at any area of life there must me spiritual warfare. this warfare may come by worshiping idols.

    Judges: Judges 17:6,1-13 Idolatry-----Idol Worship “‘You must not make for yourselves idols, so you must not set up for yourselves a carved image or a pillar, and you must not place a sculpted stone in your land to bow down before it, for I am the LORD your God. Lev 26:1 What is ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Greg Bryan avatar

    Americas Idols

    Contributed by Greg Bryan on Nov 15, 2004
    based on 34 ratings
     | 5,395 views

    At times, the horizontal totally eclipses the vertical. What I mean is that our relationships with other people are often more important than our relationship with God. Our relationship with God becomes secondary. God is the ultimate reality. Theref

    At times, the horizontal totally eclipses the vertical. What I mean is that our relationships with other people are often more important than our relationship with God. Our relationship with God becomes secondary. God is the ultimate reality. Therefore, to be rightly aligned with Him is the ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Dan Cormie avatar

    Make No Idol Series

    Contributed by Dan Cormie on Jul 16, 2014
     | 4,262 views

    Do we really need to address idolatry in these modern times? Where do you turn in times of crisis? What is of most importance in times of celebration or reward?

    Dakota Community Church July 13, 2014 Make No Idols Commandment #2 Exodus 20:4-6 Command: “You shall not make for yourself a carved image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth. 5 You shall not bow ...read more

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    Denomination: Mennonite

  • Daniel Becker avatar

    Idols For Destruction

    Contributed by Daniel Becker on Sep 15, 2001
    based on 31 ratings
     | 5,939 views

    President Bush’s Bible Reading for Sept 11 A mosiac of selections from various daily devotionals for Sept 11, 2001

    Idols for Destruction “So each of the people likewise cut down his own bough and followed Abimelech, put them against the stronghold, and set the stronghold on fire above them, so that all the people of the tower of Shechem died, about a thousand men and women.” Judges 9:49 “The tower of ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Michael Deutsch avatar

    Idol Worship Series

    Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Aug 12, 2014
     | 8,026 views

    Idols we worship. Part 3 of 3.

    Idols - part 3 Matthew 23:1-28 July 20, 2014 Well, today, we are going to end our 3 week look at the idols we have in our lives. Of course you don’t need to be reminder what today is. It’s Selfie Sunday! You need to know what I look like, just on the happenstance that you forgot! ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Brian Bill avatar

    American Idols Series

    Contributed by Brian Bill on May 10, 2021
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,678 views

    At its core, the second commandment is a prohibition against creating something with your hands or your heart that either reduces or replaces God.

    In one of our previous churches, one of our members was transferred to another community, and before leaving, he wanted to donate something significant to the church. Since he was from a country where Christians are persecuted, he presented us with an incredible portrait depicting Jesus Christ ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Brian Bill avatar

    American Idols Series

    Contributed by Brian Bill on Jul 1, 2012
    based on 5 ratings
     | 16,785 views

    God will not share his glory.

    American Idols Exodus 20:4-6 Rev. Brian Bill 7/1/12 In order to capture the heart of the second commandment, fast forward forty days from the time Moses went up on Mount Sinai. The people are getting restless, wondering why he had been gone so long. To help us get a sense of what went on, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Betty Johnson avatar

    In The Temple

    Contributed by Betty Johnson on Jun 28, 2012
     | 6,729 views

    The significance of the blind and lame, and the children coming to Jesus "in the temple" in parallel with Matthew's calling to follow Jesus.

    In the Temple Scripture: Matthew 21:1-17 Text: Matthew 21:14-16 I imagine most of you know that when a pastor begins to develop a message, most pastors - at least most that I know - they BEGIN with the text. Before they get into all kinds of commentaries and extra-biblical sources, they look ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

  • Dr. Fred W. Penney avatar

    Temple

    Contributed by Dr. Fred W. Penney on Feb 21, 2022
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,668 views

    A sermon on the spiritual discipline of church engagement.

    Spiritual Disciplines – Part 2 (The discipline of church participation) Title: Love God – Love his body (church)... “love the head/love the body” Text: 1 cor 3:10-17 Subject: Why does church engagement matter enormously? Complement: since Christ has ascended – and the Spirit has been given - ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Don Hutto avatar

    Idol Threats

    Contributed by Don Hutto on Apr 14, 2001
    based on 86 ratings
     | 5,311 views

    As popular as Tarot readings and horoscopes are they must not replace God in our lives.

    "Idol" Threats 2 Kings 1:1-18 I. Introduction Many today don’t take the dangers of the daily horoscope, Tarot readings, and the like seriously. But we should because these "idols" threaten our relationship with God. II. Idolatry denies the Presence of God in our lives. (v. 3) By ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Dennis Lawrence avatar

    The Ultimate Idol Series

    Contributed by Dennis Lawrence on Oct 23, 2001
    based on 36 ratings
     | 7,188 views

    Do you know what the ultimate idol is? Paul gives us some insight into this. We might not like the answer!

    The Ultimate Idol October 20, 2001 In life, we sometimes talk about what is ‘ultimate’ in many different fields. You might speak of the ultimate ice cream, or the ultimate chocolate. You might have a place, which is, for you, the ultimate restaurant, or have the ultimate dish that you enjoy. You ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Eric Bain avatar

    American Idol

    Contributed by Eric Bain on Oct 27, 2007
    based on 11 ratings
     | 9,312 views

    This is a very interactive sermon that looks at what an idol really is in our contemporary culture. It’s different than you might think!

    American Idol Exodus 20:4-6 © 2007 Eric Bain NOTE: This sermon is available in audio format at www.sanctuary-church.com NOTE II: For this message I passed out tiny containers of Play-doh to everyone in the congregation. I had them make sculptures representing their "idols." At the end of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational