COW TIPPING WEEK 4 March 27, 2011

HEARD THIS SONG: HAD THESE THOUGHTS:

SANTUARY WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? SANTUARY

  • RETREAT--a place of refuge and protectionGOLF PICBEACH PIC

GENERATIONS: SANTUARY MEANT WORSHIP BUILDING!CHURCH PIC

Can be…EASIER TO WORSHIP IN A BUILDING!

  • QUIET- NO KIDS- BEAUTIFUL! Scheduled…ONE HOUR A WEEK!

JESUS-SHOWED UP…challenged… NOT About BUILDING..us!!

You surely know that your body is a temple where the Holy Spirit lives. The Spirit is in you and is a gift from God…So use your body to honor God.

…God lives in us, and his love is truly in our hearts. 1 John 4:12

And we know he lives in us because the Spirit he gave us lives in us. 1 John 3:24

  • NOT AN HOUR A WEEK…YOUR LIFE!-out of building!

SONG SAYS …MY HEART IS HIS SANTUARY!

  • BAPTIST KID AT CAMP: LORD PREPARE ME… TOP 10!!!

YOUR THINKING…BUT I’M NO SANTUARY!

  • CAN YOU RELATE TO THIS!- STRESSED OUT VIDEO
  • EASY TO GET DISTRACTED!—SOCCER STORY!
  • MEANS A LOT…WORSHIP EVERYDAY…NOT GOOD AT IT!

SO WHAT’S HAPPENING? I’M IN CHURCH…TRYING!

GOOD ONE MINUTE…THEN BAM! HIJACKED!

  • HIJACKED VIDEO

SO WHAT’S HOLDING YOU CAPTIVE?

  • ARE YOU ANGRY…BITTER…WORRIED…

TALKING SACRED COWS…RAN ACROSS THIS VERSE…

And though they worshiped the Lord, they continued to follow their own gods… 2 Kings 17:33

WHAT LITTLE “god” ARE YOU HANGING ON TO?

WHEN WE HEAR IDOL? YOU THINK…AMERICAN idol!

  • IMMUNITY IDOL! ---SURVIVOR! GOLDEN CALF PIC

“You may think of an statue of wood, stone, or metal worshipped by people…but Biblical terms, it is something other than God that we set our heart on, that motivates us, masters us, or that we trust, fear or serve…false god or functional god.”

WHAT DO YOU NEED TO FUNCTION?

The people refused to listen and made up their own rules, as they had done from the beginning. These other nations worshiped the Lord but also served their own idols. So did their children and their grandchildren. 2 Kings 17:40

IT’S WHAT THEY KNEW…TRUSTED…EVEN FEARED!

  • IT’S HOW THEY FUNCTIONED FOR YEARS!

HERE IS WHAT GOD SAYS…THEN AND NOW:

Worship the Lord, who used his great power and a mighty arm to bring you out of Egypt… Faithfully obey the laws, rules, teachings, and commands that he wrote for you: ‘Never worship other gods. Never forget the promise I made to you. Never worship other gods. Instead, worship the Lord your God, and he will rescue you from your enemies.’ 2 Kings 17:35-37

PRAYER—

  • WHAT DO YOU NEED TO BE RESCUSED FROM?
  • WHAT ARE YOU STILL TRUSTING IN…OTHER THAN GOD?
  • GOD IS A JEALOUS GOD!---SONG

WHAT DO YOU NEED IN ADDITON TO GOD TO FUNCTION:

  • MONEY?---RELATIONSHIP?