20 - No Other Gods or Idols (outline)

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For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments. And His commandments are not burdensome. - 1 John 5:3

No Other Gods or Idols Exodus 20:1-5

God’s commandments are for _______________________. Our god is whatever has highest ______________________

…all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God… - Romans 3:23 For whoever shall keep the whole law, and yet stumble in one point, he is guilty of all. - James 2:10

in our lives and sits on the _________________ of our lives.

We cannot __________________ God by keeping the Ten

…“Most assuredly, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep. All who ever came before Me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not hear them. I am the door. If anyone enters by Me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture.” - John 10:7-9

Commandments because we cannot ________________ the Ten Commandments.

We are __________________ worshiping something.

See Matthew 5:17-19 and 22:37-40 for Jesus’ teaching on the Law and the believer.

Jesus expects those who _____________ Him “Lord” to

The idols of the nations are silver and gold, the work of men’s hands. They have mouths, but they do not speak; eyes they have, but they do not see; they have ears, but they do not hear; nor is there any breath in their mouths. Those who make them are like them; so is everyone who trusts in them. - Psalm 135:15-18

_____________ Him as Lord. We ___________________ like that which we worship. “If you love Me, keep My commandments.” - John 14:15 “He who has My commandments and keeps them, it is he who loves Me. And he who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and manifest Myself to him.” - John 14:21 “If you keep My commandments, you will abide in My love, just as I have kept My Father’s commandments and abide in His love.” - John 15:10 “Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you…” - Matthew 28:19-20

God commands us to worship Him because He is the __________________________ for us. The Ten Commandments concern external behaviors that reveal internal beliefs. See Romans 1:18-32 for what happens to those who worship false gods and idols. See 1 Corinthians 13:4-8 and Galatians 5:22-23 for what grows in the life of those who worship the Lord.