1. 1 IDOLS OF THE HEART

2. 2 Matthew 22:37,38 37 And He said to him, “YOU SHALL LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART, AND WITH ALL YOUR SOUL, AND WITH ALL YOUR MIND. 38 This is the great and foremost commandment”

3. 3 John 4:21-24 21 Jesus declared, “Believe me, woman, a time is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem. 22 You Samaritans worship what you do not know; we worship what we do know, for salvation is from the Jews.

4. 4 John 4:21-24 (continued) 23 Yet a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for they are the kind of worshipers the Father seeks. 24 God is spirit, and His worshipers must worship in spirit and in truth.”

5. 5 1 John 5:21 21 Little children, guard yourselves from idols.

6. 6 Genesis 29 17 And Leah's eyes were weak, but Rachel was beautiful of form and face. 20 So Jacob served seven years for Rachel and they seemed to him but a few days because of his love for her.

7. 7 Genesis 30 1 Now when Rachel saw that she bore Jacob no children, she became jealous of her sister; and she said to Jacob, "Give me children, or else I die." 2 Then Jacob's anger burned against Rachel, and he said, "Am I in the place of God, who has withheld from you the fruit of the womb?"

8. 8 Genesis 30 24 She named him Joseph, saying, "May the LORD give me another son”

9. 9 Genesis 31 19 When Laban had gone to shear his flock, then Rachel stole the household idols that were her father's.

10. 10 Genesis 35 2 So Jacob said to his household and to all who were with him, "Put away the foreign gods which are among you, and purify yourselves and change your garments; 3 and let us arise and go up to Bethel, and I will make an altar there to God, who answered me in the day of my distress and has been with me wherever I have gone." 4 So they gave to Jacob all the foreign gods which they had and the rings which were in their ears, and Jacob hid them under the oak which was near Shechem.

11. 11 Ephesians 4:22-24 22 You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires; 23 to be made new in the attitude of your minds; 24 and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.

12. 12 Put off/on Principle Put off New thinking Put on Action Anger Think from Kindness & Serve God’s viewpoint Compassion others Anxiety God’s sovereignty God’s peace Prayer & and promises Thanks Lying God’s Word is truth Truthfulness Confess

13. 13 Put off/on Principle Bible verses to help you get started Anger – Ephesians 4:26-32 Depression – Psalm 32, 38, 51 Evil communication – Ephesians 4:25-32 Envy – James 3:13-18 Fear – Matthew 10:26-31 ; 1 John 4:18 Trials – James 1 Worry – Matthew 6:25-34 ; Philippians 4:6-9

14. 14 Application Identify the idols in your life! Ask God to reveal whatever your worshipping that takes the place of worshipping the one true God. Confess and repent by putting off the old and putting on the new.