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Carefully understand the functjonal gods people have and sabotage them so that the true God makes sense to them. Idols color society (17:16a) Idols hide the Lord (17:16b) Idols reveal a path (17:23, 29) Idols color society (17:16a)

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Carefully understand the ‘functjonal gods’ people have and sabotage them so that the true God makes sense to them.

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Idols color society (17:16a) Idols hide the Lord (17:16b) Idols reveal a path (17:23, 29)

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Idols color society (17:16a)

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Artjfacts Instjtutjons Customs Values Beliefs

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Artjfacts Instjtutjons Customs Values Beliefs

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Idols hide the Lord (17:16b)

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“Each culture is dominated by its own set of idols. Each has its ‘priesthoods,’ its totems and

  • rituals. Each one has its shrines—

whether offjce towers, spas and gyms, studios, or stadiums—

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where sacrifjces must be made in order to procure the blessings

  • f the good life and ward ofg
  • disaster. What are the gods
  • f beauty, power, money, and

achievement but these same

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things that have assumed mythic proportjons in our individual lives and in our society?”

TIMOTHY KELLER, COUNTERFEIT GODS

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“A counterfeit god is anything so central and essentjal to your life, that, should you lose it, your life would feel hardly worth living. An idol has such a controlling positjon in your heart that you

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can spend most of your passion and energy, your emotjonal and fjnancial resources, on it without a second thought.”

TIMOTHY KELLER, COUNTERFEIT GODS

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Idols reveal a path (17:23, 29)

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“Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks the water I give them will never thirst.

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Indeed, the water I give them will become in them a spring of water welling up to eternal life.”

JOHN 4:13, 14

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  • 1. What are the person’s

real-life issues?

  • 2. What is he/she doing

to address them?

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  • 3. How does Jesus

address it betuer?

  • 4. How do I bridge these

real-life issues and Christ?

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God will use His Word and His people to speak His Good News.

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Counterfeit Gods

TIMOTHY KELLER

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The 3D Gospel

JAYSON GEORGES

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The Culture Map

ERIN MEYER

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Misreading Scripture With Western Eyes

  • E. RANDOLPH RICHARDS

AND BRANDON J. O’BRIEN

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Misreading Scripture With Western Eyes

  • E. Randolph

Richards and Brandon J. O’Brien The Culture Map Erin Meyer The 3D Gospel Jayson Georges Counterfeit Gods Timothy Keller