2nd Commandment AWANA
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Last week was the first commandment
What is it?
And remember Jesus summerized the 10 commandments with 2 commandments
What are they?
Where is it found?
35 One of them, a lawyer, asked Him a question, testing Him, 36 “Teacher, which is the great commandment in the Law?” 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. 39 “The second is like it, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ 40 “On these two commandments depend the whole Law and the Prophets.”
Remember just because it is from the Old Testament doesn’t mean that we dismiss it or don’t need it
Just because it was so long ago don't think it still doesn’t hold water and that it doesn’t serve a purpose
Jesus sums the entire law up with these 2 commands and I believe that Jesus gave us that for us to still follow it
You and I can’t serve 2 masters
13 “No servant can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and wealth.”
You cannot serve two masters
Which is why the first commandment sets the tone
What was it again?
You cannot, you should not have anything else before God or in God’s place
You cannot worship or serve 2 gods or 3 or whatever
God is a jealous and Exclusive God not that he will keep people away from Himself but that when you enter into a relationship with Him, it is with JUST HIM
From the beginning we see that God is concerned with our relationship with Him
He doesn’t want anything to come between us and Him
But sadly things come between our relationship with Him
What are some things that have come up between you and God?
If we are to have no other Gods before God
Then we are not to worship idols
4 “You shall not make for yourself an idol, or any likeness of what is in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the water under the earth. 5 “You shall not worship them or serve them; for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children, on the third and the fourth generations of those who hate Me, 6 but showing lovingkindness to thousands, to those who love Me and keep My commandments.
I know it sounds like a continuation from last week
The 2nd command builds on the first command
We are to not set up anything of the likeness of what is in heaven or in the water or on the earth that represents God and worship that
That means we are not to worship any pictures or little figuriens
There is no exception
To God it would be a turning our backs on our relationship with God
Nothing that would represent God or even a god
Simple right, seems very clear instruction doesn’t it
But God gave them that command because He knew they would be tempted right
He gave them the command because when He appeared to them, they didn’t see a form
So He didn’t want to come up with a form of sorts and worship that in place of God
He knew their travels would bring them by other people groups that had other gods and the nation of Israel would be enticed away
Church today it is no different
We may not come into contact with other religions per safe like we read about in the OT or even the NT or even a recognized religion but
We are enticed to set up things to worship
Set up things that we worship that we say represent God
Think of the things we have set up as idols in our lifes
Education
Money
Friends
Status
Accomplishments
Sports
TV
Social Media
Do we have things in our own lives that we worship?
Last we asked the question are there idols in your life that you worship
And if so you need to get ride of them
They are a sin and go against God
This is not a sports is bad talk, or you can’t play or watch your sport
But it is a call this evening to check and ensure it is not in the place of God
If it is you need to change your priorities
Make Sense?
What is the 1st Commandment
What is the 2nd Commandment
Other Questions?
What do you think the 3rd commandment is?