Ten Promises, Part One (No Other Gods)
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“You shall have no other gods before me.
Say it, sit down. Culture is sick. Diagnosing issue.
We say to culture, follow 1st command, atheism, not ackowledging God, problem is even demons.
Figure out what problem is.
Church: more nuanced, have to identify the gods, SWPN (outward manifestation, not root): Raiders
Culture/Church—Raiders (digging)
Culture/Church—Raiders (digging)
Solution to problem not the ID of the gods, but ID OF ME. Who is the ME?
ME=Our own God
Thou shall have no other gods before ME---it’s perfect to say to ourselves. Because the problem is that we are our own god. We are the star of our own movie, everyone else are the supporting actors. Set directors, stage hands.
OTHER GODS
Not Zeus type Gods. We believe it is worth living for.
bNot money. Family, Love, Art, Education.
Love-pet illustration.
No one would say the ME should be ME.
Obviously the ME is God. You shall have no other gods before GOD.
Luther
*Do you seek and worship God and no other?
*Do you worship God with all your heart?
*Are you of good cheer when you do/don’t have money? God answered prayers issue.
*Does you heart entirely trust in God?
*Do you lay hold of God, cling to God with all your heart?
*Do you turn away from everything else that exists outside of God?
But to cling to Him with the heart is nothing else than to trust in Him entirely. For this reason He wishes to turn us away from everything else that exists outside of Him, and to draw us to Himself, namely, because He is the only eternal good.
Whatever you do.
I C 10: 31: Whatever you do.
So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.
Whatever you do.
Vague God IS the problem.
Problem is we leave the commandments at Sinai. The first word, not final word.
Problem is we leave the commanmdnets at Sinai.
Scripture is unfolding of who that ME is, what the ME did, why that ME did it, and what that ME means.
And God spoke all these words, saying, “I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. “You shall have no other gods before me.
Not Creator but brought out of slavery. house of bondage. Remember where you came from. Deeper.
ALL CAPS LORD-Moses called and asking
Then Moses said to God, “If I come to the people of Israel and say to them, ‘The God of your fathers has sent me to you,’ and they ask me, ‘What is his name?’ what shall I say to them?” God said to Moses, “I am who I am.” And he said, “Say this to the people of Israel: ‘I am has sent me to you.’ ”
LORD=YHVH
LORD=YHVH
God said to Moses, “I am who I am.” And he said, “Say this to the people of Israel: ‘I am has sent me to you.’ ” God also said to Moses, “Say this to the people of Israel: ‘The Lord, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has sent me to you.’ This is my name forever, and thus I am to be remembered throughout all generations.
YHVH
YHVH
Thou shall have no other gods before Yahweh.
Israel tried.
Pet Illustration taken deeper
You don’t put God first.
Even though you wax eloquent about somehow keeping the Ten, you don’t, you didn’t, you won’t, even if you do, it will be a small obedience…remember that illustration about the pet? Put something else in there. Your car. Your house. Your life savings—or the stranger’s life. Eventually it breaks down. So you don’t really obey when the cost is high. You don’t put God first.
You don’t put Jesus first.
Your father Abraham rejoiced that he would see my day. He saw it and was glad.” So the Jews said to him, “You are not yet fifty years old, and have you seen Abraham?” Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I am.” So they picked up stones to throw at him, but Jesus hid himself and went out of the temple.
John 8
I AM STATEMENTS (Bread, Light, Door/Shepherd, Resurrection, Vine, Way)
Thou shall have no other gods before the bread of life...
VAGUE GOD IS THE PROBLEM! Church attendance/Spiritual Growth/Politics/Next Gen.
Specific—now what?
Father spoke in OT-Job, NT Baptism, Garden, Cross
And after six days Jesus took with him Peter and James, and John his brother, and led them up a high mountain by themselves. And he was transfigured before them, and his face shone like the sun, and his clothes became white as light. And behold, there appeared to them Moses and Elijah, talking with him. And Peter said to Jesus, “Lord, it is good that we are here. If you wish, I will make three tents here, one for you and one for Moses and one for Elijah.” He was still speaking when, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them, and a voice from the cloud said, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased; listen to him.”
Matthew
Listen to Jesus!
Listen to Jesus!
Father—show us the father and that will be enough for us…more than enough
If you had known me, you would have known my Father also. From now on you do know him and have seen him.” Philip said to him, “Lord, show us the Father, and it is enough for us.” Jesus said to him, “Have I been with you so long, and you still do not know me, Philip? Whoever has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’?
Narcissism-ME
One word-thanks. Humility. Didn’t come from me.
Narcissism-ME
Unfolding—Beatitudes instead of Ten Commandments.
One word-thanks. Humility. Didn’t come from me. Unfolding—Beatitudes instead of Ten Commandments.
Two sermons-Vague God.
Come and see, look on this mystery, the Lord of creation nailed to a tree.
Come and see, look on this mystery, the Lord of creation nailed to a tree.
Wrecked. Compels change. Can’t explain it. Humbles you.
Humility
So if there is any encouragement in Christ, any comfort from love, any participation in the Spirit, any affection and sympathy, complete my joy by being of the same mind, having the same love, being in full accord and of one mind. Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves. Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others.
Church attendance, Spiritual growth and Relationships, politics, next generation.
Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied himself, by taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men. And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross. Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name, so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
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Promise
I will have no other child before you.
I will not treat you as you deserve.
So if there is any encouragement in Christ, any comfort from love, any participation in the Spirit, any affection and sympathy, complete my joy by being of the same mind, having the same love, being in full accord and of one mind. Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves. Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others.
You don’t put God first.
You don’t put Jesus first.
You don’t hold on to God.
God holds onto you.