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1 Corinthians 10:12-14

"An idol is anything more important to you than God, anything that absorbs your heart and imagination more than God, and anything that you seek to give you what only God can give." - Tim Keller, Counterfeit Gods

"Idolatry is the most disgusting sin because all other sins come from it. Idolatry is any person, place, thing, or thought we look to as our source. It is anything in God’s Kingdom that competes with God himself." - Pastor Tony Evans

Romans 1:18-23
Colossians 3:5
Exodus 20:2-6 & 17

Warning from Israel’s Example:

1. Consider How God Blessed Them (Verses 1-5)

1 Corinthians 10:1-5

• Direction
• Protection
• Identification
• Provision
• Declaration

            2.  Consider How They Sinned Against God (Verses 6-11)

1 Corinthians 10:6-11
Exodus 32:1-6
Numbers 21:4-6

• Lustful Desires (Verse 6)
• Idolatry (Verse 7)
• Excessive Behavior (Verses 7-8)
• Testing God’s Limits (Verse 9)
• Complaining (Verse 10)

            3.  Consider How to Avoid a Repeat (Verses 12-14)

1 Corinthians 10:12-14

• Pay Attention (Verse 12-13) 

1 Corinthians 10:12-13

• God is faithful to provide strength.
• God is faithful to provide a way of escape.

• Take Action (Verse 14)

1 Corinthians 10:14