i just watched a very convicting sermon by Pastor Mark Driscoll from Mars Hill Church entitled "Worship: God Transforms."
here are the full notes.. the most convicting part is the set of questions he asked regarding the idols in your life..
i encourage you to go through them.. a few of them really hit me (i put them in italics). time to throw all idols down!!!
Who/what are your external idols?
- Who/what is my Lord that rules over my life determining how I live?
- Who/what is my Judge I am living to earn the approval of?
- Where do you give the firstfruits of your wealth?
- Where do you give the firstruits of your time?
- What people and things take the majority of your life?
- What do you plan and pray for?
Who/what are your internal idols?
- What false beliefs do you hold about God?
- Which parts of Scripture do you deeply doubt or even disbelieve?
- Deep down in your heart who/what do you love, cherish, treasure, long for the most?
- Deep down in your heart who/what do you despise and hate the most?
- Who/what makes you happiest? Why?
- Who/what makes you saddest? Why?
Who/what is your mediator between you and God?
- Who or what other than Jesus do you use to get closer to God?
- Who or what if taken from your life would cause you to not walk as faithfully with God?
- How do you define yourself, especially when introducing yourself to others?
Where is your functional heaven?
- When daydreaming about escaping this life, what does your
functional heaven look like and how is it different from the real
heaven?
- On earth, where do you run for your safety or comfort as your
hiding place (e.g. the fridge, alcohol, the television, a person, a
place, a hobby)?
Who/what is your functional savior?
- What is your picture of hell in this life (e.g. being single, not having children, being poor, etc.)?
- Who or what do you use to save you from what you fear (e.g. a relationship, children, money, shopping, sex, etc.)?
What good thing has become a god thing?
- Which idols are in your life that when appreciated and/or stewarded
correctly are means of worship but have become objects of worship (e.g.
work, family, health, friendship, pleasure, leisure, hobby, etc.)?
- If you could obtain or change one thing/person in your life what would that be?
- What idols am I selling to others?
Post a Comment