Why We Need Jesus: False Idols

Exodus 20:1-6

Pastor Bob Hiller
9/20/2009

The First Commandment

Exodus 20:3-4 You shall have no other gods before me. You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below.

1. In this commandment God is telling us that He alone is God and therefore we are to look to him for all ____________ and flee to Him in times of ____________.

2. An idol is that which takes ____________ place in our ____________.

3. What are my idols? Where does my ____________ go? (Hint: The answer is _________!)

4. Why do we need Jesus? We need someone to come and ____________ our idolatrous hearts and give us a God who will ____________ us more than our false idols!


Scripture Readings
Exodus 20:1-6
James 3:13-4:10
Mark 9:30-37

The Small Catechism

As we hear God speak to us through His commandments, we will read the Small Catechism's definition of each commandment to help us better understand what God is calling us to.

The First Commandment

You shall have no other gods.

What does this mean?

We should fear, love and trust in God above all things.



http://www.lcms.org/graphics/assets/media/LCMS/smallcatechism.pdf [pg 5, 9/20/2009]