1 KINGS 18:20-40

WHO IS GOD?!!!

First Great Awakening

Second Great Awakening

Today

Moralistic Therapeutic Deism

The Great Therapist

in the Sky

Sources of Our God-Image

Parental Figures

Church Authorities

Experiences of Suffering

Cultural Influence

Satanic Deception

1 Kings 18:20-40And you call upon the name of your god, and I will call upon the name of the LORD, and the God who answers by fire, he is God." And all the people answered, "It is well spoken."

(vs. 24)

1 Kings 18:20-40And at noon Elijah mocked them, saying, "Cry aloud, for he is a god. Either he is musing, or he is relieving himself, or he is on a journey, or perhaps he is asleep and must be awakened."

(vs. 27)

1 Kings 18:20-40

And at the time of the offering of the oblation, Elijah the prophet came near and said, "O LORD, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, let it be known this day that you are God in Israel, and that I am your servant, and that I have done all these things at your word. Answer me, O LORD, answer me, that this people may know that you, O LORD, are God, and that you have turned their hearts back." (vss. 36-37)

1 Kings 18:20-40

Then the fire of the LORD fell and consumed the burnt offering and the wood and the stones and the dust, and licked up the water that was in the trench. And when all the people saw it, they fell on their faces and said, "The LORD, he is God; the LORD, he is God." (vss. 38-39)

FALSE GOD V

S.

BIBLICAL GOD PASSAGE

FALSE GOD V

S.

BIBLICAL GOD PASSAGE

God exists for

me and my

purposes.

V

S.

God exists for

Himself most of

all.

Psalm 115:3

Psalm 115:3

Our God is in the

heavens; he does all that

he pleases.

FALSE GOD V

S.

BIBLICAL GOD PASSAGE

God exists for

me and my

purposes.

V

S.

God exists for

Himself most of

all.

Psalm 115:3

God needs

me/us.

V

S.

God is all

sufficient within

Himself.

Acts 17:24-

25

Reckless LoveOh, the overwhelming, never-ending reckless love of God.

Oh, it chases me down, fights til I’m found, leaves the ninety-nine.

I couldn’t earn it, I don’t deserve it, still you give yourself away.

Oh, the overwhelming, never-ending reckless love of God.

There’s no shadow you won’t light up,

Mountain you won’t climb up,

Coming after me.

There’s no wall you won’t kick down,

Lie you won’t tear down

Coming after me.--- Cory Asbury. Bethel Music Publishing, 2017

Reckless

FALSE GOD V

S.

BIBLICAL GOD PASSAGE

God exists for

me and my

purposes.

V

S.

God exists for

Himself most of

all.

Psalm 115:3

God needs

me/us.

V

S.

God is all

sufficient within

Himself.

Acts 17:24-

25

Acts 17:24-25

The God who made the world and everything in it, being Lord of heaven and earth, does not live in temples made by man, nor is he served by human hands, as though he needed anything, since he himself gives to all mankind life and breath and everything.

FALSE GOD Vs. BIBLICAL GOD PASSAGE

God exists for me

and my purposes.

VS. God exists for

Himself most of all.

Psalm 115:3

God needs me/us. VS. God is all sufficient

within Himself.

Acts 17:24-

25

God is only love. VS. God is holy,

righteous, and just.

Jesus is judge and

executioner.

Rev. 15:2-4;

Rev. 19:11-

16

Revelation 15:2-4And I saw what appeared to be a sea of glass mingled with fire--and also those who had conquered the beast and its image and the number of its name, standing beside the sea of glass with harps of God in their hands. And they sing the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, "Great and amazing are your deeds, O Lord God the Almighty! Just and true are your ways, O King of the nations! Who will not fear, O Lord, and glorify your name? For you alone are holy. All nations will come and worship you, for your righteous acts have been revealed."

Revelation 19:11-16Then I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse! The one sitting

on it is called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he judges and

makes war. His eyes are like a flame of fire, and on his head are many

diadems, and he has a name written that no one knows but himself.

He is clothed in a robe dipped in blood, and the name by which he is

called is The Word of God. And the armies of heaven, arrayed in fine

linen, white and pure, were following him on white horses. From his

mouth comes a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations,

and he will rule them with a rod of iron. He will tread the winepress of

the fury of the wrath of God the Almighty. On his robe and on his

thigh he has a name written, King of kings and Lord of lords.

The Christian life is a life of

continual repentance from

false gods/idols of the heart

to the true God of the Bible.

The human heart is a

veritable factory of idols!

- John Calvin

Our primary task is to

know God as He is, not

as we wish Him to be!