Week of 10.2.2022 | Weekly Focus

As we read through the history of Israel, we see the people turning away from God and worshiping idols. These idols were nothing but wood or metal. They had no power to help the people, much less the power to save them from sin. Even still, the people chose to worship useless things they had created instead of worshiping the God who had created them!

The Bible tells us that God is jealous for His people. It doesn’t mean He is jealous in a sinful way, because God is without sin. It means that God deserves all our worship, and He wants us to enjoy worshiping Him. God loves us so much that He doesn’t want us wasting our time making unnecessary inventions to worship; because of Jesus we can worship the one true God!

Big Picture Question

What is idolatry? Idolatry is a sin of the heart in which we love and value something else above God.

Key Passage

Deuteronomy 6:4-5- “Hear O Israel: the Lord our God, the Lord is One. You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might.”

Christ Connection

God alone is worthy of our worship. He sent His Son, Jesus, to die on the cross and save us from our sins. We can turn from our idolatry and evil ways to rejoice in the God who saves.

Prayer Focus

Family/Friends: Pray for the specific needs of your family and friends
Providence Church Staff: Rachael Deatherage, Ministry Assistant to Afshin Ziafat
Local Church: Hope Fellowship, John McKinzie
Local School: Memorial High 
Mission Partners: Joanna Robbins
Global: Unreached People Group-Northern Yemeni Arabs (Yemen)  (Click the link to learn more about this UPG.)