Smashing Idols and Phoney Gods In Your Life

06/10/24 • 34 min

We all let false “gods” gain such controlling positions in our hearts that we will spend large amounts of passion, energy, and emotional and financial resources on them without a second thought. This week on the Everyday Disciple Podcast, we'll teach you how to identify and then smash idols and phoney gods in your life. In This Episode You’ll Learn:

What idolatry is and how to recognize it in your own life.
Why we're quick to defend our idols and counterfeit gods.
How to uncover “the thing behind the thing” that exposes the real idol.
20 Idol-Crushing Questions that will help root out your idols.

From this episode: “An idol is whatever you look at and say, in your heart of hearts, ‘If I have that, then I’ll feel my life has meaning, then I’ll know I have value, then I’ll feel significant and secure.’ There are many ways to describe that kind of relationship to something, but perhaps the best one is worship.” Each week the Big 3 will give you immediate action steps to get you started. Download today’s BIG 3 right now. Read and think over them again later. You might even want to share them with others... (Includes the 20 Idol-Crushing Questions from Counterfeit Gods)

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What idolatry is and how to recognize it in your own life.
Why we're quick to defend our idols and counterfeit gods.
How to uncover “the thing behind the thing” that exposes the real idol.
20 Idol-Crushing Questions that will help root out your idols.

Thanks for Listening!

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Thanks so much for joining us again this week. Have some feedback you’d like to share? Join us on Facebook and take part in the discussion! If you enjoyed this episode, please share it using the social media buttons you see at the top of this page or right below. Also, please subscribe and leave an honest review for The Everyday Disciple Podcast on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen. Ratings and reviews are extremely helpful and greatly appreciated! They do matter in the rankings of the show, and we read each and every one of them. Links and Resources Mentioned in This Episode: Register NOW for Cigars & Theology LIVE with Caesar and Heath Coaching in disciple-making and missional living with Caesar. Missio Publishing – More Missional Books and Resources

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Thanks so much for joining us again this week. Have some feedback you’d like to share? Join us on Facebook and take part in the discussion! If you enjoyed this episode, please share it using the social media buttons you see at the top of this page or right below. Also, please subscribe and leave an honest review for The Everyday Disciple Podcast on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen. Ratings and reviews are extremely helpful and greatly appreciated! They do matter in the rankings of the show, and we read each and every one of them. Links and Resources Mentioned in This Episode: Discipleship As a Lifestyle Workshop on-demand training Coaching with Caesar and Tina in discipleship and missional living Missio Publishing