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Men Without Chests
Judges 17:1-18:31 | 12/06/2024

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DIVINE MAKEOVER: HOME EDITION
1. We do this is by consciously,

rejecting part of the scriptural revelation of God.

• We, like Micah’s family, are in danger of reshaping God to fit our

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and our

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instead of letting God reshape our hearts and our society.

1. We can simply

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   ignore or avoid those aspects of God’s revelation we don’t like.

2. We make morality

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   .

WHOSE FAITH IS IT ANYWAYS?
• Fundamentally, the faith of God’s people is a

faith. God says, “Worship me as I am, not as you want me to be; worship me as my heart

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, not as your heart

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.”

• The deepest goal of religion is to get God to

you. But the deepest goal of gospel faith is to get your

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to serve him.

A REAL SPIRITUAL FAMILIY
• God has no

. Every individual must find God personally and individually.
“One generation knows the gospel, the next assumes it, and the third loses it.” – D.A. Carson

• Have you come to God on his

? Do you really believe that Jesus has the words of

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?

A Few Next Steps

• Do a little homework: Peruse through your online bank account to see your previous month’s transactions. Might the things you spend your money on most easily show you what’s most important to your heart? What are the “functional gods” in your life are? Money is often the trail of breadcrumbs leading to our idols.

• Try to identify one or two ways that the American Christian church has tried to “make God in its own image.” Have you seen any of these things in your own life?

• Make some plans to celebrate Advent with your family, roommates, or friends. You could light a candle each night and read something from the Gospels. You could read Luke together. You could watch “The Chosen” series. You could through a Christmas party for your neighbors. Lots of options out there…