
IN A WORLD OF IDOLS
Acts 17:16-34
Idolatry is rampant in the world and in our hearts.
Idols may be good things that become ‘god-things.’
The first step away from idols is to speak the truth of God.
God is the Creator of everything (24)
God is the Sustainer of all life (25)
God is the Ruler and King (26)
God is our Loving Father (27-28)
God is the Judge and Savior (29-31)
Idols fall with repentance and worship.
Discussion Guide
Open Up
If you spent a day in South Bend, what would you “perceive” about the people who live there?
How would you describe an idol to a non-church attender?
Dig In
How would you use what you perceived about the people of South Bend to begin a discussion about Jesus?
John Calvin once said, “The human heart is an idol factory.” Do you agree with this? If so, why do you think this is?
Name some common modern day “idols.”
Read Isaiah 44:9-20. Summarize what Isaiah is saying about idols. How might this same thinking apply to modern day idols?
Which of the five truths about God is most meaningful for you and why?
Name a modern day idol that is next to or has taken the place of God in your life.
Live Out
What will you practically do this week to begin to remove any idols in your life or protect yourself from idolatry?
Pray that we, individually and as a group, might see the idols around us as Paul did, that we might be provoked as Paul was, enough to speak the truth of Jesus as Paul did.