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  (CLIP) WHAT HAS BECOME GOD IN YOUR LIFE？
  by Zac Poonen
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Summary: This sermon discusses how the devil can lead us to worship him
by shifting our focus away from God and replacing Him with other things
like entertainment, sports, or music. While these are not inherently
bad, they can become idols in our lives, pushing God out of the center.
The sermon prompts listeners to reflect on their initial commitment to
Christ and the sacrifices they were once willing to make, urging them to
reevaluate their priorities and make God the priority once again.

Topics: "Idolatry", "Reprioritizing God"
Scripture References: Matthew 6:24, Exodus 20:3, 1 John 5:21, Colossians 3:2, Matthew 22:37

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This sermon discusses how the devil can lead us to worship him by
shifting our focus away from God and replacing Him with other things
like entertainment, sports, or music. While these are not inherently
bad, they can become idols in our lives, pushing God out of the center.
The sermon prompts listeners to reflect on their initial commitment to
Christ and the sacrifices they were once willing to make, urging them to
reevaluate their priorities and make God the priority once again.

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CONTENT
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How does the devil make us worship him? By taking away God from the
center of our lives and making something else, could be television,
could be innocent things like sport and music. All these are good
things, sport and music are very good, but it can become a god in your
life where it becomes so important that it crowds out God. Can you think
of the early days when you were born again? Think back to the time when
you were first converted, when you gave your life to Christ.

Just stop for a moment and think how it was then, how you were ready to
give up anything for him, how you were willing to give up certain things
and you took time, you cut out certain things in your daily routine so
that you'd have time to read the word of God. What's happened to that?
Now you say you're busy. Who made you so busy? The devil has succeeded
in crowding God slowly out of your life because something else has
become your God.

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Video: https://sermonindex2.b-cdn.net/y2IvUOqdQSA.mp4
Source: https://sermonindex.net/speakers/zac-poonen/clip-what-has-become-god-in-your-life/
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