Defeat What’s Defeating You | Part 2 – Worshipping in a Winning Way!

Romans 8:37 (TLB)

Overwhelming victory is ours through Christ who loved us enough to die for us.

Judges 6:25-32 (NLT)

… The LORD said to Gideon, “Take the second bull from your father’s herd, the one that is seven years old. Pull down your father’s altar to Baal, and cut down the Asherah pole standing beside it. ²⁶ Then build an altar to the LORD your God here on this hilltop sanctuary, laying the stones carefully. Sacrifice the bull as a burnt offering on the altar, using as fuel the wood of the Asherah pole you cut down.”

²⁷ So Gideon took ten of his servants and did as the LORD had commanded. But he did it at night because he was afraid of the other members of his father’s household and the people of the town.

²⁸ Early the next morning, as the people of the town began to stir, someone discovered that the altar of Baal had been broken down and that the Asherah pole beside it had been cut down. In their place a new altar had been built, and on it were the remains of the bull that had been sacrificed. ²⁹ The people said to each other, “Who did this?” And after asking around and making a careful search, they learned that it was Gideon, the son of Joash.

³⁰ “Bring out your son,” the men of the town demanded of Joash. “He must die for destroying the altar of Baal and for cutting down the Asherah pole.”

³¹ But Joash shouted to the mob that confronted him, “Why are you defending Baal … if Baal truly is a god, let him defend himself and destroy the one who broke down his altar!” ³² From then on Gideon was called Jerub-baal, which means “Let Baal defend himself,” because he broke down Baal’s altar.

Worshipping is how we respond to who or what we value most!

To be a “Winning Worshipper” we need to –

Face our issues!

Recommended book: Counterfeit Gods – Tim Keller

Idols engage our deepest emotions!

Idols need to be defended!

Idols demand sacrifices to keep them happy!

1 John 5:21 (NIV)

Dear children, keep yourselves from idols.

To be a “Winning Worshipper” we need to –

our counterfeit gods!

To overthrow idols, we must them!

Judges 6:25,26 (NLT)

(God said) — Pull down your father’s altar to Baal, and cut down the Asherah pole … ²⁶ Then build an altar to the LORD your God here on this hilltop sanctuary,

Matthew 6:6 (MSG)

“Here’s what I want you to do: Find a quiet, secluded place so you won’t be tempted to role-play before God. Just be there as simply and honestly as you can manage. The focus will shift from you to God, and you will begin to sense his grace.”

To overthrow idols, we need to God!

Matthew 6:33 (NIV)

Seek first God’s kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.

To overthrow idols, we need to us!

Joshua 3:5 (NIV)
Joshua told the people, “Consecrate yourselves, for tomorrow the LORD will do amazing things among you.”