• Worship, service, and devotion to anything in place of God

• Romans 1:23-25 – “exchanging” God or His truth for something else

• Exodus 20:5… He is a “jealous God”…

– Idolatry is spiritual harlotry/adultery

• “Or do we provoke the Lord to jealousy?” (1 Corinthians 10:22).

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• Are you a fan(atic) of your favorite sports team(s)?

• What do your conversations with your coworkers, neighbors, and friends show is more important to you: sports or Jesus?

• Some studies have shown staggering statistics about America’s addiction to TV! – Ages 2-11: 24 hours– Ages 12-17: 20 hours– Ages 18-24: 22 hours– Ages 25-34: 27 hours– Ages 35-49: 33 hours– Ages 50-64: 43 hours– Ages 65-plus: 50 hours

• Social Media = Satan’s weapons of mass distraction

• Marriages dissolve because of video game addictions!

• Do you know more lyrics to spiritual songs or secular songs?

• “I acquired male and female singers, the delights of the sons of men, and musical instruments of all kinds” (Ecclesiastes 2:8).

• Do you know more about books such as the Harry Potter series than you do the book of Acts or Paul’s Epistle to the Romans?

• 11 The words of wise men are like goads, and masters of these collections are like well-driven nails; they are given by one Shepherd. 12 But beyond this, my son, be warned: the writing of many books is endless, and excessive devotion to books is wearying to the body. (Ecclesiastes 12:11-12)

• These things are not bad in and of themselves, but they should be enjoyed with moderation

• Guard yourself against this form of idolatry:– Redeem the time• 15 Therefore be careful how you walk, not as unwise

men but as wise, 16 making the most of your time (redeeming the time - NKJV), because the days are evil” (Ephesians 5:15-16).

• These things are not bad in and of themselves, but they should be enjoyed with moderation

• Guard yourself against this form of idolatry:– Redeem the time– Beware of dangerous entertainment

• Tertullian, said this:– “The father who carefully protects and guards his

virgin daughter’s ears from every polluting word takes her to the theater himself, exposing her to all its vile language and attitudes… How can it be right to look at the things that are wrong to do? How can those things which defile a man when they go out of his mouth not defile him when going in through his eyes and ears?”