Points of Interest - Psalm 115

I. Call to Worship: Psalm 63:5-8 

II. Offering passage: Philippians 4:18 

III. Scripture references: 
A. 2 Kings 17:33 - ‘they feared the LORD but also served their own gods’ 

B. Prov. 3:5,6 – “Trust in the LORD with all your heart And do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He will make your paths straight.” 

C. John 11: 25,26 - “I am the resurrection and the life; he who believes in Me will live even if he dies, and everyone who lives and believes in Me will never die. Do you believe this?” 

IV. Quotes: 
A. ‘Jesus + Nothing = Everything’ - ‘An idol has such a controlling position in your heart that you can spend most of your passion and energy, your emotional and financial resources, on it without a second thought. . . .’ 

B. Spurgeon - ‘they are always ready to blaspheme. In our own case, by our own lukewarmness and the neglect of faithful gospel preaching, we have permitted the uprise and spread of modern doubt, and we are bound to confess it with deep sorrow of soul …’ 


V. Notes 
A. 2nd commandment - “You shall not make for yourself an idol, or any likeness of what is in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the water under the earth. “You shall not worship them or serve them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children, on the third and the fourth generations of those who hate Me, but showing lovingkindness to thousands, to those who love Me and keep My commandments.” 

B. 1st commandment – “You shall have no other gods before Me”