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Consider this an idol is not necessarily a bad thing.

It's a good thing that you've made into a God thing.

We may not be worshiping graven images on pedestals,

but Pastor Greg Laurie says, if something captures more of our attention than God does, that's trouble.

There's nothing wrong with a lot of things that were involved in,

but if that becomes the most important thing, you've allowed a good thing to become a God thing,

and that's taken the place of God in your life.

We throw the word idol around pretty freely in our culture,

so and so is a teen idol. Did you watch American Idol?

Humphrey Bogart was a matinee idol.

Biblically speaking, an idol is a representation or symbol of an object of worship.

It's a clear transgression of the First Commandment.

Today on a new beginning, Pastor Greg Laurie warns about idol worship based on an epic

confrontation in 1 Kings 18. Elijah goes toe to toe with the prophets of Bale.

Israel had gone off the rails spiritually and morally.

They turned to false gods. They turned to idols, and specifically, in their case, they turned to

Bale and Astoreth. Enter Elijah, who enters the picture with boldness,

encourage, and throws down the gauntlet.

So Elijah says, okay, he has the deal for skins 18, 19.

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