The Wilderness

Stay on the Path

February 25, 2024

Main Scripture: Exodus 32:1-10, 1 Corinthians 10:1-14

Additional Scriptures: Philippians 4:6-8

POINTS:

• God uses the wilderness to both show and reorder the loves of our hearts.

• We will magnify whatever we set our hearts on.

• We are tempted to magnify problems, imperfections, rights, opinions, security, comfort, and self-preservation above Christ.

• Idolatry is the disordered loves of your heart.

• In their idolatry, the Israelites tried to get Christ to serve them instead of them serving Christ.

• Grumbling shows us that we believe Jesus serves us instead of us serving Christ.

• Gratitude is the way of the gospel.

• It is grumbling that will take you off the path and it is gratitude that will keep you on it.

• The temptation of idolatry is common to mankind.

• We stand firm on the path by (1) recognizing that the temptation of idolatry is around us all the time and (2) repenting of idolatry by praising God (Philippians 4:6-8)