U20 – Entering the Promised Land – Deuteronomy 12: 1-8
Key Words: Worship, Idols, Serving God, Heart
- What is the topic of these instructions God gives to his people for when they enter the promised land?
- Why would God have them destroy every vestige of the old gods in the land?
- Explain why verse 4 is the theme of this passage?
- What does it mean to worship God in their way?
- Why would this have been a severe compromise?
- Does this passage apply at all to our hearts as we seek to serve God and worship him?
- What old gods do we like to keep around in our hearts?
- Why can we not serve God and worship him in the ways we did our old gods?
- What role does our heart and behavior play in authentic and acceptable worship?