Sermon Notes 8/28 – Zechariah 10

Zechariah 10

Spiritual rain is an outpouring of the Holy Spirit

vs 1-2 – spiritual rain produces a separation from idols

An idol – is something more important than the Lord – you love the idol more and it excited you more than Jesus and His will and Word

v2 – idols – is teraphim – small idols that can be carried around

HOW CAN WE BE FREE FROM IDOLS?

(1) GET THIRSTY – Psalm 63:1-8

-Jesus is the only real thing

-all other gods are false

David in Psalm 63:

1. David was thirsty for the Lord – this is spending time to be with the Lord every day

2. David’s thirst had the right motive – it was just to know the Lord and not to receive anything from Him

(2) We can be free from idols by making a decision not to allow anything else rule your heart – Matthew 6:24

-only follow Jesus

(3) We can be free from all idols if we count the cost – Luke 14:28

verse 3 – Great Leaders protect the flock

-do not be a goat leader – hard headed with their own agenda/they lead people their own way

ENEMIES OF THE SHEEP THAT GREAT LEADERS MUST GUARD THE SHEEP FROM

1. Demons – Ephesians 6:10-18

2. False doctrines – Eph 4:11-15

3. Distractions – anything to move us away from the Great Commission

v3 – The Lord would eventually forgive Israel and bring them back to Himself and make them into something awesome

-this is about our identity in Jesus Christ

-the word I AM – can be good word or anot so good words…….Always use them as good words

WHATEVER FOLLOWS THE I AM WILL EVENTUALLY DEFINE US

Verse 4 – FROM THEM or out of Him refers to Israel. Jesus will come out of Israel

-we do not need idols. We need Jesus…

***Jesus is our cornerstone or foundation – we build on Him – Matthew 7:24-29 – building the Kingdom of God

***Jesus is the peg – you hang your clothes and hat on a peg. We hang all of our issues on Jesus – 1 Peter 5:7

***Jesus is the battle bow – the Lord will fight all of our enemies

verses 4-6 – God is a God of Unity (notice the word together in these verses). He brings Israel together as one…

vs6 – 7 – I WILL BRING THEM BACK

-How to know if you are starting to go backward!!!

1. You lose some interest for spiritual things

2. You just hear the Word and do not practice it

3. They decide not to make spending time with Jesus the priority of their lives