read the clouds should christians go to psychics? deuteronomy 18:10-12 january 2 - am

Read the CloudsRead the Clouds

Should Christians go to psychics?Deuteronomy 18:10-12

January 2 - AM

Suggested Sermon TopicsSuggested Sermon Topics

• In December a survey was in the bulletin

• I received several excellent suggestions for sermons – topics, questions, texts

• All sermons in January through March will be on themes requested

• This morning – “What about going to a psychic?”

Deuteronomy 18:10Deuteronomy 18:10

•10There shall not be found among you anyone who makes his son or his daughter pass through the fire, or one who practices witchcraft, or a soothsayer, or one who interprets omens, or a sorcerer,


•Pass through the fire–Human sacrifice made to Molech

– Leviticus 18:21Leviticus 18:21 - And you shall not let any of your descendants pass through the fire to Molech, nor shall you profane the name of your God: I am the LORD.


•WitchcraftWitchcraft – False prophets, making false predictions

•SoothsayerSoothsayer – –Observer of the sky, planets, stars

–Hebrew = “read the clouds”


• Interprets Omens – Interprets Omens – –Animal and nature signs – wooly worms, color of sky, “red at night, sailor’s delight”

–Shape of clouds – messages in the sky


•Sorcerer – Sorcerer – –One who uses spells

–Chants, incantations

–Often used with potions

–Hebrew = “whisper or chant”


•11or one who conjures spells, or a medium, or a spiritist, or one who calls up the dead.


•Conjures spells –Conjures spells ––To unite, to have fellowship with a sorcerer

•Medium –Medium – –Counsulter (KJV)–To ask, to seek counsel, to seek advice


•Spiritist –Spiritist ––Wizard (KJV)–One who claims to know the future, a knowing one

•Calls up the dead –Calls up the dead – –Séance – communicate with departed spirits


•12For all who do these things are an abomination to the LORD, and because of these abominations the LORD your God drives them out from before you.


•Abomination –Abomination ––Disgusting, abhorrent

– Immoral, unclean

–Impure, unethical

•God drives them out –God drives them out ––God will get rid of all of these


•13You shall be blameless before the LORD your God.


•BlamelessBlameless –––Perfect (KJV)

–Complete, whole, entire

•You will have everything You will have everything you needyou need

•You don’t need psychics You don’t need psychics or the occultor the occult


•14For these nations which you will dispossess listened to soothsayers and diviners; but as for you, the LORD your God has not appointed such for you.


•Soothsayers –Soothsayers ––Astrologer, one who reads the sky, stars, planets for signs

•Diviners –Diviners ––False prophets–Claim to know the future

•This is NOT for youThis is NOT for you


15“The LORD your God will raise up for you a Prophet like me from your midst, from your brethren. Him you shall hear,


• God will send you a prophet• John 5:45-47John 5:45-47 -45Do not think that

I shall accuse you to the Father; there is one who accuses you—Moses, in whom you trust. 46For if you believed Moses, you would believe Me; for he wrote about Me. 47But if you do not believe his writings, how will you believe My words?”


•Matthew 17:5Matthew 17:5 - While he was still speaking, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them; and suddenly a voice came out of the cloud, saying, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Hear Him!”

ConclusionConclusion

•Romans 1:25Romans 1:25 - who exchanged the truth of God for the lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen.

•Where is your faith?Where is your faith?

ConclusionConclusion

•Many have more faith in Many have more faith in the created than in the the created than in the Creator!Creator!

•Do you trust the stars Do you trust the stars more than the Creator of more than the Creator of the stars?the stars?

•““Have faith in God.”Have faith in God.”(Mark 11:22)(Mark 11:22)

read the clouds should christians go to psychics? deuteronomy 18:10-12 january 2 - am

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