Victory Fellowship Church Podcast

We worship at the altar of pleasure when we turn gifts into gods.Ecclesiastes 2:1,10-11  “If we find ourselves with a desire that nothing in this world can satisfy, the most probable explanation is that we were made for another world.” C.S. LewisThree idols of pleasure that fail to deliver:THE IDOL OF FOODRomans 14:17“for the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.”We weren’t put on this planet to experience food, but to experience God. How to defeat the idol of food:1. Find comfort in the Comforter, not comfort food.Psalm 34:8If we will heal from the emotional wounds that cause us to overeat, we’ll have more room to feast on the Lord.  2. Replace indulgence with self-control. Gal. 5:23 – self control is a fruit of the SpiritFasting is God’s prescription against the idol of food. Matthew 6:16“When you fast…”Fasting is denying your physical appetite in order to develop your spiritual appetite.  THE IDOL OF SEX1 Cor 6:15-20 How to defeat the god of sex: