4. The Book of Fallen People - Faithful God Power of Self-Deception Judges 17-18

5. Self-Deception Mom: Righteousness My son’s a good boy!

6. Self-Deception Micah: Divine Relationship I’ve got religion!

7. Deut. 29:18-20 Beware lest there be among you a man or woman or clan or tribe whose heart is turning away today from the LORD our God to go and serve the gods of those nations… and blesses himself in his heart, saying, ‘I shall be safe, though I walk in the stubbornness of my heart.’ … the LORD will blot out his name from under heaven.

8. Self-Deception Levite: Obedience I’m my own man!

9. Self-Deception Levite: Obedience I’m my own man! Show me the money!

10. Self-Deception Danites: Submission Might is right! Do what’s easy! I’ve got religion!

11. Deut. 11:16 Take care lest your heart be deceived, and you turn aside and serve other gods and worship them;

12. Judges 2:17 Yet they did not listen to their judges, for they whored after other gods and bowed down to them. They soon turned aside from the way in which their fathers had walked, who had obeyed the commandments of the LORD, and they did not do so.

13. Where’s Dan & Ephraim? Might is right…until the judgment day “Ephraim is joined to idols: let him alone." ( Hosea 4:17)

14. 2 Timothy 2:19 But God’s firm foundation stands, bearing this seal: “The Lord knows those who are his,” and, “Let everyone who names the name of the Lord depart from iniquity.”

15. Self-Deception Laish: Security We’re ok. We don’t need anyone! We’ve got money!

17. Un-Deceived Fear & walk with God. Stay close to believers.