{"id":6365,"date":"2022-09-20T11:25:39","date_gmt":"2022-09-20T15:25:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wellspringsuu.org\/new\/?p=6365"},"modified":"2022-09-20T11:25:40","modified_gmt":"2022-09-20T15:25:40","slug":"american-idols-our-current-message-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wellspringsuu.org\/new\/american-idols-our-current-message-series\/","title":{"rendered":"American Idols: Our Current Message Series"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>At the beginning of each message series, our Spiritual Development Ministry compiles a list of resources to help congregants connect more deeply with the messages offered each Sunday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our current message series is American Idols<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"560\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wellspringsuu.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/American-Idols-9-FACEBOOK-COVER-Gold-Type-on-Blue--1024x560.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wellspringsuu.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/American-Idols-9-FACEBOOK-COVER-Gold-Type-on-Blue--1024x560.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wellspringsuu.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/American-Idols-9-FACEBOOK-COVER-Gold-Type-on-Blue--300x164.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.wellspringsuu.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/American-Idols-9-FACEBOOK-COVER-Gold-Type-on-Blue--768x420.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.wellspringsuu.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/American-Idols-9-FACEBOOK-COVER-Gold-Type-on-Blue--1536x840.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.wellspringsuu.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/American-Idols-9-FACEBOOK-COVER-Gold-Type-on-Blue-.jpeg 1692w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Many religious traditions include warnings against idolatry: the worship of something mortal, or inanimate, as though it were the most powerful thing in the universe \u2013 as if that thing was God, itself. What have we made idols of, today? Each week, we\u2019ll answer that question with a focus on just one of our modern-day idols.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Resource Guide includes supplemental reading, discussion questions, family resources, songs, and poems, Click below to download.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/www.wellspringsuu.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/american-idols-message-series-resources.docx.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of Embed of american-idols-message-series-resources.docx..\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-0c93e6a6-eaf4-408f-bc54-01a0827ea17e\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wellspringsuu.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/american-idols-message-series-resources.docx.pdf\">american-idols-message-series-resources.docx<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wellspringsuu.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/american-idols-message-series-resources.docx.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-0c93e6a6-eaf4-408f-bc54-01a0827ea17e\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At the beginning of each message series, our Spiritual Development Ministry compiles a list of resources to help congregants connect more deeply with the messages offered each Sunday. Our current message series is American Idols Many religious traditions include warnings against idolatry: the worship of something mortal, or inanimate, as though it were the most powerful thing in the universe \u2013 as if that thing was God, itself. What have we made idols of, today? 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