Saturday, June 22, 2024

No Sound? (Lk. 6:21)

 No Sound? (Lk. 6:21)

Blessed are you who are hungry now, for you shall be satisfied.

“Blessed are you who weep now, for you shall laugh.



I. "Take Care Then How You Hear" (Lk. 8:18) Take care then how you hear, for to the one who has, more will be given, and from the one who has not, even what he thinks that he has will be taken away.

  A. Normal? Isa. 42:19 (Who is blind but my servant, or deaf as my messenger whom I send? Who is blind as my dedicated one,or blind as the servant of the Lord?)

    1. Are You Sure? 1 Samuel 3:1-11; Jud. 6:36-40

    2. Why???? Ex. 16:9-30

  B. Well Aware Of... Ex. 33:1-6

    1. To Combat These Impulses...Deut. 4:1-14; 6:1-9

    2. Realistically Though...Deut. 4:25-31; 31:14-29


II. Can You Hear "The Love Song?" (Isa. 5:1)

  A. The Music...Mic. 6:1-5; Matt. 21:33-37

  B. "Do Not Say, "I Am Only A Youth?" Jer. 1:4-10

    1. "Many Tribulations"...Acts 14:19-23; 20:17-38

    2. "And Many False Prophets"...Jer. 6:13-19; Matt. 24:11-13

    3. "Baldness And Wearing Sackcloth"...Isa. 22:1-14; Matt. 5:2-6; Rev. 2:10

  C. The Unthinkable...Lk. 5:39; Isa. 22:15-25; Matt. 11:25-27

    1. Always A Possibility...Isa. 5:7-12; Lk. 12:42-48

    2. Absolutely Inevitable...Isa. 8:21, 22; Jer. 23:1-8; Zec. 4:1-9; 6:9-15


III. No Quit (1 Pet. 5:8)

  A. "Desperately", The Enemy Within...Jer. 17:9, 10; Rom. 7:15-25

  B. Everything To Lose...Rev. 12:7-13; 20:1-3

    1. Wide Range Of...Job 1:6-19; Rev. 13:11-18

    2. Thankfully! Lk. 10:18; Rev. 20:7-10


Tuesday, June 18, 2024

Just Like Yahweh (Jn. 14:8)

Just Like Yahweh (Jn. 14:8)

I. "Nothing" (Lk. 12:2)
A. Never An Option...1 Ki. 9:1-9
1. "Beware Of The Leaven"...1 Ki. 11:1-11; 11:28-39
2. Unsuccessfully...2 Chron. 25:14-28
3. A Totally Different Mindset...1 Chron. 29:10-20
B. Innocent Blood?🩸Deut. 19:8-10; Num. 35:31-33
1. Extremely Despicable! 😡Gen. 9:1-6; Prov. 6:16-19
2. Great Lengths...Num. 35:9-30
3. Nothing To Do With Him? 2 Sam. 21:1-14
C. Obviously? 💔 Mal. 2:10-16
1. "Hold Fast"...Gen. 2:19-24
2. Moses, Moses, Ugh...Ex. 18:13-27; Deut. 24:1-4
3. Quickly, Emphatically And Indisputably! Matt. 5:31, 32; 19:3-9
II. Consistently (Jn. 8:29)
A. The 'King Of Tyre' vs. The 'Lamb Of God'...Ezek. 28:11-19
1. Totally Self-Serving...1 Chron. 21:1-15; Lk. 4:5-8; Jn. 8:44
2. As Foretold...Ps. 40:6-8; Jn. 8:12-30
B. Easily...Jn. 6:4-15; Phil. 2:1-8; Acts 14:8-18
C. After He Was In Heaven...Acts 7:54-60; 17:22-31; Heb. 2
III. Like No One Else (Jn. 17:12)
A. "We Have A Wrestling"...Eph. 6:12
1. Lightly? Matt. 16:21-23
2. Painful Truth...Lk. 17:1, 2; 22:31-34; 22:47-53
B. "Weep No More"...Rev. 5:5
1. From Yahweh, To Yahshua, To...Rev. 1:1-3
2. Unmistakably...Rev. 4
3. "The Scroll", Only He...Rev. 5
C. "Worship Yahweh!" Rev. 19:10
1. "Hallelujah!" Rev. 19:1-5
2. "The Marriage Of The Lamb"...Rev. 19:6-10

Saturday, June 8, 2024

"It Will Come" (Lk. 21:35)

"It Will Come" (Lk. 21:35)
I. At Issue (Mic. 6:7)
A. Making His Case...1 Ki. 18:21
1. In The First Place...Ex. 32:1-6; 1 Ki. 12:25-33
2. Fundamental To His Plan...Ex. 32:7-15; 1 Ki. 14:1-16; 17:1
3. "O Baal"...1 Ki. 18:20-40
B. A Really Poor Memory? Mic. 6:5; Deut. 6:1-12
1. The Long Way...Ex. 14:1-9; 15-31; Deut. 8:1-4
2. Saved? Jud. 2:6-23; 2 Chron. 16:1-9
C. "Can I Forget?" Mic. 6:6-16
II. Up To The 'Challenge' (Job 40:8)
A. A Long Time Coming? Job 1:6-11; 2:1-5
1. Unafraid...Job 1:12-22; 2:6, 7
2. How Long? Job 19; 24
B. "Behold, I Am Doing A New Thing"...Isa. 43:19
1. Elihu...32:6-9; 33:8-33
2. Modern-Day Elihu? Mal. 3
C. The Last Word...Job 40:9
1. "I Lay My Hand On My Mouth"...Job 40:1-14
2. Next...Job 42:1-9; Ezek. 16:59-63
III. One Of His Finest Hours (Isa. 12:4)
A. Satan Wins? Ps. 2; Prov. 27:11; Heb. 6:13-20
B. "Know My Name"...Jer. 2:32-37; Isa. 12; 52:1-6
C. Vigilance...Lk. 21:34-36

Saturday, June 1, 2024

"Satisfied" (Matt. 5:6)

"Satisfied" (Matt. 5:6)

I. What Is Righteousness? (Lk. 18:14)
A. Exceedingly! Gen. 24:20
1. Looking Ahead? Gen. 25:21-26; 27:1-29; 27:46-28:2
2. Running? Gen. 24
B. Disappointing...Gen. 4:5
1. Unresponsive...Gen. 4:1-8
2. Judgment...Gen. 4:9-16
C. Truly Righteous? Lk. 18:9-14
II. With This Knowledge (Jer. 13:23)
A. No Ordinary Time...Lk. 17:26
1. A History Of Failure...Ezek. 33:21-33; Lk. 16:1-4
2. Opportunity...Matt. 24:15-35
3. Unfortunately...Lk. 17:22-37; Matt. 23:26-31
B. A Great Example...Jer. 3:10
1. You Would Think...2 Chron. 34:22-33
2. Instead...Jer. 3:6-25; 2 Chron. 36:11-21
C. Daniel...Dan. 1:8
1. No Grudge! Dan. 1
2. As Different As ☀️/🌙...Dan. 3
3. "Open Shame"...Dan. 9:1-19
III. Re-Examining (Matt. 7:22)
A. No Chances...Job 1:1-5; Phil. 3:1-19
B. Too Late? Dan. 5; Lk. 16:19-31
C. In Or Out Of Season...2 Tim. 4:1-8

Sunday, May 26, 2024

Unseen (Isa. 26:11)

Unseen (Isa. 26:11)

I. Unbelievably Powerful (Rom. 9:17)
 A. "You O King, King Of Kings"...Dan. 2:37
    1. "From The 13th Year Of Josiah"...Jer. 25:1-14
    2. Just The Beginning...Jer. 25:15-38
    3. Get Daniel! Dan. 4; 5:13-31
  B. If He Had Known? Gen. 15:12-21
    1. "By A Mighty Hand!" Ex. 3
    2. By Design...Ex. 7:1-5; 9:13-35
    3. Going In For 'The Kill'...Ex. 14:1-9, 15-18
  C. Too Little Too Late...Ex. 14:23-28

II. "Remembered" (Rev. 18:5)
  A. Fat!!! Rev. 18:7
    1. Warning, Warning...Deut. 8:7-17; 17:14-20; Am. 6; Lk. 18:8
    2. Even Jeremiah and Yahshua Tried...Jer. 4:5-18; Matt. 23:37; Lk. 19:40, 41
  B. "Your Mother?" Ezek. 16:1-3; Gen. 24:1-8; 35:1-7
    1. Infamous...Rev. 17:1-5
    2. Responsible...Lk. 11:42-51; Rev. 17:6-7
    3. "Get Out Of Her!" Rev. 18:4-5
  C. Her Burning 🔥...Rev. 17:8-18; 18:6-24

III. No Change? (Lk. 19:8)
  A. Inexplicably...Isa. 26:10; Ps. 14:1-2; Jn. 12:37-40; Rev. 9:15-21
  B. Almost Too Easy? Lk. 19:1-10; Isa. 60

Saturday, May 18, 2024

'Was He Right?' (Gen. 3:4-5)

'Was He Right?' (Gen. 3:4-5)

I. Unconvinced (Jos. 24:15)
A. Messaging...Gen. 3:6; 1 Sam. 15:22, 23; Hos. 6:6, 7
B. "Like Esau?" Gen. 25:29-34; 27:1-4, 30-40; Heb. 12:15-17
C. A History Lesson...Jos. 24:1-13
1. Testing Yahweh...Gen. 4:3-12; Jos. 6:16-19, 7
2. Resolute! Jos. 24:14-15
II. Wrong, But Successful? (Num. 25:9)
A. Even 'The Kitchen Sink'...Num. 25
1. Unfounded...Deut. 2:16-23; Num. 22:1-11
2. Determined...Num. 22:12-37; 24:10-14
3. Insidious, But Effective...1 Cor. 10:1-8; Num. 25:1-5
B. "What Has Become Of Him?" Ex. 32:1; 1 Sam. 13:8, 9
1. Slow, Dilatory, Late? Ex. 32:8-10; 1 Sam. 13:10-14
2. Far Worse...2 Pet. 3:1-4; Heb. 10:26-29
C. Unsuccessfully! Matt. 4:8-10; Jn. 6:14, 15; 18:33-37
III. It's On You (Prov. 27:11)
A. Who Is On My Side...2 Chron. 16:9a; Ex. 32:25-29; Jer. 35
B. If He Was Wrong? Eph. 5:1-21

Sunday, May 12, 2024

Confident? (Matt. 9:28)

 Confident? (Matt. 9:28)

I. Weren't They Blind? (Rom. 10:17)
  A. Remarkable Or Not? Jn. 9:25
    1. Interesting Stuff...Jn. 9:1-7
    2. They Struggled? Jn. 9:13-34, 39-41
    3. A Given? Jn. 9:35-38
  B. Blind, Yet...Matt. 9:27-31; 21:14; Mk. 10:46-52 
II. "Help My Unbelief?" (Mk. 9:24)
  A. "How Shall I Know This?" Lk. 1:5-20
    1. Is There Any Takeaway? 2 Chron. 26:16-21; Mal. 4:1-6
    2. "Outside The Camp"...Num. 12; Lk. 1:19-23, 57-66
  B. "A Grain Of A Mustard Seed?" Matt. 17:20
    1. "Smallest Of All The Seeds"...Mk. 4:30-34
    2. Spiritual Giants? Lk. 5:1-11; 10:17-24; Matt. 13:10-17
    3. Deficiencies...Mk. 9:14-29; Matt. 14:22-31; 17:14-20; Lk. 17:1-6

 

III. Be Aware (Heb. 2:3)
  A. "Lest We Drift"...Heb. 2:1
    1. Prophesied And Attested...Heb. 1:1; 2:1-4
    2. "In These Last Days"...Heb. 1:2-4
    3. Every Reason For "Confidence"...Heb. 3:1-6
  B. Ironically...Heb. 11:28; 1 Cor. 10:1-14
  C. Nothing Else Matters...Heb. 12:1-13