The Present

I. "Freeze Frame!" (Stoppage of time)
A. Your Own Eyes...Deut. 29:2-21; Ezek. 12:26, 27
B. Cut to the Heart!...Dan. 9:3-23
C. Clearly Seen!...Rom. 1:18-32

II. The Present: Dictated by Past Choices
A. Money & Finance...Prov. 6:6; 11:15; 13:7; 27:17
B. Family Life...Prov. 31:10-31
C. Spiritual...Eccl. 12:1-8

III. Past, Present & Future!
A. True or False and Why?...Rev. 1:3
B. Personal Letter...Rev. 1:10-20, Acts 20:28-31
1. Church by church: Ephesus (Rev. 2:1-7); Smyrna (Rev. 2:8-11)
2. Pergamum (2:12-17); Thyatira (2:28-29)
3. Sardis (3:1-6); Philadelphia (3:7-13); Laodicea (3:14-22)
C. Who Are We?...Mal. 1:1-14
1. Where's my Raise?...Rev. 2:4
2. First Works...Matt. 5:6

IV. Present Action!
A. With my soul...Isa. 26
B. Well Done!...Matt. 25:15-17; 19-23

SONG: Motions by Matthew West

The Mourners

I. Februrary 23, 2010
A. Unmistakable!...Ex. 12:30; Esther 4:1-4
B. The Psychology of...Eccl. 7:2, 3; Job 2:11-13; Deut. 34:8

II. Mourning Before Yahweh...Mal. 3:14
A. Moses...Ex. 2:11-15; Heb. 11:23-29
B. For Right Now...John 16:20-22; Jas. 4:1-10
C. Children First!...John 8:31-59

III. Should I mourn and weep?...Zech. 7:3
A. Bad Question!...Zech. 7:1-14; Rev. 3:14-22
B. (2) Evils Committed!...Jer. 2
1. Where is Yahweh?...v. 6, 8
2. Mourning Inspired?...v. 26
C. A Time for Everything!...Eccl. 3:4
1. Lazy Servant...Matt. 25:24-30
2. Lord, Lord!...Matt. 7:22, 23

IV. Mercy for the Sincere!...Matt. 5:4
A. He is close!...Ps. 34:17, 18; Job. 21
B. Sing!...Isa. 54

SONG: Glorious Day by Casting Crowns

Yahweh Blesses His Biggest Losers!

I. Make it an XL Pepperoni, w/X/cheese and 2 Litre Diet Coke!
A. Lord God??...Hos. 2
B. Hearers Only...James 1:21-25; Mal. 3:13, 14
C. Show Me!...James 2:14-26; 2 Cor. 13:5; 1 Cor. 2:14, 15

II. Sign Me Up, Count Me In!
A. Say Ahhh...Jas. 5:13-20; Ps. 26
B. Yahweh's Delight...Ps. 1:1-6; 50:23; Mal. 3:16-18
C. Crank it up and Start shedding...Col. 3

III. Breaking Down Barriers!
A. Every branch...John 15:1-8; Mark 9:49; Gal. 2:11-17
B. Prove Me Now!...Mal. 3:10-12; Rom. 8:35-39

IV. Until That Day!
A. Hold Fast!...Ezek. 18:23, 24; Heb. 10:35-38
B. By Losing Big, we...Mark 10:28-31

SONG: Empty Me by Chris Sligh