Gifts and Secrets

I. Ancient Gifts
A. 'I will harden his heart'...Ex. 14:1-31
B. Bread and Meat...Ex. 16:1-32
C. Water too?...Ex. 17:1-7

II. Powerful Secreta
A. Why in Parables?...Matt. 13:1-23
B. Fact vs. Fiction!...Matt. 13:24-52
1. Parable of weeds...Matt. 13:24-30; 36-43
2. Hidden Treasure...Matt. 13:44-46

III. The Ultimate Secret
A. Learned to be...Phil. 4:10-13
B. 'Though you are evil'...Luke 11:1-13
C. Paul's understanding of trial...2 Cor. 11:16-33; 2 Tim. 4:16-18

IV. The Gift of Grief!
A. The Blessed...Matt. 5:4
B. Now is your time!...John 16:17-33

SONG: Yours to Take by Jimmy Needham

Yahweh - A Father of Hope

I. From the very beginning
A. Be fruitful!...Gen. 1:26-30
1. Hope still...Gen. 3:14, 15
2. In spite of his pain...Gen. 6:3-22
B. Leave Your Country...Gen. 12:1-3
C. As numerous...Gen. 22:6-18

II. I'll Take You Back!
A. I am concerned for you...Ezek. 36
1. Towns Rebuilt...Ezek. 36:1-10
2. My people on top...Ezek. 36:11-20; Ps. 2
3. For my name's sake!...Ezek. 36:21-37
B. From bone to prospering flesh...Ezek. 37
1. Hope gone???...Ezek. 37:1-14
2. One stick!...Ezek. 37:15-28

III. Much is Required!...Luke 12:47, 48
A. Examine Me!...Ps. 26; John 17:6-19; Luke 14:25-35
B. Come now let us reason...Isa. 1
1. Head to toe...Isa. 1:1-15
2. Willing and obedient...Isa. 1:16-19
3. Another way...Isa. 1:20-31

IV. Pinch me!...Isa. 60
A. Take a good long look!...Isa. 60:1-14
B. Only only, only, the righteous! Yay!...Isa. 60:15-22

SONG: Indescribable by Chris Tomlin

Our Right of Passage

I. The Wonderful smell of roses!
A. My inmost being...Ps. 139:13-17; Prov. 18:14
B. Raise your head and...Job 38
C. Do you know?...Job 39
D. Most generous hands...Ps. 145

II. Hunger and thirst, the great value!
A. Hear me and live!...Isa. 55; John 4
1. Give me this water!...John 4:15
2. Leaving her water jar...John 4:28
3. They urged him!...John 4:40
B. Are you really?...Matt. 7:7-11
1. Were they really?...John 7:25-44; John 8:42-47
2. Even the dogs...Mark 7:24-30; Luke 19:1-10

III. The War "Within"
A. I will be safe...Deut. 29:9-21; Jer. 14:1-13
B. Paul's struggle...Rom. 7:7-24

IV. The need to persevere!
A. Draw near to Yahweh...Heb. 10:19-39

SONG: Voice of Truth by Casting Crowns

The Natural Man

I. So Natural...
A. Yeast or Leaven...Matt. 16:5-12
B. Tablets of Stone...Ex. 24; 32:1-35
C. The Queen...1 Kings 10; 11:1-13

II. Lamp of the Body
A. Our Eye...Luke 11:33-36
B. Symptomatic...Matt. 6:19-34
C. Their eyes...Gen. 25:24-34; Matt. 4:1-4

III. The Spiritual Man vs. The Natural Man!
A. Listen carefully...1 Cor. 2:6-16
B. Follow Me!...Luke 9:57-62; Mark 1:14-20; Gen. 12:1-5
C. The Next Level...Heb. 5:11-6:1; Matt. 5:13-16
D. Great Wealth!...Matt. 19:16-24

IV. Who Then?
A. With Yahweh...Matt. 19:25-30
B. No More Night!...Rev. 22:1-6

SONG: STRONG TOWER by Kutless