Chosen by Yahweh, Rejected by Men

I. Established by Yahweh!...Gen. 41:32
  A. Joseph dreamed dreams...Gen. 37:1-11
  B. Shunned...Gen. 37:12-36
  C. Only Yahweh...Gen. 40-41
  D. Poetic Redemption!...Gen. 45:1-28

II. David
  A. Fill your horn with oil...1 Sam. 16:1-13
  B. Good brings evil...1 Sam. 17-18
  C. Respect earns respect!...1 Sam. 24:1-22
  D. In Yahweh's time...2 Sam. 5:1-5

III. The Chief Cornerstone...Ps. 118:22
  A. Early Testimony...Luke 2:1-20
  B. Rejected by his Mother, brothers and men!...Mark 3:20-35; John 7:1-9; Matt. 13:53-58; John 12:37-41
  C. Foretoldd long ago (Isa. 42:1-4)...Matt. 12:15-21; John 10:22-30
  D. The truth..Matt. 26:57-67; Rev. 1:4-7

IV. The Saints of Yahweh
  A. Who are they?...Dan. 7:15-28; Ps. 16:3; 89:4-7 (holy ones = heavenly beings); Acts 9:13, 32; Rom. 1:7; Luke 12:42-48; Eph. 2:19-22; 1 Cor. 6:1-11
  B. Far from infallible...Dan. 8:8-14; Matt. 24:3-51; Rev. 13:1-10; Isa. 6:1-13; Isa. 5:13-14
  C. A wonderful ending!...Rev. 5:8-14; 11:15-19; Ps. 149:1-9

SONG: To Know You by Casting Crowns