Sunday, April 29, 2012

Fruit and Discipline

I. Most Fruitful
  A. By faith...Heb. 11
  B. Gentile faith...Matt. 15:21-28; 1 Kings 17:8-16
  C. Stay or Go?...John 6:22-69

II. Branches Bearing Fruit...John 15:1-8
  A. Job...1:1-5; 1:6-12; 1:13-22; 2:1-10 (1 Cor. 10:13)
  B. Yahweh's chastening...Heb. 12:1-11
  C. Even he...Heb. 5:5-10

III. Our Fruit
  A. Righteous instructions...Deut. 30:11-20; Ps. 32:8-9
  B. Complete...Eph. 6:10-18; 2 Cor. 13:5
  C. A new commandment...John 13:31-35 (new commandment - Wow!); Eph. 5:22-33
  D. Zion to bear everlasting fruit...Isa. 66:5-13

SONG: Motions by Matthew West

Sunday, April 22, 2012

That Day And Hour

I. Endurance His Focus
  A. Like Father, like Son...John 5:1-23
  B. Appropriate hunger...Matt. 4:1-11
  C. Disciplined restraint...John 8:22-30

II. Carrying Our Sorrows...Isa. 53:3-4
  A. Moved with compassion...Mark 6:30-43; 1:40-45; Luke 7:11-17
  B. Yahshua wept...John 11:28-44
  C. Hypocrite!...Luke 13:10-17

III. Lamps Burning...Matt. 25:1-13
  A. Five wise...Deut. 6:6-9; Ps. 15:1-5; 26:1-12
  B. The foolish...Ezek. 14:1-11; Am. 8:1-14

IV. With Fervent Desire
  A. "He took the cup"...Luke 22:17-18
  B. "This is my body"...Luke 22:19

SONG: Glorious Day by Casting Crowns

Sunday, April 15, 2012

Double!

I. Faithful
  A. Special treasure...Deut. 7:1-11
    1. The fruit of obedience...Deut. 7:12-16
    2. Reassurance...Deut. 7:17-26
  B. Polite Reminders...Deut. 8:1-20
  C. Very simple...Deut. 10:12-22

II. Two Jerusalems, One Fate
  A. Beloved vineyard...Isa. 5:1-8; Jer. 6, 7, 44
  B. Children of Abraham?...Matt. 3:1-12; 12:22-37; John 9; Matt. 23

III. The Bad News
  A. My blind servant...Isa. 42:14-25
  B. "Leave out the court"...Rev. 11:1-6; Dan. 7:15-25

IV. The Good
  A. Double, however...Isa. 40:1-11
  B. The foundations of the earth...Jer. 31:23-40


SONG: In the Light by DC Talk

Tuesday, April 10, 2012

Life Critical

I. A Clear "Difference"
  A. "Suppose they say?"...Ex. 3; 4:1-17
  B. The Finger of Yahweh...Ex. 8:16-24
  C. One more plague!...Ex. 11:1-10; 12:21-30

II. Yahweh's Desire
  A. "Know that I am"...Ex. 14
  B. Time to test...Ex. 15:22-17:7
  C. The Ethiopian...Num. 12:1-16; 16:1-50
  D. Life and Death...Num. 13 & 14

III. A Prophet Like Moses!...Deut. 18:15-19
  A. Bread from heaven...John 6:22-59
  B. "Critical error"...John 6:60-69; 14:7-11

IV. Life Saving Bread Now
  A. The facts...Luke 17:20-37
  B. True Discernment...Luke 21:5-36

SONG: Motions by Matthew West

Sunday, April 1, 2012

Confessing With The Mouth

I. Good Hearts and Bad...
  A. Treacherous by nature...Jer. 17:9; Rom. 7:13-20; Matt. 26:36-41
  B. With that knowledge...1 Cor. 9:24-27; Rom. 12:1-21
  C. Listen carefully...Acts 16:11-15; 1 Sam. 10; 15; 16:14-23

II. A Firm Stand
  A. Yahweh or men?...Matt. 10:16-42; James 4:1-10
  B. Daniel...Dan. 1
  C. Strength from above...Heb. 12:1-17; Rom. 10:17

III. From One To Another
  A. Tremendous Healing...James 5:13-18
  B. Matt. 18:15, 21-35
  C. Unsurpassed mercy...Luke 15:11-24