Fragile

I. What Is Man?   Ps. 8:2-8
  A. "Hope for a tree"...Job 14:1-12; Ps. 90:1-10
  B. "Wretched man"...Rom. 7:13-25
  C. "We perish!"...Luke 8:22-25; Matt. 16:5-12

II. Yahweh Knows...Prov. 16; 17:3
  A. Manasseh...2 Chron. 33:1-20; John 20:21-23; Zech. 14:8-9
  B. The "treaty"...Josh. 9; 11:16-23
  C. He fled!...Jonah 1, 2 & 4

III. Something Higher in Time of Crisis   John 12:27-36
  A. "If"...Luke 22:39-46
  B. Yahweh first!...John 17
  C. Take heart!...2 Cor. 4:7-18

SONG: Every Time I Breathe by Big Daddy Weave

Times and Seasons, Understanding Them!

I. A Time of War...Eccl. 3:1-8
  A. Edom, Ammon, Moab and Heshbon...Deut. 2
  B. Men of valor...Deut. 3:12-22
  C. Judah...Judges 1:1-26

II. A Time to Gather...Matt. 25:1-13; Num. 23:19
  A. The 'city'...Ezek. 22:1-22
  B. 'Smooth things!'..Isa. 30:8-17; Amos 9; Jer. 7:1-27
  C. "I myself"...Ezek. 34...Scattered and forgotten...34:1-10
    2. Found and fed!...34:11-31

III. A Time To Build...Hag. 1:1-11
  A. Revealed by fire...1 Cor. 3:5-23
  B. The 'crown'...1 Cor. 9:24-27

SONG: HOPE NOW by Addison Road

The Truth

I. Not Second!
  A. From the beginning...Gen. 4:1-7; Lev. 23:9-14; Amos 8
    1. Jericho's Destruction...Jos. 6
    2. Lesson at AI...Jos. 7
  B. Foreign example...1 Ki. 17:8-16 (widow of Zarapheth, great example of obedience and putting Yahweh before family); Luke 4:16-30
  C. The promise...Mal. 3:8-12; Deut. 10:12-22

II. David's Priorities
  A. Defying Yahweh...1 Sam. 17:26-58
  B. Yahweh's Interests...1 Sam. 27:1-12
  C. A house fit for Yah...2 Sam. 7:1-17
    1. Loyal heart...1 Chron. 28
    2. Over and above!...1 Chron. 29

III. As We Think...Prov. 23:7
  A. What he accepts...Rom. 12
    1. Expectations...Rom. 2-3
    2. High things...Rom. 16
  B. Perfect Peace...Isa. 26:3-4; Ps. 1:1-6

SONG: Who Am I by Casting Crowns

The Wait

I. Night and Day
  A. Seven and counting...1 Sam. 13:1-15
  B. A seance?...1 Sam. 28:3-20
  C. Spared...1 Sam. 20:1-3; 22:6-23; 24:1-22
  D. "Deep sleep"...1 Sam. 26:1-25

II. More Than One?
  A. Listen carefully...Luke 12:1-3
    1. Fear Yahweh!...Luke 12:4-12
    2. This life!...Luke 12:13-21
    3. Focus...Luke 12:22-34
  B. Not looking?...Luke 12:35-48
  C. He can't wait!...Luke 12:49-56

III. So Much For So Little
  A. Useless?...Malachi 3
  B. "Wait for it"...Hab. 2:1-4

SONG: While I'm Waiting by John Waller