OUR UNBELIEF (Mark 9:24)

OUR UNBELIEF (Mark 9:24)

I. The Righteous Struggle...Hab. 1:5
  A. Jeremiah...Jer. 12:1-4; 20:7-10
  B. Asaph...Ps. 73:1-16
  C. Tossed...Matt. 14:22-33; 16:5-12; John 20:24-29
  D. Habakkuk...Hab. 1:1-4, 12-17

II. Critical Errors...Isa. 2:6-9
  A. Lacking...Matt. 19:16-24; Lu. 9:57-62; Ps. 49:6-14
  B. Cursed...Jer. 17:1-6; 2 Ki. 1:1-17; Matt. 24:23-26; Rev. 13:11-18

III. Think Soberly...Rom. 12:3
  A. The "difference-maker"...Acts 4:1-37; Jer. 20:11
  B. Yahweh states his case!...Hab. 2:1-20
  C. Habakkuk thinks soberly!...Hab. 3:1-19

SONG: To Whom To We Belong

ALWAYS ANOTHER LEVEL (Job 42:3)

ALWAYS ANOTHER LEVEL (Job 42:3)

I. The Prince of Peach...Isa. 9:6-7
  A. Stand still!...Ex. 14:1-31; Num. 12:1-16; Num. 20:1-13
  B. Courageous?...2 Chron. 14:1-15; 15:1-19; 16:1-14
  C. Job...1:1-12; 2:1-10; 31:1-40; 32:2; 33:1-33
  D. The master...Lu. 4:14-22; Isa. 49:1-13; Heb. 5:5-10

II. Perfection!...Matt. 5:48
  A. Always learning?...2 Tim. 3:1-9
  B. Paul to: Timothy...2 Tim. 3:10-17
  C. To: Titus...Titus 3:1-11
  D. Nothing!...Phil. 4:4-19

III. Peter's Keys for Growth!
  A. Keep adding...2 Pet. 1:2-10
  B. Be in expectation!...2 Pet. 3:1-18
  C. Know our enemy...1 Pet. 5:8-10
  D. Above all...1 Pet. 4:7-8

SONG: Walking In Integrity, Disc 4

NOTHING FOR HIM (Col. 1:15-16)

NOTHING FOR HIM (Col. 1:15-16)

I. Self-Sufficient...Isa. 66:1
  A. Where were you?...Job 38
  B. Tell David...2 Sam. 7:1-7
  C. Mine!...Ps. 50:7-13

II. See!...Gen. 2:6-7
  A. Dominion...Gen. 1:26-31
  B. Pleasant to...Gen. 2:4-9
  C. Helper...Gen. 2:15-25
  D. Corrupt...Ps. 125:3; Gen. 6:13-21; Deut. 18:14-19

III. All Things!...Rom. 8:32
  A. Expectations...Rom. 8:13-14; John 3:16-21
  B.  As children...Rom. 8:15-19, 33-39; Ps. 149:1-9
  C. Forever!...Ps. 110:7

IV. Moved!...Heb. 4:7
  A. Your name...John 17:1-26
  B. Strictly!...Acts 5:12-32
  C. For his glory!...2 Cor. 4:1-18
  D. Enough!...1 Pet. 4:1-3, 6-11

SONG: Fear Them Not

WITHOUT MEASURE (Ps. 71:14-15)

WITHOUT MEASURE (Ps. 71:14-15)

I. Yahweh's Arm!...Num. 11:23
  A. Never!...Gen. 6:11-18; 7:4-24
  B. The Heavens!...Ps. 19:1-6
  C. Tomorrow!...Num. 11:1-10, 18-23; 31-34

II. Yahshua Like Father...John 5:19
  A. Launch Out...Lu. 5:1-11
  B. Groups of fifty...Lu. 9:1-17; Matt. 15:21-38
  C. How often?...Matt. 18:21-35
  D. Five hundred?...1 Cor. 15:1-8; John 21:1-14

III. Immeasurable!...Gen. 15:5
  A. To: The wicked!...Ps. 90:11; Matt. 26:17-24; Heb. 12:14-28; Matt. 25:41-46; Rev. 14:9-11
  B.  To: The Righteous!...Mal. 3:10; Ps. 145:1-21

SONG: Be Forgiving

A CLOSER LOOK AT MALACHI (Mal. 3:1-2)

 A CLOSER LOOK AT MALACHI (Mal. 3:1-2)

I. Levi's Unfaithful Sons...Mal. 2:8
  A. Ordained!...Mal. 2:7; Ex. 4:10-16; Deut. 31:9-13; Ezra 7:10-11
  B. Reformation?...Esth. 9:1-10:3; Ezra 10:9-19
  C. A hundred years later...Mal. 2:1-17; 1:1-13
  D. And beyond...John 11:41-57; Matt. 27:1-10; 28:1-15

II. Awaiting the Messiah?...John 1:19-22
  A. "The whole nation"...Mal. 3:7-9; Matt. 13:1-15; 11:20-25
  B. "Give us a sign"...John 6:30-66; 7:1-53; Mal. 3:1
  C. Imposters...Matt. 24:5; John 5:43; 2 Cor. 11:1-20; Mal. 3:13-15
  D. The rapture?...1 Thess. 4:16-17; Mal. 3:2-6

III. Two Types of People...Ma. 3:18
  A. No fear!...Zeph. 1:4-12; Isa. 58:1-5
  B. Those who fear!...Mal. 3:16-17; 4:1-6

SONG: All Things Made New

GOOD THINGS (Luke 1:53)

GOOD THINGS (Luke 1:53)

I. Blessed Are The Hungry...Lu. 6:21; Isa. 22:12-14
  A. He ran ahead...Lu. 19:1-10
  B. Follow me...Matt. 9:9; Lu. 5:1-11
  C. Come and see...John 1:35-51; Matt. 10:1-4

II. Buying Truth...Prov. 23:23
  A. Pray for us...Jer. 42:1-6
  B. Ten days...Jer. 42:7-17
  C. Hypocrites...Jer. 42:18-22; 43:1-7; 44:15-19; 2:26-28
  D. Truth...Jer. 44:7-14; 20-30

III. Wonderful Things...Isa. 25:1
  A. He shall laugh...Ps. 2:1-6; Isa. 25:1-5
  B. No More "Matrix!"...Isa. 25:6-12

UNDERSTANDING - THE REAL MEANING (Deut. 29:4)

UNDERSTANDING - THE REAL MEANING (Deut. 29:4)

I. Better!...Prov. 8:19
  A. Near!...Deut. 30:11-14; Prov. 1:20-21; 8:1-12; Ps. 19:1-4; Rom. 1:20
  B. Her promise...Prov. 4:1-13; 7:1-5
  C. A little city...Eccl. 9:13-18; Jon. 3:1-10

II. Anti-Christs?...John 10:27
  A. Woe to you!...Matt. 23:27-39; John 8:31-59; John 9:1-34
  B. Many Anti-Messiahs...1 John 2:18-23
    1. Enmity...Gen. 3:15; 1 John 3:1-13
    2. What do you believe?...1 John 4:1-21

III. True Understanding...Deut. 4:5-6
  A. Who?...Ps. 15:1-5
  B. The better mark...John 14:1-21
    1. Judas...John 14:22
    2. Yahshua's response...John 14:23-26; 15:1-5
    3. The Apostle John...1 John 5:1-3

SONG: Yahweh Is Our Refuge

THE WORD OF YAHWEH (Heb. 4:12)

THE WORD OF YAHWEH (Heb. 4:12)

I. Then Yahweh said...Ps. 33:6
  A. In the beginning. Gen. 1:1-31
  B. Cursed!...Gen. 3:1-19
  C. Nothing!...Gen. 11:1-9

II. I Am Your Shield!...Gen. 15:1
  A. He believed...Gen. 15:2-7
    1. Funny!...Gen. 17:15-22; 18:1-15
    2. Results...Gen. 21:1-8; Heb. 11:11-12
  B. He knows...2 Pet. 2:1-10
    1. Hananiah...Jer. 28:1-17
    2. Pelatiah...Ez. 11:1-13
    3. Ebed-Melech...1 Ki. 8:41-43; Jer. 38:7-13; 39:15-18

III. Heaven and Earth...Matt. 24:35
  A. Days of vengeance!...Lu. 21:20-24; Deut. 28:58-68
  B. Pray!...Lu. 18:1-8; 21:36

GO TO ELIAKIM (Isa. 22:20-22)

GO TO ELIAKIM (Isa. 22:20-22)

I. It Started With A Dream...Gen. 37:5
  A. Hated and rebuked!...Gen. 37:1-28
  B. More dreams...40:1-23
  C. Forgotten?...41:1-37
  D. Go to Joseph!...41:53-57; 42:1-3; 43:1-5; 10-15

II. Yahweh to David...Ps. 89:3-4
  A. A house for Yahweh...2 Sam. 7:1-17
  B. Nathan's news...2 Sam. 12:1-15
  C. Gad, this time...1 Chron. 21:1-14

III. Shebna Replaced...Isa. 22:20-25
  A. Before...Eze. 34:1-10; Jer. 23:9-14; Isa. 5:11-14
  B. A famished woman!...Hos. 3:4-5; Am. 8:11-14
  C. Eliakim raised...Jer. 23:4-6; Eze. 34:11-16; Rev. 12:1-17; Isa. 65:13-19

LEARNING FROM YAHSHUA (Matt. 11:28-30)

LEARNING FROM YAHSHUA (Matt. 11:28-30)

I. Obedient...Heb. 5:8
  A.Like us...Heb. 2:17-18
  B. Nothing...John 8:25-29; Phil. 2:8
  C. To believers...John 8:31-21; 15:1-14
  D. Accurate knowledge..Ps. 40:6-10; 1 Pet. 2:1-10

II. Merciful and Faithful...Heb. 2:17
  A. Stones!...John 8:1-11; Am. 2:7; Hos. 4:14
    1. The greatest!...Matt. 18:1-5; Lu. 22:24-30
    2. Fire!...Lu. 9:51-56
    3. Sovereign and teacher...John 13:1-17
  B. This cup!...Lu. 22:39-53; Jn. 12:27-28; Lu. 23:26-31
  C. Near and dear!...Jn. 17:1-5
    1. Your name...Jn. 17:6-12
    2. One...Jn. 17:13-26; 14:8-12

III. Patient...Lu. 4:5-8
  A. The kingdom of heaven...Matt. 13:24-32
  B. Good cheer!...Jn. 16:20-33

MOST PRECIOUS OF GIFTS (James 1:17)

MOST PRECIOUS OF GIFTS (James 1:17)

I. "The Secrets of Yahweh"...Ps. 25:14
  A. Which one of us?...2 Ki. 6:8-17
  B. Tomorrow...1 Sam. 9:1-27
  C. We boiled my son...2 Ki. 6:24-33
    1. Thus says Yahweh...2 Ki. 7:1-2
    2. Four lepers...2 Ki. 7:3-20

II. Making Wise...Eccl. 8:1
  A. These last days...Heb. 1:1-5
    1. Misinterpreted...Luke 24:1-27
    2. Don't think!...Matt. 10:24-42
  B. False Christs...Matt. 24:5; 7:15-28
    1. Presuming...Deut. 18:20-22; 2 Thess. 2:1-12
    2. The male goat...Dan. 8:15-27; Rev. 13:11-18
  C. The mark...Rev. 20:1-6

UNFOUND (Rev. 20:15)

UNFOUND (Rev. 20:15)

I. Offended!...Luke 7:23
  A. That generation...Lu. 7:18-35
  B. Capernaum...Lu. 10:10-16
    1. Wise and prudent...10:21-24
    2. Ninevites...11:27-32
    3. Signs...12:54-57; John 7:1-32, 37-53
  C. He wept...Lu. 19:41-44

II. Woe To The Shepherds...Jer. 23:1-2
  A. Hananiah...Jer. 28:1-17
  B. Shemaiah and friends
    1. From Jeremiah to Babylon...Jer. 29:1-14
    2. Lies!...29:15-32; 23:9-27
    3. Even in Babylon...Ez. 6:11-14

III. Run To and Fro!...Jer. 5:1
  A. Not so?...Jer. 5:2; 3:1-10
  B. Suppose?...Gen. 18:17-33; Lu. 17:28-29
  C. Sing?...Lu. 15:11-24; Isa. 49:13-26

SONG:

THE WORKS OF YAHWEH (Eccl. 11:5)

THE WORKS OF YAHWEH (Eccl. 11:5)

I. The Firstborn...Col. 1:15-16
  A. "Our image"...Gen. 1:26-29; Rom. 2:11-16
  B. The seal of perfection...Prov. 16:4; Ez. 28:11-19; Job 1:6-12
  C. Enmity...Gen. 3:15

II. The Sons of Ham...Ps. 105:23
  A. The iniquity of the Amorites...Gen. 15:1-21; Deut. 2:30-36
  B. Turned hearts...Ps. 105:1-45
  C. His mercy...Ps. 106:1-48

III. Not My People?..Rom. 10:20-21
  A. An altar to Yahweh...Isa. 19:16-25
  B. Here I am...Isa. 65:1-7; Rom. 10:1-21
  C. As the children of Israel...Isa. 66:5-24

Hosea 1 & Isa. 65 talking about two different groups of people "not my people", nations and Israel.

SONG: While I'm Waiting

IDOLATRY UNVIELED (1 John 5:21)

IDOLATRY UNVIELED (1 John 5:21)

I. From the Beginning...John 8:44
  A. Defined...Col. 3:5
  B. Thoroughly...Gen. 3:1-6
    1. Next. Gen. 4:1-8
    2. And then...Gen. 6:1-6
  C. Unchanging...Gen. 11:1-9; Deut. 32:5-6-Chap. 33

II. Subtle...Num. 22:32-33
  A. Torn?...Num. 22:1-34
    1. Convinced?...Num. 23:1-24:1
    2. Phineas...Num. 25:1-18; 31:1-8
  B. Stubbornness!...1 Sam. 15:1-23; Jer. 6:27-30
  C. Covetous too!...Jer. 6:9-15

III. Flee!...1 Cor. 10:14
  A. Full of idols!...Isa. 2:5-9; Luke 12:13-21
  B. Examples...1 Cor. 10:1-14
  C. Yahweh alone!...Isa. 2:10-22

SONG: You Can Have Me

TO KNOW HIM (Dan. 11:32)

TO KNOW HIM (Dan. 11:32)

I. "Who is like Yahweh?"...Ex. 15:11
  A. "Lift up your rod"...Ex. 14:15-31; 15:1-18
  B. Sihon and Og...Deut. 2:24-36; 3:1-7
  C. Jericho's walls...Josh. 6:1-25
  D. Without a doubt...Josh. 24:1-15

II. Resolve!...Ruth 1:18
  A. Turn back!...Ru. 1:1-18
  B. Haste!...1 Sam. 25:14-35, 39-42
  C. Eight years old!...2 Ki. 22:1-20
    1. All his heart...2 Ki. 23:1-20
    2. The "passover"...2 Ki. 23:21-25

III. Deep Within...1 Chron. 28:9
  A. Not for man...1 Chron. 29:1-30
  B. Reward?...1 Cor. 9:18-27
  C. Faithful!...Rev. 3:7-13

SONG: To Know Him by Casting Crowns

A SPECIAL PEOPLE (1 Pet. 2:9)

A SPECIAL PEOPLE (1 Pet. 2:9)

I. "Holy Treasure"...Deut. 7:6
  A. Purchased...Ex. 13:1-16; 19:1-9, 16-19
  B. Provisions...Ex. 16:1-31; 24:1-18; 33:1-34:10
  C. Details for holiness!...Num. 15:1-41
  D. Rebellion and resolution...Num. 16 & 17
  E. His objective...Deut. 8:1-20

II. Too Far!...Ezek. 4:14
  A. Manoah...Judg. 13:1-14
  B. Single...Jer. 16:1-13
  C. Three years...Isa. 20:1-6
  D. Ezekiel...Ez. 4:1-17; 24:1-17
  E. Wine...Jer. 35:1-19

III. Humbly...2 Ki. 5:13
  A. Unexpected...2 Ki. 5:1-14 (Naaman)
  B. First...1 Ki. 17:8-16 (Elijah & widow)
  C. Ten thousand...Micah 6:1-16

SONG: Empty Me by Chris Sligh

IN YAHWEH'S TIME (Eccl. 3:1)

IN YAHWEH'S TIME (Eccl. 3:1)

I. An Amazing Time!...Eccl. 3:6; Prov. 10:31
  A. "Time of the"...Dan. 12:4; Amos 3:6-8
  B. A time to search...Ez. 34:11-31; Isa. 51:4-11
  C. A time to restore...Isa. 30:15-26; 62:1-12; 66:5-14

II. A Time To Clean...1 Pet. 4:17
  A. No more...Gen. 35:1-4
  B. Test of purity...Ps. 26:1-12; John 15:1-11
  C. Acceptable?...James 3:10-13; Mal. 1:1-14; 3:1-5

III. Late?...Heb. 10:37
  A. Saul...1 Sam. 13:1-14; Deut. 7:17-26
  B. Waist girded?...Lu. 12:22-40; Eph. 6:14
  C. Lamps burning?...Lu. 12:39; Matt. 25:1-13
    1. The opposite...Isa. 22:1-25
    2. Who then?...Lu. 12:41-46
  D. Yahweh's doing...Isa. 42:19-25; 43:22-28

IV. A Time To Reveal...Prov. 29:18
  A. "To open blind eyes"...Isa. 42:1-18
  B. No longer "hidden"...Isa. 48:1-22

SONG:

HOLY AND GRATEFUL (Lu. 17:15)

HOLY AND GRATEFUL (Lu. 17:15)

I. The 'pack'...Jer. 2:26
  A. They "spy"...Num. 13:16-14:11
  B. Amaziah...2 Chron. 25:1-16
  C. Persuaded...John 12:20-43; Matt. 27:13-23
  D. "Great signs"...Rev. 13:1-18

II. True Gratitude...1 Sam. 18:18
  A. "See now"...2 Sam. 7:1-29; Ps. 132:1-18
    1. Jonathan's sake...2 Sam. 9:1-13; 10:1-5
    2. "My hiding place"...Ps. 32:1-7
    3. Saved from Saul...Ps. 18:4-21
  B. Revealed...Dan. 2:13-23; Matt. 11:20-30
  C. Healed!...Isa. 38:9-20; Lu. 17:11-19

III. Truly holy...Hag. 2:10-14
  A. "Much sown, little reaped"...Hag. 1:2-7; Mic. 6:6-7
  B. Woe is me!...Mic. 7:1-6
  C. Attitude of Gratitude!...Mic. 7:8-20

SONG: Indescribable by Chris Tomlin

UNLOVED (Gen. 29:31)

UNLOVED (Gen. 29:31)

I. What Is Man?...Ps. 8:4
  A. Excellent!...Ps. 8:1-9; Gen. 2:7-25
  B. Great acts...Deut. 11:1-25; Josh. 10:1-43
  C. Bruised...Isa. 53:1-12; Ps. 22:1-18
  D. Straight wicked!...Jer. 12:1-2; Job 21:7-15; Matt. 5:44-45

II. Swift?...Ps. 90:1-4
  A. He said to Abram...Gen. 15:13-14; Ex. 9:13-17; 14:21-27
  B. First degree...1 Ki. 21:1-26; 2 Chron. 18:28-34
    1. The dogs...2 Ki. 9:1-37
    2. Seventy...2 Ki. 10:1-11
  C. Fair warning...Deut. 29:14-29
    1. Protocol...Prov. 1:20-32
    2. Poetic...Jer. 4:1-31; 39:1-9

III. Next Generation...Heb. 2:1-4
  A. Says Moses from Yahweh...Deut. 4:25-30
  B. Isaiah saw it...Isa. 2:5-9; Deut. 32:15-43
  C. Alas...Jer. 33:14-26

SONG:  Give Me Your Eyes

LOINS GIRDED WITH TRUTH (Eph. 6:14)

LOINS GIRDED WITH TRUTH (Eph. 6:14)

I. Hidden...Luke 10:21
  A. Why?... Matt. 13:10-17; Isa. 28:9-16
  B. Who?...1 Ki. 22:1-37
    1. Ramoth Gilead...22:1-6
    2. Micaiah...22:7-15
    3. The truth?...22:16-37
  C. Too late?...Jer. 23:9-20

II. Fair?...Ex. 33:19
  A. Hatred?...Prov. 16:4; Rom. 9:1-33
    1. Esau, Pharoah...9:1-18
    2. Faith vs. works of law...9:19-33
  B. Partial?...John 7:16-17; 1 Chron. 28:9; Amos 9:9; 1 Ki. 14:1-13

III. Preprared to Run...Hab. 2:2-3
  A. Thin line...John 8:12-20; 30-32
  B. They flee...John 10:1-18
  C. Refined...Zech. 13:1-9

SONG: God of Wonders by Hillsong

HE'S FAITHFUL (Heb. 10:23)

HE'S FAITHFUL (Heb. 10:23)

I. "I Am Your Shield"...Gen. 15:1
  A. "You're a dead man"...Gen. 20:1-18
  B. Isaac...26:1-32
  C. "Ten times"...31:1-55; 34:25-35:5; Ps. 105:1-15

II. "Your Decendants Will Be Strangers"...Gen. 15:13-14
  A. Joseph...Gen. 45:1-28; 50:22-26
  B. "A new king"...Ex. 1:6-22; 2:23-25
  C. Moses...3:1-22; 7:1-6
  D. "Judgment"...Gen. 15:14; Ex. 14:1-31

III. Long-Awaited!...Rev. 18:4-5
  A. Come!...Rev. 17:1-6; Ez. 16:44-45
  B. "Of the seven"...17:7-18; Dan. 7:8-12
  C. Rejoice!...Rev. 18:20-24

SONG: Motions by Matthew West

UNNATURAL? (Isa. 40:13)

UNNATURAL?  (Isa. 40:13)

I. Barren?...Ex. 4:11; Jer. 1:4-5

  A. "I will"...Gen. 12:1-3; 15:1-7

    1. My way...16:1-6

    2. The covenant..17:1-8

    3. Twenty-five years later...18:9-14; 22:1-2

  B. Isaac pleaded...Gen. 25:21

    1. The older...25:22-34

    2. "You mean lie?"...27:1-13, 18-29

  C. Anguish...1 Sam. 1:1-10

    1. Then...1:11-28

    2. Eyes wide open!...2:1-10

II. Trust In Yahweh...Deut. 17:8-13; Ex. 4:10-16

  A. Men...Ex. 32:1-6; 1 Sam. 15:1-9; Gal. 2:11-21

  B. Resistance...Lu. 4:16-30; 2 Cor. 10:1-18

  C. Double...1 Tim. 5:17-18; Heb. 13:7, 17

  D. Search and rescue!...Jer. 23:1-6; Ez. 34:1-31

SONG: In the Light by DC Talk

ONE DAY CLOSER (2 Pet. 3:10)

ONE DAY CLOSER (2 Pet. 3:10)

I. Without Observation!...Lu. 17:20-21
  A. The white one...Rev. 6:1-2; Dan. 7:1-4
  B. Fiery red...Rev. 6:3-4; Dan. 7:5
    1. Nation against nation...Matt. 24:7; Rev. 6:5-8

II. King vs. King!
  A. The leopard...Dan. 11:1-5; 7:6; 8:1-4
    1. 2,300...Dan. 8:13; Rev. 6:9-17
  B. King of the North...Dan. 8:8-9; 11:14-16; Rev. 6:9-11
    1. 1,260...Dan. 11:29-31; 7:23-25
    2. Judgment given!...Dan. 7:26-27; 11:40-45

III. Be Diligent!..2 Pet. 3:14
  A. The meaning...Lu. 16:1-8; 14:28-32; 2 Chron. 15:1-15
  B. Wedding ring...Matt. 10:32-33
  C. True love...Ez. 3:17-21; Matt. 10:5-15
  D. The prize!...Rev. 3:10-13; Matt. 25:34-40; Rev. 20:4-6

MORE THAN THREE (Luke 23:44-46)

MORE THAN THREE (Luke 23:44-46)

I. We Swear!...Ezra 10:1-5
  A. Sixteen...Hag. 1:1-5
    1. Much sown, little...Hag. 1:6-11
    2. Half-hearted...Zech. 7:1-7
  B. Serious frustration...Mal. 1:1-14
    1. Fake!!!...Mal. 2:1-17
    2. Issues...Mal. 3:7-9
  C. Second chances...Isa. 26:10; Jer. 13:23
    1. Adonijah...1 Ki. 1:5-53; 2:13-25
    2. Shimei...1 Ki. 2:8-9, 36-38; 2:40-46
    3. Lot's wife...Gen. 19:15-26

II. The Pinnacle...Heb. 1:1-4
  A. Another parable...Matt. 21:33-44
  B. Verse 44a...Matt. 11:28-30; 10:32-39; 5:3-16
  C. Verse 44b...25:1-13; Heb. 6:4-8; Zeph. 1:12-18

III. Obvious!...Gen. 24:12-26
  A. Jehonadab...2 Ki. 10:11-17
  B. Paul...2 Cor. 4:1-18

SONG: Voice of Truth by Casting Crowns

ABRAHAM'S SEED (Ex. 19:3-6)

ABRAHAM'S SEED (Ex. 19:3-6)

I. It started w/Shem...Gen. 9:18-27
  A. Abram and Lot...Gen. 12:1-7; 13:14-17
  B. Lot saved...Gen. 14:1-16
  C. Promised "seed"...Gen. 15:1-7; 17:1-9
    1. Ishmael...Gen. 17:18, 20; 21:9-20
    2. Isaac...17:19; 22:15-18; 26:1-5; 12-16
    3. Esau...27:30-40; Deut. 2:1-6
    4. Lot's sons...Deut. 2:8-19
    5. Jacob...Gen. 25:21-23; 27:19-29; 28:10-17

II. Epic Change!...Matt. 22:1-14
  A. Every man...John 1:1-13; 3:14-21; Acts 10:1-35
  B. Redeemed...Gal. 4:1-7; Rom. 8:1-17; Heb. 3:1-6

III. "Not My People"...Rom. 9:25-26
  A. "In that day"...Hos. 2:16-23; Ez. 16:44-63
  B. Sons also!...Isa. 11:10-16; 19:19-25
  C. Not sons...Isa. 14:1-2; 60:10-12
  D. "House of prayer"...Isa. 56:1-8

SONG: All Of The Words by Kutless

COURAGE (Josh. 1:7)

COURAGE (Josh. 1:7)

I. The Great "Intimidator"...Job 2:4-5
  A. "You will surely die"...Gen. 3:1-5
  B. "That woman"...Gen. 3:6-13
  C. "Moses said to Aaron"...Ex. 32:21-24
  D. Rabshakeh...2 Ki. 18:17-35
  E. The Sadducees...Acts 5:17-28
  F. "Adoni-Zekek"...Josh. 10:1-5
  G. Amaziah...Amos 7:10-13

II. Some Do Have, Some (Most) Don't...Matt. 20:16
  A. The Master speaks...Matt. 10:5-42
    1. Give and receive...v. 5-15
    2. Men and relatives...v. 16-25
    3. Confess or deny...v. 26-42
  B. Moses' courage...Ex. 32:25-28
  C. Hezekiah reacts...2 Ki. 19:1-7; 32-37
  D. The Apostles answer...Acts 5:29-32
  E. Gibeonites hold fast...Josh. 10:6-14
  F. Amos to Amaziah...Amos 7:14-17
  G. Paul...Gal. 2:11-21; Prov. 27:5

III. Simple!
  A. Two Masters?...Matt. 6:22-34
  B. Assurance!...Mark 10:17-31

SONG: From The Inside Out by Hillsong

"ALONE" (1 Kings 19:10)

"ALONE" (1 Kings 19:10)

I. Unique?...Ps. 14:2-3
  A. Enmity...Gen. 3:15; 4:1-8; 5:18-23;5:28-6:8
  B. Joseph...Gen. 37:1-28, 39, 40; 41:1
  C. Job...Job 19:1-19
  D. Yahshua...Ps. 22:1-20

II. The Blessed...Matt. 5:3
  A. Elijah...1 Ki. 19:1-18
  B. Baruch, Joseph, Job...Jer. 45:1-5; Gen. 41:39-57; Job 42
  C. Yahshua...Ps. 89:20-29; 2:1-9

III. From Solitary to Extraordinary!
  A. How lonely?...Lam 1:1
    1. No more feasts!...Lam. 1:2-7; Joel 1:13-20
    2. Hungry...Lam. 1:8-16; Isa. 8:19-22
    3. At some point...Lam. 1:17-22; Isa. 63:15-64:12
  B. Then!...Jer. 31:1-9
    1. An abundance...Jer. 31:10-20
    2. Another "new covanent"...Jer. 31:21-37

"FIRE!" (Deut. 4:24)

"FIRE!" (Deut. 4:24)

I. So Powerful!...Jer. 23:29
  A. Dew nor rain!...1 Ki. 17:1-16
  B. "There is a cloud"...1 Ki. 18:1-46
  C. "Go down with him...2 Ki. 1:1-18

II. Like Me...Deut. 18:18-19
  A. Forever...Ex. 19:9-25; 7:1-6
  B. Struck!..Ex. 9:13-25; Num. 12:1-10; 16:1-35
  C. Warning!...Deut. 13:1-18

III. To Come!...Matt. 3:12
  A. No exemptions...1 Cor. 3:9-17
  B. "You did it to me"...Matt. 25:31-46; Rev. 11:1-13
  C. "Pure minds"...2 Pet. 3:1-7

Bonus: Naturally...Rom. 7:18-19
  A. Moses, Jeremiah...Ex. 4:10-12; Jer. 1:4-9
  B. Instead...Deut. 6:6-9; James 1:5-7; Prov. 2:1-9

SONG: Empty Me by Chris Sligh

THE HELMET OF SALVATION (1 Thess. 5:8)

THE HELMET OF SALVATION (1 Thess. 5:8)

I. Un-capped...Isa. 56:12
  A. The last days...2 Tim. 3:1-9
  B. Furious!...Ps. 78:1-67
  C. Sold!...Gen. 25:29-34; Heb. 12:14-17

II. Wrong One!...Am. 6:1
  A. Forgotten...Am. 2:1-16
  B. So comfortable...Rev. 3:14-22; Am. 3:1-15
  C. No return!...Am. 4:1-11
  D. Far off!...Am. 6:3-6; Ez. 20:45-49

III. As A Thief!...1 Thess. 5:1-2
  A. Sons of Light...1 Thess. 5:3-8; Rev. 11:3-10
  B. So close, but yet...Isa. 59:1-15
  C. Garments of vengeance!...59:16-21

SONG: Something Glorious by Revive

SEVEN YEARS (Gen. 41:29-30)

SEVEN YEARS (Gen. 41:29-30)

I. Peace & Plenty...Isa. 42:14a
  A. Pharaoh dreams...Gen. 41:1-2, 5, 26
  B. Very Beautiful...Ez. 16:1-14
    1. Rest...2 Sam. 7:1-9
    2. All the Earth...1 Ki. 10:1-29
    3. The agreement...Deut. 28:1-14
  C. First Century...Acts 2:1-47
    1. Philip...8:26-40
    2. Gentiles...11:1-18
  D. Discernment...Gen. 41:33-42; Matt. 25:1-5
    1. After them...Gen. 41:28-32; Ez. 16:15-23; Deut. 4:23-30
    2. Take heed...Acts 20:28-30; 1 Tim. 4:1-3

II. Famine and Mourning!  Amos 8:8
  A. Pharaoh's dream continues...Gen. 41: 3, 6, 7, 28-32
  B. Without cause?...Ez. 16:15-37; Isa. 1:1-6, 21-23
  C. Hunger and thirst!...Jer. 14:1-6; Am. 8:9-14; Lam. 2:1-22
    1. Hidden...Hos. 5:6; Lam. 2:42-47; Rev. 8:1-6
    2. Unprecedented!...Matt. 24:21-22; Am. 5:16-20

III. Joseph...Gen. 41: 54-55
  A. All countries...Gen. 41:56-57; 45:4-8
  B. Who then?...Matt. 24:42-47; Rev. 11:1-19
  C. Turn to me!...Joel 2:12-32

SONG: What Faith Can Do by Kutless

"HIDING" (Eccl. 3:7)

"HIDING" (Eccl. 3:7)

I. Favor...Matt. 5:45
  A. Why?...Matt. 13:10-17
    1. Wise and prudent?...11:20-30
    2. Friends...John 15:15-16; Am. 3:7
  B. Abraham...Gen. 15:1-21
    1. Shall I?...18:16-21
    2. They took Lot!...14:8-16
  C. Elisha...2 Ki. 6:8-12; 5:19-27

II. Secretly?...John 18:20
  A. "Son of Man"...Ez. 2:1-10
    1. A "sign"...4:1-17
    2. Unfair?...18:1-5, 20-24
  B. Jeremiah...Jer. 1:14-19
    1. "Stand in the gate!"...7:1-15
    2. "Pleasing or displeasing"...42:1-22; 43:1-7
  C. "In These Last Days"...Heb. 1:1-4
    1. "More earnest heed"...2:1-18
    2. "Beware!"...3:1-4:16; Acts 13:40-41

III. "I, Wisdom"...Prov. 8:12
  A. Easy...Prov. 14:6; 1 Ki. 3:5-14; Jas. 1:5-8
  B. "Abide in me"...John 15:4-7; Prov. 1:20-33; Isa. 30:15-33

SONG: Indescribable

"WHAT'S MISSING?" (Eph. 6:11)

"WHAT'S MISSING?"  (Eph. 6:11)

I. "If"...Deut. 7:17-19; Numb. 13:25-33
  A. Forty...Num. 13:25-33
    1. They wept...Num. 14:1-5
    2. "Stone them!"...Num. 14:6-10
    3. "Ten times"...Num. 14:22-39
  B. However...Deut. 9:1-3
    1. Judah and Simeon...Jud. 1:17-19
    2. "Nor did"...1:21-36; Josh. 17:14-18
    3. Bochim...Jud. 2:1-4
  C. Why?...Mark 9:14-29; Matt. 14:23-33

II. Best Intentions...Zech. 4:6
  A. Rehoboham...2 Chron. 10:1-19; 1 Ki. 11:9-13
  B. Jehoram son of Ahab..2 Ki. 3:1-27
  C. Besieged!...2 Ki. 6:24-7:20
  D. The king's sons...2 Ki. 10:1-11; 1 Ki. 21:20-21

III. "Above All"...Eph. 6:16
  A. "Remember!"...2 Ki. 20:1-11
  B. Surrounded!...2 Chron. 13:1-21 (Abijah, great example we don't think about much)
  C. The "smallest"...Mark 7:24-30; Matt. 17:19-21 (Mk 7 - Syropheonecean woman who said "we get the crumbs")

SONG: Voice of Truth by Casting Crowns

"Who Will Go For Us?" (Isa. 6:8)

"WHO WILL GO FOR US?"  (Isa. 6:8)

I. Rare?...1 Sam. 3:1
  A. Amnesia...Jud. 6:1-13; 1 Sam. 4:1-3
  B. Good reason?...Deut. 31:24-29; 29:1-4; Gen. 6:5-6; 1 Tim. 4:1-3; Rom. 11:25-27
  C. "Personal guarantee"...Deut. 6:1-15; 7:9-16

II. Not Maybe, A Must!...Eccl. 7:29
  A. Moved"...Mk. 6:30-34
  B. The "scribes"...Matt. 15:1-20; 17:10-13; Mal. 4:1-6
  C. Gideon...6:14-16
    1. Essential quality...6:25-32
    2. Everyone must recognize...7:1-23

III. "Mighty to Save"...Amos 9:11
  A. "Ask of me"...Ps. 2:1-12
  B. "No man"...Isa. 59:1-21
    1. "Empty words"...1-8
    2. "No justice or truth"...9-15
    3. "His own arm"...16-21
  C. "That day forward!"...Ez. 39:21-29

SONG:

The Free Gift (2 Kings 5:15-16)

THE FREE GIFT (2 KI. 5:15-16)

I. The Wilderness of "old"...Num. 11:21-22
  A. "Taberah"...Num. 11:1-3
    1. Fish, cucumbers melons...11:4-9
    2. "Kill me now!"..11:10-17
    3. Meat$...11:18-35
  B. Syrian Commander...2 Ki. 5:1-6
    1. "Am I God?"...5:7-10
    2. "All is well"...5:11-27
    3. "Many lepers"...Matt. 4:16-25

II. "Full of silver and gold"...Isa. 2:7
  A. It was I who...Hos. 2:1-8 (How do we know Yahweh's talking to Israel?)
  B. "Woe to you"...Ez. 16:1-23
  C. Yahweh's complaint...Mic. 6:1-5; Jer. 2:30-37; Isa. 1:1-6
    1. Atonement?...Isa. 1:10-15; Mic. 6:6-7; Matt. 7:21-23
    2. Wholly Acceptable!...Isa. 1:16-19; Mic. 6:8; Deut. 10:12-13

III.  Listen Carefully...Isa. 55:2
  A. The Truth!...Deut. 10:14-16; 30:1-14
  B. Come!...Isa. 55:1-13; Joel 3:1-21

SONG: Every Time I Breathe by Big Daddy Weave

The Woman and Her Seed (Gen. 3:15)

THE WOMAN AND HER SEED (GEN. 3:15)

I. "Him and His"...John 8:44
  A. "Lifted heart"...Ez. 28:11-19; 2:Cor. 11:14; 1 Pet. 5:8
  B. "Enmity"...Gen. 4:1-8; Job 1:6-10; 2:1-5; 1 Chron. 21:1; Dan. 10:12-13; Acts 20:29-31
  C. "Some seed"...Matt. 13:3-7, 10-22; John 8:31-59; 2 Cor. 11:13-15; Ez. 34:1-10; Isa. 57:1-14; Luke 17:1-2; Rev. 12:9

II. The Woman's Seed...1 John 3:18
  A. "Others"...Matt. 13:8, 23, 44-46; 1 John 2:12-14
  B. A closer look...Isa. 57:15-19; 63:15-64:12; 65:13-14; Rom. 7:14-25; Rev. 19:10; 12:17

III. The "Woman"...Rev. 12:1
  A. In the vision...Rev. 12:1-5
    1. Isaiah's vision...Isa. 66:7-11
      a. Zion...Isa. 66:8; 4:2-6
      b. The male child...66:7-8; Rev. 12:4-5; 2:24-28; 3:7-13;7:1-4; 14:1-5 (birth of male child is symbolic of kingdom coming to power in Rev. 12:10)
      c. "Your kingdom come"...Rev. 12:7-12; Luke 12:32
  B. 1,260 Days...Rev. 12:6, 13-16; Isa. 49:14-17; Dan. 8:9-14; Rev. 11:1-2
    1. "A free woman"...Gal. 4:22-31
    2. "The lamb's wife"...Rev. 19:5-9; 21:9-27 - The Woman is the Saints!

SONG: Hope Now by Addison Road

INFINITE WISDOM (Amos 4:13)

INFINITE WISDOM (Amos 4:13)

I. Great Choice!...1 Sam. 16:7
  A. The meekest...Ex. 2:1-9; 3:1-12
    1. "Don't fear"...Ex. 14:1-4
    2. "In the gap"...Num. 16:41-50; Deut. 9:13-29; Num. 12:1-15
  B. "Obedient"...Gen. 12:1-4
    1. "Generous"...13:5-11
    2. Courageous...14:5-20
    3. Faithful...22:1-18
  C. "Anoint Him!"...1 Sam. 16:10-13
    1. "Jealous and fearless"...17:20-26, 31-37, 45-51
    2/ "Respectful"...1 Sam. 26:1-25
    3. "Forever!"...2 Sam. 7:8-17

II. "Lord, lord!"...Matt. 11:25-26
  A. The wedding...22:1-14
  B. "Vinedressers"...21:33-46
  C. "Bread from heaven"...John 6:35-69; Mark 9:49-50

III. "True Glory"...Jer. 9:23-24
  A. Deception?...1 Cor. 3:16-23
  B. "Foolishness"...1 Cor. 1:19-31
  C. "There is no other"...Isa. 45

SONG: Who Am I? by Casting Crowns

Understanding Times and Seasons (Dan. 2:21)

UNDERSTANDING TIMES AND SEASONS (Dan. 2:21)

I. Why?...Jer. 27:13
  A. "Bonds and Yokes"...Jer. 27:1-11
  B. The "lie"...27:16-22; 28:1-4
    1. "Amen"...28:5-9
    2. "This year"...28:10-17
  C. "Pray for us"...42:1-6
    1. "Ten days"...42:7-17
    2. "Surprise!"...43:1-7; 1 Pet. 4:17-18

II. "A Discerning and Wise Man"...Gen. 41:33
  A. How?...Deut. 18:15-22
    1. Asking...Matt. 7:7-11
    2. Scrutinizing...7:12-23; Ez. 9:1-11
  B. John and Yahshua...Matt. 11:1-19
    1. Repent!...Matt. 3:1-12
    2. Salt...Luke 14:25-34; John 6:53-58

III. 2300 Days...Dan. 8:14
  A. Ram and Goat...Dan. 8:1-14; 7:1-7
  B. Astounding!...Dan. 8:15-27; Rev. 13:11-18

IV. The Test of Time...Ex. 15:22-26
  A. Remember this!...Deut. 9:1-29
  B. Special care...Heb. 6:1-12; 10:19-38

SONG: Hope Now

Are We Prepared? (Amos 4:12)

ARE WE PREPARED?  (AMOS 4:12)

I. They were...1 Sam. 17:35-36
  A. Ten cheeses...17:1-19
    1. "Let no man's heart fail"...17:20-37
    2. "In the name of Yahweh"...17:38-58
  B. Fled!...Gen. 39
    1. Interpretations belong...40:1-8
    2. Pharoah calls...41:14-15
    3. "It''s not in me"...41:16-36

II. Mene, Mene, Tekel, Upharsin
  A. "A man of Yahweh"...1 Sam. 2:22-36
    1. "Both ears will tingle"...3:10-21
    2. "What happened?"...4:12-18
  B. "Greatly troubled"...Dan. 5:1-12
    1. "I have heard of you"...5:13-21
    2. "Although you knew all this"...5:22-30

III. Lessons From the Son of Man
  A. "Tell my brother"...Lu. 12:13-21
  B. "If"...12:35-40
  C. "Remember!"...17:20-37
  D. Where?...Matt. 6:19-24

SONG:  While I'm Waiting by John Waller

The Everlasting Covenant (Gen. 9:16-17)

THE EVERLASTING COVENANT (Gen. 9:16-17)

I. Early covenants
  A. Let us...Gen. 1:26-27
  B. Every tree...2:15-17; Hos. 6:7
  C. Marital...2:21-24
  D. Day and night...Jer. 33:20

II. The Master Covenant
  A. All flesh...Gen. 8:20-9:17
    1. Seed time and harvest...vss. 21-22
    2. With its life...vss. 4-5
    3. Bloodshed...v. 6
  B. Even pre-flood...Gen. 4:23-24
  C. Yahweh has shown them...Rom. 1:18-32
  D. One covenant...Rom. 2:12-29

III. A New Heart and New Everlasting Covenant
  A. A new heart...Ez. 36:22-38
  B. A new covenant...Jer. 32:36-44
  C. Sisters for...Ez. 16:60-63

SONG: Who Am I by Casting Crowns

Not Without a Fight!

NOT WITHOUT A FIGHT!

I. The "Holy Spirit" speaks through Jude...2 Pet. 1:19-20
  A. "Earnestly"...Jude 3-4
  B. The best have been "deceived"...Jude 5-7; 1 Ki. 13:4-32; 1 Tim. 2:14
  C. Wise warnings...Jude 16-23; Acts 20:25-31

II. David's Struggles...Ps. 35:1-3
  A. A brutal stomach punch...1 Sam. 30:1-6
  B. He wisely regroups...30:7-8
  C. Yahweh comes through...30:9-20
  D. Satan manipulates "carelessness"...1 Chron. 21:1-17; Ex. 30:11-16; Num. 20:1-13

III. Fighting That Infamous "Slow Fade!"
  A. Recognition...Matt. 26:41; Ps. 125:3; Ex. 32:1-6
  B. Are we willing to ask?
    1. Where or what areas am I weak?...Mk. 9:43-48
    2. What areas of my life am I making slight compromises? (Extra Credit)...1 Cor. 10:14-24; 2 Cor. 13:5; Rev. 2:1-7; Ps. 26:1-12
  C. Paul: To Timothy and Us...2 Tim. 2:1-13; Heb. 11:27

SONG: Slow Fade by Casting Crowns

Atonement

ATONEMENT (Isa. 4:4-6)

I. Three-year famine...2 Sam. 21:1
  A. "We are your servants"...Jos. 9:3-27
  B. "What shall I do for you?"...2 Sam. 21:1-14
  C. "Fathers shall not"...Deut. 24:16
    1. Ahab...1 Ki. 21:17-29; 2 Ki. 10:1-11, 15-17
    2. David...2 Sam. 12:1-23
    3. Jeroboam...1 Ki. 12:25-33; 14:1-18

II. Hearts...1 Chron. 28:9; Jer. 17:10
  A/ Babies?...2 Sam. 12:24; Rom. 9:10-13
  B. Suppose?...Gen. 18:16-33; Jer. 5:1
  C. "His eyes"...2 Chron. 16:9

III. The Sanctity of Life...Gen. 9:4-6
  A. Blood for blood...Ez. 18:1-32
    1. Cleansing...Ez. 24:1-14
    2. The year of recompense...Isa. 34:1-10
  B. Stumbling blocks...Lu. 17:1-4
    1. "All my bones shake"...Jer. 23:9-40
    2. No more!...Ez. 34:7-31

SONG: Mercy by Casting Crowns

Darkness - Ex. 10:21-23

Darkness - Ex. 10:21-23

I. Unknown god?...Acts 17:23
  A. The Areopagus...Acts 17:16-34
    1. One blood...22-28
    2. Some joined...29-34
  B. Basic keys...Prov. 1:1-7
    1. Mommy and Daddy...1:8-19
    2. Divine opportunity!...1:20-23
    3. Fruit of fools!...1:24-33; Hos. 8:7

II. "Days of Darkness"...Eccl. 11:8
  A. The "anecdote" or cure...Prov. 3:1-26
  B. Recipe for...Deut. 12:29-32; 28:15-68
  C. Danger of Procrastination...Luke 17:26-33; John 12:34-50; 3:19-21
    1. Painful realization...Isa. 63:15-64:12
    2. Beyond words!...Lam. 3:1-66; Amos 8:9-14
  D. Even the disciples...John 20:19-20

III. Admonition and Hope
  A. Wise words...John 9:4
  B. When...Deut. 30:1-10; Dan. 12:1-4
  C. Forever...Ps. 132:13-14

SONG: In The Light by DC Talk

Adding (2 Pet. 1:5-7)

ADDING (2 Pet. 1:5-7)

I. No Other Foundation...1 Cor. 3:11
  A. Like-minded...Phil. 2:19-24
    1. "Take heed"...1 Tim. 4:1-16
    2. "No partiality"...1 Tim. 5:17-6:21
  B. "Revealed by fire"...1 Cor. 3:1-23
    1. "Whoever"...Matt. 7:24-29
    2. "Though a son"...Heb. 5:5-10
    3. "Humbled himself"...Phil. 2:1-11

II. "Adding Faith"...Luke 17:5
  A. "If"...Lu. 17:6
  B. "All things are possible"...Mark 9:14-29
  C. Don't bother...Matt. 8:5-13
  D. More than 120 reasons...Job 38-42
    1. "Where were you?"...Job 38:4-7
    2. "Tell me if you know!"...38:18-21
    3. Mission accomplished!...40:3-5; 42:1-6

III. Addition By Substraction!
  A. Servant to all...1 Cor. 9:1-27
  B. Paul vs. false apostles...2 Cor. 11
  C. "Spend and be spent!"...2 Cor. 12:7-21

SONG: Motions by Matthew West

Noah, Daniel and Job (Ezek. 14:14, 20)

I. Unbreakable...Job 27:5
  A. Alone but not...19:1-29
    1. Brothers, close friends...vs. 13-19
    2. No doubt!...vs. 23-27
  B. Yahweh vs. mortal man...26:1-14
    1. Man's limits...vs. 1-4
    2. Unequaled...5-14
  C. "I will Trust him"...Job 12; 13:1-16

II. "Desirable men"...Heb. 12:1
  A. "Moved with godly fear"...Heb. 11:7; Gen. 6:5-8
    1. True prophecy...Gen. 5:28-29
    2. Simply...6:9-12;22; 7:1
  B. "Unstoppable?"...Heb. 11:32-34; Dan. 10:10-12
  C. "His dwelling places"...Isa. 57:15; Dan. 9:1-19

III. Things They Understood
  A. Job...Job 19:25; Isa. 40:21-31
  B. Daniel...Dan. 2:20-23; Gen. 40:5-8; 41:14-16
  C. Noah...Gen. 3:8-19; 5:21-24; Heb. 6:13-20

SONG: I Will Follow by Chris Tomlin

Returning to Yahweh Jer. 3:14-15

I. In Pretense Only...Jer. 3:10
  A. Manasseh the "terrible"...2 Ki. 21:1-18
  B. Change?...2 Ki. 22
    1. Restoration?...23:1-25
    2. So what!...2 Chron. 35:20-27; 2 Ki. 23:26-30; Jer. 3:6-10
  C. More righteous...Jer. 3:11-13

II. "Go Again, Love A Woman Who Is Loved By A Lover"...Hos. 3:1
  A. Yahweh to Israel...Hos. 3:2-3
  B. Every effort...2 Ki. 9:1-13
    1. Jezebel...9:30-37
    2. 70 sons...10:1-11
    3. "Great slaughter"...10:18-28
  C. Hopeless!...10:29-36; Am. 7:10-17
  D. No choice!...Hos. 3:4-5; Isa. 4:3-4

III. New Life!...John 16:12-14
  A. The "helper" or "comforter"...16:7-11
    1. Sin...Rev. 14:9-11
    2. Righteousness...Rev. 7:9-17; 14:1-5; Dan. 12:4
    3. Judgment...Rev. 20:1-3; 7-9
  B. Return to Zion...Jer. 3:14-25

Cloud By Day and Fire By Night...Ex. 13:21

I. Convincing Evidence...Ex. 8:16-19
  A. "He who feared"...Ex. 9:13-26
  B. "A mixed multiple"...Ex. 12:29-39
  C. Sick w/dread"...Num. 22:1-13
  D. "The earth shook"...1 Sam. 4:5-8
  E. "They worked craftily"...Jos. 9:1-15

II. Judah, The Law-Giver...Gen. 49:8-10; John 20:21-23; Chron. 15:1-9
  A. Mercy...Hos. 1:6-8
  B. "My messenger"...Mal. 3:1-7
    1. "Elijah has come"...Matt. 17:1-13; Mk. 1:1-18
    2. "He who has ears"...Matt. 11:7-15
  C. Sychar or Jerusalem?...John 4:7-26
    1. "Moses' seat"...Matt. 23:1-3
    2. "Ethiopian"...Acts 8:26-38

III. "What Yahweh Seeks"...John 4:23-24
  A. Saul vs. David...1 Sam. 15:10-23; 16:1-13; 2 Sam. 7:4-16
  B. Shebna vs. Eliakim...Isa. 22:15-25; Lu. 12:42-48
  C. Cursed vs. Blessed...Lu. 6:20-26
    1. Last Elijah...Mal. 4:1-6
    2. From Zion comes law...Isa. 2:1-4; 4:3-6

How to determine law comes from Judah of Gen. 49:10.

SONG: Empty Me by Chris Sligh

The World Was Not Worthy (Heb. 11:37-38)

I. The Sizzle of a "mustard seed"...Matt. 17:20
  A. "Sarah laughs"...Gen. 18:9-15; 21:1-7; Heb. 11:11-12
  B. "It is enough!"...1 Ki. 19:1-18
  C. "A hard thing"...2 Ki. 2:1-14
  D. "Restrain Yahweh?"...1 Sam.14:1-21

II. "No Return"...Heb. 11:13-16
  A. "Eveyone mocks me"...Jer. 20:1-18
    1. "I am a youth"...1:4-19
    2. Confirmation...15:10-21
  B. Boldness?...John 20:19:23; 24-29
    1. "Filled Jerusalem"...Acts 5:22-32
    2. "Uncircumsized men"...Acts 11:1-18
  C. Moses...Ex. 2:11-22; Heb. 11:24-29
  D. Every reason...Ru. 1:6-9
    1. Brothers and mothers...Mk. 3:31-35; Ru. 1:16-18
    2. Yahweh...Ru. 4:13-17

III. The Promises of Promises...Heb. 11:32-34
  A. "Sit at my right hand"...Ps. 110:1-7
  B. "I will not lie"...Ps. 89:19-37

SONG: Lead Me by Sanctus Real

The Bloody City

I. Hatred!...Ps. 11:5
  A. "Set a mark"...Gen. 4:1-15, 16-24; 9:5-6
  B. Unintentional and unsolved...Deut. 19:1-13; 21:1-9
  C. "It was said"...Matt. 5:21-26

II. Ancient Lessons
  A. Noah's day and beyond...Gen. 6:1-13
    1. Edom...Obad. 1:10-16
    2. Assyria...Nah. 3:1-19
    3. Chadea...Jer. 50:10-18
  B. "Crimes of Blood"...Ez. 7:23
    1. "Oppression"...Am. 4:1-5; Jer. 34:8-22
    2. "Killing, stealing, adultry"...Hos. 4:1-19; Ez. 22:1-31
    3. "Land and sea"...Matt. 23:1-33

III. Worse!
  A. "That great city!"...Rev. 17:1-18
    1. "Drunk w/blood"...17:6; 11:7-10; 18:24
    2. Control...17:1,2, 15
    3. Opposite...Ez. 16:31-34
  B. The "command"!...Rev. 18:4-8
  C. Great Question...Ez. 16:35-43 (Different that Rev. 17 & 18 based on Ez. 16:42)
    1. Double..Rev. 14:6-11; 18:6
    2. Her "prophets"...Ez. 22:23-31; 13:1-22
    3. Clarity...Ez. 24:1-27; 16:60-63; Ez. 11:14-21; Isa. 49:14-26

SONG: God of Wonders by Third Day

"True Glory" Jer. 9:23-24

I. Misinformed...Ps. 25:45
  A. Bad news or good?...2 Sam. 1:1-16; 4:1-12
  B. Grumbling?...Num. 12:1-16; 16:41-50; 21:4-9

II. Lessons in Leadership...Lu. 17:1-2
  A. In Adam...Gen. 3:9-12; 17-19; Rom. 5:12-14
  B. Shiloh...1 Sam. 4:1-18
  C. Incense vs. obedience...Jer. 7:1-34
  D. The "mint and rue"...Lu. 11:37-54; 1 Sam. 15:22-23

III. "True Glory"...Mic. 6:6-8
  A. Nehemiah...Neh. 1:1-11
    1. Deep, heartfelt concern...Neh. 2:1-20
    2. Troublesome times...Dan. 9:25; Neh. 4:1-23
  B. Understanding...Matt. 12:1-7; Neh. 5:1-13
  C. Conspiracy foiled...Neh. 6:1-14
  D. Yahweh's way...Neh. 6:15-16; Ez. 36:33-38

SONG: Indescribable