Thursday, March 21, 2013

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

Thursday, March 14, 2013

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

Thursday, March 7, 2013

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