SEASONED WITH FIRE (Mk. 9:49)

SEASONED WITH FIRE (Mk. 9:49)

I. His Desire...Matt. 5:48
  A. Perfected?...Num. 11:1-15; 1 Sam. 30:1-8; 1 Ki. 19:1-18
  B. James' take...Jas. 1:2-4, 12-16
  C. Paul was an authority...1 Cor. 3:9-17; 2 Cor. 4:7-18

II. Testing...2 Cor. 13:5
  A. Self exam...Phil. 3:1-17
  B. Recipe for perfection...Matt. 5:3-12; 13:1-23
  C. Recipe for disaster!...Ex. 23:20-33; Num. 33:51-56; Deut. 7:1-26
    1. Starting with Judah...Jud. 1:17-36
    2. Disastrous!...Jud. 2:1-15; 6:1-10

III. The Overcomers...John 16:33
  A. Take comfort...1 Cor. 10:13
  B. Too many to...Heb. 11:1-40
  C. The greatest!...Rev. 5:1-13

THE WILL TO PREPARE (Luke 14:28)

THE WILL TO PREPARE (Luke 14:28)

I. The Wise...Prov. 24:27
  A. Virtuous sisters...Gen. 27:5-17; 25:21-26; Prov. 31:10-31; Jos. 2:1-21
  B. They heard...Jos. 9:1-27; Mark 2:1-12; Lu. 16:1-8
  C. The ant...Prov. 6:6-8; Matt. 7:24-25
  D. Older in age...Lu. 2:25-38

II. The Danger of a Slack-Hand...Prov. 6:10-11
  A. This generation...Matt. 11:16-19
    1. John's role...Isa. 40:3-5; Matt. 3:1-12
    2. The wise people...Lu. 3:10-14
    3. The foolish...Lu. 7:29-35
  B. No happy ending!...Lu. 11:29-54; 23:26-31
  C. Flee to the mountains!...Matt. 24:15-16; pg. 824 of Josephus
    1. Famine...pg. 867 Josephus
    2. Crucified...pg. 863-864 Josephus

III. The Messenger...Mal. 3:1
  A. Nothing new...Hos. 5:14-15
  B. His coming...Mal. 3:-15
  C. The wise man...Lu. 11:23; Matt. 25:34-40

SONG: While I'm Waiting

HIS NEARNESS (Deut. 30:14)

HIS NEARNESS (Deut. 30:14)
I. Afar!...Ps. 138:6
  A. No answer...1 Sam. 28:1-19; 2 Ki. 3:4-14; Hos. 5:1-12; Isa. 3:16-17
  B. Unfold...Prov. 1:20-32; Isa. 8:19-22; 1:10-15; Deut. 30:11-18
  C. Castaway?...Rom. 11:1-10; John 12:37-41; Isa. 65:11-15

II. Irresistible!...Matt. 8:10
  A. Contrition...Ps. 34:18; 51:16-17; Isa. 57:15; 66:2: 1 Ki. 21:25-29
  B. Searching!...1 Chron. 28:9; John 14:22-23; Matt. 11:25-30; 8:5-10
    1. Unlikely...Lu. 17:11-19; 1 Sam. 16:1-13
    2. So humble...1 Sam. 25:14-42
    3. He cried!...Ps. 77:1-20

III. So Close!...Ps. 75:1
  A. David, David, Paul...Ps. 8:1-9; 19:1-4; Rom. 1:20
  B. "I am with you"...Matt. 28:16-20
    1. The helper...John 14:8-16
    2. At that day...John 14:20, 26; 16:7-15

SOWING AND REAPING (1 Cor. 3:7)

SOWING AND REAPING (1 Cor. 3:7)

I. Hundredfold...Mk. 10:29-30
  A. Isaac...Gen. 22:1-10; 26:1-6, 11-13
  B. The "dreamer"...Gen. 37: 1-11; 39:10-23; 41:14-16, 37-46
  C. The "root of David"...Mk. 3:1-35; Lu. 18:18-34; John 12:20-28; Rev. 5:1-14

II. The "Farmer"...Jas. 5:7-8
  A. Energy to sow...Matt. 6:19-34; 7:7-11; 8:5-10; 10:24-32
  B. He was tireless...Acts 9:17-30
    1. First missionary journey...Acts 13 & 14
    2. Second...Acts 15:22-41; 16:1-3; 6:14; 17:1-4, 10-15; 18:1-4, 18-21
    3. Third...Acts 19:1-20, 24-26; 20:1-6, 13-38; 21:1-19
    4. His harvest...2 Tim. 4:1-8, 16-18

III. Encouragement From The Farmer...Gal. 6:7
  A. To the Philippians...Phil. 3:1-21
  B. And to the Corinthians...2 Cor. 4:1-18

SONG: In The Light by DC Talk