‘Arms Wide Open’ (Isa. 55:1)

‘Arms Wide Open’ (Isa. 55:1)

I. The Vision (Isa. 1:1)
  A. Lost!?! Isa. 1
  B. The High And...Isa. 2
  C. Bloodshed...Isa. 5

II. Personal Realization
  A. Discerning...Dan. 9:1-19; Isa. 6:5
    1. In Turn..Dan. 9:20-23
    2. Consistent..Isa. 6:6, 7
  B. Categorically Different! Isa. 6:8-13
    1. Historically Unreliable..Isa. 29:13, 14; Jos. 1:10-18
    2. Tortuous..Ps. 18:26; 1 Sam. 15:1-29; 16:14; Matt. 13:10-15
  C. Sin No More! Jn. 8:1-11; Lk. 7:36-50

III. No Free Lunch! (Mk. 9:49)
  A. Open Arms...Jos. 9:1-15; Ruth 1:6-18; Mk. 7:24-30
  B. Self-Inflicted...Isa. 30:1-14
  C. ‘Compassionate Arms Still Open!’ Isa. 55

What Do You See? (Jer. 1:11, 12)

What Do You See? (Jer. 1:11, 12)

I. Categories (Gen. 18:17)
  A. So Particular...2 Ki. 3; 4:18-37
  B. Rare...1 Sam. 3:1; 28:3-11
  C. Even Undesirable...1 Ki. 22:1-8; 2 Chron. 24:17-22; 25:14-16

II. Don’t Miss It (Job 33:14)
  A. More Than Fair...Gen. 25:19-34; 27:1-38
  B. Can’t You See?!? Am. 3:1-8; Ezek. 3:1-15
  C. Problematic...Jer. 1:4-8; Job 33:1-13

III. Better Vision (Job 42:5)
  A. Eye Salve...Rev. 3:14-22
  B. They Changed...Jer. 1:9-19; Job 42:1-6
  C. More Than Fair...Rom. 11:1-10; 9:1-29

Preparing The Way (Isa. 40:3)

Preparing The Way (Isa. 40:3) 

I. Unclear? (Matt 24:5)
  A. Traditionally...Matt. 15:1-9; 3:7-12; Ezek. 33:24, 25
  B. Are You Sure? Gen. 3:1-6
  C. Totally Capable...2 Pet. 3:5, 6; Gen. 6:1-13

II. “More Than A Prophet” (Matt. 11:9)
  A. Few Knew...Lk. 1:5-25, 39-80
  B. ‘Him With An Ear!’ Lk. 3:1-22
    1. Actions...Luke 3:10-15, 21, 22
    2. Rejecting ‘My Messenger!?!?’ Lk. 7:24-35; Mal. 3:1-5
  C. “Are You Elijah?” Jn. 1:19-28; Matt. 17:12, 13

III. “The Hands Of Zerubbabel” (Zec. 4:9)
  A. The Work Ahead...Mal. 3:1-5
  B. The Master Plan...Zec. 3
    1. Clean! Vss. 8-10
    2. By His Hands! Zec. 4
  C. My Two Witnesses..Zec. 6:9-15; Rev. 11; Zec. 8

Two Nations Pt. 3 “The Way To Zion” (Jer. 50:5)

Two Nations Pt. 3 “The Way To Zion” (Jer. 50:5)

I. Yahweh’s Promise (1 Ki. 9:3)
  A. ‘My House, My Kingdom’.. 1 Chron. 17:7-15; 1 Ki. 9:1-3
  B. Only Temporarily...1 Ki. 9:6-9; 11:26-39; Ps. 89:30-37
  C. Yahweh Swears! Ps. 132:11-18

II. Modern-Day Jerusalem/Samaria (Ps. 137:5)
  A. “The Joy Of All The Earth!” Ezek. 16:1-14
    1. From Nothing..vss 1-5
    2. To Exceedingly Beautiful! vss 6-14; Lam. 2:15
  B. Samaria Is Older..Ezek 16:46; 23:1-8
  C. Their Great Sins!! Ezek. 16:44-51
    1. Samaria: Truly Wicked! Am. 6; Mic. 3; Rev. 2:18-23
    2. Jerusalem Is Worse! Ezek. 23:1-21; Lk. 11:37-54; Rev. 11:1-8

III. In One Day! (Zec. 10:6)
  A. Utter Shock..Lam. 2; 4:1-12
    1. Jerusalem’s Fall(Discernment)..Matt. 24:15-22; Dan. 11:21-35
    2. And Rise! Dan. 12; 11:40-45; Isa. 4:1-6
  B. The Way To Zion...Jer. 3:14-18; 50:1-7; Mic. 4
  C. One Stick! Ezek. 37:15-28

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