Thursday, September 29, 2022

‘The Sins Of Their Fathers’ (Jer. 16:12)

 ‘The Sins Of Their Fathers’ (Jer. 16:12)

I. Proof (2 Ki. 21:21)
A. Unmentionables? Gen. 5:18-24; 5:28-32
B. Making It Obvious…2 Chron. 30:7
1. Shocking Dereliction…Deut. 6:6-12; 2 Chron. 28
2. No Excuses…2 Chron. 29:1, 2
a. Atonement…2 Chron. 29:20-36
b. Conscientious…2 Chron. 30
C. Manasseh…2 Ki. 21:1-9
1. His Son? 2 Ki. 21:19-26
2. His Son! 2 Ki. 22:1-7
3. Condemning…Heb. 11:7; 2 Ki. 22:8-20
II. Object Lesson (Jer. 3:10)
A. “Keep On Hearing, Seeing”…Isa. 6:1-10
1. No Impact? Jer. 3:6-11
2. Why?? Jer. 16:1-13
B. 70+ Years Later…Ezra 9
C. Surely? Matt. 23:13-33
III. Have We Not Heard? (Jer. 34:9)
A. Oppression…Jer. 34:8-22
1. Till The End…Isa. 1:10-17; 58:1-12
2. Rich Attitude…Jas. 5:1-6;
Rev. 3:14-22
B. Change And Hope…Isa. 1:18-31; Ezek. 36:6-15

Friday, September 9, 2022

Deuteronomy’s Eternal Value (Deut. 29:14, 15)

Deuteronomy’s Eternal Value (Deut. 29:14, 15)

I. To Know Me (Deut. 4:10)
  A. Foundational…Deut. 4:15-40
  B. “The Whole Commandment”…Deut. 5:22-33
  C. “Yahweh Is One”…Deut. 6
    1. Essential…vs 5
    2. Effortless? vss 6-9

II. An Important Look Back (Deut. 9:6)
  A. The Past Matters…Deut. 1:19-33
    1. Unforgiven… Deut. 1:34-46; 3:23-29
    2. Esau, Moab, Ammon…Deut. 2:1-12
    3. Forgiven, But Not Forgotten…Deut. 9:6-21; 22-29
  B. Conditional Love…Deut. 11
    1. Testing…Chap. 13
    2. Respect For Authority…17:8-13
  C. Community Accountability…21:1-9; 24:1-4, 17-22; 26:1-15

III. Prophetic (Deut. 4:30)
  A. “From Among You”…Chap. 18:15
    1. Importance…Num. 12:3-8
    2. Much Further…18:16-22
  B. Israel’s Captivity…Deut. 4:25-31
    1. “Void Of Counsel”…32:15-35
    2. From “Power Gone” To…vss 36-43
  C. Israel’s Eternal Help…Deut. 33:26-29

Saturday, September 3, 2022

The ‘Mind Of Ephesus’ (Rev. 2:4)

The ‘Mind Of Ephesus’ (Rev. 2:4)

I. “Oil For My Head?” (Ps. 141:5)
A. Moving…1 Ki. 3:1-15; 8:22-9:3
1. Hard To Imagine…1 Ki. 11:1-8
2. Even More…vs. 11:9-13
B. So Good…2 Chron. 26:1-15
1. Stumbles…vs. 16
2. Excluded…vss. 17-23
II. ‘Self Talk’ (Lk. 12:19)
A. Good And Bad…Rom. 7:7-24
1. Servant-Leader Mindset…Eph. 3:1-13
2. Intentionally Grounded…1 Tim. 1:12-17; Phil. 3:12-21
B. Very Complimentary…Eph. 1:15-2:22
1. A Few Years Later…Rev. 2:1-7
2. Quite Similar…Lk. 12:13-21
a. “He Who Love’s?” Eccl. 5:10; Matt. 5:6; 7:7-11
b. It’s Pretty Obvious…Prov. 27:20; Lk. 16:19-31
III. Decision Time (Deut. 30:15)
A. Intentional…Heb. 2:1-4
B. The Stakes…Deut. 30:11-20