THE REMEMBRANCE: The Ultimate Sacrifice

I. Love for Mankind
A. From the start...Gen. 1:26, 27; 2:8-25
B. Even After...Gen. 3:14, 15; 12:1-3
C. Powerful!...Gen. 22:1-18

II. Love Through the Law
A. 10 Commandments...Ex. 20; Isa. 56:1-8
B. The Purpose!...Gal. 3:19-25; 15-18
C. Transition Time...Gal. 3:10-14

III. No Greater Love!
A. No holding back...John 15:13; Luke 22:39-44
B. Only Option?...Luke 2:39-51; John 6:1-15
1. His Choice...John 5:30; 6:38; 8:25-29; 12:27, 28; 14:30, 31; 15:9-11
2. Our Choice...Luke 14:25-27; 21:29-36

IV. Just the Beginning...Luke 22:14-16; 1 Cor. 11:27-30
A. Taking the Cup...Luke 22:17, 18
B. He took the Bread...Luke 22:19
C. The Purpose...Luke 22:20; 1 Cor. 11:26

SONG: Glorious Day by Casting Crowns

Steps Toward Unwavering Faith

I. Outstanding!
A. Daniel...Dan. 6
B. Ezekiel...Eze. 24
C. Ruth...Ruth 1

II. Overnight Process?
A. By Hearing...Rom. 10:17; Matt. 7:21-27; Deut. 6:4-12; Ps. 1:1-3
B. Moses' Journey
1. Curiosity and Fear...Ex. 3; 4:1-14
2. Backlash and Memory Loss!...Ex. 5; 6:1-12
3. In Retrospect...Ex. 15:1-18
C. Cleaning and Purging!...John 15:1-8
1. As a nation...Deut. 8:1-19
2. Unfortunately...Deut. 29:3, 4; Rom. 10:16-21

III. Will he Really Find the Faith on the Earth?
A. No One!...John 6:44, 45; Matt. 11:25-30
B. Yahweh's Choice...Rom. 9
1. Pharoah...v. 14-18
2. Only!...v. 27-29; Matt. 7:13, 14
3. Our Choice as well...Eph. 6:10-18

IV. Believe It!
A. The Whole Earth...Isa. 11:1-9
B. Swallow up...Isa. 25:1-8

SONG: Inside Out by Hillsong

Our Best

I. Great Examples
A. David...Ps. 26
B. Hezekiah...2 Kings 20:2
C. Apostle Paul...2 Cor. 11:16-33
D. Yahshua...John 17:1-12
E. Yahweh...Isa. 53:5-12

II. Demanding the Best!
A. Abel...Gen. 4:1-7
B. Nadab and Abihu...Lev. 10:1-7
C. The man of Yahweh!...1 Kings 13:1-30
D. Widow of Zaraphath...1 Ki. 17:7-24
E. Annania's and Spouse...Acts 5:1-10

III. That Inward Desire!
A. They were arguing...Mk. 9:14-29
B. Silence, far from golden!...Ps. 32; Jas. 5:13-20; Josh. 7:1-26
1. Joshua was extremely grieved, his fear...
2. Yahweh's solution
3. Moral of the story...Rev. 2:18-28
C. Developing perseverance...Jas. 1:2-8

IV. Blessing for Obedience
A. The Offer...Deut. 30:11-16
B. For Full Obedience!...Deut. 28:1-14

SONG: In The Light by DC Talk

The Kingdom of Yahweh

I. The Dream...Dan. 2
A. Removing and Setting up...Dan. 2:20-23; John 19:7-11; Rom. 9:16-18
B. Succession of Governments...Dan. 2:31-43
C. Last King...Dan. 2 :44, 45

II. Limited Power
A. The prince of this world...Eph. 2:2; John 16:11; Luke 4:5-8
B. Signifiant Power! However...Dan. 10:1-21
C. Happy Ending!...Rev. 20:1-3, 10

III. Covenant for a Kingdom (his to give)...Ps. 72
A. Loyalty brings...Luke 22:28-30; 18:18-29; Gen. 44:1-33; Rev. 21:9-14
B. The holy ones or saints...1 Cor. 6:1-8; 15:35-58; 2 Tim. 2:-12; Rev. 11:14-19; Ps. 110:1-7
C. The Great Multitude, the sealed and numbered...Rev. 7:1-17; 14:1-3

IV. No Part of the World!...John 18:33-37
A. Great authority!...Rev. 12:7-9; 13:1-4
B. Prayer for Separation...John 17:6-26 (must give up worldly citizenship)
C. Loving the world and those who hate Yahweh!...1 John 2:15-17; Ps. 139:17-24 (hate those who hate Yahweh)
D. A new heavens and a new earth!...2 Pet. 3:11-15; Rev. 21:1-7

SONG: Motions by Matthew West

Philadelphia

I. Forty-two Months!
A. Yahweh's vineyard problems...Isa. 5
1. Only bad grapes!...vs. 2-5
2. Lack thereof...vs. 13, 20
3. Scary Solution...vs. 26-30
B. The Beast!...Rev. 13 (compare 2 Sam. 24:13, 14)
1. Patient Endurance...vs. 5-10
2. The Mark...vs. 15-17
C. Laid Waste...Isa. 6
1. Again!...vs. 9-13
2. Righteous Slain?...Rev. 6:9-11

II. The Hour of Test!...Luke 21:34-36; Ps. 74
A. The church in Smyrna...Rev. 2:8-11
B. The church in Laodicea...Rev. 3:14-22
C. The church in Philadelphia...Rev. 3:7-13

III. Why Philadelphia?...Zeph. 2:2, 3; Hab. 2:1-4; Mark 13:32-37
A. They posess David-like qualities...Rev. 3:7; 1 Sam. 17
B. "Truly" live by Faith!...Heb. 10:37, 38; Matt. 15:44, 45; Luke 5:1-11; Matt. 9:9
C. Even when it hurts!...Ps. 15; 2 Cor. 6:14-18

IV. Yahweh's Rod and Staff!
A. You are not alone!...1 Kings 19:9-18
B. Goodness and love...Ps. 23

SONG: In the Light by DC Talk

The Hardest Thing: The Rich Man and Lazarus

The Hardest Thing: The Rich Man and Lazarus

I. Human Nature 

 A. The Prayer of Jabez...1 Chron. 4:9, 10 

 B. A "Good Man"...Prov. 13:22 

 C. Abraham, Isaac & Jacob...Gen. 13:1-7; 25:5, 6; 31:36-42 

 D. Solomon...1 Kings 3:5-14 

 II. The Story of a Rich Man 

 A. Luxury Everyday!...Luke 16:19-31 

 1. The Rich Man's problem...Luke 12:12-21; 16:25 

 2. Lazarus...Luke 16:20, 21, 25; Matt. 5:3-12 

 B. Their judgement!...Luke 16:22-26; Ps. 49:10-20; Mark 9:42-48; Matt. 19:16-24; Rev. 20:11-13 

 C. I have (5) brothers!...Luke 16:27-31; Matt. 7:24-27; Heb. 10:26-31 

 III. The Days of Noah 

 A. The wait!...Luke 17:20-37 

 B. Eating, drinking, marrying...Matt. 24:36-39 

 C. Noah's Example...2 Pet. 2:4-10 

 IV. All Other Things! 

 A. Ponder This...Ps. 8 

 B. Test Me!...Mal. 3:6-12 

 SONG: Every Time I Breathe by Big Daddy Weave

The Master of Deception!

I. "You positively will not die!"
A. Did Yahweh really say...?...Gen. 2:15-17; 3:1-3
B. "Yahweh knows"...Gen. 3:4, 5
C. A Fatal Lesson...Gen. 3:6-24

II. Evil Philosophy!
A. "Strike Everything!"...Job 1:1-12
1. Phenomenal!...Job 1:13-22
B. "Skin for skin"...Job 2:1-7
1. Once again...Job 2:9-13
2. Poor judgement (but typical)...Job 6:1-11
C. Setting the Record Straight!...Job 42:1-16

III. "All This I Will Give To You!"
A. "Just worship me"...Matt. 4:8, 9; Daniel 2:20-22; Ps. 72:1-11
B. Away from me, Satan!...Matt. 4:10, 11
C. Special Alert!...1 Pet. 5:1-9; 2 Cor. 11:1-15

IV. Ultimate Justice!...Rev. 20
A. He is abyssed...Rev. 20:1-3
B. First Resurrection!...Rev. 20:4-6
C. Everlasting Torment!...Rev. 20:7-10

SONG: Yahweh by Hillsong