Conviction - An Indispensable Possession

I. Unlikely Devotion
A. Rather Depressing...Ruth 1:1-5
B. Breathless...1:6-22
C. Long story, short...4:13-22; 2 Chron. 16:9

II. Hidden Conviction?
A. No man!...Matt. 5:13-16 (My SOD)
B. Confession...Rom. 10:1-21
1. Submission...1-4
2. Proof, proof, proof...5-18; Deut. 30:11-20
3. Sad, but true...19-21; Ps. 18
C. Convicted Sheep...John 10:1-16, 22-30

III. Lacking Conviction
A. Jeremiah's troubles...Jer. 20; Matt. 12:34-36
B. Peter's denial and restoration...Luke 22:31-34, 54-62; John 21:15-19

IV. Yahweh's Convictions!
A Until...Ps. 72 (v. 5, as long as...)
B. Behold...Jer. 33:14-26

SONG: Everytime I Breath by Big Daddy Weave

Revelations - The Exclamation Point!

I. A Crucial Link
A. Final Words to Daniel...Dan. 12:1-13
1. Words of Note...v. 1-2
2. Time Periods...v. 7, 11, 12
3. Keys to getting understanding...v. 4, 9, 10
B. The Four (4) Beasts
1. From hand to hand...Dan. 7:1-8
2. Vision of ultimate authority...v. 9-14
3. What about the fourth beast?...v. 15-28
a. The "ten horns"...v. 19-22
b. Time, times and half...v. 24, 25
C. The Ram and Goat
1. Goat overtakes the ram...Dan. 8:1-14
2. Again the "little horn"...v. 9-12
3. Spiritual condition of the "faith"...v. 13, 14
4. Media, Persia and Greece...v. 15-27

II. John saw "Yahweh's Day"
A. Who was the "letter" addressed to?...Rev. 1:1-6; 9-11
B. The Keys to Death and Hades...v. 17, 18
C. A Huge Reason to be Thankful...Rev. 5:1-14
1. "I wept much"...5:45
2. The Redeemed...5:9-10
3. Forever and Ever!...5:12-14

SONG: From the Inside Out by Hillsong

Yahweh - A Lover of Judgement! Ps. 37:28

I. Soon!
A. Do not fret!...Ps. 37:1-10
B. The little...Ps. 37:11-26
C. Depart from evil!...Ps. 37:27-40

II. The Power of Closure
A. A Trip to Egypt...Gen. 42:1-38
B. Returning...Gen. 43
C. A lesson truly learned!...Gen. 44-45:20
D. The ultimate compliment...Rev. 21:9-13

III. "Completely Clean"...John 13:10, 11
A. No idea!...John 13:18-30
1. Dirt unchecked...John 12:1-6
2. Opening for evil!...John 13:27, 28
B. Reason for caution...Matt. 13:47-50
C. The broken!...Jer. 23:1-32
D. Where the responsibility rests...Matt. 18:15-20; John 20:19-23; 1 Tim. 5:17-21

IV. Something Better!
A. He is merciful!...Jer. 3:6-18
B. Benefitting from righteousness...Isa. 2:1-4

SONG: There Will Be A Day by Jeremy Camp

Gifts and Secrets

I. Ancient Gifts
A. 'I will harden his heart'...Ex. 14:1-31
B. Bread and Meat...Ex. 16:1-32
C. Water too?...Ex. 17:1-7

II. Powerful Secreta
A. Why in Parables?...Matt. 13:1-23
B. Fact vs. Fiction!...Matt. 13:24-52
1. Parable of weeds...Matt. 13:24-30; 36-43
2. Hidden Treasure...Matt. 13:44-46

III. The Ultimate Secret
A. Learned to be...Phil. 4:10-13
B. 'Though you are evil'...Luke 11:1-13
C. Paul's understanding of trial...2 Cor. 11:16-33; 2 Tim. 4:16-18

IV. The Gift of Grief!
A. The Blessed...Matt. 5:4
B. Now is your time!...John 16:17-33

SONG: Yours to Take by Jimmy Needham

Yahweh - A Father of Hope

I. From the very beginning
A. Be fruitful!...Gen. 1:26-30
1. Hope still...Gen. 3:14, 15
2. In spite of his pain...Gen. 6:3-22
B. Leave Your Country...Gen. 12:1-3
C. As numerous...Gen. 22:6-18

II. I'll Take You Back!
A. I am concerned for you...Ezek. 36
1. Towns Rebuilt...Ezek. 36:1-10
2. My people on top...Ezek. 36:11-20; Ps. 2
3. For my name's sake!...Ezek. 36:21-37
B. From bone to prospering flesh...Ezek. 37
1. Hope gone???...Ezek. 37:1-14
2. One stick!...Ezek. 37:15-28

III. Much is Required!...Luke 12:47, 48
A. Examine Me!...Ps. 26; John 17:6-19; Luke 14:25-35
B. Come now let us reason...Isa. 1
1. Head to toe...Isa. 1:1-15
2. Willing and obedient...Isa. 1:16-19
3. Another way...Isa. 1:20-31

IV. Pinch me!...Isa. 60
A. Take a good long look!...Isa. 60:1-14
B. Only only, only, the righteous! Yay!...Isa. 60:15-22

SONG: Indescribable by Chris Tomlin

Our Right of Passage

I. The Wonderful smell of roses!
A. My inmost being...Ps. 139:13-17; Prov. 18:14
B. Raise your head and...Job 38
C. Do you know?...Job 39
D. Most generous hands...Ps. 145

II. Hunger and thirst, the great value!
A. Hear me and live!...Isa. 55; John 4
1. Give me this water!...John 4:15
2. Leaving her water jar...John 4:28
3. They urged him!...John 4:40
B. Are you really?...Matt. 7:7-11
1. Were they really?...John 7:25-44; John 8:42-47
2. Even the dogs...Mark 7:24-30; Luke 19:1-10

III. The War "Within"
A. I will be safe...Deut. 29:9-21; Jer. 14:1-13
B. Paul's struggle...Rom. 7:7-24

IV. The need to persevere!
A. Draw near to Yahweh...Heb. 10:19-39

SONG: Voice of Truth by Casting Crowns

The Natural Man

I. So Natural...
A. Yeast or Leaven...Matt. 16:5-12
B. Tablets of Stone...Ex. 24; 32:1-35
C. The Queen...1 Kings 10; 11:1-13

II. Lamp of the Body
A. Our Eye...Luke 11:33-36
B. Symptomatic...Matt. 6:19-34
C. Their eyes...Gen. 25:24-34; Matt. 4:1-4

III. The Spiritual Man vs. The Natural Man!
A. Listen carefully...1 Cor. 2:6-16
B. Follow Me!...Luke 9:57-62; Mark 1:14-20; Gen. 12:1-5
C. The Next Level...Heb. 5:11-6:1; Matt. 5:13-16
D. Great Wealth!...Matt. 19:16-24

IV. Who Then?
A. With Yahweh...Matt. 19:25-30
B. No More Night!...Rev. 22:1-6

SONG: STRONG TOWER by Kutless