Sunday, December 25, 2011

A Question for Yahweh: Who Will Abide In Your Tent?

I. His Initial Requirements
  A. Blessed are the poor in spirit....Matt. 5:3; Ps. 34:15-19; 51:1-17
  B. Blessed are those who mourn...Ezra 9; 10:1-17
    1. Astonished!...Ez. 9:1-8
    2. Action!...Ez. 10:1-12
    3. Fire & Coals...Prov. 6:27-28; Zeph. 1:12
  C. The meek vs. motions...Luke 19:1-10; Zech. 7:1-7

II. Hunger...Matt. 5:6 (So little time, so much to learn)
  A. Uninvited!...Luke 7:36-50; John 20:1-10; 4:13-15
  B. The merciful...Matt. 5:7-9; 5:13-16; 18:21-35

III. Be Happy!
  A. Your reward...Matt. 5:10-12; Mark 8:34-38
  B. Be diligent!...2 Peter 3:11-18

SONG: While I'm Waiting by John Waller

Sunday, December 18, 2011

The Last Days and You

I. How Do We Know?
  A. In these last days...Heb. 1:1-4; Gen. 49:1, 8-12
  B. Scoffers...2 Pet. 3:1-9; 2 Tim. 3:1-9
  C. Ram vs. the goat...Dan. 8
  D. To and Fro!...Dan. 12

II. The Last Days and Them
  A. Rock-A-Bye-Baby...1 Thess. 5:3, 6, 7; Ps. 73:4-12;49:11
  B. And as it was...Luke 17:26-30; 12:16-19; Matt. 25:31-40; 41-46
  C. Martha...Luke 10:38-42

III. And Us
  A. The day of Yahweh...1 Thess. 5:1-11; 2 Pet. 3:10-18
  B. The least of Yahshua's brothers...Matt. 25:31-40
    1. Who are they?...John 15:9-25; 2 Cor. 12:11-21; Heb. 13:7-17; Ex. 22:22-24
    2. Faithful in much...Rev. 11:1-14
  C. More given...Matt. 25:14-30
  D. In the end...Rev. 21:1-7

SONG: Hope Now by Addison Road

Sunday, December 4, 2011

0, 30, 60 and 100

I. Love for the body...1 Cor. 12
  A. Yahshua, the hand...Eph. 5:22-27; 1 Cor. 3:9-17
  B. Diverse, but united...1 Cor. 12
    1. The same spirit...vs. 4-11
    2. Suffering and honor...vs. 20-26

II. Zero Tolerance!...Matt. 13
  A. The masses...vs. 1-15
  B. Favorite weapons...vs. 20-13; Phil. 3:17-22
  C. The true vine...John 15:1-8

III. From "0" to "100"!
  A. Saul, Saul...Acts 9:1-19
  B. Immediately!...Acts 9:20-30
  C. Truly One Hundred-fold...1 Cor. 9
  D. The power of fruit-bearing works...1 Thess. 1:2-10; 2:1-16

SONG: I Can Only Imagine by Mercy Me

I Am Yahweh, I Do Not Change (from 11/27/11)

I. A Rewarder of Faith
  A. All the titles...Mal. 3:10-12; Lev. 27:26-34; Num. 18:25-32
  B. First, bake me a...1 Kings 17:8-16
  C. Don't bother...Matt. 8:5-13
  D. I know!...Josh. 2; 6:22-25
  E. In my trials...Luke 22:24-30

II. A Consuming Fire...Deut. 4:15-24
  A. Perez Uzzah...2 Sam.6:1-10; 1 Sam. 15:22-23
  B. Sticks lead to...Num. 15:32-36; Ex. 20:8-11
  C. Sons of Yahweh...Job 1:6-12; 2:1-6; Mal. 1:6-8

III. His Tender Mercies!...Ps. 145:8-9
  A. In heaven above, or earth below...2 Chron. 6:12-7:3
  B. The "best robe"...Luke 15:11-24

Sunday, November 20, 2011

To Know Him

I. Much Deeper
  A. Days are coming...Jer. 31:31-34
  B. What did I do wrong?...Jer. 2
    1. The Baals...Jer. 2:23-28
    2. Trusted allies (back up plan)...Jer. 2:36-37
  C. Saved???...Jer. 7
    1. Burnt Sacrifices vs. obedience...Jer. 2:21-26
    2. Not from me!...Jer. 2:28-34

II. "Show Us The Father"...John 14:7-11
  A. "We Perish!"...Matt. 8:23-27
  B. Persistence...Matt. 15:21-28; Luke 18:1-8
  C. Give up, to go...Matt. 8:18-22
  D. Little ones...Matt. 18:1-9
  E. Who rules who?...John 18:33-38; 19:8-12

III. From Student to Teacher
  A. Peter...1 Pet. 5
  B. James...James 5:1-11
  C. John 1 John 2:3-17

SONG: To Know You by Casting Crowns

Sunday, November 13, 2011

A Burning Desire

I. Open Hand!...Ps. 145
  A. Calls them each by name...Ps. 147
  B. Close to his heart...Isa. 40:10-26 (v. 26 calls stars by name, not one is missing)
  C. Unfailing love!...Isa. 54

II. Kings of Passion
  A. "I will not sleep"...Ps. 132:2-5; 1 Chron. 17; 22
  B. Josiah...2 Chron. 34

III. F.U.N. (The Fierce Urgency of Now!)
  A. Paul to Timothy...1 Tim. 4:9-16
    1. Reliable men...1 Tim. 3:1-7
    2. Our best!...2 Tim. 2:1-7; 14-21
  B. Our nets...Matt. 4:12-22
  C. Self Cleaning or?...Ps. 26:1-12; Rev. 2:1-4

IV. We Must Promise!
  A. I will be careful...Ps. 101

SONG: There Will Be A Day by Jeremy Camp

Sunday, November 6, 2011

"That Prophet" (Deut. 18:15 & Acts 3:17-26)

I. The Need Was So Great!
  A. Eye for an eye!...1 Cor. 15:20-28; 50-56
    1. Not ashamed...Heb. 2:10-18; Rev. 1:17-18; 20:1-15
    2. A great high priest...Heb. 4:14-5:10
      a. Melchizedek...Heb. 7:1-10
      b. Like...Heb. 7:11-18
  B. Another need...Heb. 8:1-13

II. "Although He Was A Son"...Heb. 5:8
STOPPED HERE ON 11/6.
  A. Opposed...Luke 9:51-56; 4:14-30; John 8:31-55
  B. Blood?...Mark 3:20-21; 31-35; John 7:1-9
  C. Disciples...Matt. 16:5-12; 16:21-23; Luke 22:24-27; 31-34; 39-48

III. The Roar of the Lamb!
  A. The Scepter...Gen. 49:8-12; Ps. 2:1-12
  B. Faithful and true...Rev. 19:11-16

IV. Through all generations
  A. As long as the sun...Ps. 72:1-20

SONG: To Know You by Casting Crowns

Additional scriptures: Ezekiel 14:6-11.