Oholah and Oholibah ("Israel & Judah")

I. One Nation...Jas. 1:1
  A. A new day...Acts 10:24-48
  B. Short-lived...Acts 20:20-28; 2 Tim. 4:1-5; 2 Pet. 2

II. Ancient Judah & Israel...Gen. 49:10-12; Ps. 114:1-2
  A. Yahweh's covenant...2 Sam. 7:1-17; Ps. 89
  B. The split...1 Ki. 12
    1. Israel's downfall...1 Ki. 14:1-17; Hos. 1:11
    2. Soft spot...1 Ki. 15:1-8
  C. Accountable!...Hos. 4; Ez. 23:1-10
  D. More accountability!...Ez. 8; 16:44-59; Ez. 23:11-49

III. The Difference
  A. Knowledge...Lu. 12:42-48; 19:11-27
  B. Zion's Troubles...Ps. 102:1-11; Mic. 1:8-16
  C. Who is Zion?...Isa. 1:21-31; Matt. 24:45-47

IV. Justice & Restoration...Isa. 4
  A. Sisters as daughters...Ez. 16:60-62
  B. Law comes...Isa. 2:1-4

SONG: To Know You by Casting Crowns

NOTE: Ephraim, Manasseh, Joseph, when referred to, speaking of the 10-tribe kingdom.
Zion is the spiritual two-tribe kingdom.

Joseph

I. Twice!
  A. Still another...Gen. 37:5-11
  B. The importance...41:32; Job 33:14-16; 1 Kings 11:9-13

II. Before Honor...Prov. 15:33
  A. To "know"...Deut. 8
  B. David...1 Sam. 16:10-13; 26:7-11; 22-27:1; 30:1-8, 16-25
  C. Sold!...Gen. 37:12-28
    1. Defamed!...39
    2. Forgotten...40

III. Enlightened!...Am. 3:3-8
  A. Philadelphia...Rev. 3:7-12; 1 Sam. 3:1-20
  B. Two dreams...Gen. 41
    1. Faithful &discerning...41:37-42; Matt. 24:45-47
    2. Famine & feast...41:53-57; As. 8, 9:11-15; Isa. 65:11-16

IV. Joseph Revealed
  A. "Come Near"...Gen. 45
  B. Night vision...46:1-3
  C. Finally...46:28-30

SONG: Lead Me by Sanctus Real
 

The Potter

I. So Obedient!
  A. In 6 Days...Gen. 1:1-31
  B. At his word...Josh. 10:7-14
  C. "Against the wall"...Num. 22:22-35

II. Defective???...Eccl. 7:29
  A. Three days!...Ex. 15:1-27; 16:1-30
  B. Amaziah...2 Chron. 25:1-24
  C. Impudent and hard-hearted...Ez. 3:4-15
  D. Frustration!...Jer. 18:1-11

III. "All My Bones Shake!"...Jer. 23:9
  A. Scattered...Jer. 23:1-8; Isa. 1:10-17
  B. "You shall have peace"...Jer. 23:9-17
  C. They say, "the oracle of Yahweh!"...Jer. 23:18-40

IV. "A New Spirit"...Ez. 11:19-20; Isa. 1:24-26
  A. "For my holy name's sake"...Ez. 36:16-38
  B. "In an acceptable time"...Isa. 49:8-26
  C. "No more idols"...Hos. 14

SONG: Give Me Your Eyes by Brandon Heath

Fragile

I. What Is Man?   Ps. 8:2-8
  A. "Hope for a tree"...Job 14:1-12; Ps. 90:1-10
  B. "Wretched man"...Rom. 7:13-25
  C. "We perish!"...Luke 8:22-25; Matt. 16:5-12

II. Yahweh Knows...Prov. 16; 17:3
  A. Manasseh...2 Chron. 33:1-20; John 20:21-23; Zech. 14:8-9
  B. The "treaty"...Josh. 9; 11:16-23
  C. He fled!...Jonah 1, 2 & 4

III. Something Higher in Time of Crisis   John 12:27-36
  A. "If"...Luke 22:39-46
  B. Yahweh first!...John 17
  C. Take heart!...2 Cor. 4:7-18

SONG: Every Time I Breathe by Big Daddy Weave

Times and Seasons, Understanding Them!

I. A Time of War...Eccl. 3:1-8
  A. Edom, Ammon, Moab and Heshbon...Deut. 2
  B. Men of valor...Deut. 3:12-22
  C. Judah...Judges 1:1-26

II. A Time to Gather...Matt. 25:1-13; Num. 23:19
  A. The 'city'...Ezek. 22:1-22
  B. 'Smooth things!'..Isa. 30:8-17; Amos 9; Jer. 7:1-27
  C. "I myself"...Ezek. 34...Scattered and forgotten...34:1-10
    2. Found and fed!...34:11-31

III. A Time To Build...Hag. 1:1-11
  A. Revealed by fire...1 Cor. 3:5-23
  B. The 'crown'...1 Cor. 9:24-27

SONG: HOPE NOW by Addison Road

The Truth

I. Not Second!
  A. From the beginning...Gen. 4:1-7; Lev. 23:9-14; Amos 8
    1. Jericho's Destruction...Jos. 6
    2. Lesson at AI...Jos. 7
  B. Foreign example...1 Ki. 17:8-16 (widow of Zarapheth, great example of obedience and putting Yahweh before family); Luke 4:16-30
  C. The promise...Mal. 3:8-12; Deut. 10:12-22

II. David's Priorities
  A. Defying Yahweh...1 Sam. 17:26-58
  B. Yahweh's Interests...1 Sam. 27:1-12
  C. A house fit for Yah...2 Sam. 7:1-17
    1. Loyal heart...1 Chron. 28
    2. Over and above!...1 Chron. 29

III. As We Think...Prov. 23:7
  A. What he accepts...Rom. 12
    1. Expectations...Rom. 2-3
    2. High things...Rom. 16
  B. Perfect Peace...Isa. 26:3-4; Ps. 1:1-6

SONG: Who Am I by Casting Crowns

The Wait

I. Night and Day
  A. Seven and counting...1 Sam. 13:1-15
  B. A seance?...1 Sam. 28:3-20
  C. Spared...1 Sam. 20:1-3; 22:6-23; 24:1-22
  D. "Deep sleep"...1 Sam. 26:1-25

II. More Than One?
  A. Listen carefully...Luke 12:1-3
    1. Fear Yahweh!...Luke 12:4-12
    2. This life!...Luke 12:13-21
    3. Focus...Luke 12:22-34
  B. Not looking?...Luke 12:35-48
  C. He can't wait!...Luke 12:49-56

III. So Much For So Little
  A. Useless?...Malachi 3
  B. "Wait for it"...Hab. 2:1-4

SONG: While I'm Waiting by John Waller