UNNATURAL? (Isa. 40:13)

UNNATURAL?  (Isa. 40:13)

I. Barren?...Ex. 4:11; Jer. 1:4-5

  A. "I will"...Gen. 12:1-3; 15:1-7

    1. My way...16:1-6

    2. The covenant..17:1-8

    3. Twenty-five years later...18:9-14; 22:1-2

  B. Isaac pleaded...Gen. 25:21

    1. The older...25:22-34

    2. "You mean lie?"...27:1-13, 18-29

  C. Anguish...1 Sam. 1:1-10

    1. Then...1:11-28

    2. Eyes wide open!...2:1-10

II. Trust In Yahweh...Deut. 17:8-13; Ex. 4:10-16

  A. Men...Ex. 32:1-6; 1 Sam. 15:1-9; Gal. 2:11-21

  B. Resistance...Lu. 4:16-30; 2 Cor. 10:1-18

  C. Double...1 Tim. 5:17-18; Heb. 13:7, 17

  D. Search and rescue!...Jer. 23:1-6; Ez. 34:1-31

SONG: In the Light by DC Talk

ONE DAY CLOSER (2 Pet. 3:10)

ONE DAY CLOSER (2 Pet. 3:10)

I. Without Observation!...Lu. 17:20-21
  A. The white one...Rev. 6:1-2; Dan. 7:1-4
  B. Fiery red...Rev. 6:3-4; Dan. 7:5
    1. Nation against nation...Matt. 24:7; Rev. 6:5-8

II. King vs. King!
  A. The leopard...Dan. 11:1-5; 7:6; 8:1-4
    1. 2,300...Dan. 8:13; Rev. 6:9-17
  B. King of the North...Dan. 8:8-9; 11:14-16; Rev. 6:9-11
    1. 1,260...Dan. 11:29-31; 7:23-25
    2. Judgment given!...Dan. 7:26-27; 11:40-45

III. Be Diligent!..2 Pet. 3:14
  A. The meaning...Lu. 16:1-8; 14:28-32; 2 Chron. 15:1-15
  B. Wedding ring...Matt. 10:32-33
  C. True love...Ez. 3:17-21; Matt. 10:5-15
  D. The prize!...Rev. 3:10-13; Matt. 25:34-40; Rev. 20:4-6

MORE THAN THREE (Luke 23:44-46)

MORE THAN THREE (Luke 23:44-46)

I. We Swear!...Ezra 10:1-5
  A. Sixteen...Hag. 1:1-5
    1. Much sown, little...Hag. 1:6-11
    2. Half-hearted...Zech. 7:1-7
  B. Serious frustration...Mal. 1:1-14
    1. Fake!!!...Mal. 2:1-17
    2. Issues...Mal. 3:7-9
  C. Second chances...Isa. 26:10; Jer. 13:23
    1. Adonijah...1 Ki. 1:5-53; 2:13-25
    2. Shimei...1 Ki. 2:8-9, 36-38; 2:40-46
    3. Lot's wife...Gen. 19:15-26

II. The Pinnacle...Heb. 1:1-4
  A. Another parable...Matt. 21:33-44
  B. Verse 44a...Matt. 11:28-30; 10:32-39; 5:3-16
  C. Verse 44b...25:1-13; Heb. 6:4-8; Zeph. 1:12-18

III. Obvious!...Gen. 24:12-26
  A. Jehonadab...2 Ki. 10:11-17
  B. Paul...2 Cor. 4:1-18

SONG: Voice of Truth by Casting Crowns

ABRAHAM'S SEED (Ex. 19:3-6)

ABRAHAM'S SEED (Ex. 19:3-6)

I. It started w/Shem...Gen. 9:18-27
  A. Abram and Lot...Gen. 12:1-7; 13:14-17
  B. Lot saved...Gen. 14:1-16
  C. Promised "seed"...Gen. 15:1-7; 17:1-9
    1. Ishmael...Gen. 17:18, 20; 21:9-20
    2. Isaac...17:19; 22:15-18; 26:1-5; 12-16
    3. Esau...27:30-40; Deut. 2:1-6
    4. Lot's sons...Deut. 2:8-19
    5. Jacob...Gen. 25:21-23; 27:19-29; 28:10-17

II. Epic Change!...Matt. 22:1-14
  A. Every man...John 1:1-13; 3:14-21; Acts 10:1-35
  B. Redeemed...Gal. 4:1-7; Rom. 8:1-17; Heb. 3:1-6

III. "Not My People"...Rom. 9:25-26
  A. "In that day"...Hos. 2:16-23; Ez. 16:44-63
  B. Sons also!...Isa. 11:10-16; 19:19-25
  C. Not sons...Isa. 14:1-2; 60:10-12
  D. "House of prayer"...Isa. 56:1-8

SONG: All Of The Words by Kutless

COURAGE (Josh. 1:7)

COURAGE (Josh. 1:7)

I. The Great "Intimidator"...Job 2:4-5
  A. "You will surely die"...Gen. 3:1-5
  B. "That woman"...Gen. 3:6-13
  C. "Moses said to Aaron"...Ex. 32:21-24
  D. Rabshakeh...2 Ki. 18:17-35
  E. The Sadducees...Acts 5:17-28
  F. "Adoni-Zekek"...Josh. 10:1-5
  G. Amaziah...Amos 7:10-13

II. Some Do Have, Some (Most) Don't...Matt. 20:16
  A. The Master speaks...Matt. 10:5-42
    1. Give and receive...v. 5-15
    2. Men and relatives...v. 16-25
    3. Confess or deny...v. 26-42
  B. Moses' courage...Ex. 32:25-28
  C. Hezekiah reacts...2 Ki. 19:1-7; 32-37
  D. The Apostles answer...Acts 5:29-32
  E. Gibeonites hold fast...Josh. 10:6-14
  F. Amos to Amaziah...Amos 7:14-17
  G. Paul...Gal. 2:11-21; Prov. 27:5

III. Simple!
  A. Two Masters?...Matt. 6:22-34
  B. Assurance!...Mark 10:17-31

SONG: From The Inside Out by Hillsong

"ALONE" (1 Kings 19:10)

"ALONE" (1 Kings 19:10)

I. Unique?...Ps. 14:2-3
  A. Enmity...Gen. 3:15; 4:1-8; 5:18-23;5:28-6:8
  B. Joseph...Gen. 37:1-28, 39, 40; 41:1
  C. Job...Job 19:1-19
  D. Yahshua...Ps. 22:1-20

II. The Blessed...Matt. 5:3
  A. Elijah...1 Ki. 19:1-18
  B. Baruch, Joseph, Job...Jer. 45:1-5; Gen. 41:39-57; Job 42
  C. Yahshua...Ps. 89:20-29; 2:1-9

III. From Solitary to Extraordinary!
  A. How lonely?...Lam 1:1
    1. No more feasts!...Lam. 1:2-7; Joel 1:13-20
    2. Hungry...Lam. 1:8-16; Isa. 8:19-22
    3. At some point...Lam. 1:17-22; Isa. 63:15-64:12
  B. Then!...Jer. 31:1-9
    1. An abundance...Jer. 31:10-20
    2. Another "new covanent"...Jer. 31:21-37

"FIRE!" (Deut. 4:24)

"FIRE!" (Deut. 4:24)

I. So Powerful!...Jer. 23:29
  A. Dew nor rain!...1 Ki. 17:1-16
  B. "There is a cloud"...1 Ki. 18:1-46
  C. "Go down with him...2 Ki. 1:1-18

II. Like Me...Deut. 18:18-19
  A. Forever...Ex. 19:9-25; 7:1-6
  B. Struck!..Ex. 9:13-25; Num. 12:1-10; 16:1-35
  C. Warning!...Deut. 13:1-18

III. To Come!...Matt. 3:12
  A. No exemptions...1 Cor. 3:9-17
  B. "You did it to me"...Matt. 25:31-46; Rev. 11:1-13
  C. "Pure minds"...2 Pet. 3:1-7

Bonus: Naturally...Rom. 7:18-19
  A. Moses, Jeremiah...Ex. 4:10-12; Jer. 1:4-9
  B. Instead...Deut. 6:6-9; James 1:5-7; Prov. 2:1-9

SONG: Empty Me by Chris Sligh