Friday, February 14, 2014

THE HEDGE (Job 1:9-10)

THE HEDGE (Job 1:9-10)

I. Hedge Worthy?...2 Ki. 16:2
  A. Ahaz, super wicked!...2 Ki. 16:1-4
    1. Faithless!...2 Ki. 16:6-9
    2. Idolater!...2 Ki. 16:10-19
    3. Hedged?...Isa. 7:1-20
  B. Jehoram, son of Ahab...2 Ki. 3:1-3
    1. The situation...2 Ki. 3:4-10
    2. Really?...2 Ki. 3:11-27

II. Fast-Forward...Isa. 2:7
  A. "Modern" Jerusalem/Israel...Ez. 16:1-14; Hos. 2:8; Matt. 22:1-14
  B. No surprise!...Lu. 6:39-40; Jer. 23:1-2; Ex. 34:1-10; Acts 20:28-30
    1. Lies!...Isa. 28:1, 7-8; 29:10-16; Jer. 4:10; Zeph. 1:12
    2. Disastrous!...Ez. 16:15-26; Isa. 2:6-9; Rev. 3:14-17; 2:12, 14-15
    3. No choice!...Isa. 5:1-16; Joel 2:1-11; Deut. 31:16-30; Rev. 11:1-2

III. Restoration!...Isa. 60:10
  A. One Shepherd!...Ez. 34:20-31; Isa. 30:15-28
  B. Dry bones?...Ez. 37:1-28

SONG: Motions by Matthew West

Monday, February 10, 2014

THE BLESSING OF LIGHT (John 12:35)

THE BLESSING OF LIGHT (John 12:35)

I. A Light To The World...Gen. 9:13
  A. More...Gen. 9:8-17; Ps. 19:1-6
  B. Even more...Gen. 5:28-29; 6:1-13; 7:1, 4-5, 15-16
  C. He got it!...1 Chron. 28:8-9; Gen. 24:1-8; Num. 35:31-34

II. The Report...Isa. 53:1
  A. The magnitude!...John 21:24-25; Lu. 1:1-4
  B. Dark days...Lu. 11:29-54; John 9:1-34; 11:45-53
  C. A "great light"!...Isa. 9:1-2; John 3:16-21
    1. True treasure...Matt. 6:19-34; 13:44-52; John 6:22-40
    2. The numbers!...Matt. 7:21-22; Lu. 13:22-30; 19:11-27
    3. Revealer of light!...Matt. 11:25-27; John 17:1-26

III. I Form The Light...Isa. 45:7
  A. Deep darkness?...Isa. 60:1-3; 62:1-12
  B. My light to the Gentiles...Isa. 42:1-8

SONG: Yahweh is Our Refuge, Disc 6/49, Page 8

Saturday, February 1, 2014

DAVID MY SERVANT (Ps. 89:3-4)

DAVID MY SERVANT (Ps. 89:3-4)

I. Promises...2 Sam. 7:12
  A. No sleep or slumber...Ps. 132:1-18
  B. If...Ps. 89:30-36; Isa. 22:1-25
  C. Cursed and blessed...Lu. 11:37-54; Matt. 11:25-27

II. Many Prophets...Matt. 13:16-17
  A. The seals...Rev. 5:1-10; 6:1-2; Lu. 17:20-24; Matt. 24:3-6
  B. Number two!...Rev. 6:3-4; Dan. 7:5
    1. Famine and pestilence...Lev. 26:21-26; Dan. 7:6; Rev. 6:5-6
    2. Nation against nation...Matt. 24:7-20; Dan. 8:1-14
    3. Great dominion...Dan. 7:6; 11:5
  C. Abomination of desolation!...Matt. 24:15-20; Dan. 7:7-8, 11-12; Rev. 17:7-12; Dan. 11:15-16; Rev. 6:9-17

III. The Great Tribulation...Matt. 24:21
  A. The seventh...Rev. 8:1-13; 11:1-7
  B. The fourth beast..Dan. 7:23-25; 8:21-25
  C. False christs...Matt. 24:22-28; Rev. 13:11-18
  D. Immediately!...Matt. 24:29-31; Rev. 11:15-19; 19:11-16

SONG: Yahweh Is Our Refuge

The Book of Yahweh A True Treasure (Rev. 22:6-7)

The Book of Yahweh A True Treasure (Rev. 22:6-7)

I. A Real Safeguard...Jos. 1:8
  A. I will require it...Gen. 9:1-6
  B. For future kings...Deut. 17:14-20
  C. And the normal civilian...Ps. 1:1-3

II. The Master Faith Builder...Matt. 24:35
  A. Joseph took an oath...Gen. 50:22-26
    1. Life up your eyes...Gen. 13:12-17; 26:1-5; 35:9-12
    2. Fulfillment...Ex. 13:17-19; Jos. 23:1-4
  B. Those who despise me...1 Sam. 2:27-36; Jos. 23:15-16
    1. Shiloh...1 Sam. 4:1-22
    2. Treason...1 Ki. 1:5-7, 15-31; 2:1-27
  C. He changes times and seasons...Dan. 2:21
    1. Babylon...Dan. 2:36-38
      a. Jeremiah's prophecy...Jer. 51:1-64; *ASB 1283
      b. Daniel's too!...Dan. 5:1-31
      c. Isaiah was first!...Isa. 45:1-3; Ez. 1:1-11
  D. The greatest Cyrus!...Isa. 45:11-25; 61:1-11; Lu. 4:16-21

Wednesday, January 15, 2014

LET US NOT GROW WEARY (Gal. 6:9)

LET US NOT GROW WEARY (Gal. 6:9)

I. No Slacker!...John 5:17
  A. The finger of Yahweh!...Ex. 3:16-22; 5:22-6:1; 7:1-4; 8:16-19
    1. None like me...9:13-26; 10:12-19
    2. One more!...12:21-36
    3. A great work!...14:1-31
  B. Then, now and later...Ps. 145:1-21; Isa. 40:10-28; Ps. 46:1-11

II.  Workers vs. Slackers
  A. Choose a man!...1 Sam. 17:1-51
    1. Slackers...17:8-11, 28; Deut. 7:16-24
    2. Worker...17:20-26, 32-37, 45-49
  B. Gladly!...2 Cor. 12:15
    1. Slackers...2 Cor. 11:3,4,19,20; 13:1-3
    2. Worker...11:5-12, 21-33; 12:10-19; 13:6-11
  C. Are you the one?...Matt. 11:1-3
    1. Tell him...11:4-6
    2. Slackers!...11:16-24

III. Delayed!...Matt. 25:5
  A. 5 Foolish!...25:6-8
  B. The wise...25:9-10
  C. Open up!...25:11-13; 7:21-27

SONG: Praise You In This Storm by Casting Crowns

Monday, January 6, 2014

EYES WIDE OPEN! (1 Pet. 5:8)

EYES WIDE OPEN! (1 Pet. 5:8)

I. Easy prey...1 Tim. 2:12-14
  A. Eve...Gen. 3:1-6
  B. Baal of Peor...Num. 25:1-3; Ex. 32:1-6
  C. Murmuring...Num. 12:1-8; 16:20-35, 41-50

II. Precautions...Prov. 4:14-15
  A. Leave!...Gen. 12:1-3; 35:2-4
  B. Deuteronomy (The Book of Remembrance)...Deut. 4:9-20
    1. The children...6:7-9; 11:18-21; 7:3-4
    2. Destroy!...12:2-3; 7:16-26; 13:1-18
    3. Also an abomination!...Deut. 18:10-14

III. What's At Stake?...Rev. 1:17-18
  A. Disqualified?...2 Cor. 13:5-8
  B. The mark!...Ez. 9:1-11
  C. Quickly...Rev. 22:7-21

SONG: Fear Them Not, Disc. 6, #27 in book

Wednesday, January 1, 2014

HIS MERCY ENDURES FOREVER (Ps. 136:1)

HIS MERCY ENDURES FOREVER (Ps. 136:1)

I. From The Beginning...Gen. 4:15
  A. Build it, will they come?...Gen. 6:13-22
  B. By your seed...Gen. 12:1-3; 13:14-17
    1. Would you?...18:17-33
    2. Hurry please!...19:15-30
    3. Listen to her...21:9-20
    4. Yahweh Yireh...22:7-18

II. David...Ps. 89:28-29
  A. Nathan to David...2 Sam. 12:1-13
    1. Contradiction!...2 Sam. 16:15-17:29
    2. Faint!...2 Sam. 21:15-21
  B. For David's sake...1 Ki. 11:1-13; 2 Ki. 8:16-19; 19:32-37

III. Chastened...2 Cor. 6:9
  A. Three choices...1 Chron. 21:1-30
  B. His Seed...Ps. 89:30-52; Dan. 8:9-14
  C. Merciful forever!...Joel 3:1-21

SONG: God's Promise of Paradise, Disc. 3, #19/4