CLEARLY SEEN (Rom. 1:20)

CLEARLY SEEN (Rom. 1:20)

I. Solomon's Glory...2 Sam. 7:13
  A. While in Gibeon...1 Ki. 3:1-15
    1. His wisdom...3:16-28; 4:29-34; 10:23-24
    2. The border...Ex. 23:31; 1 Ki. 4:20-21
    3. His wealth...2 Chron. 1:14-17; 1 Ki. 4:22-28; 7:1-12; 10:14-22
  B. The building of the temple...1 Ki. 5:1-5; 6:1-14; 7:13-51
    1. The ark arrives...1 Ki. 8:1-21
    2. Yahweh's promise!...1 Ki. 9:1-5
  C. The queen...10:1-13

II. Someone Greater...Matt. 12:42
  A. Early on...Lu. 2:40-52; Jn. 2:1-11
    1. His wisdom...Matt. 13:44-58; Lu. 4:16-30; Jn. 7:45-48
    2. True treasure...Lu. 12:13-34; 18:18-30
  B. Greater than the temple...Matt. 12:1-8; Jn. 2:12-22; 14:1-14
  C. Incomparable!...Matt. 12:38-42

III. His Promise...Lu. 22:29
  A. He took bread...Matt. 26:26
  B. The cup...26:27-28
  C. A light to all...Isa. 49:1-13

LIVING STONES (1 Pet. 2:5)

LIVING STONES (1 Pet. 2:5)

I. The "Chief Cornerstone"...Ps. 118:22
  A. Follow me...Lu. 9:57-62; Mk. 10:17-31; Jn. 14:1-14
  B. My yoke...Matt. 11:25-30; Jn. 6:25-40; Mk. 8:31-38
  C. Exalted...Matt. 23:1-12; Lu. 18:9-14

II. The Living...Matt. 22:32
  A. The dead...Rev. 3:1-3; Lu. 11:37-54; 16:19-31
  B. Abraham (faith)...Mk. 12:26-27; Jas. 2:23; Jn. 8:53-56
    1. Isaac (submission)...Gen. 22:5-9; Lu. 6:20-23; Matt. 5:38-42
    2. Jacob (humble)...Gen. 34:1-5; Jas. 4:1-10; 1 Pet. 5:5-7
  C. Alive again...Lu. 15:11-24

III. Better...Ez. 36:11
  A. Not a stone upon a stone...Matt. 24:1-2; Lu. 21:21-24
  B. A sifting...Am. 9:1-10
  C. Rebuilt!...Am. 9:11-15

YAHWEH'S ENDURANCE (Rom. 9:22)

YAHWEH'S ENDURANCE (Rom. 9:22)

I. "Not Yet Full"...Gen. 15:16
  A. Four...Gen. 15:1-21; Ex. 9:13-16; 11:9-10; Gen. 3:15; Ex. 12:40-41
  B. Ten...Ex. 16:1-5; 17:1-7; 32:1-14; Num. 14:1-24
  C. Judges...Judg. 3:3-11; 3:12-30; 3:31; 4:1-23; 6:1-10; 8:33-35
    1. Samson...Judg. 13:1-3, 24-25
    2. Wake-up call..19:10-20:8
  D. The Kings...Hos. 1:1-11; 2:1-23; 3:1-5

II. Surely...Lu. 20:13
  A. "The Voice"...Isa. 40:1-3; Matt. 3:1-6
  B. The "great supper"...Lu. 14:15-24
  C. The vinedressers...Lu. 20:9-19
  D. Rejection!...Lu. 7:24-35

III. Full!..Ex. 12:29
  A. At midnight...Ex. 12:29-36
  B. Woe is Zion!...Lam. 1:1-22
  C. Three strikes!...Joel 2:1-10
  D. Double...Isa. 40:1-2, 5-11; 41:8-16
  E. Our duty...Rev. 2:8-11; Matt. 21:28-31

SEASONED WITH FIRE (Mk. 9:49)

SEASONED WITH FIRE (Mk. 9:49)

I. His Desire...Matt. 5:48
  A. Perfected?...Num. 11:1-15; 1 Sam. 30:1-8; 1 Ki. 19:1-18
  B. James' take...Jas. 1:2-4, 12-16
  C. Paul was an authority...1 Cor. 3:9-17; 2 Cor. 4:7-18

II. Testing...2 Cor. 13:5
  A. Self exam...Phil. 3:1-17
  B. Recipe for perfection...Matt. 5:3-12; 13:1-23
  C. Recipe for disaster!...Ex. 23:20-33; Num. 33:51-56; Deut. 7:1-26
    1. Starting with Judah...Jud. 1:17-36
    2. Disastrous!...Jud. 2:1-15; 6:1-10

III. The Overcomers...John 16:33
  A. Take comfort...1 Cor. 10:13
  B. Too many to...Heb. 11:1-40
  C. The greatest!...Rev. 5:1-13

THE WILL TO PREPARE (Luke 14:28)

THE WILL TO PREPARE (Luke 14:28)

I. The Wise...Prov. 24:27
  A. Virtuous sisters...Gen. 27:5-17; 25:21-26; Prov. 31:10-31; Jos. 2:1-21
  B. They heard...Jos. 9:1-27; Mark 2:1-12; Lu. 16:1-8
  C. The ant...Prov. 6:6-8; Matt. 7:24-25
  D. Older in age...Lu. 2:25-38

II. The Danger of a Slack-Hand...Prov. 6:10-11
  A. This generation...Matt. 11:16-19
    1. John's role...Isa. 40:3-5; Matt. 3:1-12
    2. The wise people...Lu. 3:10-14
    3. The foolish...Lu. 7:29-35
  B. No happy ending!...Lu. 11:29-54; 23:26-31
  C. Flee to the mountains!...Matt. 24:15-16; pg. 824 of Josephus
    1. Famine...pg. 867 Josephus
    2. Crucified...pg. 863-864 Josephus

III. The Messenger...Mal. 3:1
  A. Nothing new...Hos. 5:14-15
  B. His coming...Mal. 3:-15
  C. The wise man...Lu. 11:23; Matt. 25:34-40

SONG: While I'm Waiting

HIS NEARNESS (Deut. 30:14)

HIS NEARNESS (Deut. 30:14)
I. Afar!...Ps. 138:6
  A. No answer...1 Sam. 28:1-19; 2 Ki. 3:4-14; Hos. 5:1-12; Isa. 3:16-17
  B. Unfold...Prov. 1:20-32; Isa. 8:19-22; 1:10-15; Deut. 30:11-18
  C. Castaway?...Rom. 11:1-10; John 12:37-41; Isa. 65:11-15

II. Irresistible!...Matt. 8:10
  A. Contrition...Ps. 34:18; 51:16-17; Isa. 57:15; 66:2: 1 Ki. 21:25-29
  B. Searching!...1 Chron. 28:9; John 14:22-23; Matt. 11:25-30; 8:5-10
    1. Unlikely...Lu. 17:11-19; 1 Sam. 16:1-13
    2. So humble...1 Sam. 25:14-42
    3. He cried!...Ps. 77:1-20

III. So Close!...Ps. 75:1
  A. David, David, Paul...Ps. 8:1-9; 19:1-4; Rom. 1:20
  B. "I am with you"...Matt. 28:16-20
    1. The helper...John 14:8-16
    2. At that day...John 14:20, 26; 16:7-15

SOWING AND REAPING (1 Cor. 3:7)

SOWING AND REAPING (1 Cor. 3:7)

I. Hundredfold...Mk. 10:29-30
  A. Isaac...Gen. 22:1-10; 26:1-6, 11-13
  B. The "dreamer"...Gen. 37: 1-11; 39:10-23; 41:14-16, 37-46
  C. The "root of David"...Mk. 3:1-35; Lu. 18:18-34; John 12:20-28; Rev. 5:1-14

II. The "Farmer"...Jas. 5:7-8
  A. Energy to sow...Matt. 6:19-34; 7:7-11; 8:5-10; 10:24-32
  B. He was tireless...Acts 9:17-30
    1. First missionary journey...Acts 13 & 14
    2. Second...Acts 15:22-41; 16:1-3; 6:14; 17:1-4, 10-15; 18:1-4, 18-21
    3. Third...Acts 19:1-20, 24-26; 20:1-6, 13-38; 21:1-19
    4. His harvest...2 Tim. 4:1-8, 16-18

III. Encouragement From The Farmer...Gal. 6:7
  A. To the Philippians...Phil. 3:1-21
  B. And to the Corinthians...2 Cor. 4:1-18

SONG: In The Light by DC Talk