Monday, July 20, 2015

RESIST (James 4:7)

RESIST (James 4:7)

I.  Tendencies...Ex. 23:2
  A. No water...Ex. 15:22-26; 16:1-12; 17:1-7
  B. Almost...Judges 1:17-19, 21-34; 2:1-13
  C. Like...1 Sam. 8:1-5, 9, 10, 19-22
    1. Solomon...1 Ki. 11:1-10
    2. Asa...2 Chron. 16:1-13; Am. 5:10
    3. Amaziah...2 Chron. 25:1-16

II. Know How and Some How...Eph. 6:11
  A. His insight...Matt. 4:1-11; Num. 25:1-13
  B. His weapons...Eph. 6:12; 1 Chron. 21:1-4; 1 Tim. 4:1-7
  C. And Yahweh's...Eph. 6:13-17; 1 Cor. 10:1-14

III. His and His Fiery End!...Matt. 8:29
  A. The high ones...Isa. 24:17-23
  B. The king of Tyre...Ez. 28:12-19; Rev. 20:7-15

Friday, July 10, 2015

TO FORGIVE OR RETAIN (John 20:23)

TO FORGIVE OR RETAIN (John 20:23)

I. Do Not Forgive Them...Isa. 2:9
  A. Prostitution...Num. 14:1-38
  B. Why?...Jer. 16:1-21
  C. Woe!...Matt. 11:7-24; Lu. 16:19-31
  D. Many...Matt. 7:13-14; 21-23; 25:31-46

II. Pardoned...Isa. 40:2
  A. When...Deut. 4:22-40; 1 Ki. 8:28-9:3
    1. Like the moon...Ps. 89:30-37
    2. Not numbered or measured...Jer. 33:12-26
  B. Unequaled...Hos. 1:1-11
    1. Again and again...Hos. 2:1-23; 3:1-5
    2. The realization!...Hos. 14:1-9

III. Unsurpassed...Ps. 145:9
  A. Far worse!...Ez. 16:44-63
  B. Yet!...Ez. 44:5-24

Friday, July 3, 2015

HIS NAME'S SAKE! (Dan. 9:19)

HIS NAME'S SAKE! (Dan. 9:19)
I. Gross!...Gen. 3:4
  A. No choice...Gen. 2:15-17; 3:1-19; 5:5
  B. Only evil!...Gen. 6:1-13, 17-18; 7:1, 11-23
  C. The "outcry"!...Gen. 18:16-21; 19:4-11, 27-29
  D. Personal...Ps. 11:5-6; Hab. 1:13-2:13

II. Blasphemed!...Lev. 24:11
  A. Zero!...Lev. 24:10-16; 2 Ki. 19:1-37
  B. Blasphemy: A contempuous or profane act...Dan. 5:1-30
  C. My people...2 Ki. 21:1-16; Ezek. 5:1-17; 16:46-59

III. "O Yahweh Hear!"...Jer. 14:7
  A. Please...Dan. 9:13-19; Jer. 14:17-22
  B. First...Deut. 29:13-29
  C. Second!...Ezek. 20:30-44

Friday, June 26, 2015

The Journey (Matt. 13:30)

THE JOURNEY (Matt. 13:30)

I. Early Lessons...Matt. 10:1, 4
  A. Of note...Prov. 16:4-5; Isa. 45:7; Dan. 2:20-22; 4:34-35
  B. Ahab...1 Ki. 16:23-26, 29-33; 20:1-30
  C. Ahaz...2 Ki. 16:2-4; Isa. 7:1-17
  D. The Kingdom is...Matt. 22:1-14; 13:24-30; 13:47-50

II. Inevitable!...Lu. 17:1
  A. The good times...Acts 2:22-47; 4:1-4; 5:12-16; 8:4-17; 10:34-48
  B. Take heed...Acts 20:28-30; 1 Tim. 4:1-7
  C. My two staffs...Zech. 11:7, 14-17
  D. No truth!...Hos. 4:1-6; Am. 5:8-17
  E. Idolatrous!...Zeph. 1:1-18

III. The Regeneration...Acts 3:20-21
  A. Why?...Jer. 16:9-21; Ezek. 20:1-38
    1. Guilty...Isa. 64:1-12
    2. Mercy...Isa. 62:1-12
  B. These bones...Ezek. 37:1-28




Friday, June 19, 2015

TAKEN AWAY (Rev. 6:4)

TAKEN AWAY (Rev. 6:4)

I. Persecution!...Lu. 21:12
  A. Hated...Matt. 24:9-12; Lu. 21:12-19
    1. Beginning of sorrows...Matt. 24:8
    2. Peace, peace...Lu. 21:8; Jer. 23:16-17
  B. Fair warning...John 15:18-20; 16:1-4
  C. Four...Dan. 7:3-4

II. The "Second"...Dan. 7:5
  A. Another horse...Rev. 6:4; Lu. 21:10
  B. Third and fourth...Rev. 6:5-7; Lu. 21:11
  C. The 3rd beast...Dan. 7:6; 8:1-7; 11:5
  D. Dreadful!!!...Dan. 7:7-12; 2:36-45
    1. Grieved!...Dan. 7:15-28; 8:8-27
    2. Wounded and healed...Rev. 13:1-10

III. The Abomination!... Rev. 13:15
  A. Another beast!...Rev. 13:11-14; 2 Thess. 2:1-12
  B. The image...Rev. 13:15-18; Matt. 24:15-21; Dan. 11:31-32
  C. The end...Dan. 9:24-27; Rev. 19:19-21

Friday, June 12, 2015

THE BLESSED (Gen. 22:17)

THE BLESSED (Gen. 22:17)

I. Innumerable...Gen. 13:18
  A. Magnitude!...Gen. 13:14-17; Dan. 2:37-44; ; Isa. 49:5-13
  B. Free!...Isa. 55:1-3; Acts 10:34-35; Gal. 3:5-9
  C. Daily!..Acts 4:1-4; 5:12-16; 8:4-17, 11:19-26; 13:13-52

II. Difficult Times Ahead...2 Tim. 4:3
  A. Broken...Jer. 23:9-18; Isa. 1:1-20; Matt. 18:7
  B. Hidden...1 Tim. 5:24-25; 2 Cor. 2:11; Dan. 11:32
  C. Family...Mic. 7:5-7; Matt. 10:21-39

III. Shut!...Isa. 52:15
  A. No more!...Isa. 52:1-15; 54:1-17
  B. Foreigners...60:1-22
  C. Double!...60:4-11

Friday, June 5, 2015

FOR OUR LEARNING (Rom. 15:4)

FOR OUR LEARNING (Rom. 15:4)

I. How?...John 1:29
  A. That prophet...Deut. 18:15-22; Isa. 61:1-4
    1. Crying out!...John 7:11-53
    2. He closed the book...Lu. 4:14-32
  B. A rebellious house...Ezek. 2:1-3:11; John 12:39-50

II. Unexpected!...Matt. 24:44
  A. Parables...Matt. 13:24-30, 34-43; 22:1-14
  B. Genetic?...Isa. 1:2, 3:5; 5:18-23; Lu. 11:52; 2 Tim. 3:1-7
  C. Thief-like?...Matt. 25:1-12; Lu. 18:8; Rev. 16:1-15

III. The Difference-Maker...Lu. 10:22
  A. Easily...John 1:35-51; Matt. 4:12-22; Lu. 2:25-38
  B. Philip...Acts 8:26-39; Jer. 32:17-19
  C. Knowledge!...Dan. 12:1-4