Friday, August 12, 2016

No Avail! (Ps. 127:1)

No Avail! (Ps. 127:1)

I. Chariots of Iron (Josh. 17:16)
  A. Three to One – 2 Chron. 14:1-15
  B. What Shall We Do? –  2 Ki. 6:8-23
  C. No Need! – 2 Chron. 20:1-30

II. Of Old (Deut. 7:17-19)
  A. Foretold – Deut. 4:15-31; 29:1-30:8
  B. Refuge of Lies! – Isa. 28:1-29
  C. Built Up Through ‘Bloodshed’ – Mic. 3:1-12

III. Living Stones (1 Pet. 2:5)
  A. Remedied – Isa. 5:1-30
  B. Better! – Ezek. 36:8-38
  C. A Spiritual House – 1 Pet. 2:1-10


Friday, August 5, 2016

A Familiar Speech? (Ezek. 3:5)

A Familiar Speech? (Ezek. 3:5)

I. Plain! (Hab. 2:2)
  A. A Clay Tablet –  Ezek. 4:1-17
  B. Thirds –  Ezek. 5:1-17
  C. Fist Pounding – Ezek. 6:1-14

II. No Secret (Lu. 24:17-19)
  A. Like Me – Deut. 18:14-18; Ps. 22:22-25; Lu. 4:18-22
  B.  Socialites? – Jn. 2:1-19; Lu. 5:33-35
  C. Boldly! – Jn. 7:1-53; Jn. 18:12-24

III. Sumptuously! (Lu. 16:19)
  A. A Raw Deal? – Lu. 16:22-24; Matt. 25:41-44
  B. Forewarning – Heb. 10:1-26
  C. The Lazarus Type! – Lu. 16:20-22; Matt. 25:31-40


Friday, July 29, 2016

Signs (Ex. 19:9)

Signs (Ex. 19:9)

I. The Struggle (Jn. 20:25)
  A. Ever Since! –  Ex. 5:23
    1. Suppose? – Ex. 4:1-9
    2. Surely! – Ex. 4:27-31
    3. Idle! – Ex. 5:10-21
  B. “Unless” –  Jn. 4:48; Matt. 16:6-12; Jn. 9:14-24

II. Deeper (Isa. 8:19)
  A. Incorrigible – Isa. 7:1-20; 2 Chron. 28:1-15
    1.  Unfaithful – 2 Chron. 28:16-21
    2. Worse! – 2 Chron. 28:22-25
  B. ‘I and the Children’ – Isa. 8:18
    1. Hard Pressed and… - Isa. 8:11-22
    2. The ‘Abomination’ – Matt. 24:15
      a. A Vile Person – Dan. 11:21-31
      b. Great Signs – Rev. 13:11-18

      c. Broken! – Dan. 8:8-26

Friday, July 22, 2016

The Priests (Lev. 4:3)

The Priests (Lev. 4:3)

I. In Place (Rev. 5:9, 10)
  A. A Priest Forever –  Heb. 5:1-10; 7:1-28
  B. The Sanctuary –  Dan. 9:24-27; 8:9-14
  C. The Under-priests – Mal. 3:1-12

II. Guilt (Lev. 10:6)
  A. ‘Glorified’ – Lev.10:1-7; Ezek. 44:10-14
  B. The Motions – Zech. 7:1-7; Mal. 1:1-14
  C. By Comparison – Jer. 5:3
    1. No Return! – Amos 4:1-11
    2. In Contrast – 1 Sam. 5:6-12

III. The Faithful (Ezek. 44:15)
  A. ‘I Alone’ – 1 Ki. 19:1-18
  B. Ezra – Ezra 9:10-12
  C. Virgins – Rev. 7:1-4; 14:1-5; 12:1-

Friday, July 15, 2016

Answers (Matt. 24:25)

Answers (Matt. 24:25)

I. The Watchman (Ezek. 3:17)
  A. Responsible –  Ezek. 3:17-21; Isa. 6:7-13
  B. Speak!  –  Jer. 1:4-19; 7:1, 2; 11:1-8; 36:1-6
  C. Mute! – Ezek. 3:22-26; Jer. 4:9, 10; Isa. 48:6-8

II. Faithfully? (Jer. 23:28)
  A. The Chaff – Matt. 13:24-30; Mic. 3:1-7; Ezek. 34:1-8
    1. Installed? - Matt. 23:1-3; 18:6, 7; Lu. 6:12-16
    2. Testing – Deut. 13:1-18
  B. Knowledge-less! – Hos. 4:1-6; Isa. 9:13-16
  C. A New Thirst – Amos 8:1-14; Ezek. 8:17, 18

III. “This is the Way” (Isa. 30:21)
  A. Misplaced – Isa. 30:12-14; Jer. 2:4-8
  B. Replaced – Ezek. 34:1-31; Jer. 23:3, 4


Friday, July 8, 2016

His Protection (Ps. 20:6)

His Protection (Ps. 20:6)

I. Untouchable  (Ps. 105:15)
  A. ‘His Person’ –  Job 1:9-12; Gen. 31:17-42
  B. Plagued!  –  Gen. 12:11-20; 19:1-11; 1 Ki. 13:1-6
  C. Headless?  – 2 Ki. 6:25-33; Matt. 2:13-15

II. Eye Touching (Zech. 2:8)
  A. Ephraim Saved? -  Gen. 37:18-36; 39:11-20; 41:9-16
    1. “A Multitude of Nations” – Gen. 48:11-19; 49:22-26
    2. Ephraim’s Stumbling – Hos. 5:1-15; 7:1-12
    3. Flee to Judah – Am. 7:10-17
  B. Sifted! – Am. 9:1-15; Jer. 3:11-18
  C. A Wall of Fire – Zech. 2:1-13

III. The Mind of Yahweh (Isa. 40:13, 14)
  A. Righteous and Wicked – Ezek. 21:1-13; 24:15-24
  B. They Will Fight – Jer. 20:1-11; 15:20, 21
  C. Eternal! -  2 Cor. 4:7-18

Friday, July 1, 2016

‘The Watch’ (Lu. 12:38)

‘The Watch’ (Lu. 12:38)

I. Purposely? (1 Sam. 13:10)
  A. Like Yahweh? – Gen. 2:15-17; 3:1-13 
  B. Marah –  Ex. 15:22-26; 32:1-19
  C. Seven Days – 1 Sam. 13:1-14

II. If (Lu. 12:39)
  A. Opportunity! -  Lu. 19:12, 13; Matt. 25:1-5; 24:3, 4; 26:36-45; 24:45-51
  B. Sold! – Gen. 25:21-26; 29-34; Isa. 22:15-23
  C. Fundamental – Jn. 17:3; Gen. 18:17

III. Deception, Deception, Deception (Matt. 24:4)
  A. False Christs  – Matt. 24:21-25
    1. Cold! – Matt. 24:11, 12
    2. A Connection? – Matt. 24:42-47
  B. Another People – Dan. 11:32; 1 Jn. 4:1-21
  C. Darkness/Light  -  Jn. 12:35-50