‘Tested’ (1 Sam. 17:38, 39)

I. Untested? (Gen. 12:1)

  A. Many Years Before…Gen. 11:10-32

  B. Nonetheless…Gen. 12:1-8; 15:1-6

  C. “What Is His Name?” Ex. 3:7-17; 4:28-31

II. His Standalone Resume (Ex. 3:6)

  A. Convincing? Jud. 6:1-10

    1. A Mustard Grain…Matt. 17:19, 20; Jud. 6:11-24

    2. Ready…Jud. 6:25-27

  B. Yah Due Respect…1 Sam. 11:1-11

    1. Instead…1 Sam. 13:1-7; 17:1-11

    2. Personally Tested…1 Sam. 17:31-49

    3. Even At The End…2 Sam. 22

III. “Put Me To The Test” (Mal. 3:10)

  A. Not Like That…Acts 7:31-60

  B. Confession!!! Mk. 1:1-8

  C. Once Again…Mal. 4:1-6

 

‘A Righteous Man’s Steps’ (Prov. 20:24)

I. Footprints Unseen? (Ps. 77:19) Your way was through the sea, your path through the great waters; yet your footprints were unseen.

  A. ‘Moses, Moses’…Ex. 3:1-10

  B. Before That…Ex. 2:1-22

    1. Missed It…Acts 7:20-29

    2. Underestimated…Ex. 5:1-9

    3. Even More Shocking! Num. 12:1-15 ; 16:1-33

  C. The Final Word…Heb. 3:1-6

II. To Be Set Apart (Deut. 1:38) Joshua the son of Nun, who stands before you, he shall enter. Encourage him, for he shall cause Israel to inherit it.

  A. Stewardship…Num. 14:1-17 ; 1 Sam. 15:1-3

    1. Once Upon A…1 Sam. 15:10-26

    2. Clearly…Num. 14:1-12

  B. Grave Consequences…1 Sam. 28:1-20

  C. When You’re Faithful…Deut. 31:8 ; Jos. 1:1-9

    1. Exaltation? Jos. 3:7-17; 4

    2. No Tolerance! Jos. 6:10-15

    3. “No Day Since Or Before”…Jos. 10:1-14

III. Personal (Ps. 33:13-15) Yahweh looks down from heaven; he sees all the children of man; from where he sits enthroned he looks out on all the inhabitants of the earth, he who fashions the hearts of them all and observes all their deeds.

  A. Everyone’s Shot! Job 33

    1. Just Not Right! Job 33:9-13

    2. Prerequisite: Pay Attention! Job 33:14-33

  B. Not Just Words, Nor Impossible…Matt. 15:21-28 ; Ps. 33:16-22

 

‘The Verdict’ (Jer. 39:5)

I. Indisputable (Gen. 18:25)

A. Listen And Learn…Gen. 4:1-16; 9:18-27

B. ‘Go Down And See’…Gen. 18:17-21

1. Willing To Listen…Gen. 18:22-33

2. No More Talking…Gen. 19:12-29

C. No Regrets…1 Sam. 15:10-29

II. Dishonorable (2 Tim. 2:20)

A. So Many Opportunities…Jer. 21:1-10; 38:14-28

1. It Was Prophesied…Hab. 1:5-11

2. Guess What? Jer. 39:1-10

B. The ‘Son Of Destruction’…Matt. 10:1-4; Jn. 13:1-11

1. Can You Imagine Attending? Jn. 9:1-11; 11:11-44

2. Still? Jn. 12:1-6; Mk. 14:10, 11, 17-21

3. Unthinkable! Lk. 22:47-53

4. No Forgiveness! Matt. 27:3-8

III. To Know Better (Heb. 6:4-6)

A. Saved! Rev. 7:9-17

1. Sin No More…Jn. 8:1-11

2. Just Kidding? Jn. 5:1-14

B. Putting His Foot Down…Heb. 5:11-6:8

 

‘Off Key?’ (1 Cor. 14:8)

I. ‘Clearly’ (2 Sam. 5:24)

  A. On The Same Page? 1 Sam. 28:3-20

  B. Even In Crisis…1 Sam. 30:1-20

  C. Obedience Pays Extremely Well, But…2 Sam. 5:17-25; 6:1-15

II. When The Music Stops (Lk. 17:32)

  A. Best Friends Forever! Gen. 13

  B. Totally Loyal And…Gen. 14, 15

  C. Not Recommended…Gen. 16:1-3

    1. No Ambiguity! Gen. 15:1-6

    2. Wrong Notes! 🎶 Gen. 19:12-26

III. The ‘Great Conductor!’🎶(Jer. 31:34)

  A. The Current Situation…Jer. 23:1, 2; Matt. 18:6, 7

  B. The Master Plan…Am. 9:1-10

  C. The ‘Great Finish!’ Jer. 31:31-40

 

“So You Murder?” (Jas. 4:2)

I. “Send Me Uriah” (Sam. 11:6)

  A. No Win Situation? 2 Sam. 11:1-5

  B. Remember When? No Win What?!?! 1 Sam. 17:1-37

  C. Unthinkable And Costly…2 Sam. 11:6-27; 12:1-15

II. Thought Provoking (Jas. 4:1)

  A. No Greater Endorsement! 1 Sam. 16:1-13; 2 Sam. 7:1-17

    1. What Happened Then?Matt. 15:10, 11

    2. Have You Not Heard? Jer. 17:9; Rom. 7:7-25

  B. Once A “Murderer” Himself! 1 Cor. 15:1-11

    1. It Started With Obedience…Acts 9:1-12

    2. He Fought To Resist Further “Adultery”…Jas. 4:7-10; Phil. 3:12-21

III. Everyday We Make A Choice (Jas. 4:3)

  A. Accept The Truth! Jas. 1:5-7; Matt. 7:7-11

  B. David Recognized, Confessed And Repented…Ps. 32:1-11; 51:1-19

  C. Faithful! 1 Ki. 9:1-9

 

What’s Next? (2 Chron.14:13)

I. The ‘Perfect Time’ (Josh. 21:44)

A. All They Could Ever Want…Gen. 13:14-18; Ex. 14; Josh. 3

B. As Any ‘Wise Man’ Would…Josh. 23

C. What Followed? Jud. 2:1-5

1. Tears Of What? Jud. 3:1-11

2. Pure Evil! Jud. 19

II. “For Our Instruction” (Rom. 15:4)

A. What A Great Example! 2 Chron. 14

1. He Followed Up With…2 Chron. 15

2. Formidable…2 Chron. 16:1-13

B. Did You Learn Anything? 2 Chron. 18:1, 2

1. A Little Background…2 Chron. 17:1-13

2. Surely He Wouldn’t Repeat…2 Chron. 18:3-31; 20:35-37

C. Just The Beginning…Matt. 3:13-17

1. Just Like Any ‘Predator’…Matt. 4:1-3

2. But Unlike His ‘Perfect’ Predecessors…Matt. 4:8-10

III. Both Eyes Open! (Rev. 3:3)

A. On Purpose? 1 Pet. 4:12-19; Mk. 9:42-49

B. Especially Disrespectful…Matt. 25:1-13

C. What’s The Lesson? Matt. 7:24-27

“This Is The Way” (Isa. 30:21)

 “This Is The Way” (Isa. 30:21)

I. What Path Would You Have Followed? (Jud. 13:3)

  A. Everyone Else…Jud. 13:1; Isa. 30:1-11

  B. Eyes That See? Jud. 13:2-25

    1. Don’t Even Try…Jud. 14

    2. What’s The Lesson? Jud. 17

II. Fool-Proof (Jn. 14:6)

  A. Confused?!?! Matt. 11:1-19; Jn. 6:41-66; 14:1-12  

  B. “When I Passed By You”…Ezek. 16:1-13

    1. “Sheep Without”…Mk. 6:7-13, 30-44

    2. “Unbind Him!” Jn. 11:17-45

  C. “Rest?” Matt. 11:20-28

III. “There Will Be A Canopy” (Isa. 4:5)

  A. ‘A Quick Work’…Lk. 18:8

    1. “The Bread Of Adversity”…Isa. 3:1-9; 5:5-7

    2. Far From Over! Isa. 3:10, 11

  B. ‘By Clouds And Fire!’ Isa. 4:4-6; 30:18-33