Complex? (Deut. 28:49-51)

Complex? (Deut. 28:49-51)

I. Forthcoming (1 Sam. 2:9)

A. “A Mist Was Going Up”…Gen. 2:4-9

1. Unheard Of…Gen. 6:17, 18

2. Emotions? Gen. 3:8-13; 4:3-15; 6:5, 6

3. Later…Gen. 8:20-22

B. Barrenness…Deut. 7:6-14; Gen. 15:1-7; Jud. 13:1-5; 1 Sam. 1:1-5

1. Extremely Painful…1 Sam. 1:6-10

2. Why Now? vss 11-20

3. All Encompassing Words…1 Sam. 2:1-10

II. ‘No Empty Words’ (Deut. 32:47)

A. A Specific ‘Ransom’…Ex. 30:11-16; 2 Sam. 24:1-9

1. “Me And My House?”…2 Sam. 24:10-17

2. Favor? vss 18-25

3. Takeaway…Jos. 7:1-13

B. Shocked…Hab. 1:13

1. Initially…Jer. 20:1-6; Hab. 1:1-4

2. Can You Imagine?!?! Ezek. 8:16-18; Hab. 1:6-17

C. Once Again…Mal. 1:1-14; Matt. 21:33-46; Lk. 19:41-44

III. Three Strikes (Rom. 11:34)

A. Footsteps…Eccl. 1:9; Isa. 66:1, 2; Mal. 3:1-9

B. “The Whirlwind”…Hos. 8:1-12

1. Long Ago…Deut. 28:45-68

2. It Doesn’t Matter…Hab. 1:5; Acts 13:41

3. Only Yahweh…Rev. 13, 17

C. Finishing The Job His Way…Ezek. 38; 39:1-24

“Another Heart” (1 Sam. 10:9)

“Another Heart” (1 Sam. 10:9)

I. Not That Hard? (Job 1:8)

A. “My Friend”…Isa. 41:8

A. No Cakewalk…Gen. 12:1-3

1. Okay, At First…Gen. 15:1-6; 16:1-3

2. How Does One Explain This? Gen. 21:1-7; 22:1-17

B. His Heart? Ps. 33:13-15; Job 2:1-3; 42:1-6, 10-17

C. No Heart? Deut. 29

1. Holding Back…vs 1-4

2. Yet And Still…vs 10-19

II. “Let Him Who Has An Ear” (Ps. 141:4)

A. The 2 Sauls…1 Sam. 9:19, 20, 10:9; Acts 8:1, 9:1, 2

1. In Common…Prov. 21:1

2. Choices And Transformation…1 Sam. 13:1-14; Acts 9:3-9, 17-22

B. ‘Another Heart?’ 1 Sam. 16:14, 15

1. Another Opportunity…1 Sam. 15:1-3

2. More Of The Same…1 Sam. 15:7-23; 18:6-16; 28:1-13

C. Making The Most From A…Acts 9:26-31

1. “Paul Stood Up”…Acts 13:13-52

2. Ready! Acts 20:20-38

III. Immediately! (Rev. 2:5)

A. Constant Diagnostic Testing …Rev. 2:1-7; Jas. 1:1-18; 2 Cor. 13:5

B. Restored or “Returned?” Lk. 22:21, 22; Jn. 21:9-19

C. Actions…Jas. 3:11-18

Unstoppable (Lk. 19:40)

Unstoppable (Lk. 19:40)

I. Temporarily (Gen. 42:21)

A. A Double Take? Gen. 37:1-11

B. Without Knowing The…Gen. 37:19, 20

1. Not Very Promising…Gen. 37:13-36

2. In His Sandals…Gen. 39:1-20

C. Only Yahweh!!! Gen. 41:1

1. More Dreams…Gen. 40

2. Who Rules? Gen. 41

II. Knowing This (Dan. 4:35)

A. Unaccepting…Ps. 37:13

1. Contributing Factors…Ezek. 33:21-33

2. “Many Shepherds”…Jer. 12:1-17

B. Action Speaks…Jon. 3:1-5; Lk. 14:25-33; 18:1-8a

C. Constant Battle…Rom. 7:18-25; Matt. 26:36-46; Eph. 6:10-20

III. In ‘His’ Own Words (Isa. 10:24)

A. “Who Is Yahweh?” Ex. 5:1-11; 2 Ki. 18:19-37; Dan. 4:29, 30

B. “None Like Me!” Ex. 9:13-18; 2 Ki. 19:1-7

C. Or ‘Him’…Dan. 4:34, 35

Unheard? (Jon. 4:2)

Unheard? (Jon. 4:2)

I. Quite Amazing, Really (Ps. 19:4)

A. Initiating By Nature…Gen. 4

1. Talking To Everyone…Gen. 2:15-17; 3:24

2. Fair Warning…Gen. 4:1-7

B. “Every House”…Heb. 3:4

1. In Contrast…Ps. 104:1-28

2. “Its Heat” 🌞 Ps. 19:1-6

C. Long Ago…Prov. 6

1. What If…Prov. 6:1-11

2. Just Like…Prov. 23:27-35

II. Indisputable Proof Of What? (Jas. 1:25)

A. The ‘Beloved Author’…2 Sam. 12:24, 25; 7:12-15

1. Pleased…1 Ki. 3:3-15; 10:1-9

2. “The Words Of The Preacher”…Eccl. 1:1; 2:1-10; 1 Ki. 4:29-34

B. Wise Instruction…Prov. 10:1, 17, 27; 11:21, 22, 31; 12:8, 15; 13:20, 21; 20:28

C. Unheard? 1 Ki. 11:1-11

1. Heavy Yoke…1 Ki. 12:3, 4

2. Vindictive…1 Ki. 11:28-40

III. More Seriously Than Ever (Matt. 5:29)

A. Missed It…Matt. 7:1-5; 16:1-4; 16:5-12; Jas. 1:19-24

B. Honestly…Matt. 5:29, 30;Lk. 18:18-25; 15:11-24

‘The Sins Of Their Fathers’ (Jer. 16:12)

 ‘The Sins Of Their Fathers’ (Jer. 16:12)

I. Proof (2 Ki. 21:21)

A. Unmentionables? Gen. 5:18-24; 5:28-32

B. Making It Obvious…2 Chron. 30:7

1. Shocking Dereliction…Deut. 6:6-12; 2 Chron. 28

2. No Excuses…2 Chron. 29:1, 2

a. Atonement…2 Chron. 29:20-36

b. Conscientious…2 Chron. 30

C. Manasseh…2 Ki. 21:1-9

1. His Son? 2 Ki. 21:19-26

2. His Son! 2 Ki. 22:1-7

3. Condemning…Heb. 11:7; 2 Ki. 22:8-20

II. Object Lesson (Jer. 3:10)

A. “Keep On Hearing, Seeing”…Isa. 6:1-10

1. No Impact? Jer. 3:6-11

2. Why?? Jer. 16:1-13

B. 70+ Years Later…Ezra 9

C. Surely? Matt. 23:13-33

III. Have We Not Heard? (Jer. 34:9)

A. Oppression…Jer. 34:8-22

1. Till The End…Isa. 1:10-17; 58:1-12

2. Rich Attitude…Jas. 5:1-6;

Rev. 3:14-22

B. Change And Hope…Isa. 1:18-31; Ezek. 36:6-15

Deuteronomy’s Eternal Value (Deut. 29:14, 15)

Deuteronomy’s Eternal Value (Deut. 29:14, 15)

I. To Know Me (Deut. 4:10)

  A. Foundational…Deut. 4:15-40

  B. “The Whole Commandment”…Deut. 5:22-33

  C. “Yahweh Is One”…Deut. 6

    1. Essential…vs 5

    2. Effortless? vss 6-9

II. An Important Look Back (Deut. 9:6)

  A. The Past Matters…Deut. 1:19-33

    1. Unforgiven… Deut. 1:34-46; 3:23-29

    2. Esau, Moab, Ammon…Deut. 2:1-12

    3. Forgiven, But Not Forgotten…Deut. 9:6-21; 22-29

  B. Conditional Love…Deut. 11

    1. Testing…Chap. 13

    2. Respect For Authority…17:8-13

  C. Community Accountability…21:1-9; 24:1-4, 17-22; 26:1-15

III. Prophetic (Deut. 4:30)

  A. “From Among You”…Chap. 18:15

    1. Importance…Num. 12:3-8

    2. Much Further…18:16-22

  B. Israel’s Captivity…Deut. 4:25-31

    1. “Void Of Counsel”…32:15-35

    2. From “Power Gone” To…vss 36-43

  C. Israel’s Eternal Help…Deut. 33:26-29

The ‘Mind Of Ephesus’ (Rev. 2:4)

The ‘Mind Of Ephesus’ (Rev. 2:4)

I. “Oil For My Head?” (Ps. 141:5)

A. Moving…1 Ki. 3:1-15; 8:22-9:3

1. Hard To Imagine…1 Ki. 11:1-8

2. Even More…vs. 11:9-13

B. So Good…2 Chron. 26:1-15

1. Stumbles…vs. 16

2. Excluded…vss. 17-23

II. ‘Self Talk’ (Lk. 12:19)

A. Good And Bad…Rom. 7:7-24

1. Servant-Leader Mindset…Eph. 3:1-13

2. Intentionally Grounded…1 Tim. 1:12-17; Phil. 3:12-21

B. Very Complimentary…Eph. 1:15-2:22

1. A Few Years Later…Rev. 2:1-7

2. Quite Similar…Lk. 12:13-21

a. “He Who Love’s?” Eccl. 5:10; Matt. 5:6; 7:7-11

b. It’s Pretty Obvious…Prov. 27:20; Lk. 16:19-31

III. Decision Time (Deut. 30:15)

A. Intentional…Heb. 2:1-4

B. The Stakes…Deut. 30:11-20