Sunday, January 15, 2023

Mindset (Isa. 26:3)

Mindset (Isa. 26:3)

I. Awareness (Matt. 15:19)
A. Somewhere…Jas. 1:13-16; Rom. 7:15; Jer. 10:23
B. Remember…Lk. 17:32; 2 Ki. 5:20; 2 Sam. 11:1-17
C. “This Is The Heir”…Jn. 11:45-50, 12:9-11; Matt. 21:33-39
II. ‘Perfect Peace?’ (Job 1:21)
A. One Way? 1 Pet. 4:12-16; Matt. 5:10-12; Mk. 9:49; Jas. 1:2-4
B. Noah, Daniel And Job…Ezek. 14:14-20
1. Job, Stress Tested…Jas. 5:7-11; Job 7:1-19
2. “No Error Or Fault”…Dan. 6
3. Noah…Gen. 6:1-8
C. By Accident? Job 1:1-5; 1 Sam. 17:31-51; 30:1-8; Dan. 1
III. ‘No Wavering’ (Heb. 10:23)
A. Great Reason…Heb. 10:19-39; 12:1-13
B. Our Challenge, His Promise…Isa. 26:12-21; 30:18-33

Saturday, January 7, 2023

Responsible Pt. 2 (Jer. 23:5)

Responsible Pt. 2 (Jer. 23:5)

I. Always Controversial (2 Tim. 3:8)
A. ‘What Is His Name?’ Ex. 3:9-19, 4:1-17
1. Almost Immediately…Ex. 5:20, 21
2. Still Doubtful? Ex. 12:1-12; 19-20:21
3. “Even Today”…Deut. 31:14-22
B. “How Long?” 1 Ki. 18:21
1. “Except By My Word?” 1 Ki. 17:1, 18:1-10
2. The Loneliness…1 Ki. 18:22, 19:1-14
3. Vindication…1 Ki. 19:15-18
C. To All Future Shepherds: First Obligation…Prov. 23:23
1. Willingness…Ex. 32:25-29; 1 Ki. 18:30-40
2. Right And Wrong! Num. 31:1-20; 1 Ki. 21:17-29
II. No Excuses (Jas. 3:1)
A. Expectations…Ex. 18; Deut. 9:20, 21; Num. 20:12
1. What Did I Tell You? Num. 20:6-9
2. Completely Inconsequential? Num. 11:1-15; 20:2-5
3. Unacceptable…Num. 20:10-13
B. Accountable…Ezek. 34:10
1. Unforgettable? Jer. 11
2. Hananiah, Shemiah And Pelatiah…Jer. 28; 29:24-32; Ezek. 11:1-13
3. “As I Live!?!?” Ezek. 34:1-10
C. Long Before? Num. 13:1-3
1. Even Before That! Ex. 32; Num. 13:17-33
2. Everyone Accordingly…Num. 14:1-4
a. Leadership…vss. 36-38
b. And The People…vss. 26-35
III. “Take Heart” (Mal. 4:2)
A. Level Of Difficulty…Jn. 16:33; Matt. 19:16-30
B. Guaranteed…Jer. 23:1-8; Mal. 4:1-6
C. Our Responsibility…Matt. 25:1-13

Saturday, December 31, 2022

‘Moses Prayer’ (Ps. 90:16)

‘Moses Prayer’ (Ps. 90:16)

I. Yahweh’s Nearness (Ps. 90:1)
A. In Spite Of Us…Gen. 6:5
1. “I Will Walk Among You”…Ex. 19:1-9; Lev. 26:1-13
2. “Go Again”…Hos. 2; 3:1-3
B. “I Have Guarded Them”…Jn. 17:1-12; Acts 5:17-41; 27
C. “In My Right Hand”…Rev. 1:20; 3:7-13; 7:9-17
II. “Just Like Grass” (Ps. 90:5)
A. “A Thousand Years, Like”…Ps. 90:4
1. “He Remembered”…Gen. 12:1-3; Ex. 6:1-5
2. Full Circle…Ex. 2:11-15, 3:1-20, 14
B. “Who Considers The Power Of Your Anger?” Ps. 90:7-11
1. Personally…Num. 20:3-13; Deut. 3:23-29
2. “Between The Dead And The Living”…Num. 16:41-50
C. No Delusions! Ps. 90:15
1. Long-Suffering, But…Ex. 34:6-8
2. Never Would’ve Thought…Num. 12:1-13; 14:26-38
III. Humbly (Ps. 90:12)
A. “Careful”…Deut. 6:1-3, 20-25
B. ‘Please Give Us Eyes That See’…Ps. 90:16; Deut. 29:2-15
C. Nothing Without Yah! Ps. 90:17; Ex. 33:12-17

Saturday, December 24, 2022

Responsible (Rev. 18:24)

Responsible (Rev. 18:24)

I. Diabolical (Nahum 3:1)
A. ‘Sheep To The Slaughter’…Gen. 6:11, 12; Num. 25:1-9; 2 Sam. 24:1-17; 1 Ki. 12:25-31
B. Stern Warnings…Gen. 9:1-6; Num. 33:50-56, 35:33, 34; 1 Ki. 13:1-6; Nahum 3
C. The Positive…2 Sam. 21:1-14
II. From A-Z (Matt. 23:34, 35)
A. ‘Moses Seat’…Jos. 1:1-9; Isa. 28:1-13; Matt. 15:1-20
B. ‘The Key Of Knowledge’…Lk. 11:37-54
1. “Seeking A Sign”…Lk. 11:29-32
2. “The Foolishness Of Yahweh”…1 Cor. 12:18-31
C. Charged…Acts 20:17-38; Jude 3-23; Lk. 17:1, 2
III. ‘Last Ride’ (Rev. 17:3)
A. “The Mother Of Prostitutes”…Rev. 17:5
1. “Origin And Birth”…Gen. 12:1-9; Ezek. 16:1-14, 44-52
2. Including…Rev. 11:7-10
B. Her Demise…Rev. 17:10-18
C. Rejoice! Rev. 18:20
1. Separation, In Time…Matt. 13:24-30; Rev. 18:1-8
2. No Earlier? Rev. 7:1-4; 14:1-5
3. “This Gospel”…Matt. 24:14; Rev. 14:6-13; 9:1-12
4. Finally! Rev. 18:16-24

Monday, December 12, 2022

The Food (Ezek. 3:3)

The Food (Ezek. 3:3)

I. Not The First Time (Gen. 6:13)
A. A ‘Message’ So…Gen. 1:26-31; 2:4-15
1. Unprecedented? Gen. 2:16, 17; 3:1-19; 4:8-12, 18-24
2. Far Reaching, But…Gen. 6:14-22
B. Another Justice Lesson…Gen. 18:17-21
1. Responsibility…Gen. 9
2. No Empty Words…Gen. 13:13
3. Judged! Gen. 18:17-33, 19:1-29
C. Life Saving Food (i.e. Lessons) 2 Pet. 3:1-7
II. Nourishment? (Deut. 5:1)
A. Better Than Manna…Deut. 8
B. The Great ‘Dietician’ Warned…Deut. 29
1. A Change In ‘Diet’…Ezek. 2
a. What Necessitates This? Ezek. 3:1-15
b. Contemporaries…Isa. 6; Jer. 1
2. Foretold…Am. 8:4-14
C. Food That Perishes…Matt. 3:1-12; 9:35-38; Jn. 6:22-29
III. One Last Time (Rev. 10:9)
A. Always A Blessing…Rev. 1:1-3
1. Frightening…vss. 12-20
2. Mixed…Rev. 10
B. Why So Bitter? Rev. 10:10
1. Flashback…Ezek. 21:1-20
2. Unfortunately…Rev. 6:9-11;
11:1-3; 13:5-10
C. Ultimately…Jn. 6:35-40; Rev. 2:8-11; 7:9-17; 14:6-20

Saturday, December 3, 2022

‘Dear Wicked’ (Isa. 57:21)

 ‘Dear Wicked’ (Isa. 57:21)

I. Incomprehensible? (Isa. 57:1)

  A. Misunderstood…Jer. 24:1-10; 2 Ki. 8:1-6

  B. No Return! Isa. 42:18-25; Am. 4

  C. “Oholibah Saw This”…Jer. 3:6-11; Ezek. 23:1-31


II. Sarcastically (Isa. 57:11)

  A. ‘Emergency Brake’, Discarded? Prov. 1:24-27

    1. Warning, Warning…Am. 4:6-11

    2. “I Called To You”…Prov. 1:20-23

    3. To Sum It Up…Isa. 57:3-11

  B. Don’t Cover Your Ears Now! Am. 4:12; Prov. 1:24-32

  C. “As If To A Festival”…Deut. 28:58-68; Lam. 2


III. Equal? (Isa. 57:15)

  A. In The Psalms…Ps. 32:5-11; 38; 51:1-17

  B. Very Clear…Isa. 57:14-21


Obedience (Heb. 5:8)

 Obedience (Heb. 5:8)

I. First (Isa. 28:16)

  A. Inability…Isa. 6

    1. Reminded…1 Chron. 28:1-8

      a. “Know”…vss 9, 10

      b. Experienced…2 Sam. 6:5-10; 24

      c. “Turned Away”…1 Ki. 11:1-13

    2. Before Isaiah…Isa. 6:8, 9

    3. Even Still…Isa. 28:7-13

  B. The Seraphim…Isa. 6:1-7

  C. Frightening…Jer. 2:32; 3:19-21


II. Next (Gen. 21:12)

  A. Not Quite There Yet…2 Sam. 24:1-4; Gen. 16:1-3, 21:8-14

  B. Unmistakably…Gen. 22:1-18; 1 Chron. 29:10-20

  C. Fear-Inspiring! Matt. 3:16, 17

    1. Insulted…Matt. 4:1-11; Jn. 7:1-8

    2. Stressed, Betrayed And Assaulted…Lk. 4:16-30; 22:39-46, 63-65

    3. Opportunities…Jn. 8:26, 27; Matt. 26:47-54


III. Extra Mile (Jn. 14:12)

  A. Beelzebub…Matt. 10:16-25; Acts 14:21, 22

  B. A Super High Bar…Rev. 13; 14; 17

  C. As Promised…Rom. 9:27-33