Saturday, April 15, 2023

No 'Little' Thing (Matt. 10:42)

No 'Little' Thing (Matt. 10:42)

I. "No Empty Word" (Deut. 32:47)
A. "I Will Hear"...Ex. 22:21-27; 23:1-9; Deut. 15:1-15
B. No Leaven! Ex. 13:3-10
1. Neighborly...Deut. 22:1-4
2. Excluded...Deut. 23:1-8
3. Indecent...vss 9-14
C. Explained...Deut. 32:1-14; Rom. 7:7
II. Hungry? (Matt. 4:2, 3)
A. 'Hear And Fear'...1 Ki. 13:1-24; 2 Chron. 18; 19:1-3
B. "To Whom I Will"...Lk. 4:1-13
1. Automatic? Gen. 6:1, 2; Heb. 2:14-18
2. "Form Of Yahweh"...Phil. 2:1-8
3. "Son Of David?" Matt. 22:41-46
C. "Key Of Knowledge"...Lk. 11:37-53; Jas. 3:1
III. Discernment (Matt. 8:11, 12)
A. Something Greater...Matt. 12:38-42; 8:5-13
B. Everything! Matt. 13:44-46
C. Rewarded...Matt. 10:40-42; 25:31-46

Saturday, April 8, 2023

Ready 'At The Appointed Time' (Dan. 11:35)

Ready 'At The Appointed Time' (Dan. 11:35)

I. "Settle It In Your Mind?" (Lk. 21:14)
A. 'Ears That Hear'...Matt. 24:43, 44
1. What's The Message? Matt. 7:24-27; 13:18-23
2. 'New And Old Treasures'...Matt. 13:51, 52
B. "The Wheat And The Weeds"...Matt. 13:24-30
1. Careful...vs 27
2. 'Ears That Hear'...vss 29, 30
C. Encouraging...Lk. 21:10-19
II. "See, I Have Told You Beforehand" (Matt. 24:25)
A. "This Is Eternal Life"...Jn. 17:3; Jer. 9:12-24
1. "Working", Doing What?Jn. 5:17; Acts 1:1-11
2. At The Core...Dan. 12:1-4; 11:32
B. "Even The Elect"...Mk. 13:14-23
1. Great Courage And Faith...Lk. 23:26-31
2. An Amazing Drive...Phil. 3; 1 Cor. 9:24-27
C. The 'Blind Side?' Mk. 13:32-36
1. A "Long Journey"...vs 34; Dan. 11:1-31
2. Untaught, Therefore...Isa. 5:8-16; Hos. 4:1-9
III. The Good News (Isa. 54:11)
A. Sufficient...Rev. 6:9-11; Isa. 51:17-23
B. Finally Taught...Isa. 54:1-13; Ezek. 38:7-16

Saturday, April 1, 2023

"Fit" (Lk. 9:62)

"Fit" (Lk. 9:62)

I. Without Exercise (Jas. 1:2, 3)
A. "We Rely On You"...2 Chron. 14
1. With Great Resolve...2 Chron. 15
2. A Short 25 Years Later...2 Chron. 16:1-13
B. Wise Words...Prov. 30:7-9
C. A Case In Point...2 Chron. 1:7-12
1. Without Equal...2 Chron. 1:14-17; 1 Ki. 10
2. No Enemies...1 Ki. 10:23-25; 11:1-13
II. 'You're Talking About Practice' (1 Tim. 4:15)
A. Early On...Deut. 6:1-9; 17:18-20; 31:9-13
1. As A Child...Lk. 2:41-52
2. "Within My Heart"...Ps. 40:6-10
B. Resistance And Fitness...Isa. 53; Mk. 2:23
1. By Design...Mk. 2:24-28; 3:1-6; Lk. 4:16-30
2. "He Has Borne Our Grief's"...Jn. 11:1-44
C. A Model Of Patient Endurance...Matt. 16:5-12; Lk. 22:22-30; Jn. 20:24-29
III. Expected (Heb. 12:1)
A. This Cup...Jn. 12:27
1. Remove It Please...Lk. 22:39-44
2. Willingly...Lk. 22:47-53; Heb. 12:1, 2
B. In Remembrance...Lk. 22:19; 22:20
C. Far From Enough...1 Cor. 9:24-27

Sunday, March 26, 2023

"I Had Heard Of You" (Job 42:5)

"I Had Heard Of You" (Job 42:5)

I. Profound (1 Sam. 3:7)
  A. Hannah's Prayer...1 Sam. 2:1-11
    1. Exposure...1 Sam. 2:18-21
    2. A Powerful Beginning...1 Sam. 3:1-19
  B. Levels...1 Sam. 3:19-21
    1. Don't Forget, No Atonement! 1 Sam. 3:14; 4
    2. A New Beginning...1 Sam. 7:3-17
    3. Enormous Privilege...1 Sam. 16:1-13,
  C. Take Away...1 Sam. 3:10

II. "The Kingdom Of Heaven" (Matt. 13:31)
  A. "What Did You Go Out In The Wilderness To See?" Matt. 11:7
    1. Limited...Jn. 1:29-34; Matt. 11:1-6
    2. Knowing...Matt. 11:8-15
    3. The Masses...Matt. 11:16-19, 20-24
    4. So Much More! Lk. 10:17-24
  B. "In The Midst Of You"...Lk. 11:29-31; 17:20, 21
    1. "Do Not Follow Them"...Lk. 17:22-25; Matt. 24:5, 11
    2. "Just Like"...Lk. 17:26-37; Matt. 24:36-44
  C. So Much More...Matt. 26:47-56; Acts 1:1-11

III. Unexpected (Hab. 1:2)
  A. No Peace...Hab. 1:1-4; Matt. 10:34-39
  B. "Prepare To Meet Your God"...Am. 4:6-13; Rev. 3:1-3, 14-22; Jer. 23:9-20
  C. A Hundredfold...Mal. 3:10-12; Mk. 10:28-31

Saturday, March 18, 2023

Available (Lk. 11:12)

Available (Lk. 11:12)

I. Near You (Ps. 91:7)
A. For Example...Gen. 12:10-20; 26:6-33; 28:10-22
B. What If? Gen. 34; 37:32-35, 41:53, 54; Ex. 1:8-22
C. His Answers...Gen. 35:1-5; 46:1-4; Ex. 3:1-10
II. In Spite Of (Num. 14:20-23)
A. Truly Forgiving...Deut. 9; Jud. 6:1-14; 2 Chron. 12:1-12
1. Unique...Deut. 4:7, 8
2. The Big Picture...Deut. 8:1-10
3. Solomon's Prayer And Response...1 Ki. 8:29-61, 9:1-5
B. The 'Dark Side'...1 Ki. 9:6-9
1. Furious...Num. 21:4-10
2. He Still Listened...2 Ki. 13:1-9
C. "Yet Even Now"...Joel 2:12-14
1. "Who Considers The Power Of Your Anger?" Ps. 90;
50:7-23
2. Most Desperate Of Times...Joel 1, 2:1-11
3. "Seek Me"...Isa. 55:6-13; Joel 2:12-17
III. "Asking For An Egg" (Lk. 11:10)
A. Humbly...Lk. 15:11-32
1. Not Just Words...vss. 17-19
2. Faithfully...20-24
B. Learning From...Prov. 6:6-9; Heb. 12:1-5
C. "Not Unjust So As To Overlook"...Heb. 6:4-20

Saturday, March 11, 2023

Communication (Jer. 23:18)

Communication (Jer. 23:18)

I. Testing You (Deut. 13:3)
A. Fallibility...Gen. 9:20, 21; Ex. 32:1-6; Num. 25:1-3; 2 Pet. 2:15, 16
B. Reliable...Ex. 3:4-8
1. History...Gen. 13:14-17; 15:12-16; 46:1-4; 50:22-25
2. The Signs...Ex. 4:1-9; 19:1-6, 9, 16-19
3. Finally And Faithfully...Jos. 3
C. Thoroughly...Deut. 13:1, 2
1. Originally And Clearly...Ex. 20:1-6; Deut. 4:9-20
2. Heart Strings, No Excuse...Deut. 13:1-18
II. Lost? (1 Ki. 19:3)
A. "You Speak As One Of The Foolish Women"...Job 2:10
1. Adrift...Job 3; 6, 7; 9, 10
2. Moments...Job 19:25-27; 27:5
3. What Changed? Job 33; 40; 42
B. "It Is Enough Now, O Yahweh"...1 Ki. 19:4
1. Intimate...1 Ki. 17:1-10, 17-22; 18:1, 30-38
2. What Changed? 1 Ki. 19:2
III. See, Hear And Pay Attention (Mic. 6:7)
A. Relentless...Matt. 15:22-28; Lk. 14:25-33
B. Actions Speak Louder...Gen. 22:1-18
C. "To Walk Humbly"...Mic. 6:8
1. Impossible! Isa. 5:13; Prov. 2:1-12
2. True Humility...Lk. 19:1-10

Monday, March 6, 2023

Logically (Am. 3:3)

Logically (Am. 3:3)

I. On A Different Level (Gen. 11:4)
A. Missing...Gen. 4:1-7; 6:1-6
B. Still Fresh! Gen. 7:11-24
1. The Rainbow🌈...Gen. 9:1-17
2. 350 Years...Gen. 9:28; 11:10, 11
C. Unfocused...Gen. 11:1-9; 3:15
II. "The Lion Has Roared" (Am. 3:8)
A. 'Waiting', For What? Am. 3:1, 2
1. "Whoever Is Not Here"...Deut. 29:10-14; Jer. 11
2. Illogically...Jer. 2:1-8; 2:11-13; 2:32; 3:6-10
B. "I Was Very Angry"...Neh. 5:6
1. Slaves?!?! Jer. 34
2. Just Leaving Captivity...Neh. 5:1-13
3. Logically...Neh. 5:14-19
C. 'What Sign?!?!' Jn. 2:13-15
1. "Blind"...Jn. 9:1-34
2. What's The Lesson? Jn. 9:35-41
III. Guaranteed (Am. 3:7)
A. Never! Ps. 89:3, 4
1. They Were Notified...Lk. 2:25-35; 2:36-38
2. "The Voice"...Lk. 1:39-45; Jn. 1:29-31
B. "The Branch"...Zec. 3
1. "What Are These 2 Branches?" Zec. 4
2. "For David"...Zec. 6; Jer. 23:1-9
C. As A Result...Ezek. 16:59-63