'Worse' (Jn. 5:14)

 'Worse' (Jn. 5:14)

I. "No Buyer?" (Deut. 28:68)

  A. "A New King?" Ex. 1:8

    1. Ruthless...vss 9-14

    2. Unthinkable...vss 15-22

  B. 'Rise Up'...Ex. 2; 3:1-10

    1. Equipped...Ex. 4

    2. Back Lash! Ex. 5

    3. Extraordinary Response And Rescue! Ex. 7-14

  C. Terms...Deut. 29

    1. Already...Deut. 29:2-4

    2. It Starts With 'One'...vss. 18-22

    3. Far, Far More Severe...Deut. 28:15-68

II. Better? (Mk. 14:21)

  A. 'Gentle'...Matt. 11:28-30

    1. Lake Gennesaret...Lk. 5:1-11; Matt. 8:14-17

    2. 'Her Many Sins'...Lk. 7:36-50

  B. What Did He Mean? Jn. 5:1-15

    1. Unconditional Love? Matt. 5:13-16; 5:27-30; 6:5-15

    2. "Than At First"...Lk. 11:24-26

    3. "No Guilt?" Jn. 9:24-41

  C. Poster Person...Matt. 10:1-4; 26:20-25; 27:3-10

III. Take A Good Look (Gen. 3:4, 5)

  A. Unappeasable, Brutal...2 Tim. 3:1-7; Dan. 7:1-8; Rev. 6:1-8

  B. Common Sense...Gen. 1:26-31; 12:1-7; Lk. 22:28-30; Heb. 6:13-20

  C. Clear And Present Danger...1 Cor. 10:1-12; 2 Pet. 2:17-22

Underestimated (Isa. 66:2)

 Underestimated (Isa. 66:2)

I. Wisely (Jonah 3:5)

  A. Jokes...Gen. 19:1-14

    1. If...Gen. 19:17-26

    2. More...Lk. 17:28-32

  B. By His Word...Ps. 33:1-9; Heb. 11:1-3

  C. The Power Of Faith...Heb. 11:7; Jon. 3

II. Like A Hammer! (Jer. 23:29)

  A. Righteous Litigation...Am. 3:1

    1. Why? Ex. 19; 24; Num. 17; Deut. 4:1-8; Jos. 3:7-17

    2. Inside And Out...Jud. 6:11-13; 2 Ki. 18:13-37

    3. A Credibility Matter! Am. 3:2; Jud. 7; 2 Ki. 19:14-35

  B. Unfazed...Jer. 1:11-19; Ezek. 3:1-9

    1. Eavesdropping....Ezek. 12:17-28; Zeph. 1:7-18

    2. No Shelter...Isa. 28:14-29; Hos. 9:1-8; Ps. 49:1-14

III. Taught (Isa. 28:9)

  A. "Can I Not?" Jer. 18:1-17; 35

  B. Bad Apples 🍎...Zeph. 3:9-13; Mal. 4:1-3; Rom. 9:27-29

  C. Are We There Yet? 2 Cor. 13:5; Ps. 141:1-5

Plans (Ps. 37:13)

 Plans (Ps. 37:13)

I. Choosing Sides (Rev. 3:16)

A. Two Masters? 1 Ki. 18:21

1. The Voice Of Falsehood...1 Ki. 12:25-33; Rev. 3:17-19

2. The Truth...Deut. 5:1-10; Lk. 4:5-8; 12:13-21

3. Eventually...1 Ki. 18:1, 17-40

B. "But You Are Rich"...Rev. 2:9

1. "But If Not"...Dan. 3:8-30

2. The 'Secret'...Phil. 4:10-13; 2 Cor. 12:1-10

II. Knowledge And Wisdom (Prov. 24:3)

A. Lucrative...Ps. 49:16-20; Lk. 16:19-31; Prov. 27:20

B. "On The Rock"...Prov. 24:4-6; Matt. 7:24-27

C. Far From Coincidental! 2 Chron. 16:9; Eccl. 7:12; Am. 8:1-14; Isa. 28:9-13, 29:9-16

1. Hidden? Gen. 18:17; Matt. 11:25-30; Am. 3:3-8

2. Precious...Gen. 28:10-15; Ps. 89:20-29; Matt. 10:40-42; Joel 2:18-27

III. Tortuous (Ps. 18:26b)

A. Planned...Ex. 4:21-23; 14; Esther 5:12-14; 8; 1 Sam. 22:6-19; 28

B. My Firstborn! Matt. 21:33-46

C. Mine! Ps. 37:1-13; Deut. 32:15-47

Confident (Jn. 17:25)

Confident (Jn. 17:25)

I. Around? (Jn. 14:6)

  A. Easy? Lk. 7:18-20

    1. Earliest...Lk. 1:5-25; 26-38; 39-45

    2. "To Fulfill All Righteousness"...Matt. 3:13-17

    3. Several...Deut. 18:15-18; Isa. 40:3-5; Mal. 3:1-5; 4:1-6; Zec. 6:9-15

  B. In Response...Lk. 7:21-23

    1. Revealed...Jn. 4:1-42

    2. "Some Say"...Matt. 16:13-20

  C. "Grumbling!" Jn. 6:61

    1. So Overjoyed...Jn. 6:1-15

    2. 'Sifted?' Jn. 6:22-66

    3. 'Eyes That See'...vss. 67-69

II. "I Know The Father" (Jn. 10:15)

  A. 'Impossible?' Dan. 11:33

    1. In His Vision...Dan. 11:1-31

    2. 'Root Cause', Effect...Hos. 5

    3. Saving Grace! Dan. 11:33-35

  B. Nothing Else Matters...Lk. 10:38-42; 7:36-50

  C. Everything To Him? Jn. 10:30

    1. Full Faith...Jn. 10:10-18

    2. "They Took Away The Stone"...11:38-44

    3. "For Your Sake, Not Mine?" Jn. 12:27-36

III. Attainable (Jn. 17:8)

  A. "Keep On"...Matt. 7:7-11; Lk. 11:5-13

  B. "It Thundered"...Jn. 12:37-43; 20:24-31

  C. Better Than Anyone...Jn. 17:1-12

Relationships, A Master Class (Lk. 6:12)

 Relationships, A Master Class (Lk. 6:12)

I. "They Heard The Sound Of Yahweh Walking" (Gen. 3:8)

A. Invested...Gen. 1:26-31

1. Instruction...Gen. 2:15-17

2. Personal Interest...vss. 18-22

3. Not The First Time...vs. 3:8

B. Unreciprocated...Gen. 3:9, 10

1. Apology? Gen. 3:11-13

2. Unsaid...Gen. 4:25

II. Undeterred (Gen. 6:5, 6)

A. Abraham "My Friend"...Isa. 41:8

1. A Bigger Request...Gen. 12:1-3

2. Confiding...Gen. 18:16-19

3. An Even Greater...Gen. 22:1-4

B. Straightforward...Jer. 1:17-19

1. Protective, But Not...Jer. 20:1-11; 38:1-13

2. Faithful...Jer. 40:1-5

C. Patience...Jon. 1:1-6; 2; 4

III. Tough Love (Jn. 14:23)

A. So Giving...Jn. 3:13-16; 6:35-40; 10:7-18

B. It Goes Both Ways...Matt. 10:26-39; Jn. 14:15-23

C. From Experience...Jn. 17

Come (Ps. 32:6)

Come (Ps. 32:6)

I. "Year After Year" (2 Sam. 21:1)

A. Is Something Wrong? Job 1:13-22; 2:7, 8

1. Not Helpful...Job 3

2. The Truth! Job 1:6-12

B. Unusual...Lev. 26:9-13; 2 Sam. 21:1a

1. Quickly...Num. 35:33, 34; 2 Sam.21:1b

2. Satisfied...2 Sam. 21:2-14

C. So...Deut. 30:11-14

II. Self-Awareness (Ps. 32:9)

A. "He Burned With Anger"...Prov. 21:2; Job 32:1-5

1. Initially...2 Sam. 12:1-6

2. "Test Me"...Ps. 26

3. Surrendering...Ps. 32:1-5

B. The 'Example' Of Self...Rom. 7:18

1. Inner Struggle...Rom. 7:14-25; 1 Tim. 1:12-16

2. "Become Imitators"...1 Cor. 4:14-17; Phil. 3:12-21

3. He Never Forgot...Acts 22:1-21

III. "In The Rush Of Great Waters" (Ps. 32:6b)

A. "The World Will Rejoice"...Jn. 16:16-24

B. "As A Good Soldier"...1 Tim. 2:1-13

C. Worth Imitating? 1 Cor. 4:1-16

The Chosen Seed (Ps. 132:17)

 The Chosen Seed (Ps. 132:17)

I. "Hardships" (Ps. 132:1)

  A. Incomparable...Gen. 12:1-9; 26:1-5; 28:10-15

    1. Abraham...Gen. 12:10-20

    2. Isaac...Gen. 26:6-33

    3. Jacob...Gen. 30:25-31:55

  B. The Covenant...2 Sam. 7:1-17

    1. Tested...1 Ki. 11:9-12

    2. By Fire...Lam. 1

  C. Personally...1 Sam. 27:1-4; 30:1-6; 2 Sam. 21:1

II. Determined (Jer. 31:37)

  A. A New Start...Isa. 28:14-17

    1. "Make Way"...Isa. 40:3-8; Matt. 3

    2. Early Attempts...Lk. 4:1-13

    3. "Tell That Fox"...Lk. 13:31-33

  B. Paul And The Apostles...Acts 20:17-30

    1. "Whoever Believes"...1 Pet. 2:1-12; Gal. 4:1-7

    2. "Like Isaac"...Gal. 4:21-31

  C. Love...Jn. 13:12-20; 1 Jn. 2:7-14

III. "An Open Door" (Rev. 3:8)

  A. "The Gates Of Hell Shall Not"...Matt. 16:13-19

    1. Long Ago...Dan. 12:1-4

    2. In Spite Of...Rev. 7:1-4; 12:1-6

  B. "Out Of Zion"...Isa. 2:1-5; Rev. 3:7-14