'Raising Up Kings' (Jn. 17:3)

'Raising Up Kings' (Jn. 17:3)

I. The Real Power? (Gen. 10:7)

A. Flexing 💪🏾...Ex. 1:10

1. Short Memory...Gen. 41

2. 'Really Smart?' Ex. 1:8-22

3. Hundreds Of Years Before! Gen. 15

B. In Case You Didn't Know...Ex. 9:13-16

1. Logically? Cor. 2:16; Gen. 15:15-21; Deut. 7:1-12; 8:1-10

2. What About This Non-Dispute? Lk. 4:5-8; Jn. 19:9-11; Dan. 10

C. Far Reaching...Ex. 33:10; Deut. 18:15-19; 32:15-43; 33:29

II. "Has It Not Been Told You From The Beginning?" (Isa. 40:23)

A. No Accident...Job 12:16-25

1. In Good Times...2 Sam. 8:1-14; 10; 1 Ki. 10; 2 Chron. 14

2. In Unfaithfulness...1 Ki. 11:9-40; 12:16-24

3. Deceived...1 Ki. 22:1-40

B. "He Changes Times And Seasons"...Dan. 2:21

1. "His Son And His Grandson"...Jer. 27:2-7; Dan. 5

2. "The Medes"...Isa. 13; Dan. 9:1, 2

3. "The King Of Greece"...Dan. 8:1-14; 10

C. "The Great Horn?" Dan. 8:5-8

1. "The Little Horn"...Dan. 7:7, 8, 19-27; 8:8-14

2. "I Sought To Understand It"...Dan. 8:15-27; 11:1-31

3. Built For Deception! Job 12:16; Dan. 11:32, 33; Matt. 24: 15-25; Rev. 13

III. A Flawed Concept (Ps. 146:3)

A. Already Decided...Ps. 2:1-9

B. Truly Convinced? Dan. 12:10; Matt. 7:7-11

C. Afraid? Isa. 51

Choosing Wisely (Deut. 30:19)

Choosing Wisely (Deut. 30:19)

I. Unbelievably (Rev. 20:9)

A. Miraculously...Rev. 7:9

1. "Scarcely"...1 Pet. 4:17-19; Lk. 18:18-26; Isa. 6:8-13

2. "Cold"...Matt. 24:3-12; Isa. 10:15-23; 2 Tim. 3:1-9

3. "The Gentile Times"...Matt. 24:15-25; Lk. 21:20-24; Isa. 54

B. 'Reconstruction'...Rev. 21:5

1. "Two Sticks?" 1 Ki. 11:28-39; Isa. 11; Ezek. 37

2. "The Valley Of Decision!" Joel 3:1-16; Ezek. 38; Zeph. 3:9-20

3. 'Seven Months'... Rev. 11:15-19; 21:1-6; Ezek. 39:1-24

C. The 'Second Death?' Rev. 20:8

1. No Brainer? Rev. 21:9-27

2. Shockingly! Rev. 21:7-10

II. A Very High Bar (Rev. 20:7)

A. Setting The Tone...Mic. 7:5-7

1. "Bone Of My Bones"...Gen. 2:15-25; 3:6

2. 'Testing Him'...Gen. 22:1, 2; 1 Sam. 13:1-12; Job 2:9, 10

3. Not Yet? Ex. 15:22-26

B. Trusting Yahweh? 1 Ki. 13:18

1. What If? Deut. 13:1-8

2. What Changed? 1 Ki. 13

3. Expectations...Esther 4:10-17; Neh. 6:1-14

C. Spiritual Fitness...Deut. 10:12

1. Starts With Love...Deut. 10:12-22

2. Continues With Diligence...Deut. 6:5-9; 2 Pet. 1:3-11

3. What Endurance Looks Like...Phil. 3:12-17; Jn. 17

III. The Promise (Mal. 3:10)

A. The 'Head'...Deut. 28:1-14

B. "I Will Show You Great And Hidden Things"...Isa. 66:7-14; Jer. 33:1-11

C. Perfection! Rev. 22:1-5

Missing? (Isa. 4:5)

Missing? (Isa. 4:5)

I. Before (Ex. 2:23)

A. "I Will Not Leave You?" Gen. 28:15

1. Focused...Gen. 27:1-29; 28:10-15

2. "Can We Find A Man Like This?" Gen. 41, 45

3. Abandoned? Gen. 50:22-26; Ex. 1; 3:1-10

B. A Lack Of Knowledge...Ex. 3:13

1. Who Is Yahweh? Ex. 4:1; 5:1, 2

2. Still? Ex. 9:1-7; 10:1-11

3. They 'Cracked!' Ex. 14:1-12

C. Thence!!! Ex. 14:15-20

1. 🔥🔥🔥...Ex. 14:21-30

2. For Forty Years Afterwards...Deut. 1:30-33

II. None? (Jos. 1:8)

A. Everything! Ps. 78:7

1. Foundational...Gen. 18:17; Deut. 6:1-15

2. "In The Daytime"...Ps. 78

3. Just Look Around You? Ps. 104

B. He Knows!!! Jer. 10:23

1. Through Moses... Deut. 8:1-6; 17:14-20; 31:9-13

2. In Spite Of...Deut. 31:14-29; 2 Ki. 17:7-23

3. Even In Captivity...Ezek. 11:14-20; Esther 8; Dan. 2:17-23

C. "A Great Light!" Isa. 9:1, 2; Matt. 4:12-17; Jn. 14:1-14

1. "Night Is Coming"...Jn. 9:1-5; Acts 20:26-32

2. "The Helper"...Matt. 28:16-20; Jn. 14:15-31

III. Doubts (Isa. 49:4)

A. Unaccounted, Unexpected, Unprepared...Jer. 23:17

1. Infidelity...Isa. 57:1-11; Ps. 89:30-32, 38-48

2. The Blame...Jer. 23:9-22

3. Desperate... Isa. 3:6, 7; 4:1

B. Still Faithful...Isa. 4:2-6; 49

1. Yahweh's Promise...2 Tim. 2:1-13

2. From Long Ago...Deut. 32:36-47

David (Ps. 89:22)

David (Ps. 89:22)

I. Clearly (Ex. 34:14)

  A. Inflamed! Num. 25:4

    1. 'Seduced'...Num. 25:1-5

    2. Instinctively And Aggressively! Num. 25:6-8

    3. Does Faithfulness Matter? Num. 25:10-13

  B. Very Few...2 Chron. 16:9; Ps. 14:2, 3; Matt. 7:13, 14

  C. Close To Me? Lev. 10:3

    1. Expectations...Lev. 10

    2. Unnoticed? 1 Sam. 2:12-36

    3. Angry? 2 Sam. 6:1-11

II. Unsurprisingly (Acts 13:22)

  A. Personal Glory? 1 Sam. 17:45

    1. Role Models? 1 Sam. 13:1-14

    2. Alignment...1 Sam. 17; 24:1-15

    3. Self-Reliant? 1 Sam. 23:1-5; 23:6-14; 30:1-20

  B. Times And Seasons...Matt. 16:1-4

    1. "Shall I Go Up?" 2 Sam. 2:1-4; 5:1-12

    2. "Year After Year"...2 Sam. 21:1-6

  C. Personal...Ps. 132:4, 5

    1. Just Another Promise? 2 Sam. 7

    2. David's Leadership...Ps.132:1-5; 1 Chron. 28:1-8; 28:9-21

III. Exemplary (2 Ki. 14:3)

  A. Fair And True...1 Ki. 15:1-5

    1. Terrible! 2 Sam. 11

    2. Yahweh's Choice: Atonement...Matt. 20:15; 2 Sam. 12:1-15

  B. Yahweh's Standard Bearer! 2 Ki. 14:1-3; 22:1, 2; Zec. 12:5-9

  C. Where Do We Fit In? Heb. 11:32-40

Which 'Books?' (Eccl. 12:12)

Which 'Books?' (Eccl. 12:12)

I. No Guarantee (Eccl. 9:11)

A. Vanity...Eccl. 1

1. Wisdom, Folly? Eccl. 1:12-18

2. Certainly? Prov. 13:22; Eccl. 2:18-21

B. Wasn't He...2 Chron. 22:14-16

1. Didn't He...1 Ki. 3:13

2. As Well As...1 Ki. 4:29-34

C. Better? Eccl. 9:11-18

II. Confusing? (Ex. 15:25)

A. "But Where Shall Wisdom Be Found?" Job 28:12; Deut. 30:11-14

1. Facts: Enslaved And Far Away...Ex. 1:1-16; 2:1-22

2. Facts: Always A Bigger Picture...Gen. 12; 15; 37-50

3. Their Mistake...Num. 14; 16; Deut. 29

B. "I Have Found The BOOK!" 2 Ki. 22:8

1. State Of The Nation...2 Ki. 20:12-19; 21:1-23

2. Unprecedented? Jer. 7:1-15; 2 Chron. 34

3. "A Consuming Fire"...Deut. 4:24; 2 Ki. 25:1-11

C. Far From It! Dan. 12:4

1. Wisely...Eccl. 1:9; Gen. 8:20-22; Jer. 23:16-20; Dan. 12

2. Nothing! Am. 3:1-8; Ps. 89:1-4; Isa. 55

3. Unfinished 'Book'...Acts 13:16-41

III. Hard To Believe (Rev. 1:11)

A. Seven Churches...Rev. 1-3; 18:1-4

B. Many Tribulations...Acts 14:21, 22; Matt. 24:15-22; Rev. 7

C. The 'Book Of Life'...Rev. 13:1-10; 20

Unwrapped (Gen. 25:31)

Unwrapped (Gen. 25:31)

I. Noah, Daniel And Job (Ezek. 14:14)

A. Famous Forevermore...Matt. 24:37

1. Opportunity Knocks...Gen. 6:13-22

2. Eternal Legend! Gen. 8:20-22; 9:24-28; 2 Pet. 2:1-9

B. Transformed Not Conformed! Rom. 12:2; Dan. 1:8

1. "Prudence And Discretion"...Dan. 2:1-23

2. Courageous And Blameless! Dan. 6

C. The 'Patience Of Job'...Job 2:9, 10

1. Murdered...Job 1:13-22

2. Traitorous...Job 4

3. Vindicated! Job 42

II. 'Disguised' (Heb. 12:2)

A. Are You Kidding? Heb. 12:16

1. Unfair Prophecy? Gen. 3:15; 4:1-12; 25:20-23

2. Choosing Wisely...Gen. 18:17; 19; 22:1-18; 25:1-6

3. Unawares? Gen. 25:29-34; 27:1-41

B. 'Sober Minded'...Heb. 11:1

1. Deserving The 'Highest Compliment'...Heb. 11:4-38

2. In Common...Heb. 11:39, 40

C. 'UNWRAPPED' Gift Or Punishment? Jn. 12:27

1. Thankfully...Jn. 12:27-36

2. Motivation...Heb. 12:1

3. The Obvious! Jn. 17:13-24

III. Not Enough (Heb. 12:17)

A. Many, Many...Matt. 7:12-23

B. Noah, Daniel, Job And...Jn. 12:38

1. Everything...Jn. 12:20-36

2. No Middle Ground...Matt. 12:30, 33-37

3. Discernment Required! Jn. 12:44-50

Second Place (Matt. 6:33)

Second Place (Matt. 6:33)

I. Notice To All Challengers: (Isa. 41:21)

A. Unbelievably Inadequate...1 Ki. 18:27

1. Jerubbaal...Jud. 6:25-32

2. Dagon...1 Sam. 5

3. Mt. Carmel...1 Ki. 18:20-40

B. A 'True Test'...Isa. 41:21-29

C. To His Dismay...Jer. 2:20-35

II. No Better Teacher! (Ex. 19:4)

A. 400 Years In The Making...Gen. 15:12-16; Ex. 9:15-17

1. Totally In Control...Gen. 26:1-33; 37; 42; 46:1-4

2. Just As He Promised! Ex. 3; 7:1-5; 10:1-7; 14:13-31

3. "You Have Seen For Yourselves"...Ex. 19, 20:18-23

B. How Do You Explain? 1 Ki. 12:28

1. In The First Place...1 Ki. 11:26-39

2. His Thinking...1 Ki. 12:25-33

3. Unacceptable! 1 Ki. 13:1-10; 14:1-18

C. He Never Forgot...Matt. 16:5

1. "Forty Days"...Lk. 4:1-13

2. "Yahshua Lifted Up His Eyes"...Jn. 11:1-44

3. "Do You Not Remember?" Lk. 16:5-12

III. A Shocking Choice (Jer. 2:5)

A. Choosing...Deut. 30:15-20

1. Everything...Prov. 23:23

2. They Chose Correctly, Though Painfully...Ezek. 21:1-17; Jer. 15:1-16

B. Despite The Mountains 🏔️ Of...Matt. 24:3-12

1. And Then...Rev. 13:1-8

2. Even Worse...Rev. 13:11-18

C. "Faithful"...Lk. 16:10-16