"Much Will Be Required" (Matt. 12:48)

"Much Will Be Required" (Matt. 12:48)

I. Far More Serious (Acts 5:1, 2)

A. Almost...Ex. 4:24

1. Triggered! Gen. 17:1-14; Ex. 4:24-26

2. No Surprise...Deut. 4:24; Num. 15:32-36

3. "Stay Your Hand"...Ex. 30:11-16; 2 Sam. 24:1-17

B. "Among Those Who Are Near Me"...Lev. 10:3

1. Inestimable Privilege...Ex. 24:1-11; Num. 11:16, 17

2. Intolerable...Lev. 10:1-3; Num. 16:1-35

C. "Seemed To Be Pillars?" Gal. 2:9

1. Really Bad...Acts 5:1-11

2. "The Keys Of The Kingdom!" Matt. 16:16-20; Gal. 2:1-10

3. 'On Blast'...Gal. 2:11-14

II. 'Disrespected' (Isa. 5:4)

A. No Accident! Deut. 4:1-8

1. "The Perfection Of Beauty?" Lam. 2:15; Deut. 11:1-15; Ezek. 16:1-14

2. 'Baal?' 1 Ki. 3:5-15; Hos. 2:1-8

3. "Statutes And Rules"...Deut. 4:8; 1 Ki. 10:1-9, 23, 24

4. Consequently...Isa. 5:1-14; Ezek. 5; 39:21-24

B. "The Free Gift?" Rom. 5:12-21

1. Incredible! Rom. 3:21-31; 4:13-25

2. "No Condemnation?" Rom. 8:1-17; 10

3. "Trampled?" Heb. 10:19-39

III. Subtly (2 Cor. 11:3)

A. "Not Helpful"...Heb. 5:11-14; Cor. 10

B. Expected...2 Cor. 11:14; 2 Thess. 2:1-13

C. Excuses...Matt. 7:21-23; 25:24-30; vss 41-46; Rev. 3:18-22

'For Granted' (Mal. 1:14)

'For Granted' (Mal. 1:14)

I. Yahweh Was Feeling 🥲(1 Ki. 17:1)

  A. In 'Very' Good Faith...Deut. 11:26-28

    1. "Your Healer"...Ex. 12; 15:22-26

    2. "A Wall To Them"...Ex. 14; 17:8-15

    3. Ahijah...1 Ki. 11:28-40

  B. "Like A Treacherous Bow" ...Hos. 7:16

    1. Not One, But Two! 2 Chron. 12:1-8; 1 Ki. 12:25-33

    2. "Neither Dew Nor Rain"...1 Ki. 17:1-9; 2 Chron. 21

    3. Unrepentant...2 Ki. 17:1-23

  C. "My First Born?!?!" Ezek. 24:15-27; Ex. 4:22, 23

II. The 'Crowd' (Rev. 18:4, 5)

  A. Deadly Consequences...Num. 14:1-4

    1. Immediately...Num. 14:5-9

    2. Terrible Track Record...Num. 14:11, 12, 20-38

    3. Wisely And Resolutely...Jos. 24:14-28

  B. Ancient Warning ⚠️...Ex. 23:1, 2

    1. Contradictory? Heb. 10:21-26

    2. Underestimated? Acts 20:28-31; 2 Tim. 4:1-5

  C. A Full-Blown Disaster...Rev. 18:1-8

    1. So Avoidable...Rev. 2:12-29; 3:1-6, 14-22

    2. "Beforehand"...Matt. 24:21-25

III. "Time For Judgment" (1 Pet. 4:17)

  A. "Do I Not Fill Heaven And Earth?" Jer. 23:24

    1. Unfaithfully...Jer. 23:21-40; Ezek. 8:12-15

    2. "High Walls?" Deut. 28:45-52

    3. "One Among You"...Mal. 1:6-14

  B. "A Remnant"...Isa. 10:20-23

    1. "The Wheat"...Matt. 13:24-30; Am. 9

    2. A Difficult Road...Rev. 6:9-11; 7:9-17

'Dear' (Acts 20:24)

'Dear' (Acts 20:24)

I. Purchased (Deut. 29:13)

A. The Magnitude...Deut. 4:34

1. No Coincidence...Gen. 46:1-4; Ex. 1:8-14; 9:13-17

2. "My Firstborn"...Ex. 4:21-23; 10:1-17; 13:3-16

3. High! Deut. 4:32-40; 26

B. Expectations...Deut. 28

1. "Face To Face"...Deut. 5:1-10

2. "Be Careful"...Deut. 28:1-14; 29

C. A Precious Few...Jer. 24

1. Elijah's Fret...1 Ki. 19:1-19

2. Determined...Jer. 15:10-21

3. "As I Was Commanded"...Ezek. 24:15-18

II. How? (Lk. 18:26)

A. "Many Schemes"...Eccl. 7:29

1. 'That Road'...Matt. 7:13, 14; 7:21-27; 10:16-25

2. Birth Right Myth...Ezek. 33:23-33; Matt. 3:7-12; Jn. 8:31-47

3. 'Saved?' Ps. 91; Jn. 3:16-21; Rom. 10:5-13

B. "Pure?" Ps. 119:9-16

1. 'Fearless'...1 Sam. 17; 23:1-5

2. Tireless...2 Sam. 7; Ps. 132; Acts 13:16-22

C. "Mine"...Num. 3:10-13

1. Once Again...Jn. 12:20-36; 2 Cor. 5:11-21

2. "Jars Of Clay?" 2 Cor. 4

III. Priority (1 Cor. 9:27)

A. His Secret...Gal. 1:1-10; Phil. 4:10-13

B. Undeterred...Acts 9:10-31; 14:19-28; 20:17-38

C. "Beware Of Men", But...Matt. 10:16-42

"Plain", But Not Simple (Hab. 2:2)

 "Plain", But Not Simple (Hab. 2:2)

I. 'Please!' (2 Thess. 2:1, 2)

A. "Even If"...Gal. 1:8

1. "More Crafty" And Able...Gen. 3:1; Jn. 9:18-23; 12:12-19; 12:36b-43

2. "Angel Of"...Lk. 22:31-34; 2 Cor. 11:14

B. Not So 'Cut And Dry'...Acts 1:6

1. They Had No Idea 🤷🏾...Matt. 16:13-23; Lk. 18:31-34; 24:13-27

2. As Promised...Jn. 16:4b-15; 1 Thess. 4:13-18; 2 Thess. 2:1-12

II. "Through Their Word" (Jn. 17:20)

A. 'Not One Stone Upon Another?' Matt. 24:1, 2

1. Alarming, But Clear...Matt. 24:3

2. Warnings...Matt. 24:4, 5, 11, 23-27

3. More Questions?? Matt. 24:45-51

B. Carefully...Isa. 22:8-25

1. "Breaches"...Isa. 22:8-13; Jer. 5:1-11

2. 'Eliakim vs. Shebna'...Jer. 23:1-8; Isa. 22:15-25

3. Choosing Wisely...Matt. 25:1-13; 10:34-42

C. "Mine"...Zeph. 3:1-9; Jn. 17:20-26

III. "All The Remnants Of The Peoples" (Hab. 2:8)

A. The Masses...Matt. 7:13, 14; 22:1-14; Rom. 9:22-29

B. Yahweh's Plan...Hab. 3; Isa. 66:15-24

'Always A Word' (Matt. 24:35)

 'Always A Word' (Matt. 24:35)

I. 'Indifference' (Zeph. 1:12)

A. Far From It! Jn. 5:10-17; Ps. 121; Isa. 41:21-29

B. So Close, And Yet...Matt 13:1-9

1. Physically...Matt. 13:1, 2

2. Mentally And...Matt. 13:10-15

3. He Further Explains...Matt. 13:18-22

C. Isaiah Testifies...Isa. 42:20

1. On The One Hand...1 Ki. 8:31-53

2. The 'Indifference'...1 Sam. 2:27-36; 1 Ki. 11:1-11

II. "Near" (Isa. 55:6)

A. Observant...Dan. 2:22

1. Meaningless? Matt. 10:29, 30; Prov. 16:2; 21:2; 24:12

2. Across The Board...Gen. 18:22-33; 2 Chron. 16:9; Job 1:6-8; Ps. 139:7-16

B. A Two-Way Street...Acts 10:1-3

1. 'Making It Rain' 🌧️ ...Job 21:1-14; Matt. 5:44, 45

2. Making It Obvious...Matt. 8:5-13; Acts 8:26-39; 10:9-43

C. Not Like Us...Lk. 5:4, 5

1. Nothing...2 Ki. 4:1-7; 2 Chron. 25:5-9

2. Whoever...2 Ki. 4:8-17; Matt. 25:31-46

3. Focused...Lk. 10:38-42; 5:4-11

III. "With You Always"(Matt. 28:19, 20)

A. "O Baal, Answer Us!" 1 Ki. 18:26

1. Fundamental...1 Ki. 18:21

2. No Answer...Prov. 1:20-32; 1 Ki. 18:26-29

3. Clearly...1 Ki. 18:30-39

B. 'No Excuse'...Rom. 2:12-16; Matt. 11:20-24

C. Obedience Essential...Lk. 12:35-40; Jn. 14:8-31; Matt. 28:18-20

'No Pass' (Amos 7:8)

'No Pass' (Amos 7:8)

I. 'Careful' (Num. 35:31)

A. Covenants Matter...Gen. 22:15-18

1. Till This Day...Gen. 9:11-17

2. The Covenants Before? Gen. 2:15-17; 4:1-12

3. "Blessed Be Shem"....Gen. 9:18-27; 11:10-32; 12:1-7; 22:1-18; 26:1-5; Ex. 3:1-10

B. Two Sides...Deut. 7:1-16; Num. 35:30-34; Jos. 23:1-13

C. "Innocent Blood"🩸...2 Ki. 21:1-16; Ezek. 21

II. Why So Angry? (Gen. 18:23)

A. Another Example...Gen. 6:1-7

1. The Authority Question...Gen. 3:1-5; 3:8-19

2. The Significance Of 'Twice'...Gen. 42:1-32

3. No Question! Gen. 19:1-29; Lk. 17:26-30

B. Unlearned Lessons...Lk. 11:46-48

1. Unappreciative...Ezek. 16:1-14; Jer. 2:1-13

2. Repercussions...2 Ki. 17:7-23; Jer. 39:1-9; Lam. 4

3. "They Will Respect My Son?" Matt. 21:33-40; Lk. 19:45-48

4. "Do Not Weep For Me"...Lk. 23:26-31

III. "What More Was There To Do?" (Isa. 5:4)

A. No Choice...Isa. 5:1-6; 1:2-15

B. 'No Forgiveness?' Num. 35:31-34; Isa. 2:6-22

C. 'Twice'...Am. 7:1-9; Jer. 31:31-40

'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