The Present

I. "Freeze Frame!" (Stoppage of time)
A. Your Own Eyes...Deut. 29:2-21; Ezek. 12:26, 27
B. Cut to the Heart!...Dan. 9:3-23
C. Clearly Seen!...Rom. 1:18-32

II. The Present: Dictated by Past Choices
A. Money & Finance...Prov. 6:6; 11:15; 13:7; 27:17
B. Family Life...Prov. 31:10-31
C. Spiritual...Eccl. 12:1-8

III. Past, Present & Future!
A. True or False and Why?...Rev. 1:3
B. Personal Letter...Rev. 1:10-20, Acts 20:28-31
1. Church by church: Ephesus (Rev. 2:1-7); Smyrna (Rev. 2:8-11)
2. Pergamum (2:12-17); Thyatira (2:28-29)
3. Sardis (3:1-6); Philadelphia (3:7-13); Laodicea (3:14-22)
C. Who Are We?...Mal. 1:1-14
1. Where's my Raise?...Rev. 2:4
2. First Works...Matt. 5:6

IV. Present Action!
A. With my soul...Isa. 26
B. Well Done!...Matt. 25:15-17; 19-23

SONG: Motions by Matthew West

The Mourners

I. Februrary 23, 2010
A. Unmistakable!...Ex. 12:30; Esther 4:1-4
B. The Psychology of...Eccl. 7:2, 3; Job 2:11-13; Deut. 34:8

II. Mourning Before Yahweh...Mal. 3:14
A. Moses...Ex. 2:11-15; Heb. 11:23-29
B. For Right Now...John 16:20-22; Jas. 4:1-10
C. Children First!...John 8:31-59

III. Should I mourn and weep?...Zech. 7:3
A. Bad Question!...Zech. 7:1-14; Rev. 3:14-22
B. (2) Evils Committed!...Jer. 2
1. Where is Yahweh?...v. 6, 8
2. Mourning Inspired?...v. 26
C. A Time for Everything!...Eccl. 3:4
1. Lazy Servant...Matt. 25:24-30
2. Lord, Lord!...Matt. 7:22, 23

IV. Mercy for the Sincere!...Matt. 5:4
A. He is close!...Ps. 34:17, 18; Job. 21
B. Sing!...Isa. 54

SONG: Glorious Day by Casting Crowns

Yahweh Blesses His Biggest Losers!

I. Make it an XL Pepperoni, w/X/cheese and 2 Litre Diet Coke!
A. Lord God??...Hos. 2
B. Hearers Only...James 1:21-25; Mal. 3:13, 14
C. Show Me!...James 2:14-26; 2 Cor. 13:5; 1 Cor. 2:14, 15

II. Sign Me Up, Count Me In!
A. Say Ahhh...Jas. 5:13-20; Ps. 26
B. Yahweh's Delight...Ps. 1:1-6; 50:23; Mal. 3:16-18
C. Crank it up and Start shedding...Col. 3

III. Breaking Down Barriers!
A. Every branch...John 15:1-8; Mark 9:49; Gal. 2:11-17
B. Prove Me Now!...Mal. 3:10-12; Rom. 8:35-39

IV. Until That Day!
A. Hold Fast!...Ezek. 18:23, 24; Heb. 10:35-38
B. By Losing Big, we...Mark 10:28-31

SONG: Empty Me by Chris Sligh

The Great Patience of Yahweh!

I. High Premium
A. I Know!...Rev. 3:7-13
B. You heard...James 5:7-11; Job 2:1-13
C. A Young Hebrew...Gen. 40:8-41:16, 38-42
D. Key Ingredient...2 Pet. 1:5-11

II. Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, David...
A. Stiffnecked...Exodus. 32:9-14; Num. 13:25-14:20; Deut. 9:23-27
B. David...1 Kings 11:1-13; Jer. 33

III. Leaders, Lead by Example!
A. Doing Right...Gen. 18:17-33
B. Wisdom Calls...Prov. 1:20-33; Rom. 1:18-24; 2:14-16; Job 33:14-33
C. Rising up Early...Jer. 35:12-17; 36
D. Lastly...Luke 20:9-19; John 12:31-37

IV. Yahweh's Will!
A. None be lost!...John 17:6-24; 6:37-40
B. A Great Voice!...Rev. 21:3-8

SONG: Motions by Matthew West

The Sustaining Power of Work!

I. Chasing The Wind!
A. A Name for...Gen. 11:1-9
B. Their inward thought...Ps. 49:1-20
C. Was it not I?...Dan. 4:18-33; Isa. 55:2; John 6:27; 14:24

II. Need for Meaning
A. In His Own...Gen. 1:26-31
B. Make us Understand...Ps. 119:17-40; John 6:28; Ps. 49:20

III. "Work" That Nourishes!
A. "A Great Light!"...John 4:1-38
B. What Work?
1. Noah...Gen. 6:5-14
2. Jeremiah's hate, love and hate...Jer. 20:1-18
3. Ezekiel's Tasks...Ezek. 3, 4

IV. Our Work
A. We Must!...Heb. 2:1-4
B. If!...Gal. 6:7-9

SONG: Mercy by Casting Crowns

Precious Things!n

I. An Abomination!
A. Highly Esteemed...Luke 16:15 (Yahweh knows the heart)
B. The Praise of Men...John 12:42,43; Matthew 6:16-18
C. A lesson in love...2 Chron. 18, 19
D. Who You Gonna Call?...2 Chron. 20:1-27

II. A Little Thing Called Hope...
A. Yahweh's Great Mercy!...Lam. 3
1. N.O.W.!...Lam. 3:21-24
2. That Yoke...v. 26-29
3. Listen Carefully...v. 36-41 (don't complain)
B. Spiritual Stud!...Job 6:1-10
C. Testing...James 1:2-4
1. Vital...James 1:5-8; Eccl. 7:12
2. Fruit of Endurance...Eccl. 1:12-17

III. Freedom!
A. Quite Simply!...James 4:17
B. What About _______?...Rom. 6:1,2, 14-19

SONG: Every Time I Breathe by Big Daddy Weave

Reverence of Yahweh - The Proper View

I. Yahweh Who?
A. Run to and fro!...Jer. 5:1-31
B. None are Humble!...Jer. 44:1-30 (Can I be examined & am I willing to change?)
C. In their hearts...Ezek. 14:1-23

II. A Grossly Underestimated Covenant!
A. One Flesh?...Matt. 19:1-10; 1 Cor. 7:32-40
B. Who can find a...Prov. 31:10-31
C. Messiah-like...Eph. 5:52-33
D. Surprise, surprise!...Amos 5:18-20 (Woe to those longing for Yahweh's Day)

III. Tremendous Accountability!
A. Twice as much!...Matt. 23:15; 25:24-30; Luke 12:42-48
B. Many, many, many!...Matt. 7:21-23; 13:20-22; Luke 17:26-32
C. The Poster Boy...Heb. 12:12-17
1. No Big Deal!...Gen. 25:27-32
2. The Breakdown!...Gen. 27:30-36

IV. Real Reverence!
A. Isa. 6:1-8
B. Zacchaeus...Luke 19:1-10
C. Riches, honor and...Prov. 22:4

SONG: Praise You In This Storm by Casting Crowns