Are We Prepared? (Amos 4:12)

ARE WE PREPARED?  (AMOS 4:12)

I. They were...1 Sam. 17:35-36
  A. Ten cheeses...17:1-19
    1. "Let no man's heart fail"...17:20-37
    2. "In the name of Yahweh"...17:38-58
  B. Fled!...Gen. 39
    1. Interpretations belong...40:1-8
    2. Pharoah calls...41:14-15
    3. "It''s not in me"...41:16-36

II. Mene, Mene, Tekel, Upharsin
  A. "A man of Yahweh"...1 Sam. 2:22-36
    1. "Both ears will tingle"...3:10-21
    2. "What happened?"...4:12-18
  B. "Greatly troubled"...Dan. 5:1-12
    1. "I have heard of you"...5:13-21
    2. "Although you knew all this"...5:22-30

III. Lessons From the Son of Man
  A. "Tell my brother"...Lu. 12:13-21
  B. "If"...12:35-40
  C. "Remember!"...17:20-37
  D. Where?...Matt. 6:19-24

SONG:  While I'm Waiting by John Waller

The Everlasting Covenant (Gen. 9:16-17)

THE EVERLASTING COVENANT (Gen. 9:16-17)

I. Early covenants
  A. Let us...Gen. 1:26-27
  B. Every tree...2:15-17; Hos. 6:7
  C. Marital...2:21-24
  D. Day and night...Jer. 33:20

II. The Master Covenant
  A. All flesh...Gen. 8:20-9:17
    1. Seed time and harvest...vss. 21-22
    2. With its life...vss. 4-5
    3. Bloodshed...v. 6
  B. Even pre-flood...Gen. 4:23-24
  C. Yahweh has shown them...Rom. 1:18-32
  D. One covenant...Rom. 2:12-29

III. A New Heart and New Everlasting Covenant
  A. A new heart...Ez. 36:22-38
  B. A new covenant...Jer. 32:36-44
  C. Sisters for...Ez. 16:60-63

SONG: Who Am I by Casting Crowns

Not Without a Fight!

NOT WITHOUT A FIGHT!

I. The "Holy Spirit" speaks through Jude...2 Pet. 1:19-20
  A. "Earnestly"...Jude 3-4
  B. The best have been "deceived"...Jude 5-7; 1 Ki. 13:4-32; 1 Tim. 2:14
  C. Wise warnings...Jude 16-23; Acts 20:25-31

II. David's Struggles...Ps. 35:1-3
  A. A brutal stomach punch...1 Sam. 30:1-6
  B. He wisely regroups...30:7-8
  C. Yahweh comes through...30:9-20
  D. Satan manipulates "carelessness"...1 Chron. 21:1-17; Ex. 30:11-16; Num. 20:1-13

III. Fighting That Infamous "Slow Fade!"
  A. Recognition...Matt. 26:41; Ps. 125:3; Ex. 32:1-6
  B. Are we willing to ask?
    1. Where or what areas am I weak?...Mk. 9:43-48
    2. What areas of my life am I making slight compromises? (Extra Credit)...1 Cor. 10:14-24; 2 Cor. 13:5; Rev. 2:1-7; Ps. 26:1-12
  C. Paul: To Timothy and Us...2 Tim. 2:1-13; Heb. 11:27

SONG: Slow Fade by Casting Crowns

Atonement

ATONEMENT (Isa. 4:4-6)

I. Three-year famine...2 Sam. 21:1
  A. "We are your servants"...Jos. 9:3-27
  B. "What shall I do for you?"...2 Sam. 21:1-14
  C. "Fathers shall not"...Deut. 24:16
    1. Ahab...1 Ki. 21:17-29; 2 Ki. 10:1-11, 15-17
    2. David...2 Sam. 12:1-23
    3. Jeroboam...1 Ki. 12:25-33; 14:1-18

II. Hearts...1 Chron. 28:9; Jer. 17:10
  A/ Babies?...2 Sam. 12:24; Rom. 9:10-13
  B. Suppose?...Gen. 18:16-33; Jer. 5:1
  C. "His eyes"...2 Chron. 16:9

III. The Sanctity of Life...Gen. 9:4-6
  A. Blood for blood...Ez. 18:1-32
    1. Cleansing...Ez. 24:1-14
    2. The year of recompense...Isa. 34:1-10
  B. Stumbling blocks...Lu. 17:1-4
    1. "All my bones shake"...Jer. 23:9-40
    2. No more!...Ez. 34:7-31

SONG: Mercy by Casting Crowns

Darkness - Ex. 10:21-23

Darkness - Ex. 10:21-23

I. Unknown god?...Acts 17:23
  A. The Areopagus...Acts 17:16-34
    1. One blood...22-28
    2. Some joined...29-34
  B. Basic keys...Prov. 1:1-7
    1. Mommy and Daddy...1:8-19
    2. Divine opportunity!...1:20-23
    3. Fruit of fools!...1:24-33; Hos. 8:7

II. "Days of Darkness"...Eccl. 11:8
  A. The "anecdote" or cure...Prov. 3:1-26
  B. Recipe for...Deut. 12:29-32; 28:15-68
  C. Danger of Procrastination...Luke 17:26-33; John 12:34-50; 3:19-21
    1. Painful realization...Isa. 63:15-64:12
    2. Beyond words!...Lam. 3:1-66; Amos 8:9-14
  D. Even the disciples...John 20:19-20

III. Admonition and Hope
  A. Wise words...John 9:4
  B. When...Deut. 30:1-10; Dan. 12:1-4
  C. Forever...Ps. 132:13-14

SONG: In The Light by DC Talk

Adding (2 Pet. 1:5-7)

ADDING (2 Pet. 1:5-7)

I. No Other Foundation...1 Cor. 3:11
  A. Like-minded...Phil. 2:19-24
    1. "Take heed"...1 Tim. 4:1-16
    2. "No partiality"...1 Tim. 5:17-6:21
  B. "Revealed by fire"...1 Cor. 3:1-23
    1. "Whoever"...Matt. 7:24-29
    2. "Though a son"...Heb. 5:5-10
    3. "Humbled himself"...Phil. 2:1-11

II. "Adding Faith"...Luke 17:5
  A. "If"...Lu. 17:6
  B. "All things are possible"...Mark 9:14-29
  C. Don't bother...Matt. 8:5-13
  D. More than 120 reasons...Job 38-42
    1. "Where were you?"...Job 38:4-7
    2. "Tell me if you know!"...38:18-21
    3. Mission accomplished!...40:3-5; 42:1-6

III. Addition By Substraction!
  A. Servant to all...1 Cor. 9:1-27
  B. Paul vs. false apostles...2 Cor. 11
  C. "Spend and be spent!"...2 Cor. 12:7-21

SONG: Motions by Matthew West

Noah, Daniel and Job (Ezek. 14:14, 20)

I. Unbreakable...Job 27:5
  A. Alone but not...19:1-29
    1. Brothers, close friends...vs. 13-19
    2. No doubt!...vs. 23-27
  B. Yahweh vs. mortal man...26:1-14
    1. Man's limits...vs. 1-4
    2. Unequaled...5-14
  C. "I will Trust him"...Job 12; 13:1-16

II. "Desirable men"...Heb. 12:1
  A. "Moved with godly fear"...Heb. 11:7; Gen. 6:5-8
    1. True prophecy...Gen. 5:28-29
    2. Simply...6:9-12;22; 7:1
  B. "Unstoppable?"...Heb. 11:32-34; Dan. 10:10-12
  C. "His dwelling places"...Isa. 57:15; Dan. 9:1-19

III. Things They Understood
  A. Job...Job 19:25; Isa. 40:21-31
  B. Daniel...Dan. 2:20-23; Gen. 40:5-8; 41:14-16
  C. Noah...Gen. 3:8-19; 5:21-24; Heb. 6:13-20

SONG: I Will Follow by Chris Tomlin