A SPECIAL PEOPLE (1 Pet. 2:9)

A SPECIAL PEOPLE (1 Pet. 2:9)

I. "Holy Treasure"...Deut. 7:6
  A. Purchased...Ex. 13:1-16; 19:1-9, 16-19
  B. Provisions...Ex. 16:1-31; 24:1-18; 33:1-34:10
  C. Details for holiness!...Num. 15:1-41
  D. Rebellion and resolution...Num. 16 & 17
  E. His objective...Deut. 8:1-20

II. Too Far!...Ezek. 4:14
  A. Manoah...Judg. 13:1-14
  B. Single...Jer. 16:1-13
  C. Three years...Isa. 20:1-6
  D. Ezekiel...Ez. 4:1-17; 24:1-17
  E. Wine...Jer. 35:1-19

III. Humbly...2 Ki. 5:13
  A. Unexpected...2 Ki. 5:1-14 (Naaman)
  B. First...1 Ki. 17:8-16 (Elijah & widow)
  C. Ten thousand...Micah 6:1-16

SONG: Empty Me by Chris Sligh

IN YAHWEH'S TIME (Eccl. 3:1)

IN YAHWEH'S TIME (Eccl. 3:1)

I. An Amazing Time!...Eccl. 3:6; Prov. 10:31
  A. "Time of the"...Dan. 12:4; Amos 3:6-8
  B. A time to search...Ez. 34:11-31; Isa. 51:4-11
  C. A time to restore...Isa. 30:15-26; 62:1-12; 66:5-14

II. A Time To Clean...1 Pet. 4:17
  A. No more...Gen. 35:1-4
  B. Test of purity...Ps. 26:1-12; John 15:1-11
  C. Acceptable?...James 3:10-13; Mal. 1:1-14; 3:1-5

III. Late?...Heb. 10:37
  A. Saul...1 Sam. 13:1-14; Deut. 7:17-26
  B. Waist girded?...Lu. 12:22-40; Eph. 6:14
  C. Lamps burning?...Lu. 12:39; Matt. 25:1-13
    1. The opposite...Isa. 22:1-25
    2. Who then?...Lu. 12:41-46
  D. Yahweh's doing...Isa. 42:19-25; 43:22-28

IV. A Time To Reveal...Prov. 29:18
  A. "To open blind eyes"...Isa. 42:1-18
  B. No longer "hidden"...Isa. 48:1-22

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HOLY AND GRATEFUL (Lu. 17:15)

HOLY AND GRATEFUL (Lu. 17:15)

I. The 'pack'...Jer. 2:26
  A. They "spy"...Num. 13:16-14:11
  B. Amaziah...2 Chron. 25:1-16
  C. Persuaded...John 12:20-43; Matt. 27:13-23
  D. "Great signs"...Rev. 13:1-18

II. True Gratitude...1 Sam. 18:18
  A. "See now"...2 Sam. 7:1-29; Ps. 132:1-18
    1. Jonathan's sake...2 Sam. 9:1-13; 10:1-5
    2. "My hiding place"...Ps. 32:1-7
    3. Saved from Saul...Ps. 18:4-21
  B. Revealed...Dan. 2:13-23; Matt. 11:20-30
  C. Healed!...Isa. 38:9-20; Lu. 17:11-19

III. Truly holy...Hag. 2:10-14
  A. "Much sown, little reaped"...Hag. 1:2-7; Mic. 6:6-7
  B. Woe is me!...Mic. 7:1-6
  C. Attitude of Gratitude!...Mic. 7:8-20

SONG: Indescribable by Chris Tomlin

UNLOVED (Gen. 29:31)

UNLOVED (Gen. 29:31)

I. What Is Man?...Ps. 8:4
  A. Excellent!...Ps. 8:1-9; Gen. 2:7-25
  B. Great acts...Deut. 11:1-25; Josh. 10:1-43
  C. Bruised...Isa. 53:1-12; Ps. 22:1-18
  D. Straight wicked!...Jer. 12:1-2; Job 21:7-15; Matt. 5:44-45

II. Swift?...Ps. 90:1-4
  A. He said to Abram...Gen. 15:13-14; Ex. 9:13-17; 14:21-27
  B. First degree...1 Ki. 21:1-26; 2 Chron. 18:28-34
    1. The dogs...2 Ki. 9:1-37
    2. Seventy...2 Ki. 10:1-11
  C. Fair warning...Deut. 29:14-29
    1. Protocol...Prov. 1:20-32
    2. Poetic...Jer. 4:1-31; 39:1-9

III. Next Generation...Heb. 2:1-4
  A. Says Moses from Yahweh...Deut. 4:25-30
  B. Isaiah saw it...Isa. 2:5-9; Deut. 32:15-43
  C. Alas...Jer. 33:14-26

SONG:  Give Me Your Eyes

LOINS GIRDED WITH TRUTH (Eph. 6:14)

LOINS GIRDED WITH TRUTH (Eph. 6:14)

I. Hidden...Luke 10:21
  A. Why?... Matt. 13:10-17; Isa. 28:9-16
  B. Who?...1 Ki. 22:1-37
    1. Ramoth Gilead...22:1-6
    2. Micaiah...22:7-15
    3. The truth?...22:16-37
  C. Too late?...Jer. 23:9-20

II. Fair?...Ex. 33:19
  A. Hatred?...Prov. 16:4; Rom. 9:1-33
    1. Esau, Pharoah...9:1-18
    2. Faith vs. works of law...9:19-33
  B. Partial?...John 7:16-17; 1 Chron. 28:9; Amos 9:9; 1 Ki. 14:1-13

III. Preprared to Run...Hab. 2:2-3
  A. Thin line...John 8:12-20; 30-32
  B. They flee...John 10:1-18
  C. Refined...Zech. 13:1-9

SONG: God of Wonders by Hillsong

HE'S FAITHFUL (Heb. 10:23)

HE'S FAITHFUL (Heb. 10:23)

I. "I Am Your Shield"...Gen. 15:1
  A. "You're a dead man"...Gen. 20:1-18
  B. Isaac...26:1-32
  C. "Ten times"...31:1-55; 34:25-35:5; Ps. 105:1-15

II. "Your Decendants Will Be Strangers"...Gen. 15:13-14
  A. Joseph...Gen. 45:1-28; 50:22-26
  B. "A new king"...Ex. 1:6-22; 2:23-25
  C. Moses...3:1-22; 7:1-6
  D. "Judgment"...Gen. 15:14; Ex. 14:1-31

III. Long-Awaited!...Rev. 18:4-5
  A. Come!...Rev. 17:1-6; Ez. 16:44-45
  B. "Of the seven"...17:7-18; Dan. 7:8-12
  C. Rejoice!...Rev. 18:20-24

SONG: Motions by Matthew West

UNNATURAL? (Isa. 40:13)

UNNATURAL?  (Isa. 40:13)

I. Barren?...Ex. 4:11; Jer. 1:4-5

  A. "I will"...Gen. 12:1-3; 15:1-7

    1. My way...16:1-6

    2. The covenant..17:1-8

    3. Twenty-five years later...18:9-14; 22:1-2

  B. Isaac pleaded...Gen. 25:21

    1. The older...25:22-34

    2. "You mean lie?"...27:1-13, 18-29

  C. Anguish...1 Sam. 1:1-10

    1. Then...1:11-28

    2. Eyes wide open!...2:1-10

II. Trust In Yahweh...Deut. 17:8-13; Ex. 4:10-16

  A. Men...Ex. 32:1-6; 1 Sam. 15:1-9; Gal. 2:11-21

  B. Resistance...Lu. 4:16-30; 2 Cor. 10:1-18

  C. Double...1 Tim. 5:17-18; Heb. 13:7, 17

  D. Search and rescue!...Jer. 23:1-6; Ez. 34:1-31

SONG: In the Light by DC Talk