Thursday, September 26, 2013

UNFOUND (Rev. 20:15)

UNFOUND (Rev. 20:15)

I. Offended!...Luke 7:23
  A. That generation...Lu. 7:18-35
  B. Capernaum...Lu. 10:10-16
    1. Wise and prudent...10:21-24
    2. Ninevites...11:27-32
    3. Signs...12:54-57; John 7:1-32, 37-53
  C. He wept...Lu. 19:41-44

II. Woe To The Shepherds...Jer. 23:1-2
  A. Hananiah...Jer. 28:1-17
  B. Shemaiah and friends
    1. From Jeremiah to Babylon...Jer. 29:1-14
    2. Lies!...29:15-32; 23:9-27
    3. Even in Babylon...Ez. 6:11-14

III. Run To and Fro!...Jer. 5:1
  A. Not so?...Jer. 5:2; 3:1-10
  B. Suppose?...Gen. 18:17-33; Lu. 17:28-29
  C. Sing?...Lu. 15:11-24; Isa. 49:13-26

SONG:

Thursday, September 19, 2013

THE WORKS OF YAHWEH (Eccl. 11:5)

THE WORKS OF YAHWEH (Eccl. 11:5)

I. The Firstborn...Col. 1:15-16
  A. "Our image"...Gen. 1:26-29; Rom. 2:11-16
  B. The seal of perfection...Prov. 16:4; Ez. 28:11-19; Job 1:6-12
  C. Enmity...Gen. 3:15

II. The Sons of Ham...Ps. 105:23
  A. The iniquity of the Amorites...Gen. 15:1-21; Deut. 2:30-36
  B. Turned hearts...Ps. 105:1-45
  C. His mercy...Ps. 106:1-48

III. Not My People?..Rom. 10:20-21
  A. An altar to Yahweh...Isa. 19:16-25
  B. Here I am...Isa. 65:1-7; Rom. 10:1-21
  C. As the children of Israel...Isa. 66:5-24

Hosea 1 & Isa. 65 talking about two different groups of people "not my people", nations and Israel.

SONG: While I'm Waiting

Thursday, September 12, 2013

IDOLATRY UNVIELED (1 John 5:21)

IDOLATRY UNVIELED (1 John 5:21)

I. From the Beginning...John 8:44
  A. Defined...Col. 3:5
  B. Thoroughly...Gen. 3:1-6
    1. Next. Gen. 4:1-8
    2. And then...Gen. 6:1-6
  C. Unchanging...Gen. 11:1-9; Deut. 32:5-6-Chap. 33

II. Subtle...Num. 22:32-33
  A. Torn?...Num. 22:1-34
    1. Convinced?...Num. 23:1-24:1
    2. Phineas...Num. 25:1-18; 31:1-8
  B. Stubbornness!...1 Sam. 15:1-23; Jer. 6:27-30
  C. Covetous too!...Jer. 6:9-15

III. Flee!...1 Cor. 10:14
  A. Full of idols!...Isa. 2:5-9; Luke 12:13-21
  B. Examples...1 Cor. 10:1-14
  C. Yahweh alone!...Isa. 2:10-22

SONG: You Can Have Me

Friday, September 6, 2013

TO KNOW HIM (Dan. 11:32)

TO KNOW HIM (Dan. 11:32)

I. "Who is like Yahweh?"...Ex. 15:11
  A. "Lift up your rod"...Ex. 14:15-31; 15:1-18
  B. Sihon and Og...Deut. 2:24-36; 3:1-7
  C. Jericho's walls...Josh. 6:1-25
  D. Without a doubt...Josh. 24:1-15

II. Resolve!...Ruth 1:18
  A. Turn back!...Ru. 1:1-18
  B. Haste!...1 Sam. 25:14-35, 39-42
  C. Eight years old!...2 Ki. 22:1-20
    1. All his heart...2 Ki. 23:1-20
    2. The "passover"...2 Ki. 23:21-25

III. Deep Within...1 Chron. 28:9
  A. Not for man...1 Chron. 29:1-30
  B. Reward?...1 Cor. 9:18-27
  C. Faithful!...Rev. 3:7-13

SONG: To Know Him by Casting Crowns

Thursday, August 29, 2013

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

Thursday, August 22, 2013

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

SONG:

Friday, August 16, 2013

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