Friday, April 24, 2015

THE LIFE OF A PROPHET (Jer. 1:10)

THE LIFE OF A PROPHET (Jer. 1:10)

I. Required...Eze. 2:8
  A. Refresh yourself?...1 Ki. 13:1-26
  B. Eat!...Eze. 2:8-3:3; Rev. 10:1-11
  C. Courage...Jer. 1:17-19; Ez. 3:4-11
    1. Baruch...Jer. 36:1-18
    2. Seraiah: To Babylon...Jer. 51:33-64
    3. Your wife?...Amos 7:10-17
    4. Outside?...Lu. 13:31-35; John 7:1-26

II. How Long, O Yahweh?...Isa. 6:11
  A. Two more...Gen. 15:2-7; 18:9-15; 37:2; 40:1-23; 41:1, 46
  B. I will judge!...Gen. 15:13-14; Ez. 5:22-23; 1 Sam. 6:1-12

III. To Come...Mal. 4:5
  A. Elijah...Mal. 3:1-5; 4:1-6; Matt. 17:1-11
  B. Oholah and Oholibah...Eze. 23:36-49; Rev. 11:1-6
  C. Temporary...Lu. 13:33; Rev. 11:7-10
  D. Instant...1 Thess. 5:1-3; Rev. 11:14-18; Jer. 25:30-38

Friday, April 17, 2015

THE DECISION (John 4:14)

THE DECISION (John 4:14)

I. A Work...Acts 13:40
  A. Shocked and disappointed...Josh. 7:1-13
  B. Shiloh...1 Sam. 3:10-15; 4:1-22
  C. Shalmaneser...2 Ki. 17:1-23

II. Choose Life!...Deut. 30:19
  A. I know!...Josh. 2:1-21; John 4:1-30; 1 Chron. 28:9
  B. Even the elect...Matt. 24:24: Deut. 13:1-11
    1. Peace?...Jer. 4:10; 5:11-12; Isa. 30:8-11
    2. The son?...2 Thess. 2:1-12; 1 Thess. 5:1-11
    3. Flattered?...Dan. 11:32; John 10:1-5; Neh. 6:1-16

III. By Design...Prov. 16:4
  A. Unrighteousness?...Rom. 9:14-18; Prov. 1:20-33
  B. In contrast...Prov. 2:1-22; Rom. 9:19-28
  C. His Reward!...Isa. 40:1-17; Rev. 11:14-19

Friday, April 10, 2015

NO MENTION (Josh. 23:7)

NO MENTION  (Josh. 23:7)

I. Decisive...Num. 25:7-8
  A. The wife of...Gen. 19:15-26; Ps. 97:10
    1. Heber...Judg. 4:1-24
    2. Nabal...1 Sam. 25:1-33
  B. Phineas...Num. 25:1-15
  C. The same...Deut. 21:18-21; 2 Cor. 6:14-18; Josh. 23:7-16

II. Dead To Me!...Ex. 17:14
  A. Amalek...Ex. 17:8-16
    1. Saul...1 Sam. 15:1-33
    2. Ammonites, Moabites...Ezra 9:1-15
  B. Ben Hadad...1 Ki. 20:1-43
  C. Forbidden...Jer. 16:1-8; 2 Chron. 19:1-3

III. Fatal...2 Chron. 36:15
  A. Twice!...1 Ki. 11:1-13; 1 Sam. 2:27-36; 3:10-18
  B. By your words...Matt. 12:33-37; Judg. 12:1-7
  C. Faithful and true!...Rev. 22:6-21

Friday, April 3, 2015

STRENGTH IN WEAKNESS (2 Cor. 12:10) - MEMORIAL

STRENGTH IN WEAKNESS (2 Cor. 12:10)

I. From and To...1 Cor. 1:25
  A. In the dungeon...Gen. 40:1-23
    1. Joseph's rise...41:1-44
  B. Keeping the flock...Ex. 3:1-11
    1. Very great...11:1-10
    2. Deliverance...12:29-42
  C. Greatest in the East!...Job 1:1-5
    1. Weakened?...1:6-22; 2:1-10
    2. Strengthened!...42:1-10

II. Two...Matt. 5:41
  A. Weak in presence...2 Cor. 10:1-18
    1. Inner vs. outer!...2 Cor. 11:1-33
    2. True strength!...2 Cor. 12:1-19
  B. Every right...Matt. 5:38-48; Lu. 9:51-56; John 8:13-59
  C. In weakness...Matt. 27:21-50; 2 Cor. 13:1-9

III. In Rembrance
  A. The cup...Lu. 22:14-18
  B. The bread...22:19
  C. In Strength!...Rev. 19:11-16

Friday, March 27, 2015

TAKING POSSESSION (Deut. 4:22)

TAKING POSSESSION  (Deut. 4:22)

I. Lift Up Your Eyes...Gen. 13:14-15
  A. The promise...Gen. 17:1-14
  B. Necessary...Gen. 15:1-6; 22:1-18

II. Deliverance time...Ex. 3:8
  A. Exit plan...Ex. 3:1-22
  B. Perfect execution!...Ex. 14:1-31

III. Just The Beginning...Heb. 3:7-8
  A. Sweet - Bitter!...Ex. 15:22-27
  B. Possession time?...Num. 13:26-14:39

IV. Courageous and Strong...Josh.1:7
  A. Requirements...Josh. 1:1-9
  B. Tunnel vision...Deut. 7:16-24; Josh. 17:16-18

V. Overcoming Roadblocks...Acts 14:21-22
  A. Dull of hearing...Heb. 5:11-14; 3:7-19
  B. Attitude...Ps. 26:1-12; 1 Pet. 4:7-19

Friday, March 20, 2015

ATONEMENT (Ps. 86:5)

ATONEMENT (Ps. 86:5)

I. "I AM"...Ex. 34:6-7
  A. Promise Me...2 Chron. 6-7:10
  B. Even if...Deut. 4:25-31; 2 Sam. 7:1-17
  C. I will not do it...Gen. 18:16-33; Jonah 3:1-10

II. Eye For An Eye?...Matt. 5:38
  A. New...Matt. 5:38-48; 18:21-22
  B. Terms...John 3:17-21; Matt. 12:22-32; 18:23-35
  C. Clear!!!...Ps. 78:1-8; Matt. 13:1-16; Prov. 28:5

III. Of Old!...Lev. 5:17
  A. Still?...Lev. 5:17-19; 1 Chron. 13:1-14; 15:12-16; Lu. 12:47-48
  B. Paul...Acts 9:1-16; Gal. 6:4-8
  C. The assembly...Isa. 59:16-19; Ezek. 5:1-17; Joel 3:1-21

Friday, March 13, 2015

UNPREPARED (Lu. 13:24)

UNPREPARED (Lu. 13:24)

I. They Were...2 Ki. 10:15
  A. Enough!...1 Ki. 19:1-18
    1. Elisha...19:19-21; Matt. 21:28-31
    2. Jehu...2 Ki. 9:1-37
    3. Jehonadab...10:15-28
  B. Ezra...Ezra 7:1-10
    1. Some letter!...7:11-28
    2. No so much!...9:1-15
    3. Resolved...10:1-17

II. Most...Am. 4:12
  A. Famous words of Jeremiah!...Jer. 7:13, 25; 11:7; 25:3-4; 29:19; 32:33
  B. Age old!...Jer. 4:22; 9:1-6; Matt. 25:1-13; John 1:24-27; 7:39-53
  C. When?...Lu. 18:8; Matt. 7:21-27

III. Always!...Ps. 9:7
  A. They know...John 6:64; Rev. 17:8
  B. Great advice!...Lu. 16:1-8; 14:28-35
  C. As good as done!...Ps. 9:1-8; Rev. 20:7-15