Friday, November 27, 2015

‘Awake and Watching’ (Lu. 21:36)

‘Awake and Watching’ (Lu. 21:36)

I.  Misinformed (Mic. 3:5)
    A.   Shall I? …1 Ki. 22:1-8; Jer. 28:1-17
    B.   14,700! …Num. 16:1-50; 12:1-16
C.   Scattered! …Ezek. 34:1-10 ; Mk. 6:30-44 
D.   Saved? …Rom. 10:13; Acts 2:16-21; 2 Pet. 3:13-16
II. Reasons for Vigilance (1 Pet. 4:18)
    A.  Salted…Mk. 9:49; Gen. 22:1, 2; 44:1-34
    B.  Good Fig? …Jer. 24:1-10; Dan. 1:1-21; 2:1-23; 6:1-28
    C.  Paul…Acts 14:19-22; 1 Cor. 5:1-21; Phil. 3:1-21
       
III. “Be Ready” (Lu. 12:40)
    A.  Food Problem…Am. 8:1-14; Ezek. 34:1-10; 14:1-14; Matt. 24:45, 48-51

    B.  The Solution! …Lu. 12:42-44; Jer. 3:14-18

Friday, November 20, 2015

Tragic (Jer. 8:9)

Tragic (Jer. 8:9)

I. ‘Solitary’… (Isa. 51:2)
    A.  I Found You …Ezek. 16:1-14
        1. Oppressed…Ex. 3:1-7; Neh. 1:1-11, 2:1-5; Matt. 23:1-39
        2. Chosen One…Gen. 12:1-4
    B.  Multiplied! …Gen. 13:1-12; Ex. 1:7-9; Num. 22:1-4; Acts 2:22-47
C.   Solitary???…Isa. 10:16-23; Joel 1:1-20; Ezek. 15:1-8

II. Blemished… (Deut. 32:5)
    A.  Full, Fool …Deut. 8:1-20; Ezek. 16:15-22
    B.  My Children? …Deut. 32:1-35; Jer. 8:1-13
        1. Abraham’s Kids? ...Jn. 8:31-47
        2. Denial! …1 Jn. 2:18-23; 3:8-10
       
III. ‘If’… (Matt. 23:37)
    A. “Do No Wrong”…Jer. 22:1-9; 37:1-10
    B. “Time of Visitation” …Lu. 19:28-44

    C.  A Full End? …Jer. 30:1-11

Friday, November 13, 2015

DECEPTION 101 (Jas. 1:16)

DECEPTION 101 (Jas. 1:16)

I.  Desperate! … (Job 1:9)
    A.  Messengers…Num. 22:1-21
        1. Earnestly! …Num. 22:36, 37; 24:10-13
        2. Finally! …Num. 25:1-9
B. “You Rebels!” …Num. 20:1-13
C. Skin for Skin! …Job 1:6-11; 2:1-10

II. Tempted? … (Jas. 1:13)
    A.  Withdrew? …2 Chron. 32:27-31; Jos. 9:1-14
    B.  Tested? …Gen. 22:1-18; 1 Chron. 21:1-12; Matt. 4:1-10
    C.  Go Tell This…Isa. 6:9-13; Ezek. 14:1-20; Rom. 1:20-32
       
III. Ironically! (2 Cor. 11:14)
    A.  No Worries! …Ps. 49:1-10; Deut. 29:18, 19; Lu. 12:16-19
    B.  No Wonder! …Ezek. 28:1-5; Isa. 14:13, 14

    C.  Fitting! …Isa. 14:4-12, 16-27

Monday, November 9, 2015

Seeking Understanding (Prov. 14:6)

Seeking Understanding (Prov. 14:6)

I.  The First Step… (Deut. 4:5, 6)
    A.  Respect …Ps. 12:6, 7; Jer. 23:18, 29; 2 Pet. 1:19-21
    B.  Result …Acts 17:10-12; Jos.9:1-27; 1 Ki. 10:1-7; Jon. 3:1-10
 C.  My Son…Prov. 2:1-9; 3:1, 2; 4:1-6

II. Levels… (Heb. 6:1)
    A.  Yahshua…Heb. 5:1-10; Jas. 1:2-6
    B.  Hearing vs…Matt. 13:1-16; Mk. 10:17-25
    C.  Timing…Lu. 10:23, 24; Acts 1:4-10; 10:9-48
       
III. Ask… (Matt. 7:7)
    A.  Change of Heart…Hos. 5:6, 14, 15; 6:1-3; Ezek. 11:16-20; Heb. 8:8-13
    B.  Habakkuk …1:1-4
        1. Yahweh…Hab. 1:5-11
        2. The Prophet…Hab. 1:12-17; 2:1
        3. His Answer… Hab. 2:2, 3
    C.  The Vision…Isa. 25:1-9 

Friday, October 30, 2015

RAISING UP KINGS (Ps. 75:7)

RAISING UP KINGS (Ps. 75:7)

I.  The Scepter… (Ps. 60:7)
    A.  Forever …1 Sam. 13:1-14; 16:1-13; 2 Sam. 7:1-17
    B.  Tested!  …1 Ki. 11:1-13; 2 Ki. 8:16-19; 11:1-11
    C. Shiloh…Ezek. 21:18-27; Matt. 21:1-9   

II. What Purpose? … (Ex. 9:16)
    A.  Secrets? …Dan.2:24-47
        1. Visions…Dan. 4:1-35
        2. Son’s Son…Jer. 27:1-7; Dan. 5:1-31; 2 Ki. 25:27
   B. Liars!!! …Isa. 48:1-8
   C. Unmentioned? …Dan. 7:1-8

III. Eight Kings! … (Rev. 17:11)
    A.  Slain and Burned! …Dan. 7:11, 12
    B.  Devour! …Rev. 6:4
    C. 2300! …Dan. 11:1-5
    D. A Foreign “god” …Dan. 11:36-45
    E. A ‘Ninth’ King! …Dan. 12:1-13

Friday, October 23, 2015

The ‘Wife’ (Rev. 19:9)

The ‘Wife’ (Rev. 19:9)

I. “Charges… (Hos. 2:2)
    A.  Harlotries …Hos. 2:1-13
    B.  Jerusalem & Judah …Isa. 1:1-15; Matt. 23:37-39
        1. Then & Now…Ezek. 16:1-26
        2. Issues in Zion…Isa. 3:16-26
C.  Measures! …Isa. 5:1-16
II. “Zion”… (Isa. 2:3)
    A.  A Cleansed Zion …Isa. 49:14-26; 60:1-14
    B.  Miraculous! …Ps. 91:1-16; Rev. 12:13-17
    C.  Latter Days …Isa. 2:1-4
       
III. “Free”… (Gal. 4:26)
    A.  War! …Gen. 3:15; 21:8-12

    B.  The Lamb’s Wife …Rev. 21:9-27

Thursday, October 15, 2015

“The Kingdom of Heaven” (Dan. 2:44)

“The Kingdom of Heaven” (Dan. 2:44)

I.  A Glimpse… (1 Ki. 10:24)
    A.  Like a ‘Mustard Seed’ …Matt. 13:31; Gen. 15:13-20
    B.  A Preview…Ex. 12:30-38; 14:8-31; Deut. 3:1-11
        1. Joshua…Josh. 24:1-14
        2. David…2 Sam. 8:1-15
        3. Solomon…1 Ki. 9:1-5; 10:1-25
II. “Upon You”… (Matt. 12:28)
    A.  Authority! …Matt. 5:21-48; 7:13-29; Jn. 7:14-19
    B. “Life In Himself”…Jn. 5:1-29; Matt. 12:1-30
    C.  A ‘Hidden Treasure” …Matt. 13:24-52
       
III. Dethroned! … (Rev. 20:10)
    A.  The Woman…Rev. 11:1; 3:7-13; Isa. 4:2-6
    B.  Power Move! …Isa. 66:6-8; Rev. 12:1-6
        1. The Male Child…Rev. 7:1-4; 14:1-5
        2. Furious! …Rev. 12:7-17
    C.  Finished! … Rev. 20: 7-15