Saturday, August 29, 2020

“Everyday” (Lk. 21:37)

 “Everyday” (Lk. 21:37)

I. Today (Jud. 7:4)
  A. Fair Or Unfair? Gen. 25:29-34; Rom. 9:10-14; Ex. 4:24-26
  B. Too Many...Jud. 7:1-7
  C. “Good Teacher”...Mk. 10:17-26

II. Heavy Weight (Jn. 12:27)
  A. Unthinkable...Ezek. 4; 21; 24
  B. “Tell That Fox”...Lk. 13:31-35; Jn. 11:1-16; 12:20-36
  C. Arrested, But Still Teaching...Lk. 22:47-53

III. Exemplary (Heb. 4:15)
  A. Daily Choice...Heb. 4:1-13
  B. Confident...Jn. 16:32; Heb. 4:14-16

Saturday, August 22, 2020

“The Holy Seed” (Isa. 6:13)

 

“The Holy Seed” (Isa. 6:13)

I. Always (Gen. 14:18)
  A. Early Seeds...Gen. 4:1-4, 26; 5:18-24
  B. No Beginning...Gen. 14:17-20; Heb. 7:1-10
  C. I’m Alone...1 Ki. 19:1-18

II. A ‘Master Worker’ (Rom. 11:34)
  A. “These Stones”...Matt. 3:1-12; Jn. 1:35-51; Matt. 16:13-20
  B. Last, But Not Least! 1 Cor. 15:1-11; 2 Pet. 3:14-16
  C. A Great Work...Rom. 11
    1. The ‘Few’..vs 1-10
    2. Replacements..vs 11-14
    3. The Message? Deut. 32:15-21

III. Unfinished! (Rom. 11:18)
  A. “His Work?” Isa. 10
    1. Past Or Future?
    2. Meaning? “Like The Sand”..Isa. 10:22
    3. Meaning, Samaria Destroyed First? vs. 11
  B. Meaning, “Burned Again?” Isa. 6:13
  C. Who’s The ‘Holy Seed?’

Thursday, August 13, 2020

No Tolerance (Heb. 10:39)

No Tolerance (Heb. 10:39)

I. Unacceptable! (Num. 14:1)
  A. Our Fathers...Ps. 78:1-53
  B. The Report...Num. 13
  C. Beyond Disappointing...Num. 14:1-38

II. Perfect (Matt. 5:48)
  A. ‘An Ounce Of Prevention!’ Deut. 6; Matt. 5:1-12
  B. More Than Capable...Deut. 30:11-14; Mal. 1:5-14; Jer. 35
  C. Persistence...Matt. 7:7-11; Lk. 18:1-8

III. That Person In The Mirror (Jas. 1:24, 25)
 A. Your House...Matt. 7:24-27; 21:28-32
 B. A Great Excuse? Matt. 25:14-30; Gen. 27:36; Heb. 12:1-18
 C. That’s Why...Heb. 10:19-31

Friday, August 7, 2020

“Friends” (Jn. 15:15)

“Friends” (Jn. 15:15)

I. Not Just Family (Jas. 2:23)
  A. “Blameless”...Gen. 6:1-13
    1. Hearsay? Gen. 7:1-7
    2. Battle Tested..Gen. 9:18-27
  B. Unquestionably...Isa. 41:8
    1. A Family Affair..Gen. 12:1-5
    2. By Faith..Heb. 11:11, 12
    3. Isaac..Heb. 11:20
    4. Ambiguous!?!? Gen. 18:16-19
  C. Yahweh’s Friend Too: Proof! Gen. 41

II. Evaluating (Ps. 11:5)
  A. Mindset...Ps. 26
  B. No Secret...Jn. 15:1-12
    1. Happily! Jn. 15:15-17
    2. Once Again: Proof..Jn. 15:26, 27, 16:12-15
  C. Apostle John: A Great Friend! Jn. 21:20-25; Rev. 1:1, 2

III. Discernment (Gen. 19:26)
  A. True Friends Know...Eccl. 3:1-8; Lk. 17:22-33
  B. It’s Hard, But Fair...Gen. 22:1, 2, 17, 18
  C. No Greater!!! Jn. 15:12-14

Thursday, July 30, 2020

Remembering Hagar (Gen. 21:19)

Remembering Hagar (Gen. 21:19)

I. Yahweh’s Promise (Gen. 22:17, 18)
  A. “A Great Nation”...Gen. 17:15-21
    1. ‘A God Who See’s’..Gen. 16
    2. Eye Opening..Gen. 21:8-21; 25:7-18
  B. ‘My Covenant’...Gen. 17:21; 26:1-4
    1. Esau And Jacob..Gen. 25:18-23; 27:30-40
    2. The 12..Gen. 49:1, 2

II. Has Yahweh Rejected Anyone? (Rom. 11:1)
  A. According To The Flesh...Rom. 11:1-5
    1. Yahshua’s Early Focus..Matt. 10:5-7
    2. And Later..Acts 1:1-8
  B. Abraham’s True Offspring! Rom. 2:25-29; Gal. 3:1-9
  C. The Promise Of Abraham...Rom. 4:13-25

III. Sarah’s Children (Gal. 4:31)
  A. Hagar’s (Temporary) Gen. 21:8-21; Gal. 4:29, 30
  B. Only By Faith (Eternal) Rom. 4:13; Gal. 4:21-31

Saturday, July 25, 2020

You’re Welcome (Ps. 24:3)

You’re Welcome (Ps. 24:3)

I. Golden! (Ex. 15:1) 
  A. Day One...Ex. 15:1-21
    1. One Way Out! 1 Cor. 10:1-4
    2. Miriam (Dead)..Num. 12:1-13; 1 Cor. 10:5-12
  B. What Changed From Day-1? Num. 16:1-3
    1. Who Is Holy? Num. 16:4, 5, 12-14
    2. Fire! Num. 16:28-35

II. Be Careful (Isa. 55:2)
  A. What Are You Thinking?!?! Isa. 55:1-4
    1. Come Here! Ps. 15; 2 Sam. 7:1-17
    2. Listen: Always A Lamp In David! 2 Ki.8:19; Isa. 55:3
  B. Finding David, Important Clue: ‘By Itself?’ Jn. 15:4
    1. “Every Healthy Tree”..Matt. 7:15-20
    2. “Much Fruit”..Jn. 15:1-9
  C. Unsealing The Book..Dan.12:4; Matt. 13:24-30; 24:45-51; Rev. 3:7-13

III. Still A Competition (1 Cor. 9:24)
  A. Abstinence...Ps. 24:4
  B. Tenacity...Matt. 15:21-28; Lk. 16:1-8; 1 Cor. 9:24-27
  C. We’re Invited! Isa. 55:6-13

Saturday, July 18, 2020

Exemplary (Jn. 5:17)

Exemplary (Jn. 5:17)

I. Attention Worthy (Deut. 18:18)
  A. The ‘Scepter’...Gen. 49:8-12
  B. Not So Much(“What Profit?”)...Gen. 37:14-28
    1. No Smiles From Rebekah..Gen. 38
    2. Fourth Born? Gen. 46:28, 29
  C. Promise Fulfilled! Acts 3:11-26
    1. Not To Be Missed..Acts 13:13-39
    2. Another Extremely Credible Witness: Stephen! Acts 7:1-53

II. Far From Done! (Rev. 10:11)
  A. A Common Denominator! Hab. 1:5-11; Acts 13:40, 41
    1. For Example..Matt. 11:25-30
    2. In Turn..Acts 9:1-16
  B. That Time Again...Jer. 45:4; Isa. 6
    1. Israel First..Isa. 28
    2. Jerusalem Next..Isa. 29

III. Like Before, But Much Greater! (Isa. 40:2)
  A. A New Heart...Jer. 31:23-40
  B. The Lamb Promises: No More! Rev. 7:9-17