Saturday, February 27, 2021

‘Sealed’ (Rev. 12:5)

‘Sealed’ (Rev. 12:5)

I. Still A Process (Gen. 12:3)
  A. By Faith...Heb. 11:8–10
  B. End Of Story, Right? Gen. 15
  C. Exclamation, Confirmation! Gen. 22:1-18; Heb. 11:17-19

II. Is It Timing? (Rev. 7:1)
  A. Always! Eccl. 11:1-8; Isa. 55:6, 7; 2 Pet. 3
  B. What About Fitness? Ps. 15:1
    1. Great Builders, Zoo Keepers? Gen. 6:13-22
    2. “Don’t Look!” Gen. 19:17; 1 Ki. 13:1-32
    3. “Send Someone Else?” ๐Ÿ˜ค Ex. 4:13-17
  C. Endurance!๐Ÿ˜…Num. 20:2-13; Gal. 6:8, 9; Lk. 22:28-30

III. Guaranteed (Lk. 18:27)
  A. “Great And Hidden”...Jer. 33:2, 3
    1. “Good Figs, Sealed?” Jer. 24
    2. Once Again! Rev. 7:1-4; 12:1-6
  B. “In The Midst Of You!” Lk. 17:20-24; 12:22-48
    1. “The First Fruits!” Rev. 14:1-5; Lk. 12:37, 38
    2. “Elijah?” Mal. 4:5, 6; Isa. 40:3-5; Lk. 12:41-44;
  C. Instead Of Ending!?!? Rev. 11:3-6; 12:7-14


Saturday, February 20, 2021

“Arise And Shine” (Isa. 60:1)

 

“Arise And Shine” (Isa. 60:1)

I. “Hated And Forsaken?” (Isa. 60:15a)
  A. Good Times? Gen. 49; Deut. 33; 4:15-31
  B. Peace All Around? 1 Ki. 4:20-34; 1 Ki. 11:9-43; Matt. 10:16-39; Jn. 16
  C. He Wrote A Song, “I Will Forsake Them”...Deut 31:17; 32
    1. “The Apple ๐ŸŽ Of My...Deut. 32:1-14
    2. Unthankful...32:15-18
    3. Not Good! 32:19-35

II. “Thick Darkness Shall Cover The Earth” (Isa. 60:2)
  A. Very, Very, Briefly...Dan. 7:1-8, 23-25; 8:1-14; 11:1-39
  B. “This Is The Finger Of Yahweh!” Mal. 4; Matt. 17:1-11
    1. “The Times Of The Gentile?” Lk. 21:24; Rev. 11:1, 2; 13
    2. Standing In The Way! Rev. 11:3-6; 8:7-12; 9
    3. Even More Brief! 1 Thess. 5:1-11; Rev. 11:7-14
  C. Targeted ๐ŸŽฏDarkness...Ps. 91; Rev. 16

III. The Shocking Rise! (Isa. 49:21)
  A. “These Bones”...Ezek. 37
  B. And “A Light For The Nations”...Isa. 49:1-8; 2:1-4; 60

Saturday, February 13, 2021

“Let Them Both Grow Together” (Matt. 13:30)

“Let Them Both Grow Together”(Matt. 13:30)

I. Nothing New (2 Sam. 12:24, 25)
  A. For Good Reason...1 Ki. 3:3-28
  B. Most Amazing! 1 Ki. 8
    1. A Permanent Place...v 1-11
    2. All Praise To...v 12-21
    3. A Prayer Of Prayers! v 22-66
    4. And Yahweh Answered! 1 Ki. 9:1-9
  C. A Warning Lesson!๐Ÿ˜ญ1 Ki. 11:1-13

II. Seed And Planting ๐ŸŒฑ(Matt. 13:10)
  A. The “Great Farmer”...1 Chron. 28:9; Ps. 33:15; Prov. 17:3; 21:1, 2; Jer. 17:5-10
  B. Helpless? Gen. 4:6, 7
    1. Even Sodom...Gen. 19:1-14
    2. His Works...Ps. 19; Rom. 1:18-32
  C. The Right Person...Deut 29; Jos. 9:1-15; 10:1-6

III. Making The Final Cut! (Jer. 31:34)
  A. ๐Ÿ˜ญNot Enough...Matt. 7:21-23; Ruth 1:1-18
  B. Discernment...Lk. 16:1-13
  C. Endurance ๐Ÿ”...Isa. 6:8-13; Jer. 31:31-34

Saturday, February 6, 2021

Necessary Food (1 Ki. 19:7)

Necessary Food (1 Ki. 19:7)

I. What’s The Lesson? (Ps. 146:5-8)
  A. Early On...Gen. 21:12, 13
    1. Desperately...Gen. 21:8-16
    2. In The End? 21:17-21
  B. In Good Faith...Gen. 28:20-22
    1. Already In Place! Gen. 42:1-5; 6-38
    2. Five Years Left, No Problem...Gen. 45

II. Disrespect (Deut. 28:18)
  A. A Whole Different...Deut. 8:1-10; Matt. 4:1-4; Rev. 2:8-11
  B. Down Right!๐Ÿ˜กDeut. 28:15-24; 1 Ki. 17:1; Jer. 37:21; Am. 8
  C. Awareness? Prov. 2; Isa. 55

III. Learning From Elijah’s Experience (1 Ki. 19:1-4)
  A. The Greatest, If Not One Of...Mal. 4:5, 6
    1. Yahweh’s Advice...1 Ki. 19:5-8
    2. No Stress, Just...vss 9-18
  B. We Can Trust...Lk. 12:35-48

Thursday, January 28, 2021

Manasseh (Ps. 145:9)

Manasseh (Ps. 145:9)

I. Good Reason (2 Ki. 18:5)
  A. Every Reason/Excuse...2 Ki. 16:1-4, 10-18; 2 Chron. 29:1
  B. Unfazed! 2 Chron. 29:2
    1. For Starters...2 Chron. 29:3-19
    2. According To The Ways Of David...vs 20-36
  C. Epic!! 2 Ki. 19:20-36; 20:1-11

II. The Majesty Of Yahweh (1 Ki. 21:29)
  A. Easily...Gen. 4:1-16; Ex. 32:1-14
  B. The Last Straw? 1 Ki. 16:29-34; 17:1; 18:14-22; 19:1-3
    1. Victory #2!?! 1 Ki. 20:26-43
    2. Abominable!! 1 Ki. 21
    3. Double Trouble! 2 Chron. 25:14-17; 28:22-27
  C. Though Angered, Still Insightful...2 Ki. 21:1-16; 2 Chron. 33:10-19

III. Why? (2 Chron. 33:13)
  A. Considerations...2 Chron. 33:1; 1 Ki. 21:17-29; Jon. 3:1-10
  B. Justice! Isa. 1; Ezek. 34
    1. Time And Change...Isa. 1:1-20; Zeph. 2:1-3
    2. No Mistakes! Ezek. 34:11-24
  C. The Big Picture... Ps. 145

Saturday, January 23, 2021

‘That Covering’ (Isa. 25:7)

 ‘That Covering’ (Isa. 25:7)

I. The Glory Of Yahweh (Prov. 25:2) 
A. When He Was Only 17...Gen. 37:1-11
    1. Can You Imagine? Gen. 37:12-36
    2. Piling On? Gen. 39
  B. Coming Into Focus...Gen. 41
  C. Over 20 years Later! Gen. 45
    1. It Was Not You! 45:8
    2. “Jacob, Jacob”...46:1-4

II. “On This Mountain”๐Ÿ”(Isa. 25:6)
  A. Jacob’s House, Rejected!?! Isa. 2:6-9
    1. I Thought You Said? Gen. 28:10-15; 48:1-4
    2. “Plans Formed Of Old?” Isa. 25:1
      a. ‘Cast Off!’ Deut. 31:16-21; Ps. 89:38-51; 1 Ki. 11:26-39
      b. ‘Better Than’...Ezek. 36:1-15
  B. The Final ‘Straw’...Isa. 25:2
    1. ‘The Nations Raged!’ Ps. 2:1; Ezek. 38:1-13
    2. “That The Nations May Know Me!” Ezek. 38:14-23

III. “Strong Peoples Will Glorify You!” (Isa. 25:3)
  A. “The Breath Of The Ruthless”...Isa. 25:4, 5
    1. ‘Fearful Destruction!’ Dan. 7:23-25; 8:23-26
    2. No More ‘Covering!’ Isa. 25:6, 7
  B. ‘Let’s Go See And Learn!’ Isa. 2:1-4

Friday, January 15, 2021

Very, Very Accurate (Ps. 36:5)

 Very, Very Accurate (Ps. 36:5)

I. Anyone Would Love! (Gen. 12:3)
  A. “Abraham My Friend!” Gen. 22:1-18
  B. “Jacob, I Have Loved”... Gen 28:1-5; 15-17
  C. ‘Extra Blessed’...Gen. 48
    1. ‘Ephraim And Manessah Are Mine’...5
    2. “Rather Than To Your”...22

II. The Extra Mile (1 Ki. 11:11, 12)
  A. Tremendous Restraint...Deut. 9
    1. “Even After He Forsook Shiloh!” Ps. 78:56-72
    2. Unfathomable...1 Chron. 17:11-15
      a. ‘Ask Of Me!’ 2 Chron. 1:7-12
      b. From Sugar To ๐Ÿ’”, And Still Yahweh...1 Ki. 11:1-13
  B. Of All The Injuries, This One ๐Ÿ˜ก, Still...Matt. 21:33-46
    1. Saul, Saul...Acts 9
    2. Embraced ๐Ÿค—Acts 10

III. “Those Whom I Love, I Reprove” (Rev. 3:19)
  A. Signs...Am. 4:6-13; Joel 2:1-17
  B. Incredibly! Ezek. 44:1-14; Rev. 7:9-17