Monday, December 20, 2021

‘The Verdict’ (Jer. 39:5)

 

‘The Verdict’ (Jer. 39:5)

I. Indisputable (Gen. 18:25)
A. Listen And Learn…Gen. 4:1-16; 9:18-27
B. ‘Go Down And See’…Gen. 18:17-21
1. Willing To Listen…Gen. 18:22-33
2. No More Talking…Gen. 19:12-29
C. No Regrets…1 Sam. 15:10-29
II. Dishonorable (2 Tim. 2:20)
A. So Many Opportunities…Jer. 21:1-10; 38:14-28
1. It Was Prophesied…Hab. 1:5-11
2. Guess What? Jer. 39:1-10
B. The ‘Son Of Destruction’…Matt. 10:1-4; Jn. 13:1-11
1. Can You Imagine Attending? Jn. 9:1-11; 11:11-44
2. Still? Jn. 12:1-6; Mk. 14:10, 11, 17-21
3. Unthinkable! Lk. 22:47-53
4. No Forgiveness! Matt. 27:3-8
III. To Know Better (Heb. 6:4-6)
A. Saved! Rev. 7:9-17
1. Sin No More…Jn. 8:1-11
2. Just Kidding? Jn. 5:1-14
B. Putting His Foot Down…Heb. 5:11-6:8

Saturday, December 11, 2021

‘Off Key?’ 1 Cor. 14:8)

 

‘Off Key?’ (1 Cor. 14:8)

I. ‘Clearly’ (2 Sam. 5:24)

  A. On The Same Page? 1 Sam. 28:3-20

  B. Even In Crisis…1 Sam. 30:1-20

  C. Obedience Pays Extremely Well, But…2 Sam. 5:17-25; 6:1-15


II. When The Music Stops (Lk. 17:32)

  A. Best Friends Forever! Gen. 13

  B. Totally Loyal And…Gen. 14, 15

  C. Not Recommended…Gen. 16:1-3

    1. No Ambiguity! Gen. 15:1-6

    2. Wrong Notes! 🎶 Gen. 19:12-26


III. The ‘Great Conductor!’🎶(Jer. 31:34)

  A. The Current Situation…Jer. 23:1, 2; Matt. 18:6, 7

  B. The Master Plan…Am. 9:1-10

  C. The ‘Great Finish!’ Jer. 31:31-40


Monday, November 29, 2021

“So You Murder?” (Jas. 4:2)

 

“So You Murder?” (Jas. 4:2)

I. “Send Me Uriah” (Sam. 11:6)
  A. No Win Situation? 2 Sam. 11:1-5
  B. Remember When? No Win What?!?! 1 Sam. 17:1-37
  C. Unthinkable And Costly…2 Sam. 11:6-27; 12:1-15

II. Thought Provoking (Jas. 4:1)
  A. No Greater Endorsement! 1 Sam. 16:1-13; 2 Sam. 7:1-17
    1. What Happened Then?Matt. 15:10, 11
    2. Have You Not Heard? Jer. 17:9; Rom. 7:7-25
  B. Once A “Murderer” Himself! 1 Cor. 15:1-11
    1. It Started With Obedience…Acts 9:1-12
    2. He Fought To Resist Further “Adultery”…Jas. 4:7-10; Phil. 3:12-21

III. Everyday We Make A Choice (Jas. 4:3)
  A. Accept The Truth! Jas. 1:5-7; Matt. 7:7-11
  B. David Recognized, Confessed And Repented…Ps. 32:1-11; 51:1-19
  C. Faithful! 1 Ki. 9:1-9

Sunday, November 21, 2021

What’s Next? (2 Chron.14:13)

 

What’s Next? (2 Chron.14:13)

I. The ‘Perfect Time’ (Josh. 21:44)
A. All They Could Ever Want…Gen. 13:14-18; Ex. 14; Josh. 3
B. As Any ‘Wise Man’ Would…Josh. 23
C. What Followed? Jud. 2:1-5
1. Tears Of What? Jud. 3:1-11
2. Pure Evil! Jud. 19
II. “For Our Instruction” (Rom. 15:4)
A. What A Great Example! 2 Chron. 14
1. He Followed Up With…2 Chron. 15
2. Formidable…2 Chron. 16:1-13
B. Did You Learn Anything? 2 Chron. 18:1, 2
1. A Little Background…2 Chron. 17:1-13
2. Surely He Wouldn’t Repeat…2 Chron. 18:3-31; 20:35-37
C. Just The Beginning…Matt. 3:13-17
1. Just Like Any ‘Predator’…Matt. 4:1-3
2. But Unlike His ‘Perfect’ Predecessors…Matt. 4:8-10
III. Both Eyes Open! (Rev. 3:3)
A. On Purpose? 1 Pet. 4:12-19; Mk. 9:42-49
B. Especially Disrespectful…Matt. 25:1-13
C. What’s The Lesson? Matt. 7:24-27

Saturday, November 6, 2021

“This Is The Way” (Isa. 30:21)

 “This Is The Way” (Isa. 30:21)


I. What Path Would You Have Followed? (Jud. 13:3)

  A. Everyone Else…Jud. 13:1; Isa. 30:1-11

  B. Eyes That See? Jud. 13:2-25

    1. Don’t Even Try…Jud. 14

    2. What’s The Lesson? Jud. 17


II. Fool-Proof (Jn. 14:6)

  A. Confused?!?! Matt. 11:1-19; Jn. 6:41-66; 14:1-12  

  B. “When I Passed By You”…Ezek. 16:1-13

    1. “Sheep Without”…Mk. 6:7-13, 30-44

    2. “Unbind Him!” Jn. 11:17-45

  C. “Rest?” Matt. 11:20-28


III. “There Will Be A Canopy” (Isa. 4:5)

  A. ‘A Quick Work’…Lk. 18:8

    1. “The Bread Of Adversity”…Isa. 3:1-9; 5:5-7

    2. Far From Over! Isa. 3:10, 11

  B. ‘By Clouds And Fire!’ Isa. 4:4-6; 30:18-33


Friday, October 29, 2021

“The Laborer” (Matt.10:10)

 

“The Laborer” (Matt.10:10)


I. Logically And Biblically (Prov. 6:6-8)

  A. A ‘Good Man’…Prov. 13:22; 24:27; 31:10–31

  B. Paul Was Firm…1Tim. 5:8; Acts 18:1-3; 1 Thess. 2:9; 1 Cor. 4:11-16

  C. Yahweh’s Gift…Eccl. 3:9-13


II. A Teaching Moment (Matt. 10:9, 10)

  A. Forty Days And Nights…Ex. 24:9-18; 1 Ki. 19:1-8; Matt. 4:1, 2

  B. Our Nature…Jn. 6:4-9; Matt. 14:13-17; 15:32, 33; 16:5-12

  C. Deserving…2 Ki. 4:1-17; Matt. 10:5-15


III. “With Me” (Lk. 11:23)

  A. Not Necessarily…Lk. 17:5, 6; Matt. 17:14-21

  B. Ultimately…Lk. 22:24-30; Jn. 17:6-19


Tuesday, October 26, 2021

“The Sound Of The Trumpet” (Jer. 6:17)

 

“The Sound Of The Trumpet” (Jer. 6:17)

I set watchmen over you, saying,

    ‘Pay attention to the sound of the trumpet!’

But they said, ‘We will not pay attention.’

 

I. My Watchmen (Ex. 4:1) Then Moses answered, “But behold, they will not believe me or listen to my voice, for they will say, ‘Yahweh did not appear to you.’”

  A. Insight Into The Process…Ex. 4:1-21

      1. Required…Jud. 6:25-32

      2. In Turn…6:33-35

  B. Yahweh’s Will? 😱1 Sam. 2:22-36

      1. Key Words: “Kept Hearing”…1 Sam. 2:22-24

      2. Effect…2:25

      3. One More Trumpet Blast! 1 Sam. 3:1-18

           a. Eli Knew 🤷🏾…3:8, 9

           b. Surely!?!? 3:16-18

 

II.  Louder Than Yahweh?? (1 Sam. 4:3) And when the people came to the camp, the elders of Israel said, “Why has Yahweh defeated us today before the Philistines? Let us bring the ark of the covenant of Yahweh here from Shiloh, that it[a] may come among us and save us from the power of our enemies.”

   A. Louder And Louder…Ex. 19

       1. Intended…Ex. 19:9 And Yahweh said to Moses, “Behold, I am coming to you in a thick cloud, that the people may hear when I speak with you, and may also believe you forever.”

       2. Just Words? Ex. 20:18, 19

       3.Testing Time…Ex. 32

   B. Believe It Or Not…Jer. 6:16, 17; 16:1-13

   C. Still Worse…Matt. 23:27-36; Lk. 11:45-52

 

III. “What More Can I Do?” (Isa. 5:4) What more was there to do for my vineyard, that I have not done in it? When I looked for it to yield grapes, why did it yield wild grapes?

    A. Silence! Rev. 8:1-5

       1. No Choice…Rev. 8:6-13

       2. No Seal, No…Rev. 9:1-21

    B. At Last! Rev. 11:15-19