Wednesday, May 25, 2022

‘’Jehoiachin” (Ps. 12:6)

 ‘’Jehoiachin” (Ps. 12:6)

I. “Steadfast” (2 Sam. 7:15)
A. Strictly Forbidden 🚫…Ex. 20:1-6; Deut. 4:15-19
B. Unimaginable Commitment! Gen. 6:5, 6; 2 Sam. 7:8-16
C. As Promised…1 Ki. 11
1. Instead Of Loyalty…11:1-8
2. Instead Of Reneging…11:9-13
II. ‘His Faithfulness’ (Ps. 57:10)
A. “The Potter’s House”…Jer. 18
1. Yahweh’s Frustration…vs 6
2. “My Back”…vs 17
B. On The Other Hand…Isa. 1:18, 19
1. Wicked By Nature…2 Ki. 24:8, 9
2. Proved To Be Obedient…Jer. 21:1-10; 2 Ki. 24:10-17
C. As Always!!! 2 Ki. 25:27-30
III. Faithful (2 Pet. 3:9)
A. In Both Letters…2 Pet. 3:1
1. Enduring…1 Pet. 1:13-25
2. Scoffers…2 Pet. 2:1-9; 3:1-13
B. Tremendous Advice…2 Pet. 1:3-15

Thursday, May 19, 2022

‘Thorough’ (Heb. 4:12)

 ‘Thorough’ (Heb. 4:12)

I. Perfect And Complete (Jas. 1:4)
  A. 430 Years Later, Just The Beginning…Deut. 8
    1. Strategically (10x)…Ex. 15:22-26; Num. 13, 14
    2. Strike/Speak…Ex. 17:1-7; Num. 20:2-13
    3. ‘A Snare And Thorns’…Jud. 2:1-5
  B. “One Afternoon”…2 Sam. 11:1-5; 2 Chron. 32:27-31
  C. Nehemiah…Neh. 6:1-14

II. Instead Of Darkness “A Great Light” (Isa. 9:2)
  A. “A Prophet Like Me”…Deut. 18:9-22
    1. “Meekest” Ever…Num. 12:3; Jn. 6:1-15; 7:1-24
    2. Fulfilled! Matt. 4:12-17
  B. “By His Knowledge”…Isa. 53:11
    1. “Joseph’s Son”…Lk. 4:16-30
    2. ‘They Wouldn’t Dare’…Matt. 22:23-46
  C. Maximum Impact…Acts 9:1, 2
    1. “A Light From Heaven”…Acts 9:3-19
    2. “We Are Witnesses!” Acts 10

III. “Discerning The Thoughts” (Matt. 18:3)
  A. Just Humble…Matt. 8:5-13; 15:21-28; Lk. 19:1-10
  B. Discerning…Jn. 10:1-5; Lk. 16:19-31; Rom. 2
  C. Second…Rev. 20:5-15

Friday, May 13, 2022

Hannah (1 Sam. 1:19)

Hannah (1 Sam. 1:19)

I. “Near You?” Deut. 30:11)
  A. Foreigners…Josh. 2; 2 Sam. 21:1, 2; Lk. 4:16-30
  B. Jealous…Job 1:1-10; Num. 23, 24; Dan. 6
  C. Sold! Gen. 37; 48

II. Distance? (Ps. 73:2)
  A. Devastated, Why? Ps. 51:1-17; 32:1-6; 2 Sam. 12:1-20
  B. Not So…Gen. 6:1-8; Job 3; 1 Sam. 30:1-8; Ps. 73:1-20
  C. Great Company, Any Comfort? Gen. 21:1-7; 25:19-21; 1 Sam. 1:1-8
    1. The Word Of Truth…Deut. 7:12-16
    2. The Past Is Always Relevant! Ex. 1:15-21; Deut. 4:7; 7:1-15

III. “No Longer Sad” (1 Sam. 1:18)
  A. The Eyes Of Yahweh, For Good? Bad? 2 Chron. 15; 16
  B. A Special Moment…1 Sam. 1:9-20

Tuesday, May 3, 2022

Unfinished (Gen. 28:15)

 Unfinished (Gen. 28:15)

I. Still? (2 Ki. 13:17)
A. “O, Altar, Altar”…1 Ki. 13:1-6; 14:1-18; 17:1-7
B. “Rushing Rain?” 1 Ki. 18:20-46
1. “Fire!” A. 1 Ki. 21:1-24; 2 Ki. 1
2. Jehu’s Sins…2 Ki. 10:28-36; 13:1-13
C. Yet And Still…2 Ki. 13:14-25
II. Surprised? (Jer. 32:17)
A. Terribly Disappointed…Jer. 20; 28; 32:1-5
B. Hidden In Plain Sight…Jer. 3:15
1. “In Those Days?” Jer. 3:16-18
2. Saved? Jer. 23:1-8
C. A Special Moment! Jer. 32:7
1. Revealed…vss 6-26
2. Yahweh’s Reminder…vss 27-44
III. “My Heart Yearns For Him” (Jer. 31:20)
A. Far From Abandoned…Jer. 31:15-23
B. The ‘Total Picture’…vss 24-30
C. Unchanged! Gen. 28:15; Jer. 31:31-40

Tuesday, April 26, 2022

“Another Mystery” (Rom. 11:25)

 “Another Mystery” (Rom. 11:25)

I. ‘I Alone’ (1 Ki. 19:10)
A. A Lot! 1 Ki. 18:10
1. With Boldness…1 Ki. 17:1-16
2. Mt. Caramel…18
3. Threatened Again…19:1-8
B. Unexpectedly…1 Ki. 19:18
1. Worries…1 Ki. 19:9-14
2. ‘Nothing Too Hard’…vss 15-18
II. “Rejected?” (Rom. 11:1)
A. A Reasonable Question…Rom. 11:1-10
1. I Remember…2 Ki. 17:1-23; Jer. 5:1-3
2. Hosea…Hos. 1:1-9; 2:1-13
B. “A Partial Hardening”…Rom. 11:25
1. “Lest You Be Wise”…Matt. 11:20-26; Isa. 29:9-16
2. “All Disobedient?” Rom. 11:32; 9:6-33
C. Tested…Matt. 13:24-30; 24:12-14
III. “And In This Way All Israel Will Be Saved” (Rom. 11:26)
A. Compassion, Not “Rejection”…Zec. 10
B. “The Branch”…Isa. 22:15-25
1. The Big Picture…Zec. 4
a. Not By Might…vss. 1-6
b. In Plain Sight…vss. 7-14
2. The ‘Temple’…Mal. 4:1-6; Zec. 6:9-15

Tuesday, April 19, 2022

“Every Knee Shall Bend” (Rom. 14:11)

“Every Knee Shall Bend” (Rom. 14:11)

I. “Chop The Tree Down!” (Dan. 4:14)
  A. Behind The Scenes…Jer. 27; 37:1-10
  B. He Knew Better…Dan. 2:1-47; 3
  C. An Epic Confession…Dan. 4

II. Like Nebuchadnezzar (Isa. 42:19)
  A. That Was ‘ME’…Deut. 8; Ezek. 16:1-14; Hos. 2:1-13
  B. Built For Justice…Isa. 1:3-17; 5:1-7
  C. Completely Ignored! Acts 13:13-40; Jn. 17

III. The ‘Last Word’ (Ps. 49:14)
  A. The “Rich Man”…Lk. 16:19-31
    1. “They Heard All These Things”…Lk. 16:1-17
    2. Mercy? vs 24
  B. Lessons…Rom. 2:4
    1. “Well Doing”…vss 6, 7
    2. “Self-Seeking?” vss 8-11
  C. Very Clear! Rom. 2:12-29; Rev. 20

Wednesday, April 13, 2022

Behind ‘Me’ (Eph. 6:16)

Behind ‘Me’ (Eph. 6:16)

I. Ruth (Ruth 2:12)
  A. Strictly…Deut. 23:2, 3
  B. Jephthah…Jud. 11:1, 2
    1. Faith! Jud. 11:3-40
    2. Shibboleth…Jud. 12:1-7; Heb. 11:32-34
  C. The Moabitess…Ruth 1:1-5
    1. Your Mighty One! Ruth 1:6-18
    2. Unnoticed? 2:1-13
    3. Adopted! 4:13-17

II. Like A Door (Isa. 26:20)
  A. In Denial…Ezek. 8:1-13; 11:1-13; 33:21-33
  B. In Contrast…Ezek. 2; 9; 24:15-27
  C. Faith Is Everything! Isa. 26:2
    1. “In That Day”…Isa. 26:1-7
    2. Behind ‘Me’…vss 20, 21

III. The ‘Ultimate’ (Heb. 10:20)
  A. “Made Perfect”…Heb. 2:3-18; 9:11-28
  B. ‘In Remembrance’…Lk. 22:14-18
    1. “This Is My Body”…vs 19
    2. Behind ‘Me!’ Heb. 5:1-9