“So That You May Believe” (Jn. 11:15)

 “So That You May Believe” (Jn. 11:15)

I. No Stranger (Ex. 19:9)

A. Quite Aware…Ex. 15:22-26; 16:1-9; 17:1-7

B. Supposed To…Ex. 19; Deut. 5:4-27

C. Still…Deut. 9:8-29

II. “Do You Not Yet Perceive?” (Matt. 16:9)

A. ‘Remarkable’ Events…Matt. 14:13-21; 15:32-39; 16:5-12

1. Many, Many…Matt. 8:1-17

2. Not To Mention…Lk. 4:16-30

B. Convinced? Lk. 16:19-31; Jn. 6:22-66

1. Purposely…Matt. 21:33-46

2. Betrayal…Matt. 27:3-10

C. Meant For You, But Not…Matt. 13:11-17

III. The ‘Meaning For You’ (Jn. 16:31)

A. Clearly…Jn. 12:9-11, 20-43

B. The ‘Sieve’…Am. 9

‘Righteous’ (Ex. 6:1)

‘Righteous’ (Ex. 6:1)

I. His Ways And Means (Ex. 9:15)

A. Samson…Jud. 13

1. “His Mother And Father Did Not Know”…Jud. 14, 15

2. “Delilah”…Jud. 16

B. “For This Purpose”…Ex. 9:16

1. Why Not? Ex. 5:22-6:9

2. “The Finger Of Yahweh!”

Ex. 8:16-19; 10:1-20

3. Turn Back?? Ex. 14

II. Everything (Prov. 16:4)

A. Deserving…Jud. 9:1-5

1. Jotham…vs 6-21

2. “Where Is Your Mouth Now?” vs 22-57

B. Incomplete…2 Ki. 14:1-14; 2 Chron. 32:24-33

C. Respect…Isa. 6

1. Discerning The General Mood…vs 1-7

2. Advisable…vs 8-13; Matt. 13:1-17

III. Even More Important (Ezek. 38:16)

A. Devastating…Matt. 24:4-12; Rev. 6:9-11

B. Silence! 2 Sam. 24:10-14; Rev. 8:1-5

C. Satisfied…Ezek. 38

Truly Living (Deut. 8:1)

Truly Living (Deut. 8:1)

I. Free (Gen. 2:9)

A. What’s The Message? Gen. 2:15-17; 9:1-7; 17:1-14

B. Very Transparent…Ex. 4:23, 24; Heb. 12:7-10; Isa. 29:16

C. The Enemy’s Background…Ezek. 28:11-16; Gen. 3:1-5

II. The “Whole Commandment” (Deut. 5:31)

A. Misconception? Zec. 7

1. “Shut The Doors”…Mal. 1:6-14

2. “Build The Tombs”…Lk. 11:37-52

B. Once And For All…Jn. 12:20-26

1. Weighty…vs 27-36

2. “I Know You”…Jer. 9:23, 24; Jn. 17

3. Looking Forward…Lk. 22:14-29

III. Endurance (Ps. 125:3)

A. Confident! Job 2:1-5

1. What’s The Message? Job 40

2. Joy? Acts 4

B. Not Being Negative…Deut. 8:1-5; Matt. 7:21-29

C. “A Good Land”…Deut. 8:6-11

A Great Appreciation (Matt. 13:16, 17)

A Great Appreciation (Matt. 13:16, 17)

I. Rewarded (Lk. 2:25)

A. No Promises…Ruth 4:13-17

1. Strike One…Deut. 23:1-3

2. Strike Two…Ruth 1:11-13

3. Pure Love…Ruth 1:14-18

B. Rare…Matt. 3:7-12; 8:5-13

Lk. 4:16-30

1. Steadfast…Mic. 5; Lk. 2:25-35

2. “At That Very Hour”…Lk. 2:36-38

II. ‘Blessed Are You?’ (Dan. 12:10)

A. Like Her…Matt. 12:42

1. At The ‘True Well’…Jn. 4:4-28

2. “Woman Of The City”…Lk. 7:36-50

B. No Excuses…Lk. 19:1-10

1. Too Short? vs 4

2. Too Rich? vs 8

3. Too Poor? Lk. 21:1-4

C. But Not You…Matt. 21:33-46

III. “She Ran” (Gen. 24:20)

A. No Reason? Gen. 24

1. The Back Story…24:1-9

2. The Prayer…vs 10-14

3. Many Women! vs 15-61

B. The Greatest Of Women! Dan. 12:4

1. A ‘New Birth’…Rev. 12:1-6

2. Ousted…Rev. 12:7-17

3. “New Jerusalem”…Rev. 21:9-27

‘Eyes That See’ (Deut. 4:33)

 ‘Eyes That See’ (Deut. 4:33)

I. ‘Who Could Have Known?’ (Ex. 12:37)

A. “He Believed!” Gen. 15:1-6

1. “Isaac Prayed”…Gen. 25:21; 26:1-5

2. “Jacob Made A Vow”…Gen. 28:10-22

3. Interpretations…Gen. 40

B. “The People Believed?” Ex. 4:27-31

1. Spectacular Sights! Ex. 12:29-42; 14; 19

2. Somehow…Num. 14:20-24

C. Optimistic? Deut. 29:1-8; 31:16-22

II. One Key? (1 Sam. 3:7)

A. Very Revealing…Ex.19; 25:1-9; Deut. 30:11-16; 32:1-14

B. Footsteps…Gen. 26:1-5; Lev. 10:1-6; 1 Sam. 2:27-36

C. Samuel…1 Sam. 3:1

1. Reaching Out…1 Sam. 3:1-9

2. Attitude…vs 10

3. A Continual Life Of…vss 20, 21; 7:3-17; 8:1-9; 12

III. “Keep Testing” (2 Cor. 13:5)

A. Moses Understood…Num. 20:2-13; Deut. 3:23-29; 9

B. Paul…Phil. 3; 1 Cor. 10:1-14

C. Given…Deut. 29:2-4; Matt. 7:7-11

‘Jebus’ (1 Chron. 11:5)

 ‘Jebus’ (1 Chron. 11:5)

I. A Place So Special (Deut. 12:21)

A. Planned But Unrevealed…Gen. 15:18; Deut. 12

1. Reserved? Jud. 1:1, 2, 19-21; 19:1-12

2. It Was Finally Time…1 Chron. 11:4-8; 2 Sam. 5:1-10

B. No Coincidence…1 Ki. 8:1-11; 9:1-3; Ps. 132

C. Still…Deut. 4:1-14

1. Atonement…Ex. 30:11-16

2. Neglectful…2 Sam. 24:1-9

3. Justice…2 Sam. 24:10-25

II. Jerusalem’s Destiny (Dan. 9:26)

A. Bleak…Jer. 1:11-19; Matt. 24:1, 2

1. Issues…Ezek. 16:1-32; Lk. 11:37-52

2. Impossible? Deut. 28:52; Isa. 2:7, 8; Zeph. 1:12; Ezek 11:14, 15; 33:24; Matt. 3:9

B. “Desolate”…Dan. 9:27; 8:5-14; Matt. 24:15-28; Rev. 13

III. “My Eyes And My Heart” (1 Ki. 9:3)

A. The Price…Num. 35:30-34; Ps. 89:30-52; Isa. 40:1, 2; Jer. 16:14-18

B. “Rejoice With Jerusalem”…Jer. 32:36-41; Isa. 66:7-24

‘Significance?’ (Gen. 22:15-17)

‘Significance?’ (Gen. 22:15-17)

I. “I Will See It” (Gen. 9:16)

A. Too Lightly…Gen. 2:15-22

B. Noah, Daniel, Job…Gen. 5; 6:1-8; Heb. 6:7

C. ‘Let Him Who Has An Ear’…Gen. 9:1-17; Ps. 95; Isa. 66:1, 2

II. No Conflict (Lk. 4:5-7)

A. Understanding Power…Job 12:13-25; Dan. 10; Lk. 22:31-34; Rev. 20:1-3

B. Honestly…Deut. 13; 1 Ki. 13:1-32

C. Abraham, My Friend…Isa. 41:8

1. Protected…Gen. 20

2. Confidante…Gen. 15; 18:17-21

3. Retested…Gen. 22:1-17

III. ‘No Better’ (Rev. 2:10, 11)

A. It’s Just How We Can Be…2 Chron. 16:1-13

B. Perfectly…Matt. 13:18-23

C. ‘The Cost’…

1. “What Good Deed?” Matt. 19:16-30

2. Expectations…Matt. 10:34-42; Rev. 2:8-11

3. Watch! Lk. 21:34-36