Friday, November 18, 2022

Walking With Yahweh (Gen. 5:22)

Walking With Yahweh (Gen. 5:22)

I. “Unseen?” (Heb. 11:3)
A. Nothing New…Ps. 94:1-7
1. Mind Blowing! Dan. 4:1-33
2. Badly…2 Ki. 18:17-35
B. In Denial…Gen. 49:10; 1 Sam. 16:1-3
1. Saul…1 Sam. 20:24-34
2. Ishbosheth…2 Sam. 2:1-11
3. One More…2 Sam. 16:1-4
C. In Contrast…1 Sam. 30:1-8
II. Significantly Different (Gen. 4:26)
A. What Do We Know? Gen. 4
1. Fearful…vss 10-24
2. He Noticed…vss 25, 26
B. We Can Fill In The…Gen. 5
1. Average…vss 1-21
2. ‘Stop The Presses!’ vss 22-24
a. Noah-Like…Gen. 6:1-6
b. Among The Greats…Heb. 11:1-40
III. “Follow Me!” (Matt. 16:24)
A. Defined…Jn. 13:1-17; Matt. 16:24-27
B. In Memory Of Enoch…Lk. 9:57-62

Monday, November 14, 2022

“What Is To Be Done For You?” (2 Ki. 4:13)

“What Is To Be Done For You?” (2 Ki. 4:13)

I. Opportunities (Lk. 7:37, 38)
A. I’m Talking To You…Mk. 4:1-9
1. Too Harsh? Mk. 4:10-20
2. House Rules…Lk. 9:62
3. In Contrast…Matt. 13:44
B. Taking Note…Lk. 7:36-50
II. Discerning (Matt. 7:21)
A. Lame…Gen. 4:1-5; 1 Sam. 15:13, 14; Mal. 1:6-10
B. Strained…Jud. 19
1. Shocked? Jud. 2:6-15; 20:1-13
2. Weeping…Jud. 20:18-26
3. Victory? vss 27-48
C. Completely Healthy! 2 Ki. 4:8-10
1. One Day…vss 11-17
2. Amazing…vss 18-37
3. Life Long! 2 Ki. 8:1-6
III. Yahshua’s Promise (Jn. 16:23)
A. Weeping…Matt. 5:1-12; Jn. 16
1. The World Will Rejoice…Jn. 16:1-20
2. Guaranteed…vss 21-32
B. “A Hundredfold”…Matt. 19:16-30

Sunday, November 6, 2022

Complex? (Deut. 28:49-51)

Complex? (Deut. 28:49-51)

I. Forthcoming (1 Sam. 2:9)
A. “A Mist Was Going Up”…Gen. 2:4-9
1. Unheard Of…Gen. 6:17, 18
2. Emotions? Gen. 3:8-13; 4:3-15; 6:5, 6
3. Later…Gen. 8:20-22
B. Barrenness…Deut. 7:6-14; Gen. 15:1-7; Jud. 13:1-5; 1 Sam. 1:1-5
1. Extremely Painful…1 Sam. 1:6-10
2. Why Now? vss 11-20
3. All Encompassing Words…1 Sam. 2:1-10
II. ‘No Empty Words’ (Deut. 32:47)
A. A Specific ‘Ransom’…Ex. 30:11-16; 2 Sam. 24:1-9
1. “Me And My House?”…2 Sam. 24:10-17
2. Favor? vss 18-25
3. Takeaway…Jos. 7:1-13
B. Shocked…Hab. 1:13
1. Initially…Jer. 20:1-6; Hab. 1:1-4
2. Can You Imagine?!?! Ezek. 8:16-18; Hab. 1:6-17
C. Once Again…Mal. 1:1-14; Matt. 21:33-46; Lk. 19:41-44
III. Three Strikes (Rom. 11:34)
A. Footsteps…Eccl. 1:9; Isa. 66:1, 2; Mal. 3:1-9
B. “The Whirlwind”…Hos. 8:1-12
1. Long Ago…Deut. 28:45-68
2. It Doesn’t Matter…Hab. 1:5; Acts 13:41
3. Only Yahweh…Rev. 13, 17
C. Finishing The Job His Way…Ezek. 38; 39:1-24

Saturday, November 5, 2022

“Another Heart” (1 Sam. 10:9)

“Another Heart” (1 Sam. 10:9)

I. Not That Hard? (Job 1:8)
A. “My Friend”…Isa. 41:8
A. No Cakewalk…Gen. 12:1-3
1. Okay, At First…Gen. 15:1-6; 16:1-3
2. How Does One Explain This? Gen. 21:1-7; 22:1-17
B. His Heart? Ps. 33:13-15; Job 2:1-3; 42:1-6, 10-17
C. No Heart? Deut. 29
1. Holding Back…vs 1-4
2. Yet And Still…vs 10-19
II. “Let Him Who Has An Ear” (Ps. 141:4)
A. The 2 Sauls…1 Sam. 9:19, 20, 10:9; Acts 8:1, 9:1, 2
1. In Common…Prov. 21:1
2. Choices And Transformation…1 Sam. 13:1-14; Acts 9:3-9, 17-22
B. ‘Another Heart?’ 1 Sam. 16:14, 15
1. Another Opportunity…1 Sam. 15:1-3
2. More Of The Same…1 Sam. 15:7-23; 18:6-16; 28:1-13
C. Making The Most From A…Acts 9:26-31
1. “Paul Stood Up”…Acts 13:13-52
2. Ready! Acts 20:20-38
III. Immediately! (Rev. 2:5)
A. Constant Diagnostic Testing …Rev. 2:1-7; Jas. 1:1-18; 2 Cor. 13:5
B. Restored or “Returned?” Lk. 22:21, 22; Jn. 21:9-19
C. Actions…Jas. 3:11-18

Sunday, October 23, 2022

Unstoppable (Lk. 19:40)

Unstoppable (Lk. 19:40)

I. Temporarily (Gen. 42:21)
A. A Double Take? Gen. 37:1-11
B. Without Knowing The…Gen. 37:19, 20
1. Not Very Promising…Gen. 37:13-36
2. In His Sandals…Gen. 39:1-20
C. Only Yahweh!!! Gen. 41:1
1. More Dreams…Gen. 40
2. Who Rules? Gen. 41
II. Knowing This (Dan. 4:35)
A. Unaccepting…Ps. 37:13
1. Contributing Factors…Ezek. 33:21-33
2. “Many Shepherds”…Jer. 12:1-17
B. Action Speaks…Jon. 3:1-5; Lk. 14:25-33; 18:1-8a
C. Constant Battle…Rom. 7:18-25; Matt. 26:36-46; Eph. 6:10-20
III. In ‘His’ Own Words (Isa. 10:24)
A. “Who Is Yahweh?” Ex. 5:1-11; 2 Ki. 18:19-37; Dan. 4:29, 30
B. “None Like Me!” Ex. 9:13-18; 2 Ki. 19:1-7
C. Or ‘Him’…Dan. 4:34, 35

Tuesday, October 18, 2022

Unheard? (Jon. 4:2)

Unheard? (Jon. 4:2)

I. Quite Amazing, Really (Ps. 19:4)
A. Initiating By Nature…Gen. 4
1. Talking To Everyone…Gen. 2:15-17; 3:24
2. Fair Warning…Gen. 4:1-7
B. “Every House”…Heb. 3:4
1. In Contrast…Ps. 104:1-28
2. “Its Heat” 🌞 Ps. 19:1-6
C. Long Ago…Prov. 6
1. What If…Prov. 6:1-11
2. Just Like…Prov. 23:27-35
II. Indisputable Proof Of What? (Jas. 1:25)
A. The ‘Beloved Author’…2 Sam. 12:24, 25; 7:12-15
1. Pleased…1 Ki. 3:3-15; 10:1-9
2. “The Words Of The Preacher”…Eccl. 1:1; 2:1-10; 1 Ki. 4:29-34
B. Wise Instruction…Prov. 10:1, 17, 27; 11:21, 22, 31; 12:8, 15; 13:20, 21; 20:28
C. Unheard? 1 Ki. 11:1-11
1. Heavy Yoke…1 Ki. 12:3, 4
2. Vindictive…1 Ki. 11:28-40
III. More Seriously Than Ever (Matt. 5:29)
A. Missed It…Matt. 7:1-5; 16:1-4; 16:5-12; Jas. 1:19-24
B. Honestly…Matt. 5:29, 30;Lk. 18:18-25; 15:11-24

Thursday, September 29, 2022

‘The Sins Of Their Fathers’ (Jer. 16:12)

 ‘The Sins Of Their Fathers’ (Jer. 16:12)

I. Proof (2 Ki. 21:21)
A. Unmentionables? Gen. 5:18-24; 5:28-32
B. Making It Obvious…2 Chron. 30:7
1. Shocking Dereliction…Deut. 6:6-12; 2 Chron. 28
2. No Excuses…2 Chron. 29:1, 2
a. Atonement…2 Chron. 29:20-36
b. Conscientious…2 Chron. 30
C. Manasseh…2 Ki. 21:1-9
1. His Son? 2 Ki. 21:19-26
2. His Son! 2 Ki. 22:1-7
3. Condemning…Heb. 11:7; 2 Ki. 22:8-20
II. Object Lesson (Jer. 3:10)
A. “Keep On Hearing, Seeing”…Isa. 6:1-10
1. No Impact? Jer. 3:6-11
2. Why?? Jer. 16:1-13
B. 70+ Years Later…Ezra 9
C. Surely? Matt. 23:13-33
III. Have We Not Heard? (Jer. 34:9)
A. Oppression…Jer. 34:8-22
1. Till The End…Isa. 1:10-17; 58:1-12
2. Rich Attitude…Jas. 5:1-6;
Rev. 3:14-22
B. Change And Hope…Isa. 1:18-31; Ezek. 36:6-15