“This Gospel” (Isa. 62:4)

“This Gospel” (Isa. 62:4)

I. No ‘Good News’ (Jer. 50:23)

A. “My Servant?” Jer. 25:1-9; Ezek. 29:17-20

1. ‘Strengthened’…Ezek. 37:20-26; Jer. 37:10

2. Yahweh Approved…Jer. 39:1-10

B. Their ‘Timely’ Demise…Jer. 50:2

1. Boldly Foretold…Jer. 51:60-64

2. Warning Shot! Dan. 4:4-18

3. In One Night…Dan. 5; Ezra 1:1, 2

C. A Teaching Moment…Isa. 47

II. Falling Flat (Lk. 2:13, 14)

A. Ideally…Lk. 1:39-56; Jn. 1:29-51; Matt. 2:1-12; 21:1-11

B. Unthinkable Really…Matt. 12:1-14

1. His Flesh And…Mk. 3:13-21; Jn. 7:1-10

2. Far From Enough? Jn. 7:11-24

C. No ‘Faith?’ Lk. 18:8b

1. The ‘Messenger’ Problem…Matt. 7:15-20; Acts 20:26-32; 2 Tim. 3:1-9

2. “Cold”…Matt. 24:3-13; 2 Thess. 2:1-5

3. ‘Forsaken’…Lk. 21:5, 6; Lam. 2:1-15

III. “Come, Let Us Go Up Into The Mountain” (Isa. 2:3)

A. Effective Reformation…Ezek. 36; 37

1. Well Known…Lam. 1:17-21; Ezek. 36:16-21

2. Written Off…Joel 1:13-20; Lam. 3:1-14

3. The ‘True Gospel’…Ezek. 36:22-38; 37:1-28

B. Incredible News! Isa. 62; Ezek. 39:25-29

What Did We Learn? (Isa. 53:3)

What Did We Learn? (Isa. 53:3)

I. Fragile (Jos. 22:16)

A. Unclear? Jos. 6:18, 19

1. Far From It…Lev. 26:3-5, 10; Deut. 15:5, 6

2. Most Important…Deut. 8:3-16

3. Object Lesson…Jos. 7

B. To Their Credit…Jos. 22

C. So Difficult And…1 Ki. 12

II. Another Opportunity (Lk. 9:35)

A. One Purpose…Gen. 3:14, 15; 22:15-18; 28:10-22; 49:8-12

1. About “Me”…Deut. 18:15-22; Lk. 24:36-44

2. Emphatically Confirming! Heb. 1; 6:13-20

B. Missed Again? Ezek. 11:15

1. Misinformation…Ezek 33:21-33; Joel 1

2. About Them…Jn. 11:45-57; 12:9, 10, 37-43

C. The End? Lk. 21:20-24; 23:26-31

III. Proof (Isa. 53:1)

A. Found A Way…Lk. 7:1-10, 36-50; 19:1-10

B. Five Virgins…Matt. 25:1-13; 31-46

Mindset (Isa. 26:3)

Mindset (Isa. 26:3)

I. Awareness (Matt. 15:19)

A. Somewhere…Jas. 1:13-16; Rom. 7:15; Jer. 10:23

B. Remember…Lk. 17:32; 2 Ki. 5:20; 2 Sam. 11:1-17

C. “This Is The Heir”…Jn. 11:45-50, 12:9-11; Matt. 21:33-39

II. ‘Perfect Peace?’ (Job 1:21)

A. One Way? 1 Pet. 4:12-16; Matt. 5:10-12; Mk. 9:49; Jas. 1:2-4

B. Noah, Daniel And Job…Ezek. 14:14-20

1. Job, Stress Tested…Jas. 5:7-11; Job 7:1-19

2. “No Error Or Fault”…Dan. 6

3. Noah…Gen. 6:1-8

C. By Accident? Job 1:1-5; 1 Sam. 17:31-51; 30:1-8; Dan. 1

III. ‘No Wavering’ (Heb. 10:23)

A. Great Reason…Heb. 10:19-39; 12:1-13

B. Our Challenge, His Promise…Isa. 26:12-21; 30:18-33

Responsible Pt. 2 (Jer. 23:5)

Responsible Pt. 2 (Jer. 23:5)

I. Always Controversial (2 Tim. 3:8)

A. ‘What Is His Name?’ Ex. 3:9-19, 4:1-17

1. Almost Immediately…Ex. 5:20, 21

2. Still Doubtful? Ex. 12:1-12; 19-20:21

3. “Even Today”…Deut. 31:14-22

B. “How Long?” 1 Ki. 18:21

1. “Except By My Word?” 1 Ki. 17:1, 18:1-10

2. The Loneliness…1 Ki. 18:22, 19:1-14

3. Vindication…1 Ki. 19:15-18

C. To All Future Shepherds: First Obligation…Prov. 23:23

1. Willingness…Ex. 32:25-29; 1 Ki. 18:30-40

2. Right And Wrong! Num. 31:1-20; 1 Ki. 21:17-29

II. No Excuses (Jas. 3:1)

A. Expectations…Ex. 18; Deut. 9:20, 21; Num. 20:12

1. What Did I Tell You? Num. 20:6-9

2. Completely Inconsequential? Num. 11:1-15; 20:2-5

3. Unacceptable…Num. 20:10-13

B. Accountable…Ezek. 34:10

1. Unforgettable? Jer. 11

2. Hananiah, Shemiah And Pelatiah…Jer. 28; 29:24-32; Ezek. 11:1-13

3. “As I Live!?!?” Ezek. 34:1-10

C. Long Before? Num. 13:1-3

1. Even Before That! Ex. 32; Num. 13:17-33

2. Everyone Accordingly…Num. 14:1-4

a. Leadership…vss. 36-38

b. And The People…vss. 26-35

III. “Take Heart” (Mal. 4:2)

A. Level Of Difficulty…Jn. 16:33; Matt. 19:16-30

B. Guaranteed…Jer. 23:1-8; Mal. 4:1-6

C. Our Responsibility…Matt. 25:1-13

‘Moses Prayer’ (Ps. 90:16)

‘Moses Prayer’ (Ps. 90:16)

I. Yahweh’s Nearness (Ps. 90:1)

A. In Spite Of Us…Gen. 6:5

1. “I Will Walk Among You”…Ex. 19:1-9; Lev. 26:1-13

2. “Go Again”…Hos. 2; 3:1-3

B. “I Have Guarded Them”…Jn. 17:1-12; Acts 5:17-41; 27

C. “In My Right Hand”…Rev. 1:20; 3:7-13; 7:9-17

II. “Just Like Grass” (Ps. 90:5)

A. “A Thousand Years, Like”…Ps. 90:4

1. “He Remembered”…Gen. 12:1-3; Ex. 6:1-5

2. Full Circle…Ex. 2:11-15, 3:1-20, 14

B. “Who Considers The Power Of Your Anger?” Ps. 90:7-11

1. Personally…Num. 20:3-13; Deut. 3:23-29

2. “Between The Dead And The Living”…Num. 16:41-50

C. No Delusions! Ps. 90:15

1. Long-Suffering, But…Ex. 34:6-8

2. Never Would’ve Thought…Num. 12:1-13; 14:26-38

III. Humbly (Ps. 90:12)

A. “Careful”…Deut. 6:1-3, 20-25

B. ‘Please Give Us Eyes That See’…Ps. 90:16; Deut. 29:2-15

C. Nothing Without Yah! Ps. 90:17; Ex. 33:12-17

Responsible (Rev. 18:24)

Responsible (Rev. 18:24)

I. Diabolical (Nahum 3:1)

A. ‘Sheep To The Slaughter’…Gen. 6:11, 12; Num. 25:1-9; 2 Sam. 24:1-17; 1 Ki. 12:25-31

B. Stern Warnings…Gen. 9:1-6; Num. 33:50-56, 35:33, 34; 1 Ki. 13:1-6; Nahum 3

C. The Positive…2 Sam. 21:1-14

II. From A-Z (Matt. 23:34, 35)

A. ‘Moses Seat’…Jos. 1:1-9; Isa. 28:1-13; Matt. 15:1-20

B. ‘The Key Of Knowledge’…Lk. 11:37-54

1. “Seeking A Sign”…Lk. 11:29-32

2. “The Foolishness Of Yahweh”…1 Cor. 12:18-31

C. Charged…Acts 20:17-38; Jude 3-23; Lk. 17:1, 2

III. ‘Last Ride’ (Rev. 17:3)

A. “The Mother Of Prostitutes”…Rev. 17:5

1. “Origin And Birth”…Gen. 12:1-9; Ezek. 16:1-14, 44-52

2. Including…Rev. 11:7-10

B. Her Demise…Rev. 17:10-18

C. Rejoice! Rev. 18:20

1. Separation, In Time…Matt. 13:24-30; Rev. 18:1-8

2. No Earlier? Rev. 7:1-4; 14:1-5

3. “This Gospel”…Matt. 24:14; Rev. 14:6-13; 9:1-12

4. Finally! Rev. 18:16-24

The Food (Ezek. 3:3)

The Food (Ezek. 3:3)

I. Not The First Time (Gen. 6:13)

A. A ‘Message’ So…Gen. 1:26-31; 2:4-15

1. Unprecedented? Gen. 2:16, 17; 3:1-19; 4:8-12, 18-24

2. Far Reaching, But…Gen. 6:14-22

B. Another Justice Lesson…Gen. 18:17-21

1. Responsibility…Gen. 9

2. No Empty Words…Gen. 13:13

3. Judged! Gen. 18:17-33, 19:1-29

C. Life Saving Food (i.e. Lessons) 2 Pet. 3:1-7

II. Nourishment? (Deut. 5:1)

A. Better Than Manna…Deut. 8

B. The Great ‘Dietician’ Warned…Deut. 29

1. A Change In ‘Diet’…Ezek. 2

a. What Necessitates This? Ezek. 3:1-15

b. Contemporaries…Isa. 6; Jer. 1

2. Foretold…Am. 8:4-14

C. Food That Perishes…Matt. 3:1-12; 9:35-38; Jn. 6:22-29

III. One Last Time (Rev. 10:9)

A. Always A Blessing…Rev. 1:1-3

1. Frightening…vss. 12-20

2. Mixed…Rev. 10

B. Why So Bitter? Rev. 10:10

1. Flashback…Ezek. 21:1-20

2. Unfortunately…Rev. 6:9-11;

11:1-3; 13:5-10

C. Ultimately…Jn. 6:35-40; Rev. 2:8-11; 7:9-17; 14:6-20