Nothing Lacking (Mk. 10:21)

 Nothing Lacking (Mk. 10:21)

I. 'Exemplary' (Deut. 23:21)

  A. Manning Up! Jud. 11:30, 31

    1. 'They Vowed'...Jud. 11:1-28

    2. They Paid! vss. 11:29-40

  B. "Lent To Yahweh"...1 Sam. 1

  C. "But If Not"...Deut. 29:10-21; Dan. 3

II. His Life's Work (Jn. 14:9)

  A. The Foundation...Ps. 40:6-10; Lk. 4:16-30

    1. No Short-Cuts...Lk. 4:1-13

    2. Expansion Prefigured...Jn. 6:35-40; 10:14-18; Matt. 8:5-13

    3. The Traitor? Heb. 5:8-10; Matt. 10:1-4

  B. Laser Focused...Jn. 6:15

    1. Philanthropist? Matt. 16:5-12; Matt. 26:6-13

    2. "Call Down Fire?" Lk. 9:51-56; Matt. 16:21-23; Jn. 18:33-37

III. Our Purpose? (2 Cor. 5:15)

  A. Two Masters...Lk. 12:13-21; 16:1-13

  B. "A Good Soldier"...2 Tim. 2:1-7; 2 Pet. 3:1-14

  C. Motivation...Mk. 10:17-30

Generously (Jn. 21:6)

 Generously (Jn. 21:6)

I. Old Store? (Lev. 26:10)

  A. Rich...Gen. 13:1-9; 26:12-24; 31:1-13

  B. Better! Deut. 6:10-25; 7:12-26; 11:8-32

    1. Protective...Ex. 4:22, 23; 17:8-15; Lev. 26:6-8

    2. Food? Num. 11:31, 32; Lev. 25:18-22; 26:3-5

    3. Property? Deut. 15:1-14; Lev. 19:34, 35

  C. Great! 2 Sam. 7; 1 Ki. 3:3-14; 10:14-29

II. 'Unchanged' (Mal. 3:6)

  A. "The Spring Rains"...Deut. 11:10-15; Jer. 3:1-14

    1. "A Little Cloud"...1 Ki. 18

    2. Judah Saw This...Jer. 14:1-12; Ezek. 23:1-11

  B. Wisely...1 Ki. 8:35-40

    1. Daniel's Plea...Dan. 9:1-19

    2. Faithfully...Dan. 9:20-27; 1 Ki. 9:1-3

  C. Prior Resentment? Jer. 14:11, 12; 15:1; 16:1-13

    1. Why?? 2 Ki. 21:1-16; Jer. 15:1-4

    2. Atonement Price...2 Sam. 12:1-15; 21:1-14; Num. 35:33, 34

III. Tightfisted (Jn. 10:29)

  A. Anything? Ps. 145:14-21; Jn. 14:13, 14; Matt. 7:7-11

  B. Adversaries...Jas. 4:1-6; Jn. 10

  C. "Test Me!" Mal. 3:10-12

'By This' (Heb. 11:2)

 'By This' (Heb. 11:2)

I. Forged (Gen. 16:3)

  A. "My Friend"... Isa. 41:8-10

    1. From The Beginning...Gen. 12:1

    2. Famine...Gen. 12:10-20

    3. Abraham's Trust...Gen. 13

  B. Not Enough? Gen. 15:4

    1. Questioned...Gen. 15:1-3

    2. Answered...vss. 4-7

    3. Evidently...Gen. 16:1-4

  C. Definitive...Gen. 22:1, 2

    1. As Good As Offered...Gen. 22:9-13

    2. For Emphasis! vss. 15-18

II. Until Then (1 Cor. 13:8)

  A. "By Hearing"...Rom. 10:17

    1. What It Is Not...Rom. 10:6, 7; Deut. 30:11-14

    2. They 'Only' Heard...Jos. 9; Matt. 12:42

  B. "Ears That Hear?"...Isa. 42:19, 20

    1. Early Warning...Deut. 29

    2. "All Day Long"...Rom. 10:20, 21; Matt. 8:5-13

  C. No Substitutions! Matt. 7:22

    1. Shall We? Zec. 7

    2. Not At All...Matt. 7:21-23

III. Too Hard? (Mk. 9:24)

  A. Conditional...Mk. 9:14-29; Dan. 3:1-18

  B. Habakkuk's Example...Hab. 2:1-3; Heb. 11:6

'Take Heart' (Acts 18:10)

 'Take Heart' (Acts 18:10)

I. Encouraging (Gen. 3:15)

  A. If Ever...Gen. 3:1-14

  B. Prophecy And Proof...Gen. 3:15

    1. Immediately...Gen. 4:1-16

    2. Again...Gen. 4:26; 5:21-24

  C. Huge...Gen. 6:22

    1. Unbelievably Corrupt...Gen. 6

    2. Another Powerful Prophecy...Gen. 9

    3. Once Again...Gen. 12

II. Concerned (1 Chron. 28:3)

  A. "The Outcry Is Great"...Gen. 18:20, 21

    1. Unnoticed? Gen. 13:8-13

    2. Relationships Matter... Am. 3:1-7; Gen. 18:17-33; 19:15-22

    3. Ultimately...Gen. 19:23-29; 2 Pet. 2:1-10

  B. Objective...Gen. 12:3; 1 Sam.16:1, 2, 13

    1. Unnoticed? 2 Sam. 7:1-17; 1 Chron. 22:6-13; Gen. 9:4-6

    2. So Often...2 Chron. 20:1-23; 2 Ki. 19:14-37

  C. No More Interest? Mal. 1:2

    1. "My Name Shall Be Great Among", Sound Familiar? Mal. 1:2-14

    2. "Who Is On Yahweh's Side?" Ex. 32:1-6, 26-29; Mal. 2

III. Endurance Is (Matt. 24:13)

  A. Not 'Silent'...Matt. 5:14-16; Acts 18:1-17

  B. Synonymous With Discipline...Heb. 12:1-13

  C. Salvation...Lk. 12:35-40; 22:28-30

'Worse' (Jn. 5:14)

 'Worse' (Jn. 5:14)

I. "No Buyer?" (Deut. 28:68)

  A. "A New King?" Ex. 1:8

    1. Ruthless...vss 9-14

    2. Unthinkable...vss 15-22

  B. 'Rise Up'...Ex. 2; 3:1-10

    1. Equipped...Ex. 4

    2. Back Lash! Ex. 5

    3. Extraordinary Response And Rescue! Ex. 7-14

  C. Terms...Deut. 29

    1. Already...Deut. 29:2-4

    2. It Starts With 'One'...vss. 18-22

    3. Far, Far More Severe...Deut. 28:15-68

II. Better? (Mk. 14:21)

  A. 'Gentle'...Matt. 11:28-30

    1. Lake Gennesaret...Lk. 5:1-11; Matt. 8:14-17

    2. 'Her Many Sins'...Lk. 7:36-50

  B. What Did He Mean? Jn. 5:1-15

    1. Unconditional Love? Matt. 5:13-16; 5:27-30; 6:5-15

    2. "Than At First"...Lk. 11:24-26

    3. "No Guilt?" Jn. 9:24-41

  C. Poster Person...Matt. 10:1-4; 26:20-25; 27:3-10

III. Take A Good Look (Gen. 3:4, 5)

  A. Unappeasable, Brutal...2 Tim. 3:1-7; Dan. 7:1-8; Rev. 6:1-8

  B. Common Sense...Gen. 1:26-31; 12:1-7; Lk. 22:28-30; Heb. 6:13-20

  C. Clear And Present Danger...1 Cor. 10:1-12; 2 Pet. 2:17-22

Underestimated (Isa. 66:2)

 Underestimated (Isa. 66:2)

I. Wisely (Jonah 3:5)

  A. Jokes...Gen. 19:1-14

    1. If...Gen. 19:17-26

    2. More...Lk. 17:28-32

  B. By His Word...Ps. 33:1-9; Heb. 11:1-3

  C. The Power Of Faith...Heb. 11:7; Jon. 3

II. Like A Hammer! (Jer. 23:29)

  A. Righteous Litigation...Am. 3:1

    1. Why? Ex. 19; 24; Num. 17; Deut. 4:1-8; Jos. 3:7-17

    2. Inside And Out...Jud. 6:11-13; 2 Ki. 18:13-37

    3. A Credibility Matter! Am. 3:2; Jud. 7; 2 Ki. 19:14-35

  B. Unfazed...Jer. 1:11-19; Ezek. 3:1-9

    1. Eavesdropping....Ezek. 12:17-28; Zeph. 1:7-18

    2. No Shelter...Isa. 28:14-29; Hos. 9:1-8; Ps. 49:1-14

III. Taught (Isa. 28:9)

  A. "Can I Not?" Jer. 18:1-17; 35

  B. Bad Apples 🍎...Zeph. 3:9-13; Mal. 4:1-3; Rom. 9:27-29

  C. Are We There Yet? 2 Cor. 13:5; Ps. 141:1-5

Plans (Ps. 37:13)

 Plans (Ps. 37:13)

I. Choosing Sides (Rev. 3:16)

A. Two Masters? 1 Ki. 18:21

1. The Voice Of Falsehood...1 Ki. 12:25-33; Rev. 3:17-19

2. The Truth...Deut. 5:1-10; Lk. 4:5-8; 12:13-21

3. Eventually...1 Ki. 18:1, 17-40

B. "But You Are Rich"...Rev. 2:9

1. "But If Not"...Dan. 3:8-30

2. The 'Secret'...Phil. 4:10-13; 2 Cor. 12:1-10

II. Knowledge And Wisdom (Prov. 24:3)

A. Lucrative...Ps. 49:16-20; Lk. 16:19-31; Prov. 27:20

B. "On The Rock"...Prov. 24:4-6; Matt. 7:24-27

C. Far From Coincidental! 2 Chron. 16:9; Eccl. 7:12; Am. 8:1-14; Isa. 28:9-13, 29:9-16

1. Hidden? Gen. 18:17; Matt. 11:25-30; Am. 3:3-8

2. Precious...Gen. 28:10-15; Ps. 89:20-29; Matt. 10:40-42; Joel 2:18-27

III. Tortuous (Ps. 18:26b)

A. Planned...Ex. 4:21-23; 14; Esther 5:12-14; 8; 1 Sam. 22:6-19; 28

B. My Firstborn! Matt. 21:33-46

C. Mine! Ps. 37:1-13; Deut. 32:15-47