No Humility (Jer. 36:23)

No Humility (Jer. 36:23)

I. "How Did You?" (Jer. 36:17)

A. "No Empty Words"...Deut. 32:47

1. 'Kindness For Weakness?' Deut. 32:1-8; Jos. 23:3, 15, 16

2. In Yahweh's Eyes...Deut. 29:5-15; 32:10-20

B. Remembering 'Shiloh'...Jer. 7:14

1. Eli And Sons...1 Sam. 2:12-17, 22-25

2. Two Prophets...1 Sam. 2:27-36; 3:1-18

3. It Came To Pass...1 Sam. 4:1-18; 1 Ki. 2:26, 27

C. "I Knew You"...Jer. 1:5

1. The 'Die Was Cast'...Jer. 15:1-9; 2 Ki. 21:1-16

2. "A Fortified Wall"...Jer. 1:6-9; 20

II. "In The Midst Of You" (Lk. 17:21)

A. Just Think About The Magnitude...Jer. 1:10

1. 23...Jer. 25:1-7

2. Inconsequential...Jer. 28; Ezek. 11:1-14

3. "I Am The One Who Knows!" Jer. 29:1-14

B. So Close And Yet So Far...Jer. 26:16

1. Kill Him! Jer. 26:1-15

2. Spared...Jer. 26:17-24

3. "In The 5th Year Of...Jer. 36

C. 'Despised'...Jn. 7:40-52

1. By His Own Flesh And...Mk. 3:7-12, 20, 21, 31-35; Jn. 7:1-8

2. 'Not From Galilee?' Jn. 5:18-29; 7:37-52

III. Unless (Matt. 18:3)

A. Humble...Matt. 12:38-42; Lk. 18:9-14

B. Knocking...Rev. 3:20; Matt. 25:31-40

Without A Shepherd (Prov. 29:18)

Without A Shepherd (Prov. 29:18)

I. Naturally (Num. 27:17)

A. Dangerously...Num. 20:4

1. 'Eyes That See'...Gen. 15; 46:1-4; 50:22-26; Ex. 3:1-10; 15:1-21

2. Blurred Lines...Num. 12:1-3; 13, 14:1-5; 16:1-4; 20:1-4

B. The Chain Of Command...Num. 27:12-23

C. The 'Great Shepherd' Rejected? 1 Sam. 8

1. However...Deut. 17:14-20

2. His Choice...Gen. 49:8-12; 1 Sam. 9:15-17; 16:1-3

II. Unclaimed (Jn. 10:16)

A. "Thieves And Robbers"...Jn. 10:8

1. 'Ears That Hear'...Isa. 40:3, 4; Matt. 3:1-12

2. 'No Light?' Jn. 1:6-13

B. Unable And Unwilling...Matt. 11:1-19

1. A Better Choice? Jn. 5:30-47

2. What About? Matt. 11:20-24; Jn. 12:36-41

C. Everything And No One...Jn. 6:44, 45

1. The 'Great Shepherd's Position And Ability...Ps. 33:13-15; Deut. 13:1-4; Ezek. 34:1-16

2. Committed! Lk. 15:1-10; Jn. 10:27-30; 17:6-26

III. Essential (Acts 8:26)

A. The Heart... Jer. 17:10; Acts 10:34, 35

B. An Amazing Vision...Hab. 1:5; Am. 3:1-7; Isa. 43:19-21

C. His Promise...Isa. 40:9-11; Jn. 17:3

'It's Our Turn Now' (Mal. 3:10)

 'It's Our Turn Now' (Mal. 3:10)

I. No Precedent (Heb. 10:12)

A. The Other 'Firstborn'...Gen. 2:15-17

1. What Sacrifice? Mic. 6:6-8; Hos. 6:6, 7

2. Egregious...Rom. 5:12-14; 2 Tim. 2:13, 14

B. 'In Suffering And In Subjection?' Isa. 53:7

1."Although He Was A Son"...Heb. 5:7-9; Phil. 2:5-8

2. "Acquainted With Grief"...Isa. 53:1-11; 1 Pet. 2:21-23

C. Awaiting, Waiting And More Waiting...Gen. 3:15

1. He Was Angry Too...Jn. 14:11; Gen. 3:14, 15; 6:1-7

2. "Twelve Legions"...Jn. 8:25, 26; Lk. 22:52,53; Matt. 26:51-54; Mk. 15:21-37; Ps. 110:1-6

II. "The Cup" (Mk. 10:38)

A. Joshua...Jos. 24:19-21

1. Due Respect...Ex. 15:22-26; Deut. 4:1-24

2. A Very Capable Enemy...1 Chron. 21:1; Job 1:6-12; 1 Cor. 10:1-12

B. "What Does It Profit A Man?" Mk. 8:36

1. 'King For A Day?' Jn. 2:23-25; 6:1-15; Lk. 16:14, 15

2. Sell Everything! Mk. 10:17-31; Matt. 8:18-22

C. "Everyone Will Be"...Mk. 9:49

1. "Sure To Come"...Lk. 17:1; Acts 20:28, 29; 2 Tim. 4:3, 4

2. With Or Without 'Law'...Gen. 18:20, 21; Jon. 1:1, 2; Rom. 2:12-16

III. Special Motivation (Jn. 14:9)

A. Already Extremely Responsible...Num. 14:1-38; Zec. 1:1-6

B. Realization...Jer. 1:18, 19; Lk. 16:19-31; Rev. 11:1-11

C. Critical! 1 Cor. 2:14-16; Matt. 12:38-42; Rom. 12:1, 2

The 'Great Circumcision' (Deut. 30:6)

 The 'Great Circumcision' (Deut. 30:6)

I. Weeping (Neh. 8:9)

  A. Not Yet? Ex. 19:8

    1. Intended...Ex. 19:5-25

    2. Grossly immature...Num. 16

    3. After 40 years? Deut. 29

  B. A Great King...Ps. 132

    1. Within One Generation...1 Ki. 11:1-13

    2. The Ten tribe Kingdom...2 Ki. 17:6-18

    3. Next...Ezek. 23:1-27

  C. Redeemed...2 Chron. 36:22, 23

    1. Certainly By Now? Neh. 8

    2. Confessions...Neh. 9:1-8

II. Ominous Behavior (Mal. 1:8)

  A. But They Were So...Ezra 10:1-12

    1. "Like A Deceitful Bow"...Ps. 78:56, 57; Mal. 1:6-14; 2

    2. "You Brood Of Vipers"...Matt. 3:7-12; Lk. 11:37-54

  B. Definitely Not 'Circumcised'...Jn. 8:39-47; 12:9-19; Lk. 19:41-44

  C. What's The Message? Isa. 5:4

    1. Unmoved? Ex. 10:1, 2; 11:1; 14:1-4; 14:15-18

    2. He's So Thorough! Isa. 5:1-7; Matt. 13:1-9; 21:33-44

    3. Still Uncircumcised...Jer. 9:23-26

III. Finally (Jer. 31:34)

  A. Learning...Matt. 13:24-30; 20:1-16; 22:1-14; 25:1-12

  B. Revealing...Dan. 12; Isa. 25; Rev. 1:1-8; 22:1-5

  C. "With All My Heart"...Jer. 31:16-40; 32:36-44

There's Still Time (Jn. 9:4)

 There's Still Time (Jn. 9:4)

I. Mercifully (Gen. 19:16)

  A. Facts...Gen. 18:17

    1. Fed Up...Gen. 13:1-13

    2. Before...Gen. 6:1-7; 7:11-24

    3. Urgent Action Required...Gen. 6:13-22; 19:15-22

  B. A Body Of Evidence (Lk. 17:26-30)

    1. He Spoke Volumes...Matt. 11:20-24

    2. 'Just Like'...Matt. 24:36-39

II. "Yet Even Now" (Joel 2:12)

  A. Listening...2 Chron. 33:12, 13

    1. Egregious...Acts 8:1-3, 9:10-14; 2 Ki. 21:1-16; 1 Ki. 21:1-16

    2. "Moved"...1 Ki. 21:17-29; 2 Chron. 33:10-13

    3. A 'Rent Heart'...Acts 9:10-22

  B. "Unchangeable"...Heb. 6:18

    1. Reading Carefully...2 Ki. 21:10-15; 22:8-20; Jer. 15:1-9; 25

    2. 'Personal' Now...Jer. 21:1-10; 27:1-11

    3. Even Still!!!!!! Jer. 42

III. "Come Out Of Her My People" (Rev. 18:4)

  A. No Substitute...Isa. 5:11-13; Hos. 4:6-12; Joel 2:12-17; Jn. 17:1-3

  B. "Night Is Coming"...Jn. 9:1-5; Lk. 17:20-24; Matt. 24:15-28; Rev. 17; 18

  C. Saved? Lk. 13:22-30

'My Way' (Jer. 18:6)

'My Way' (Jer. 18:6)

I. Undefeated (Jer. 10:23)

A. Scheming...Isa. 26:10; Eccl. 7:29

1. "Shrewdly?" Ex. 1:8-22; 5:1-9

2. Completely Forgetting...Gen. 41

B. Way Ahead...Ps. 50:21; Gen. 15:13-21; Ex. 9:13-17

C. Time Was Up! Ex. 12:29-36; 14

II. Unqualified? (Jer. 2:5)

A. Challenging Authority...Gen. 3:4

1. Catastrophic...Gen. 3:9-19; 4:8-12; 6:1-7

2. Complaining...Num. 11:1-9; 12:1-8; 16:1-14

B. Testing You? Ex. 15:22-26

1. The Judges...Deut. 13; Jud. 2:1-5; 1 Sam. 13:1-14

2. The 'Heart'...Jer. 2; Gen. 22:1, 2; Ps. 33:13-15; Rev. 2:23

C. Silence Is Not Compliance...Ps. 50:21; Isa. 57:11

1. "Contrary"...Jer. 18:1-12; 25:1-7; Rom. 10:21

2. Justice Delayed? Eccl. 8:11-17; Ezek. 28:11-19

III. No Free Lunch (Prov. 2:4)

A. Sifting...Matt. 3:11,12; 13:11-15; Lk. 22:31-34

B. "What If?" Rom. 9:29

1. "Jacob I Have Loved"...vss. 9:1-14

2. My 'Right'...vss. 15-29

C. Surrender? Job 40:1-5

'Our Assignment' (Matt. 16:11)

 'Our Assignment' (Matt. 16:11)

I. "The Weather" (Matt. 16:3)

  A. As A Leader...Matt. 24:38

    1. Same Page? Gen. 6:5-8

    2. Physical Proof...vss. 9-22

    3. Overwhelming Evidence...Gen. 7

  B. Dry? 1 Ki. 17:1

    1. Faithfully...Gen. 41; Am. 3:1-8

    2. Unwillingness? Jer. 13:1-11; 1 Ki. 18; Am. 4:6-11

  C. In The Days Of Josiah...2 Ki. 22:8-20

II. Seek Depth Of Understanding (Matt. 7:7)

  A. Useless Warnings? Matt. 16:6; 24:4, 5; Acts 20:17-38; 2 Pet. 2:1-3

  B. Actions Speak...Matt. 12:33-37

    1. Always Listening? Jn. 4:7-26

    2. Impossible? Matt. 13:10-17

  C. No Worries? Gen. 2810-17; Jn. 6:35-51

III. Believe (Lk. 16:8)

  A. Putting In The Work...Rom. 10:5-17

  B. Already...Deut. 30:11-14; Mk. 11:27-33; Lk. 16:19-31

  C. Expected...Lk. 16:1-8