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John 16:5-15 [5] “But now I go away to Him who sent Me, and none of you asks Me, ‘Where are You going?’ [6] But because I have said these things to you, sorrow has filled your heart. [7] Nevertheless I tell you the truth. It is to your advantage that I go away; for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you; but if I depart, I will send Him to you. [8] And when He has come, He will convi...

Zechariah—Name means Yahweh Remembers The Book of Zechariah divides into two main parts: Chapters 1–8: Visions and messages during the rebuilding of the Temple. Chapters 9–14: Prophetic oracles with apocalyptic and Messianic themes. Zechariah 1:1-3 In the eighth month of the second year of Darius, the word of the LORD came to Zechariah the son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo the prophet, saying, [2]...

Daniel 6:1-3 [1] It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom one hundred and twenty satraps, to be over the whole kingdom; [2] and over these, three governors, of whom Daniel was one, that the satraps might give account to them, so that the king would suffer no loss. [3] Then this Daniel distinguished himself above the governors and satraps, BECAUSE AN EXCELLENT SPIRIT WAS IN HIM; and the king gave...

HAGGAI PROPHESIED: GET YOUR PRIORITIES RIGHT 1.    Call to rebuild the Temple. a.    Haggai 1:1-4  b.    Rebuked for misplaced priorities.  2.    Failure to rebuild resulted in dissatisfaction. a.    Haggai 1:5-11  b.    Ezra 4:1-5  c.     The fight against you will try to get close to you frustrating you.  3.    The encouragement moved the people to resume work on the Temple. a.    Haggai 1:12-15...

Exodus 1:8-10,22 [8] Now there arose a new king over Egypt, who did not know Joseph. [9] And he said to his people, “Look, the people of the children of Israel are more and mightier than we; [10] come, let us deal shrewdly with them, lest they multiply, and it happen, in the event of war, that they also join our enemies and fight against us, and so go up out of the land.”  [22] So Pharaoh commande...

Psalm 27:1 The LORD is my light and my salvation; Whom shall I fear? The LORD is the strength of my life; Of whom shall I be afraid? LESSONS FROM THIS PSALM: 1. We should learn we can’t have part-time faith and expect full-time victory. Psalm 27:1-3 The LORD is my light and my salvation; Whom shall I fear? The LORD is the strength of my life; Of whom shall I be afraid? [2] When the wicked came aga...

PROPHECY CONTAINING SOMETHING NEAR AND SOMETHING FAR: 1.     Tribulation is a reality for all who are not ready when the rapture takes place. a.     Zephaniah 1:2-3  b.     Revelation 6:15-17 2.     Zephaniah points out sin of Idolatry and types of sinners, backsliders and those who never were saved. a.     Zephaniah 1:4-6  3.     Judgment and wrath come against rebellion and rejection of the Lord...

1. Fruit Reveals the Root.  a. Every tree is known by its fruit.  b. Fruit doesn’t lie.  c. You can’t fake fruit forever.  2. The Heart is the Source of All Behavior.  a. The mouth speaks what the heart is full of.  b. We don’t have a speaking problem—we have a heart problem.  c. Real transformation is internal, not external.  3. Good Treasure Produces Good Fruit.  a. What we store in our heart de...

Why is Prayer Difficult? It's hard to pray because it requires humbling ourselves, getting over ourselves, and coming to the end of our stubborn and sinful selves. For the Christian, praying is supposed to be like breathing, easier to do than to not do. We pray for a variety of reasons. For one thing, prayer is a form of serving God (Luke 2:36-38) and obeying Him. Why do we need to develop a praye...

Matthew 28:1-10 [1] Now after the Sabbath, as the first day of the week began to dawn, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary came to see the tomb. [2] And behold, there was a great earthquake; for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat on it. [3] His countenance was like lightning, and his clothing as white as snow. [4] And the guards shoo...

Hebrews 12:1-3 [1] Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, [2] looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the righ...

THREE STAGES OF HABAKKUK’S BOOK: 1.    The questioning stage. a.    Habakkuk 1:1-4  b.    When there are questions, the Lord replies if we will listen. c.     Habakkuk 1:5-7  d.    God uses everything in creation for His plan. e.    Habakkuk 1:11  f.      God used the Babylonians as an instrument to bring correction to Judah. g.    Habakkuk 1:12-13  THREE STAGES OF HABAKKUK’S BOOK: 2.    The trust...

John 1:29 The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, “Behold! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world! TRUTHS ABOUT JESUS: 1. The contemplation of Jesus as the sacrificial Lamb. Isaiah 53:5-7 But He was wounded for OUR TRANSGRESSIONS, He was bruised for OUR INIQUITIES; The chastisement for OUR peace was upon Him, And by His stripes WE are HEALED. [6] All WE like sheep hav...

STANDING THE TEST OF TIME: 1.    The character of the God who brings judgment. a.    Nahum 1:1  b.    In the prophets, a burden is a heavy message of weighty importance, heavy in the sense that it produces sorrow or grief. 2.    The wrath of a merciful God. a.    Nahum 1:2-3,6-8  b.    Why would God send Jonah 125 years earlier to preach? c.     Jonah 3:4  d.    God’s mercy is about His namesake....

THREE THINGS JESUS TEACHES IN THIS TEXT: 1. The nature of mankind. Matthew 16:21a FROM THAT TIME (Marks a turning point—final preparation begins) Jesus began to show to His disciples that He must go to JERUSALEM (1. Place prophesied by Zechariah. 2. God’s Presence in the Temple. 1 Kings 8:10-11 Glory of the Lord filled the house of the Lord)…Matthew 6:21b …and SUFFER MANY THINGS (rejection, beatin...

Micah The name Micah—a shorter form of Mîkāyāh and Mîkāyāhû—(who is like Yahweh / Jehovah) announces the fact that the prophet was a servant of the one true God, the God of Israel. WE WILL BREAK DOWN MICAH’S PROPHECY DOWN INTO THREE SECTIONS: 1.    Identity the problem. a.    Micah 1:1-6  b.    Idolatry. Micah 1:7  c.     Injustice. Micah 2:1-5  d.    Deception (by the prophets). Micah 3:5-7, 8  e...

Colossians 1:13-14 13 For He has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son He loves, 14 in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.  Scripture from the Holy Bible reminds us of a powerful truth—through Christ, we have victory! It is in Him that we experience and live out the victory of God’s Kingdom. LIVING IN THE VICTORY OF THE KINGDOM OF GOD: 1....

1.     The Prophet’s rebellion. a.     Jonah 1:1-2, 3, 4  b.     So why would he flee? He did not want to submit.  c.     Why do storms come?: d.     Correction. Psalm 107:23-31  e.     Direction. Acts 27 Shipwrecked on Malta. f.      Maturation. Matthew 14:28-31  g.     Jonah 1:15-17  h.     We can run from God, but we cannot hide from God. 2.     The Prophet’s prayer. a.     Jonah 2:1 Then Jonah...

Acts 9:3-5a 3 As he journeyed he came near Damascus, and suddenly a light shone around him from heaven. 4 Then he fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to him, “Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?” 5 And he said, “Who are You, Lord?” Then the Lord said, “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting…  Philippians 3:10-12 I want to know Christ—yes, to know the power of his resurrection and partic...

Obadiah’s name means: Worship of Yahweh or Servant of Yahweh.  1.    Obadiah was charged with delivering a message from God. a.    Obadiah 1:1  2.    Obadiah shared that God vowed to level their prideful and arrogant stance. a.    Obadiah 1:2-4 b.    Ezekiel 28:17  c.     Proverbs 16:18  3.    Obadiah told them of pillage along with loss of wisdom and strength. a.    Obadiah 1:5-9  b.    Proverbs...

Romans 14:17 For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.  “For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, declares the Lord. For as high as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts” (Isaiah 55:8-9).  Main Point: The Kingdom of God c...

“Unlike other prophets, Amos was not a man whose life was devoted to hearing and speaking the Word of the Lord. He was no product of the “schools of prophets,” nor a professional “seer.” He left his flock for a limited period, at the command of God, to deliver a specific message at Bethel. That done, he presumably returned to his sheep-tending at Tekoa.” —Herbert F. Stevenson HIGH POINTS: 1.    Th...

3.2.25 // Working in the Kingdom of God March 2, 2025 Mark 4:26-29 (Jesus said) 26 And He said, “The kingdom of God is as if a man should scatter seed on the ground, 27 and should sleep by night and rise by day, and the seed should sprout and grow, he himself does not know how. 28 For the earth yields crops by itself: first the blade, then the head, after that the full grain in the head. 29 But wh...

MAIN THEME:  The day of the Lord is not used to describe a specific time as much as it is mentioned to correlate a time of judgement—a time that belongs solely to the Lord. JUDGEMENT AND CALL TO REPENTANCE:  1.     The locust and its severity.  Joel 1:1-4  2.     The effect upon:  a.     Drunkards. Joel 1:5-7  b.     Priests. Joel 1:9  c.     Farmers. Joel 1:11-12  d.     Joel. Joel 1:19-20, Joel...

Daniel 5:1-12 1 Belshazzar the king made a great feast for a thousand of his lords, and drank wine in the presence of the thousand. 2 While he tasted the wine, Belshazzar gave the command to bring the gold and silver vessels which his father Nebuchadnezzar had taken from the temple which had been in Jerusalem, that the king and his lords, his wives, and his concubines might drink from them. 3 Then...