Overwhelming threat... II Kings 18:17-35
"What if?" -- the world holds its breath... II Kings 18:36 - 9:4
Prayer of power... II Kings 19:14-19
"I have heard your prayer"... II Kings 19:20-37
Isaiah 10:16
When the World Held its Breath
July 26th, 2015
Destiny Undone
July 20th, 2015
Israel... unparalleled calling
Genesis 12:1-3 (3:15, 21; 49:10)
Exodus 19:6
Isaiah 42:5-8
Disaster strikes… II Kings 17:3-6
Why?
Bad stuff just happens… Matthew 5:45; Luke 13:4-5
Spiritual discipline… Hebrews 12:5-6ff
Natural consequences… Galatians 6:7
Divine judgement… II Kings 17:7-18
Learning from the past
II Corinthians 10:11
Matthew 5:13-15
Hosea 11:1-5
Look Forward!
July 12th, 2015
*Correct Thinking is Crucial.... II Peter 3:1-2
- examine.... Psalm 26:2
- love the Lord.... Matthew 22:37
- set.... Romans 8:5-6
- transform.... Romans 12:2
- recall.... II Peter 3:2
*Warning --> Scoffers.... II Peter 3:3-7
- they will question....
- they will forget...
- Water & Fire
*Timing.... II Peter 3:8-9
--> The Lord knows the time.
--> The Lord will Keep His promise.
--> The Lord does not want anyone to perish.
*The Day of the Lord.... II Peter 3:10-13
- The heavens will disappear with a roar....
- The elements will be destroyed by fire....
- The earth and everything done in it will be laid bare....
+Big Question.... What kind of people should we be?
> Look Forward --> to the day of God....
> Look Forward to a New Heaven and a New Earth....
- What did the Apostle John see?.... Revelation 21:1-6
*How to Look Forward.... II Peter 3:14-18
- Make every effort to be found.....
~ spotless ~Blameless ~at peace w/him
- Be on your guard.... 1 Corinthians 16:13
- Grow!
Deception?
July 5th, 2015
15 Character Flaws of False Teachers - 2 Peter 2:10-14
- They folly the corrupt desire of the flesh.
- They despise authority.
- They are bold and arrogant.
- They heap abuse.
- They blaspheme.
- They are like unreasoning animals.
- They are born to be caught and destroyed.
- They will perish.
- They will be paid back with harm.
- They are blots and blemishes.
- They revel in pleasures.
- They have eyes full of adultery.
- They seduce the unstable.
- They are experts at greed.
- They are accursed brood.
Contrast - Pastors - 1 Timothy 3:1-7
- Preach the Word - 2 Timothy 4:2-5
- Preach the Gospel - 1 Corinthians 9:16 / Romans 1:16
Do you need a Donkey in your life? - 2 Peter 2:15-16 / Numbers 22:21-35 / Jude 11
The Content of False Teaching - 2 Peter 2:17-19
- Empty
- Appealing to the lustful desires of the flesh
- A false promise of freedom
Consequences - 2 Peter 2:20-22
- A corruption of the World <> Corrupt desires of the fles
- A dog & a pig - Proverbs 26:11
Application
- Am I solidly grounded in God's truth? 2 Timothy 2:15
- Has the Lord been trying to warn me? - John 10:27, James 1:22
- Do I have real freedom? - John 8:31-32
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