Is the Bible Reliable? 2 Peter 1:16-21 episodes:

• January 02, 2018A God of Second Chances, Jonah 3

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• December 24, 2017Smitten Shepherd: No Easter with Christmas, Zech, 13:7, Mt. 26:31

  Zechariah: Take heart, Israel’s city will be restored and Israel’s king will reign.

  Smitten Shepherd: No Easter without Christmas (Zech. 13:7, Mt. 26:31)

  “Awake, O sword, against My Shepherd, And against the man, My Associate," Declares the LORD of hosts.

  "Strike the Shepherd that the sheep may be scattered...” Zechariah 13:7

  #1. A Shadow of a ____________________________ over the cradle “Awake, O Sword”

  Is. 53:5 He was pierced through for our transgressions,

  #2. A Sound of a ____________________________ before a lion “My Associate”

  John 1:29 “Behold the Lamb of God takes away the sins of the world”

  #3. Substitution of ____________________________ for Man “Strike the Shepherd”

  Matthew 1:21 “She will bear a Son; and you shall call His name Jesus, for He will save

  His people from their sins."

  Is. 53:6 “All of us like sheep have gone astray, each of us has turned to his own way;

  But the LORD has caused the iniquity of us all to fall on Him.”

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• December 17, 2017Slave Sold for 30 Pieces of Silver: God Pays the High Price, Zech. 11:12, Mt. 27:3-10

  Zechariah: Take heart, Israel’s city will be restored and Israel’s king will reign.

  Slave Sold for 30 Pieces of Silver: God Pays the High Price (Zechariah 11:12, Mt. 27:3-10)

  Historically:

  o ________________________________ and Gomer (Hosea 3:2)

  o ________________________________ and Shepherds (Zech. 11:4-14)

  o ________________________________ and Judas (Matt. 26:3)

  Symbolically:

  o ________________________________ Money (Sold out too low, reduction… Zech. 11)

  o ________________________________ Money (Sold out a friend, rejection, Matt. 26)

  o ________________________________ Money (Bought out of slavery, redemption, Hosea 3)

  Theologically:

  1. Money: Jesus' death is a __________________________, the price paid to secure a slave's freedom.

  2. Field: Jesus’ death makes salvation possible for all ________________________________.

  3. Shepherds: The Jewish people _______________________________ Zechariah the shepherd and Jesus

  the Good Shepherd.

  4. Potters: Jesus' ministry is often saturated with the working class (shepherds, potters, fisherman) to show

  His heart for the ______________________________________ man.

  Jesus, the most expensive gift ever, is for all people, rejected by many in their sufficiency, embraced by

  the few in their humble dependency.

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• December 10, 2017The Stone: God Lays the Foundation, Zech. 3:9;10:4

  Zechariah: Take heart, Israel’s city will be restored and Israel’s king will reign.

  The Stone: God lays the foundation of His kingdom (Zech. 3:9; 10:4)

  Symbolically: The Father, Rock of Ages (Is 26:4).

  o ____________________________ – “Rock of Ages” (Deut. 32:4; Is 26:4)

  o ____________________________ – “Rock of Refuge” (Ps 71:3)

  o ____________________________ – “Rock of Judgment” (Zech. 3:8)

  Historically: The Spirit, Stones Crying Out (Luke 19:40).

  1. Jacob’s stone (Gen. 28:18-22)

  2. ____________________________ stones (Ex 20:25)

  3. Law stones (Ex. 34:1)

  4. Sin stones (Ex. 21:28)

  5. ____________________________ stones (Joshua 4:3,20-24)

  6. David’s stones (1 Sam 17:50)

  7. Daniel’s little stone (Dan. 2:34, 45)

  8. Peter’s stone (Matt. 16:18)

  9. ____________________________ stone (Matt. 27:60)

  10. ____________________________ stone (Eph. 2:20, Matt. 21:42-44)

  Prophetically: Jesus, Corner Stone (Zech. 3:9, 10:4)!

  1. ____________________________ stone of the Jews (First coming, Romans 9:31-33; Is. 28:16; Ps. 118:22)

  2. ____________________________ stone for the church (Church age, Mt. 21:42-44; Acts 4:11; Eph. 2:20)

  3. ____________________________ stone for His enemies (Second coming, Dan. 2:34,45; Mt. 21:44; Rev. 6:16)

  Coram Deo: Stand on The Stone (Jesus Christ) and ask for nothing else.

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• December 03, 2017God Presents His King - Prophet, Zechariah 9:1-10

  Zechariah: Take heart, Israel’s city will be restored and Israel’s king will reign.

  The King: God Presents His King-Prophet (Zechariah 9:1-10)

  1. Surprise of Triumph (Zech. 9:9a): _______________ Family?

  9a Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion!

  Shout in triumph, O daughter of Jerusalem!

  This King is building a _______________!

  2. Surprise of Endowments (Zech. 9:9b): _____________ King?

  9b Behold, your king is coming to you;

  He is just and endowed with salvation,

  This King is _____________ His family!

  3. Surprise of Mounts (Zech. 9c): _______________ Underdog?

  9c Humble, and mounted on a donkey,

  Even on a colt, the foal of a donkey.

  This King serves with ________________!

  4. Surprise of Dominion (Zech. 10b): _______________ Peace?

  10b And He will speak peace to the nations;

  And His dominion will be from sea to sea,

  And from the River to the ends of the earth.

  This King rules __________ peace!

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• November 26, 2017God Crowns His King-Priest, Zech. 3:8, 4:12, 6:12

  Zechariah: Take heart, Israel’s city will be restored and Israel’s king will reign.

  The Branch: God Crowns His King-Priest (Zechariah 3:8, 6:12)

  1. Symbolism (Zech. 3:8): The branch is _______________________ -giving.

  o ______________________________

  o ______________________________

  o ______________________________

  2. Bilateralism (Zech. 4:12): The branch splits into two _______________________.

  o ______________________________

  o ______________________________

  o _____________________ Messiahs?

  3. Christo-centrism (6:11-13): Messiah the Branch will rule in righteousness as the

  _______________________ and the _______________________.

  o No one else can __________________! How? line of David, tribe of Judah (Matt. 1:2, 6)

  o No one else can _________________! How? priest in order of Melchizedek (Gn. 14, Ps. 110, Hb. 7)

  o No one else has _________________! How? shoot springing “from the stem of Jesse” (Is. 11:1-2)

  4. Expansionism (Jn 15:5): Messiah the Branch calls your ______ to be a branch of His life to others.

  o __________________ – (John 15:5a): “I am the vine, you are the branches…”

  o __________________ – (John 15:5b) “he who abides in Me, and I in him…”

  o __________________ – (John 15:5b): “he bears much fruit, for apart from Me you can do nothing.”

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• November 19, 2017God Enables His People, Zechariah 5

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• November 12, 2017God Enables His People, Zechariah 4

  Zechariah: Take heart, Israel’s city will be restored and Israel’s king will reign.

  God Enables His People (Zechariah 4)

  4 Enablements...

  1. The fire of spiritual ____________________________________ (4:1-6...darkness is emptiness)

  Where is your low-fuel warning? Maximizing faith? Have you been trained how to walk with God?

  2. The brightness of obvious ____________________________________ (4:7... darkness is pride)

  Where is your light pointing? Modeling favor? Have you been trained to reach your world?

  3. The warmth of forward ___________________________________ (4:8-10... darkness is decay)

  Where is your life going? Moving to completion? Have you been trained to invest in a few?

  4. The prism of ____________________________ life in community (4:11-14... darkness is isolation)

  Where is Christ shining through your life? Magnifying Christ? Has Christ used you?

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• November 05, 2017God Cleanses His Servants, Zechariah 3

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• October 29, 2017God Reforms: The Man with the Measuring Line, Zech. 2

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