Title: Redefining Good and Evil

Text: Isaiah 5:20

I. The Woe Pronounced Isa. 5:20a.

A. What is evil?

B. What is good.

C. Woe is bad.

II. The Woe Illustrated Isa. 5:20b.

A. Darkness tries to hide evil.

B. Light is truth and righteousness.

C. The Light exposes darkness.

III. The Woe Illustrated again Isa. 5:20c.

A. Evil has an appetite for evil.

B. Ingesting the poison of sin kills.

Series: The Gospel of John

Title: The Woman Caught in Adultery

Text: John 7:53-8:11

I. Crucial Context Jn. 7:53-8:4.

A. Still down South 7:53,8:1.

B. Watch what Jesus does 2.

C. Sin catchers and their actions 3.

II. The Catchers Are Cunning Jn. 8:5-6a.

A. Their trap 5.

B. Their intentions 6a.

III. Can’t Control the Controller Jn. 6b-8.

A. Jesus not controlled 6b.

B. Commandments not critics 7.

C. Again, Jesus in control 8.

IV. The Catchers Caught Jn. 8:9.

A. Conviction 9a.

B. Consolation 9b.

V. Condemned to Consecrated Jn. 8:10,11.

A. Jesus acts like Jesus and asks 10.

B. A sinner consecrated 11.

Title: The Problem of Evil 

Text: Deuteronomy 32:1-4 

I. Slow Down. 

A. Question you before Him Rom. 9:20. 

B. Rules of the game Pro 26:4. 

C. Borrowed Capital. 

II. Who Created Evil? 

A. Evil is not a created thing 1 Ki. 11:6. 

B. Allowed (ordained) is not created Acts 14:16? 

C. Truth is indifferent to opinion. 

III. Now, What About The Problem? 

A. Why did He create at all? Isa 46:10 

B. God hates evil. Period Ps. 5:4; Psa 149:4. 

C. It is a solvable problem, but not by philosophers Isa 55:9. 

D. The Problem of Good! 

IV. Your Question is Broken. 

A. Your god might be a lower-cased god Acts 17:23. 

B. God does not owe answers, but gives them Heb 10:12-13; 2 Tim. 4:7-8; Col 2:15. 

Title: The Value of Gray Hair 

Text(s): Ecclesiastes 12:1-7; Proverbs 16:31; Job 12:12 

I. What “Gray Hair” Brings Outside 

A. Some exceptions, mostly rule Joshua 14:11,12 

B. The rule and its appearance Ecclesiastes 12:1-7 

1. Old age brings troubles! 

2. The eyes go bad. 

3. The hands start to shake. 

5. The teeth start going. 

6. The ears go bad. 

7. Obstacles become so much greater. 

8. When the hair turns gray. 

C. Learn while you can use the learning Ecclesiastes 12:5-7 

II. The Value of “Gray Hair” Inside Proverbs 16:31; Job 12:12 

A. Age and pessimism. 

B. Age and the value of gray hair. 

C. Not only future crown, but present wisdom is value of gray hair Job 12:12. 

Title: Patriology: God the Father

Text: Matt. 11:27; Luke 11:2

I. God’s Fatherhood Theologically.

A. The technical importance

B. His distinction in the Godhead. Matt. 10:40; John 14:26;15:26.

C. His special relationship to the Son. John 20:17; 3:16.

II. God’s Fatherhood Objectively

A. His Fatherhood is definitive. Lev 19:1-3.

B. His Fatherhood is perfect. Matt. 7:8-11

III. God’s Fatherhood Subjectively

A. His Fatherhood is the model for all. Matt 5.

B. His Fatherhood is perfect (for us). Matt. 6;7:11;10:29; Luke 12:32;John 16:23-27.

C. His Fatherhood is comforting. Mar 14:36; Rom.8:15; Gal. 4:6.

Series: The Gospel of John

Title: The Feast of Tabernacles – The Call

Text: John 7:37-52

I. The Call of Jesus Jn. 7:37-39.

A. The call to drink living water 37.

B. Dinking is believing 38.

C. John interprets for the reader 39.

II. The Varied Responses to the Call Jn. 7:40-43.

A. Differences in response 40,41a.

B. Another missing of Scripture 41b,42.

C. A typical response of sinners 43.

III. The Call of His Enemies Jn. 7:44-49.

A. The enemies call for action 44-46.

B. The enemies indignant of Him 47-49.

IV. More Responses Jn. 50-52.

A. A reasoned response 50,51.

B. More rejection 52.

Series: The Gospel of John

Title: The Feast of Tabernacles - Teaching

Text: John 7:14-36

I. The Doctrine of Christ Jn. 7:14-18.

A. Teaching in the Temple 14,15.

B. It is the Father’s teaching 16,17.

C. The teaching brings God glory 18.

II. The Doctrine in Action Jn. 7:19-24.

A. The actions of the critics 19.

B. The actions of Christ 20,21.

C. Jesus’ actions are lawful 22-24.

III. The Teacher of the Teaching Jn. 7:25-31.

A. His origin questioned 25-27.

B. The Teacher’s Authority 28-29.

C. The Teacher in God’s plan 30,31.

IV. The Warning Against Rejecting His Teaching Jn. 7:32-36.

A. Still no learning from the Teacher 32.

B. No make-up classes 33,34 .

C. Poor hermeneutics in action 35,36.

Series: The Gospel of John

Title: The Feast of Tabernacles

Text: John 7:1-13

I. Unbelief at Nazareth Jn. 7:1-5.

A. Jesus’ plan and the Feast 1,2.

B. His brothers’ plan 3,4.

C. Compelling note from John 5.

II. Correction and Command Jn. 7:6-10.

A. Still of the world 6,7.

B. Operating carefully 8-10.

III. The Word on the Street Jn. 7:11-13.

A. Dangerous hunting a Lion 11.

B. The word & Word on the street 12,13.