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SERMON: Old Testament Overview, Part 9: Major Prophets, Part 1

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Old Testament Overview Part  9: Major Prophets, Part 1 This Session Introductions Isaiah Jeremiah  I. Introductions In the Hebrew canon known as The Latter Prophets.  Why? There were earlier prophets – Moses, then Samuel, Nathan, etc.!   The historical books are written by the former prophets, whereas God intends the prophetic thrust of these latter books go beyond their time.   Moses predicted curses on those who failed to follow God’s Law, the Torah, and the other former prophets demonstrated this.   When we get to Isaiah and the rest, these were men who came later, and they were men of God’s Word. We’re following the canon in our modern texts, which will also include Lamentations and Daniel. The historical books have brought us up to the time of the exile: In 722–721 BC, the Assyrian Empire besieged Samaria in the northern kingdom of Israel, captured the inhabitants of the land, and deported them. A permanent departure — they did not ret...

SERMON: Marks of Security in the Messiah (John 10:22–30)

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  Marks of Security in the Messiah ( John 10:22–30 ) Series:               “John: Life in Christ’s Name”          Text:                 John 10:22–30 By:                    Shaun Marksbury                         Date:                November 26, 2023 Venue:              Living Water Baptist Church            Occasion:             AM Service   I.  ...

SERMON: Old Testament Overview Part 8 - The Poetic Books

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Old Testament Overview Part 8 -  The Poetic Books This Session: Review/Introductions 1st & 2nd Samuel 1st & 2nd Kings 1st & 2nd Chronicles I. Review/Introduction Timeline II. 1 & 2 Samuel “God sees not as man sees, for man looks at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart” (1 Sam. 16:7). Originally, there was only the Book of Samuel.   It slows down to bridge the judges to the monarchy.   (Judges deals w/ roughly 300 years of history, and so do 1 & 2 Kings.) NAME: First/Second Samuel (LXX: First/Second “Kingdoms”) THEME:  1 Samuel — Transition (Judges to Kings) 2 Samuel —David’s reign OUTLINE for 1 Samuel: Samuel – The Last of the Judges   1 -  7 Saul – The First of the Kings   8 –15 David – The Greatest of the Kings      15 – 31 Who is Samuel? Life parallels Moses (faithful mother, raised outside of home, etc.) Samuel is the last and greatest of the judges, bringing in the...

SERMON: Thanksgiving: God’s Will for Us (1 Thess. 5:16–18)

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  Thanksgiving: God’s Will for Us (1 Thess. 5:16–18) Series:               Thanksgiving Sermons                     Text:                 1 Thessalonians 5:16–18 By:                    Shaun Marksbury                         Date:                November 19, 2023 Venue:              Living Water Baptist Church             Occasion:      ...