by Paul Apple | Apr 3, 2020 | Bible-OT
BIG IDEA: CAN GOD BE BLAMED FOR ISRAEL’S APOSTASY AND UNFAITHFULNESS?INTRODUCTION:When we have been caught doing something wrong, we are all quick to play the Blame Game. [Def: accusations exchanged among people who refuse to accept sole responsibility for some...
by Paul Apple | Apr 3, 2020 | Bible-OT
BIG IDEA: THE MESSIANIC GOD-MAN WILL PURGE JERUSALEM TO USHER IN A KINGDOM OF SECURITY WHERE GOD’S PEOPLE MAKE THEIR BOAST IN THEIR BEAUTIFUL AND GLORIOUS REDEEMERINTRODUCTION:This Super Bowl week offers the opportunity for a lot of boasting. I am sure that the media...
by Paul Apple | Apr 3, 2020 | Bible-OT
BIG IDEA: REJECTION OF GOD LEADS TO A COLLAPSE OF ANY SOCIETY – WITH SPECIFIC JUDGMENT DIRECTED AGAINST ITS LOFTY MALE LEADERS AND ITS ARROGANT ARISTOCRATIC WOMEN INTRODUCTION: (Two part message) Keep in mind the overall structure of this opening portion of Isaiah....
by Paul Apple | Apr 3, 2020 | Bible-OT
BIG IDEA: IN THE DAY OF RECKONING, SELF-ABSORBED ISRAEL WILL BE ABASED AND QUAKING BEFORE THE MAJESTIC PRESENCE OF THE EXALTED LORDINTRODUCTION:“It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God” (Heb. 10:31) Just how fearful is it? Imagine the most...
by Paul Apple | Apr 3, 2020 | Bible-OT
BIG IDEA: THE GLORY OF THE COMING MESSIANIC KINGDOM WILL BE MANIFESTED IN THE UNIVERSAL INDOCTRINATION IN THE WORD OF GOD AND THE UNILATERAL IMPLEMENTATION OF JUSTICE AND PEACEINTRODUCTION:As we prepare to enter into a new year, why should we give so much attention to...
by Paul Apple | Apr 3, 2020 | Bible-OT
BIG IDEA: DESPITE SPIRITUAL HARLOTRY, PURIFIED JERUSALEM PROMISED A FUTURE OF JUSTICE AND RIGHTEOUSNESS INTRODUCTION: One of the most exciting and challenging aspects of studying the book of Isaiah is the prophetic emphasis on end time events. The prophet writes over...
by Paul Apple | Apr 3, 2020 | Bible-OT
BIG IDEA: THE CARCASS OF HYPOCRITICAL RELIGIOUS ACTIVITY STINKS TO HIGH HEAVENINTRODUCTION:We know that God seeks worshippers – but only those who worship Him in spirit and in truth. He rejects the worship of religious hypocrites – despite their multiplied religious...
by Paul Apple | Apr 3, 2020 | Bible-OT
BIG IDEA: SPIRITUAL REBELLION BREAKS BOTH THE HEALTH OF THE SINNER AND THE HEART OF THE SOVEREIGNINTRODUCTION:As we begin our study of the book of Isaiah, we can feel overwhelmed. This is such a huge undertaking. There is so much background material that is relevant...
by Paul Apple | Apr 1, 2020 | Bible-OT
BIG IDEA: THE 5 ROTTEN STEPS ON THE WORLD’S LADDER OF SUCCESS INTRODUCTION: The American Dream – study hard – go to graduate school – kill yourself in med school or business school or law school; scratch and claw to get to the head of the class so that you can get the...
by Paul Apple | Apr 1, 2020 | Bible-OT
BIG IDEA: THE INSCRUTABLE NATURE OF ETERNITY WILL FRUSTRATE MAN’S EFFORTS TO FIGURE THINGS OUT – JUST SUBMIT AND TAKE THINGS AS THEY COME INTRODUCTION: David Thompson: GOD SOVEREIGNLY CONTROLS EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENS IN THE TIME OF ONE’S LIFE, BOTH THE POSITIVE AND...
by Paul Apple | Apr 1, 2020 | Bible-OT
BIG IDEA: A LIFE OF PURSUING WISDOM OR ACCOMPLISHMENT ONLY ACCUMULATES A LEGACY OF FUTILITY INTRODUCTION: You spend your life pursuing the highest levels of education; getting degree after degree – seeking the respect of your academic peers – What does that get you?...
by Paul Apple | Apr 1, 2020 | Bible-OT
BIG IDEA: INVESTIGATION UNDER THE SUN REVEALS THE FUTILITY OF PLEASURE, POSSESSIONS AND PRIDE CONTEXT: Transition from seeking meaning in Work or Intellectualism and Education. He has already acknowledged that education is a grind = much grief (rushed through this...
by Paul Apple | Apr 1, 2020 | Bible-OT
BIG IDEA: THE EXPERIENCE AND PERSPECTIVE OF SOLOMON TESTIFY TO THE EMPTINESS OF LIFE AND THE LACK OF ANY SATISFYING ANSWERS TO THE HUMAN CYCLE OF FUTILITY The world claims to be searching for answers. What is the meaning of life? How can I find fulfillment and...
by Paul Apple | Mar 31, 2020 | Bible-OT
BIG IDEA: THE RECRUITMENT OF THE NAÏVE IS THE BATTLEGROUND FOR THE SOUL WAGED BETWEEN THE WISE AND THE FOOLISH INTRODUCTION: David Hubbard: Scripture Outline Description of Wisdom’s Wholesome Invitation (9:1–6) Admonitions on Differences Between Scoffers and Wise...
by Paul Apple | Mar 31, 2020 | Bible-OT
BIG IDEA: THE LEGACY OF WISDOM VALIDATES ITS OFFER OF PRECIOUS AND VALUABLE COUNSEL THAT WILL YIELD BLESSING INSTEAD OF CURSING INTRODUCTION: Paul Koptak: Here for the second time in the book personified Wisdom calls out like a street preacher, seeking hearers and...
by Paul Apple | Mar 31, 2020 | Bible-OT
BIG IDEA: SEXUAL SEDUCTION ATTACKS THE NAIVE AT THEIR POINT OF VULNERABILITY AND SUCKS THEM INTO THE PATH OF DESTRUCTION INTRODUCTION: David Hubbard: Scripture Outline Introductory Call to Attention—Positive (7:1–5) Illustration from Personal Observation (7:6–23)...
by Paul Apple | Mar 31, 2020 | Bible-OT
BIG IDEA: THE PATH OF WISDOM WILL RECOGNIZE AND AVOID THE COMMON PITFALLS THAT ARE MAJOR LIFE WRECKERS INTRODUCTION: Paul Koptac: The chapter brings together two instructions, both concerning behaviors and associations that the wise person avoids. The first set of...
by Paul Apple | Mar 31, 2020 | Bible-OT
BIG IDEA: AVOID THE PATH OF SEXUAL TEMPTATION WHICH LEADS TO CERTAIN DESTRUCTION INTRODUCTION: Trevor Longman: The father addresses this concern with all the rhetorical power that he can muster because the temptation is great. An intimate relationship with a woman...
by Paul Apple | Mar 31, 2020 | Bible-OT
BIG IDEA: OBEDIENCE FROM THE HEART PRESERVES YOUR LIFE AS YOU PURSUE THE PRIORITY OF THE PATH OF WISDOM INTRODUCTION: Tremper Longman: Here all the emphasis is on the positive results of adopting wisdom, and nothing is said about the punishments of rejecting wisdom...
by Paul Apple | Mar 31, 2020 | Bible-OT
BIG IDEA: THE CONNECTION BETWEEN WISDOM AND SPIRITUAL MATURITY INVOLVES EMBRACING THE ESSENTIAL HEART COMMITMENTS AND AVOIDING THE TRAPS THAT CONTRADICT GOD’S CHARACTER AND ENDANGER OUR PROSPERITY INTRODUCTION: Ray Ortlund: Why are we studying the Book of Proverbs? ...
