SCRIPTURE: 2 Peter 1:1-21 (Page 1443); Numbers 24:10-25 (Page 198)
SERMON: The Morning Star!  							   9 September 2001

INTRODUCTION: THE DAWN OF A NEW DAY

I. MORNING
A. SPLIT, BREAK (“daybreak”)

B. NIGHT/DAY (Gen.1:5,etc.)

C. END/BEGINNING (Ex.12:10; 16:19f)

D. SLEEP/WORK (creation)
1. a work of God (Amos 5:8; see Gen.1:1f)
2. birth (Ps.110:3)
3. eyes opening (Job 3:9; 41:18)
4. arising (Ps.139:9; see 19:5)
5. daily tasks (Ps.104:22,23; see Gen.21:14; 26:31; Josh.8;10(Ps.46:5); Judg.19:5f; Eccl.11:6)
6. worship (Gen.28:18; Ex.34:2; Lev.6:12; 1Sam.1:19; Ps.5:3; 57:8; 88:13; 92:2; Job 38:7(Rev.4:4f); Mk.1:35)
7. grace (Ps.90:14; Is.33:2; Lam.3:23; Zeph.3:5)

E. DARKNESS/LIGHT (redemption)
1. revelation (Gen.19:27; 29:25; Judg.6:28; 19:27; 1Kngs.3:21; 2Kngs.19:35)
a. of judgment (Zeph.3:5; Ps.37:6; 101:8; Jer.21:12; see Gen.19:15f; Ex.7:15; 8:20; 9:13; Ex.14:27; Num.16:5; Josh.7:14,165; 2Sam.24:11,15)
b. of mercy (Judg.6:38; Dan.6:19; 2Kngs.6:15f; Lam.3:23; Mt.28:1,etc.)
2. hope (Ps.5:3; 30:5; 59:16; 130:6; Is.58:8)
3. dawn of The Day of the Lord (2Pt.1:19; 3:12; see Rom.13:12; 1Th.5:2f; see Mk.1:15; Lk.11:20)

II. STAR
A. CREATED BY GOD (Ps.8:3; 147:4)

B. RULES THE NIGHT (Gen.1:16-18; Ps.136:9; Jer.31:35; see Num.24:17f; 1Cor.15:25)

C. TRANSCENDENT (Job 22:12; see Jn.8:23)

D. INNUMERABLE (Gen.15:5; see 1Chr.27:23; yet Ps.147:4)

E. GLORIOUS (1Cor.15:41; Dan.12:3)

F. ANGELS (Rev.1:20)

III. THE MORNING STAR
A. SONS OF GOD AT CREATION (Job 38:7; see Rev.4:4f; 5:1f)

B. COUNTERFEIT MORNINGSTAR (“Lucifer”; Is.14:12-15(13:10; Mt.24:29); see 2Th.2:4f; 2Cor.11:14)

C. THE HUMBLE SERVANT EXALTED (Rev.22:16; see Num.24:17; Phil.2:5-11; see Mt.2:2-10)

D. BELIEVERS IN CHRIST EXALTED IN HIM (Rev.2:28; 2Pt.1:19/ Dan.12:3(Mk8:34; Rom8:17f)/ Phil.2:8f, 15; Eph2:5f)

E. THE DAWN OF THE DAY OF THE LORD (2Pt.1:19; 3:10,12,18; see Rom.13:12; 1Th.5:2f; see Mk.1:15; Lk.11:20)

 IV. GOOD MORNING! (see Rev.3:2,3; 1Th.5:6f)

A. JESUS IS THE BRIGHT, MORNING STAR!  THE DAY OF THE LORD WILL BREAK SOON! (1Th.5:2f; Rom.13:12; see Rev.1:1-3& 2:28; Rev.22:1-6,7 & 16)

B. PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO THE READING, TEACHING & PREACHING OF THE SCRIPTURES UNTIL THE MORNING STAR ARISES IN YOUR HEARTS! (2Pt.1:19; see 2Tm.3:14-17; Rom.10:17; see Jn.3:3f; 2Cor.5:17,21; Eph.2:1-10)

C. YOU ARE MORNING STARS IN CHRIST! (Rev.2:28; see Mt.5:14; see 1Thes.5:1f; Rom.13:12; Phil.2:15; Dan.12:3)

D. RISE & SHINE!  DO FIRST THINGS FIRST! (Gen.22:3(Jms.1:19; Eccl.5:4); Mk.1:35; Jer.7:13,25; see Jn.9:4; see Mt.6:33; Ex.20:1f; yet Ps.127:2; Prov.27:14)