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By Jesse Jenkins

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By Jesse Jenkins

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By Jesse Jenkins

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By Jesse Jenkins

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By Charles Gant

Benchley, August 14, 2011

• Islam is the fastest growing religion in America today. The followers of this religion have a world vision that sees their faith dominating the civilized world in the not-too-distant future. Is it compatible with the religion of Jesus Christ? Can Christians and Muslims live together in peace and serve God/Allah according to their own beliefs?
• Islam is a religion based on the Koran, traditions of Muhammad, and Shariah law.
• Muhammad lived in a time of corruption in the Arab culture (570-632 AD).
• He wanted to restore Arabic worship of the One, True God – thus ending idolatry.
• At the age of 40 (610 AD), he received a visit from the angel Gabriel and began his work.
• His followers wrote his sayings down in the Koran shortly after his death.
• The oral traditions about his life (the Hadith collections) are used to explain the Koran.
• Shariah Law is the legal system that stems from the Koran and Hadith.
• The Koran is a complex book that teaches many different things:
• That Christians and Jews are “people of the Book” – Surah 3:64-71 (the Book = Bible)
• “Historical accounts” differ slightly from the Bible – Abraham, Noah, Moses, etc.
• Later revelations “abrogate” earlier revelations – Surah 2:106
• The Koran is difficult to study because it is not recorded in chronological order. The longer books are written first and the shorter ones follow in descending order of length (more or less – CG).
• The Koran and the New Testament are mutually exclusive.
• Jesus claims that God’s way is through Him – John 14:6; 12:47-48.
• The New Testament writers affirmed Jesus’ teachings – Acts 4:10-22; II John 9; et. al.
• Muslims are peaceful – at first (109:6; 2:256); then consolatory (3:28 and the Hadith teachings); and finally violent to infidels/apostates (9:29, 73, 123; 47:34-35; 96:15-18).
• Conclusion: There is one mediator between men and God, “the man Jesus Christ” (I Timothy 2:5). He gave His life for “the world” (John 3:6, 36) and He is the Savior of those who believe and obey His word (Mark 16:16; Ephesians 5:25). Is your name written in His “Book of Life” (Revelation 20:15)?

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By David Watson

Benchley, August 14, 2011

• Summary of the story of Jesus
• Jesus loves us and wants us to love.
• I John 4:10,19,11,20
• Ephesians 1:3-5; 2:4; 3:17; 6:23-24; 4:1-2; 5:1-2,25 – the theme of love in Ephesians
• Romans 14:15; I Thessalonians 1:3; II Corinthians 5:14-15
• We need to tell this story.
• Matthew 18:1-4; Acts 11:20; 14:15; 26:16-20 – stories of conversion from vain things to God
• Acts 2:22-24, 37-40 – the effect of Peter telling the story of Jesus

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By Jesse Jenkins

Benchley, August 14, 2011

• II Timothy 2:11 – See Romans 6:3-4; 8:17.
• II Timothy 2:21 – We are to purge ourselves from vessels dishonor so that we may be vessels of honor.

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By David Watson

Benchley, August 10, 2011

• Mark 13:33 – Whether or not this is talking about the end of the world, we must be on the alert. See II Peter 3:10-12.
• Compare the order of the accounts in Mark 13, Matthew 24, and Luke 17. The order seems to imply that all of these chapters are talking about the destruction of Jerusalem.
• Mark 14:7 – Jesus was prophesying His own death, which was coming very soon.
• Mark 14:12 – The feast of Unleavened Bread took place for seven days once a year.

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By David Watson

Benchley, August 7, 2011

• Acts 8:26-40
• Was the eunuch a Jew? It’s possible. The scripture does not specifically say.
• He put forth much effort to worship God.
• Acts 8:27-28 – He was traveling several hundred miles to worship God and had acquired scripture to read from on his trip.
• Do we put forth this much effort?
• I Peter 2:2 – We should long for the scripture.
• I Timothy 4:6,13 – We are to be nourished on the words of the faith.
• Romans 3:1
• He was humble.
• II Kings 5:1,13 – Naaman let his pride get in the way of serving God.
• Acts 8:27-30 – The eunuch displayed no arrogance when Philip met him.
• Note: This was not Philip the apostle. He was one of the seven men chosen in Acts 6:5.
• I Timothy 1:6-7 – The Ethiopian did not bluff his knowledge and neither should we.
• He didn’t procrastinate.
• Acts 24:25 – Felix procrastinated when he heard Paul.
• We must not put off serving God. Serve Him today, don’t wait for some perfect time in the future to be spiritual!
• If we serve God we can go on our way rejoicing like the eunuch!

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By David Watson

Benchley, August 7, 2011

• Defining homosexuality
• Leviticus 20:13 – Homosexuality is described as an act in the Old Testament.
• Leviticus 18:22
• See also Leviticus 20:10-26.
• Some contend that these verses are only talking about temple prostitution. This does not fit the context, though.
• Genesis 19
• Lot was trying to protect his visitors from the rampant homosexuality in the city.
• Some claim it was rape and not homosexuality that Sodom was guilty of. The rape aspect was certainly wrong, but the homosexual perversion in the city was also wrong.
• See Jude 6-7.
• Matthew 19
• Some argue that Jesus never dealt with homosexuality. See Matthew 19:4-6. He implicitly dealth with the subject in His teaching on marriage and divorce. The apostles also spoke on Jesus’ authority.
• Romans 1:22-32
• This passage clearly shows that homosexuality is prohibited under the New Covenant.
• I Corinthians 6:9-11
• I Timothy 1:8-11