Everyone is invited to the Spring Study Series–a chance to open up the Bible and turn our thoughts to spiritual truths!

Click the flyer below to download the printable PDF version.  For a map to the church building, click here. We hope to see you there!

Next week, September 25-30, 2011, the Benchley church of Christ just north of Bryan, TX will be holding a gospel meeting.  Tim Stevens will be preaching on Sunday and then every week night at 7:30.  A map and schedule of services is provided below.  Feel free to download it, print it, and share it with whoever you can.  We hope you can come and here some pure preaching straight from the Bible!  (If you can’t make it, audio recordings of the lessons will be posted here as soon after the service as possible.)

The Benchley church of Christ located just north of Bryan, Texas will be holding a gospel meeting next week.  Garren Stroud, a preacher from Yoakum, Texas will be presenting lessons on Sunday and Monday through Friday at 7:30.  All are welcome!  We hope that you can come and join us for one or more of these lessons.  No collection will be taken up from visitors.  Click the thumbnail below to download the flier as a printable PDF, which contains all the details and a map to the building.  Feel free to make copies and forward this to anyone you can.  We hope to see you there!

The Benchley church of Christ (located just north of Bryan, Texas) will be holding a Bible Basics Day on February 6, 2011.  The lessons presented will be tailored specifically for those that are new to the gospel.  Please come and invite anyone you can to come along with you!  No collection will be taken up from visitors.  We just want you to come and hear some clear gospel preaching.  Click the image of the flyer below to download the PDF version, which includes times of services and directions to the building.  Feel free to share this flyer with anyone you can.  We hope to see you there!

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By Danny Lackey

Benchley, January 12, 2011

• The cure for absenteeism
  • Matthew 6:33; 10:37-38 – Absenteeism boils down to a lack of commitment to Christ.
• Thoughts on worship
  • Worship:  “homage rendered to God”
  • Kinds of worship:
    • Acts 17:23 – ignorant worship
    • Matthew 15:8-9 – vain worship
    • Colossians 2:23 – manmade worship
    • John 4:23-24 – true worship
  • What the Bible tells us about worship:  John 4:24; 17:17
  • Heavenly worship:  Revelation 4:8-11; 5:11-14; 7:9-12
• The five acts of worship:
  • Singing (Ephesians 5:19; Colossians 3:16)
  • Praying (I Thessalonians 5:17; Matthew 6:9; James 5:13)

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By Hal Hammons

Benchley, October 3, 2010

• The fear of man means fear of loss.
  • Jesus wanrs us we may lose something (Matthew 10:39).
  • Jesus promises us that eventually we will lose everything (I Timothy 6:7).
• The fear of man means fear of isolation.
  • Jesus warns us we may lose loved ones (Matthew 10:37).
  • Jesus promises us that eventuallly we will lose loved ones (Hebrews 9:27).
• When we fear God instead of man …
  • We do not dread loss.
    • An imperishable inheritance that “will not fade away” is reserved for us (I Peter 1:4).
  • We do not dread isolation.
    • We have fellowship with the faithful and with our Savior (I John 1:3).
  • We embrace the inevitable to receive the incomparable (II Corinthians 4:17).
• The fear of man keeps us from …
  • Fighting the good fight
    • (I Samuel 17)  Only David was not afraid to defend the name of his God (Nehemiah 4:14).
  • Sharing in His calling
    • (Matthew 10:21-26)  If Jesus didn’t fear man, we shouldn’t fear man either (Isaiah 11:1-5).
  • Seeing God’s glory
    • (II Samuel 22)  God triumph over His enemies is something you don’t want to miss (Psalms 9:19-20).
  • Psalms 118:4-6; Psalms 27:1-3; Jeremiah 30:10; Psalms 56:3-4

The Benchley church of Christ located just north of Bryan, Texas will be holding a gospel meeting with Hal Hammons October 3-8, 2010.  All are invited.  Click the image below to downloadable PDF flyer containing a map to the building and schedule of services.  Please feel free to share this with anyone you can.  We hope to see you there!

The Benchley church of Christ will be hosting a gospel meeting with Rickie Jenkins next week, June 20-25, 2010.  All are invited.  The meeting times and directions to the building are on the flier below.  Click the thumbnail to download the full PDF version.  Please feel free to link to it, print it, copy it, and email it to invite your friends, family, and neighbors. We hope to see you there!

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By David Watson

Benchley, April 4, 2010

• II Chronicles 29:2
• We ought to do what he did:
  • He worshiped God joyfully.  II Chronicles 29:3-11,27-30; 30:1,21-27
  • He tore down idols.  II Chronicles 31:1-12; II Corinthians 6:16; Colossians 3:5; Ecclesiastes 2:22-23; 5:10
  • In time of distress, he sought God’s help.
    • II Kings 20:1-3; II Chronicles 32:1-8,10-18; II Kings 19:1-2,14,34-36 – Assyrians attack Judah
    • James 1:2
    • II Kings 18:5 – the legacy of Hezekiah