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By Jesse Jenkins

Benchley, March 18, 2012

• Rmans 4:1-12 – If a man is saved, it will be because of his faith which reaches out to grab the grace and forgiveness that God offers.
• Lessons from aforetime:
• Abraham (Genesis 22:1-12)
• Job (Job 1:21; 2:10)
• Joseph (Genesis 39:7-10)
• Moses (Hebrews 11:24-26)
• The results of a positive faith:
• As relates to daily living: (I Timothy 5:22; Romans 12:1-2; Jude 3)
• As relates to the local church (I Corinthians 16:1-2; Galatians 6:1; I Corinthians 5:4-5)
• As relates to the sinner who has come to have a positive faith
• As relates to the newborn Christian
• As relates to the mature Christian (Hebrews 5:14)
• As relates to the negligent
• As relates to the apostate (Acts 8:22; Proverbs 8:13)

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By Tim Stevens

Benchley, September 25, 2011

• I John 2:15-17
• James 4:4 – Do not be a friend of the world.
• Matthew 6:24 – We can’t serve God and the world.
• I John 5:17; I John 3:4 – Definition of sin.
• Proverbs 6:16-19 – Things the Lord hates.
• Ephesians 5:11 – Expose the works of darkness.
• God calls me to perfection.
• Psalms 139:23-24
• I Peter 2:21
• Romans 3:23; Isaiah 59:2 – Sin separates us from God.
• Ephesians 1:3-4; I John 2:1-2 – Jesus came to save us when we sin.
• I John 1:7-10 – Jesus’ blood cleanses us from sin.
• His grace and forgiveness keeps me perfect.
• Proverbs 14:9 – Fools mock at sin.
• Romans 6:23 – The wages of sin is death.
• Romans 6:1-2 – Shall we continue in sin that grace may abound?
• Titus 2:11-14 – Jesus came to redeem us from every lawless deed.
• Ephesians 1:7
• God seeks my progress.
• Romans 6:12-14 – Don’t let sin reign over you.

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By Jesse Jenkins

Benchley, April 10, 2011

• Some worship publicly, but do nothing to worship on their own during the week.
• Some say they see no need to worship with a congregation.
• Both types of worship are necessary.
• Private worship
  • Its convenience
    • One can usually pray if he desires to.
    • It’s convenient to study during breaks in our day.
  • Its adaptability
    • Sometimes we need to pray about things that are too private for a public prayer.
  • Its sincerity
    • In public worship, it’s easy for one to be more concerned about how you appear to others or put on a show for appearance’s sake.  This is nearly impossible in private worship.
    • It’s much easier to keep your mind from wandering in private worship.
  • Its advantages
    • We can pray often during the day.
    • We can offer the contents of our heart to God.
  • Its intensity
• Rules for private worship
  • Regularly – Daniel 6:10
  • Perseveringly – Luke 22:44
  • Find a private place – Luke 22:39-41; Matthew 14:23
  • Make worship genuine – John 4:23-24
  • Be humble – Luke 18:13
  • Be forgiving and ask for forgiveness – Matthew 6:14-15; I John 1:9
• Elements of private worship
  • Prayer – like David and Jesus
  • Sing (James 5:13)
  • Study and meditate
• How do you private worship?  How often?

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By Jesse Jenkins

Benchley, March 27, 2011

• I John 3:2; Philippians 3:2
• If we are to be like Him then, we must be like Him now.
  • Romans 8:29
  • II Corinthians 3:18
  • II Peter 1:4
  • I John 2:1-2
• Being like Christ
  • Involves obedience
    • Hebrews 5:8-9; John 5:30; 6:38
    • James 1:2
  • Involves purity
    • I John 3:3,8-10 – Purity is our goal.
  • Involves love
    • John 13:34-35 – command to love one another
    • Matthew 5:48
    • I Corinthians 13:4
  • Involves being forgiving
    • Forgiving is hard because it takes denial of self and humulity
    • Matthew 6:15; Luke 17:3-4 – command to forgive our brothers
    • Luke 23:34; Acts 7:60 – Jesus and Stephen forgiving those that killed them
  • Involves being patient in suffering for His cause
    • I Peter 2:21-24
    • Philippians 3:8-11; Romans 8:18
    • Romans 12:20
  • Summed up, it involves seeking God and His righteousness (Matthew 6:33).

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By Jesse Jenkins

Benchley, March 13, 2011

• All have sinned.  Romans 3:10-12, 23
  • This leaves us with four possibilities:
    • No escape – not compatible witht he love of God
    • Saved in sin – not compatible with the justice of God
    • Lived so righteously that merits forgiveness – not possible
    • God imputes righteousness – Romans 4:6-8
• This has two possibilities:
  • God imputes righteousness without respect to what one does.
  • God imputes righteousness with respect to what one does.
• This leaves two possibilities:
  • Man lives so good that God counts him righteous because he has merited forgiveness.
  • Because of man’s faith in Christ, God forgives him, i.e. imputes righteousness, to him.  Romans 4:6-8; Psalms 32:1-2
• This has two possibilities:
  • God counts man righteous even though he is not truly righteous.
  • God counts man righteous because God imputes righteousness unto him, forgives him, does not impute sin unto him.
• This leaves us one possibility:
  • Man is not saved by his own righteousness, but by the mercy of God.
• Imputed righteousness does not mean that Christ’s personal righteousness is accounted as mine.  It does mean that my unrighteousness has been seen and forgiven, as made possible by the sinless life and death of Christ and by my complete trust and reliance upon Him!
• Thus, God’s amazing grace is seen:
  • In giving the gospel
  • In His continued forgiveness to those who walk in the light (I John 1:7)
• If we walk in the steps of that faith of Abraham, God will not impute sin unto us; rather He will forgive us – impute righteousness unto us.  And being forgiven, we will be righteous by the grace of God.

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By Garren Stroud

Benchley, March 6, 2011

• What was the “fault” in the Mosaical law?
  • Romans 7:10-12
  • Hebrews 10:4 – The old law was not intended for eternal salvation.
  • Exodus 19:5-6
• Hebrews 8:8 – “finding fault with them” refers to the Israelites, who failed in keeping the law.
  • Hebrews 4:2
• Hebrews 8:8-9 – The promise of something to come was referring to the New Covenant.
• Hebrews 8:9 – God does not “regard” those who do not obey Him.
• Hebrews 8:10
  • The new covenant would take effect after the old covenant was put away.
  • Exodus 34:1; II Corinthians 3:3 – The old law was written on stone tablets.  The new law is written on the hearts of men.
  • The Jews were God’s chosen people, but they rejected Him by not doing His will.  (They were chosen in the sense that Christ would come through them.)
    • Deuteronomy 11:18-20; Isaiah 44:1,6
• Hebrews 8:11 – In the old covenant, people entered into the covenant at circumcision.  In the new covenant, knowledge is required before one can enter the covenant.
• Hebrews 8:12 – Under the old covenant, the sins of the people were brougth to rememberance once a year and forgiven for a year at the scapegoat ceremony.  Christ’s blood is the only thing that can truly forgive sins.

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By David Watson

Benchley, January 23, 2011

• Education
  • Forgiveness and righteousness lead to life!
    • Romans 6:1-7,21-23; Ephesians 4:20; Colossians 3:4
• Attitude
  • We renew ourselves to be in the likeness of God.
    • Colossians 3:1,10-11; Ephesians 4:23-24; 2:10; Romans 6:11
• Action
  • Serving the Lord!
    • Romans 6:17-18
    • Ephesians 4:32; 5:8-10,15-116; Colossians 3:12-13 – actions we must add to our lives
    • Colossians 4:18 – God wants us to succeed!

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By Jason Garcia

Benchley, December 29, 2010

• Romans 7:13-23
• Philippians 3:12-14
• What can hinder us?
  • Relationships
    • Family (Matthew 10:34-37)
    • Friends (I Corinthians 15:33)
  • Personal interests
    • Hobbies, careers, school activities (Luke 9:59-62)
  • Sin
    • Sin separates us from God (Isaiah 59:1,2; Acts 8:13,21-22; I John 1:6-7; 2:3-6)
• How do we remove these hindrances?
  • Relationships
    • Deal drastically with these issues (Matthew 18:7-9)
  • Personal interests
    • Remain focused on Jesus to retain the right perspective on all else (Hebrews 12:1-2)
  • Sin
    • Resist sin, and take preventative measures against it (Ephesians 4:27; 6:16; Romans 13:13-14)
    • Confess our sin (I John 1:9)
  • Know God’s Word
    • Study, renew, transform (Romans 12:2; Colossians 3:9-11)
• We must always remember …
  • The greatness of God’s love (Ephesians 3:14-19; Hebrews 7:25)
  • Christ is eager to forgive (Luke 5:17-20; 23:39-43)
  • Though He is full of grace and mercy, He still expects our best effort (I Corinthians 10:13; James 4:7)

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By Joel Moore

Benchley, October 17, 2010

• Psalms 32:1-2
• What is forgiveness?
  • Hebrews 8:12; Romans 6:22-23; James 1:15
  • Mercy acting to remove the guilt of sins in one’s life.
• Who is forgiven?
  • Acts 2:38
  • Forgiveness occurs at the point of baptism.
  • Acts 8:9-13,17-24 – If we sin after baptism, we must repent and pray to be forgiven.
  • I John 1:8,10
• How and when are Christians forgiven?
  • Matthew 26:28; Hebrews 10:10
  • When we confess and repent of our sins and pray for forgiveness, we are forgiven.
  • Luke 17:3-4 – What about when one Christian sins against another?
    • The one sinned against should rebuke the one who sinned.
    • If the one who sinned repents, the one sinned against must forgive him.
  • What about when one sins against many people?
    • The one who sinned must repent, confess, and ask forgiveness of those sinned against.
• Why are Christians forgiven?
  • I John 4:9-11; Romans 5:8-10
  • We are forgiven because God loved us.

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By David Watson

Benchley, July 25, 2010

• Forgiveness
  • Romans 3:20-26 – All need forgiveness.
  • Acts 15:1,5-11 – No one obeys perfectly.
  • I Corinthians 6:9-11 – They were washed, sanctified, and justified.
• Brethren
  • I Kings 19:10,18 – Elijah was not as alone in his service to God as he thought.
  • Philemon 4-7
  • Philippians 1:3-7; 4:16 – Paul’s thankfulness for his brethren
  • I Corinthians 1:4
• Truth
  • John 1:14 – Jesus is truth.
  • John 17:17 – God’s word is truth.
  • Joshua 23:14 – None of what God has spoken has failed.
• Heaven
  • Hebrews 4:9-10