Podcast: Download

By Jesse Jenkins

Benchley, January 22, 2012

• Everything that one has is the result of a gift.
• Life – Genesis 2:7; Job 12:9-10
• Abilities – Psalms 23:1; James 1:17
• This calls for us to be grateful and a giving people.
• Why give?
• God needs nothing that we have. Acts 17:27; Psalms 50:10-12
• But we need to give – need the blessing God bestows for service.
• To have a correct view of God’s attitude toward giving, we must carefully consider what He has said:
• Honors God (Proverbs 3:9)
• Is a mark of righteousness (Proverbs 21:25-26)
• Is a grace (II Corinthians 8:7)
• Failure to give robs God (Malachi 3:8)
• God hates covetousness (Psalms 10:3; Colossians 3:6)
• Our giving is to be:
• I Corinthians 16:2
• Regular
• Personal – every one of you
• As prospered
• II Corinthians 8:8,12; 9:6-7
• Because of love
• Willingly, not because of pressure
• Bountifully, not sparingly
• Planned and purposed
• Not grudgingly
• The gift that takes care of it all
• II Corinthians 8:5 – “They first gave their own selves to the Lord.”

Podcast: Download

By David Watson

Benchley, July 27, 2011

• Mark 12:38-40 – Be careful of those who walk around in long robes and desire the adoration and respect of others.
• Mark 12:41-44 – The poor widow gives two mites into the collection.
• Giving to God is about the heart, not the amount.
• This is not teaching that we are to give all of our money to God. There is no specificied amount under the new law. (II Corinthians 9:6-9)
• Mark 13:1 – The stones of the temple were truly massive, some as large as 45x12x11 feet.
• Mark 13:30 – All these things that were prophesied were going to happen in the time of the generation that was then alive.

Podcast: Download

By Danny Lackey

Benchley, January 26, 2011

• Giving, continued:
  • Personal
    • Can a non-Christian give into the weekly contribution?
      • Yes, but it is not an obligation.
  • Periodic
    • How often should each one of us give monetarily?
      • On the first day of the week (I Corinthians 16:2)
    • What does it mean to prosper?
    • If a person is not paid every week, are they prospering every week?

Podcast: Download

By Danny Lackey

Benchley, January 19, 2011

• Giving
  • Acts 20:35
  • Personal
    • All Christians who have prospered are to give.  (I Corinthians 16:2)

Podcast: Download

By Chris Thomas

Benchley, December 19, 2010

• The man in the parable was traveling a road known to be dangerous.
• About the Samaritans
  • John 4:9
  • The divided kingdom, mixed ancestry, and unlawful worship
• The parable of the good Samaritan (Luke 10:30-37)
  • Knowing and applying correctly
  • Physically helping (Matthew 7:12; Galatians 6:10)
  • Spiritually helping (I Peter 3:15; Colossians 4:5)
  • Go and do the same.

Podcast: Download

By Jesse Jenkins

Benchley, November 28, 2010

• John the Baptist – Matthew 11:7-11 – Courage
  • Matthew 14 – John the Baptist stands up to Herod
• Nathaniel – John 1:47 – Purity
  • II Corinthians 10:4-6; Colossians 3:17; I John 1:7; I Peter 1:22-23
• Mary – Mark 14:3-9 – Service
• Roman centurion – Matthew 8:5-10 – Unusual faith
  • Mark 5:25-34
• Canaanine woman - Matthew 15:22-28 – Great faith
• Poor widow – Mark 12:43-44 – Sacrificial giving
• Leper – Luke 17:11-19 – Gratitude
• Mary – Luke 10:42 – Spiritual minded
• Whosoever – Matthew 5:17-19 – Do and teach