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By Tim Stevens

Benchley, September 29, 2011

• From the rescuers above – there’s help!
• Romans 5:6-8; 8:3; John 8:23 – Christ died to save us when we couldn’t save ourselves.
• Romans 5:20-21; I John 2:1-2 – God’s grace saves us through Jesus’ sacrifice.
• Hebrews 4:14-16 – Jesus our High Priest
• Cooperation with the rescuer – a must!
• Romans 3:25-26 – God provided Jesus to serve as the sacrifice for our sins.
• Romans 10:5-11 – God provided the means for our salvation.
• Romans 6:3-4; Galatians 3:27 – We must be baptized and then live faithfully to be saved.
• We must cooperate with the plan God has put in place to be saved.
• Those being rescued – work together!
• Ephesians 4:1-3 – Keep the “unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.”
• Hebrews 10:36 – We must have endurance.
• We need to show the world how Christians should act! John 13:34-35
• There’s light at the end of the tunnel!
• Matthew 2:2 – Jesus’ birth brought a light over Bethlehem.
• Matthew 4:16; John 1:1-9 – Jesus is the light.
• Revelation 21:22-27 – The saved walk in the light of Jesus.
• I John 3:1-3

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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 David Watson

Benchley, August 28, 2011

• Romans 5:1-11 – God helped the helpless.
• God has given us hope of salvation through the death of His son. He helped us even while we were still dead in our sins.
• II Corinthians 5:18-21 – God took the first step by offering Jesus on our behalf.
• Romans 5:12-19 – Adam vs. Jesus: Follow Jesus!
• Adam introduced sin and death, but Jesus brought the gift of life. Adam’s action led to condemnation, but Jesus’ action led to justification.
• Ephesians 2:12; I John 1:8-10 – Our outlook is indeed bleak without Jesus.
• Romans 5:20-21 – Grace reigns!
• Romans 3:20; 7:7
• Rmans 5:2 – We should rejoice in our salvation!

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By Jesse Jenkins

Benchley, June 26, 2011

• Ephesians 2:8-9; Romans 11:5-6; Acts 10:33-35; James 2:24 – These passages all harmonize!
• Saved:
  • Not by works (excluded):
    • Sinlessness
    • Devise own plan
    • Any man’s plan
  • By works (included):
    • Faith that responds in works of obedience (Galatians 5:6)
• God’s offer:
  • Joshua 6
    • Boastful work? No.
    • Man’s faith? No.
    • Man’s obedience? YES.
  • II Kings 5
    • Boastful work? No.
    • Man’s faith? No.
    • Man’s obedience? YES.
  • John 9
    • Boastful work? No.
    • Man’s faith? No.
    • Man’s obedience? YES.
  • Mark 16:16
    • Boastful work? No.
    • Man’s faith? No.
    • Man’s obedience? YES.
  • Was the blessing each received by the grace of God? Yes!
  • Did they receive the blessing while rejecting God’s plan? No!
  • Did they receive the blessing at the point of faith? No.
  • Did they receive the blessing when they, through faith, worked the works that God commanded? Yes.

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By Brent Hairston

Benchley, June 26, 2011

• Ephesians 4:1 – walking in a manner worthy of our calling
• Ephesians 4:4-6 – unity in Christ
• Ephesians 4:7 – grace given according to the measure of Christ’s gift
  • This could be talking about spiritual gifts.
  • This could also be talking about various non-miraculous talents we each have.

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By Jesse Jenkins

Benchley, May 29, 2011

• Differences of the two laws:
  • Old:
    • Keep Sabbath
    • Animal blood
    • Mechanical music
  • New:
    • Meet on Sunday
    • Jesus’ blood
    • Vocal music
• This is all true, but if this was the only difference, we would still be under the same system but with different commands.
• System of law demands:
  • No man could fully follow the law as the system demanded and be made perfect in God’s eyes.
• System of faith demands:
  • No man can have faith enough to justify himself. He needs the grace of God to carry him the rest of the way.
• Philippians 3:13-14 – We must press on toward the goal!

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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 David Watson

Benchley, February 6, 2011

• Yes!
• Romans 16:24; I Corinthians 1:23; 16:23; II Corinthians 1:2
• “Grace” defined
  • Greek:  charis (Strongs: 5485)
  • Favor:  God to human
    • Luke 1:28-30; Acts 7:46
  • Favor:  Human to human
    • Acts 7:10; 24:27
  • Favor:  human to God
• We are saved by God’s grace
  • Titus 2:11-15; I Peter 1:10-13
  • Acts 15:11; Romans 3:24; Romans 5:15; II Corinthians 8:9; Ephesians 1:7; Hebrews 2:9; Ephesians 2:5
• We cannot earn salvation by works
  • Romans 4:1-8; 11:6; Galatians 2:21; 5:4; Ephesians 2:7-9; II timothy 1:8-9; titus 3:5-7; James 4:6; I Peter 5:5
• Studying the whole Bible
  • What else does the Bible say is involved in salvation?
    • Grace
    • God
    • Christ (II Timothy 1:10)
    • The blood of Christ (Ephesians 1:7)
    • The gospel message (I Corinthians 15:1-2)
    • Love (James 1:12)
    • Belief (Acts 16:30-31; John 8:24)
    • Repentance (Acts 17:30)
    • Confession (Romans 10:9-10)
    • Baptism (Acts 2:38)
    • Obedience (II Corinthians 5:10)