Tempted By the Devil

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By David Watson

Benchley, May 6, 2012

 

  • Luke 4:1-13
  • The devil will tempt anybody!
    • I Corinthians 10:12 – Do not think you are beyond temptation. If the devil would try to tempt Jesus, he will not shy away from tempting anyone!
  • The devil’s gonna hit you where it hurts!
    • Jesus was intensely hungry after fasting for forty days and the devil offered him bread.
    • Job 1:11,2:5 – The devil decides how to tempt Job.
    • Job 2:9-10 – The devil uses evil pain and suffering to tempt men. He knows that people tend to question God when tragedy strikes.
    • Job 31:1,9-11
  • The devil quotes scripture
  • The devil only flees for a season.
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Jesus, the Shepherd of the Flock

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By Jesse Jenkins

Benchley, April 29, 2012

 

  • John 10:11,27 – Jesus is the good shepherd.
  • The relationship is directly between Jesus and His sheep.
  • God has also provided for a congregational arrangement in which elders act as shepherd of the congregation. The sheep are still directly subject to the chief shepherd, which is Jesus. They have an additional relationship to the elders of the local congregation. (Acts 20:28; Hebrews 13:17)
  • Each congregation is always to be independent. If a local church is not developed such that is has elders, it should still be independent.
  • Shepherds are to feed, lead, and oversee the flock.
  • Each congregation is to have a plurality of elders if men are qualified. Elders are always spoken of in the plural in the Bible (Titus 1:6).
  • Paul used “flock” to teach that a congregation is to support the preaching of the gospel.
  • As relates to the local flock:
    • Shepherds are to lead in the will of the Chief Shepherd.
    • Sheep are to follow the shepherds when they follow the Chief Shepherd.
    • Sheep are to recognize the necessity of staying with the flock.
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Was Jesus God on Earth?

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By Jesse Jenkins

Benchley, April 22, 2012

 

  • Some believe that Jesus divested Himself of the characteristics and qualities of deity and lived on earth as a man.
  • One cannot be God without the powers and prerogatives of God.
  • Some teach that Jesus had both human and divine attributes, but never used any of His divine attributes while on earth.
  • Jesus, while on earth, was fully God and fully man.
  • His miracles proved He was the Son of God – deity
    • No Holy Spirit empowered apostle could:
      • Forgive sins. Jesus did.
      • Walk on water, except Peter for a while by the power of Jesus’ word. Jesus did.
      • Control the sea. Jesus did.
      • Say “I give you power over unclean spirits.” Jesus did.
      • Say “I have power to lay down my life and I have power to take it again.” Jesus did.
      • Say He was in heaven. Jesus did.
    • John 20:30-31
  • Of what did He empty Himself? Philippians 2:7-8; John 17:5
  • He did not empty Himself of authority and power.
    • If He did not have the attributes of God He was not fully God.
    • Colossians 2:9; 1:19; Hebrews 13:8 – These passages being true, how could anyone think He emptied Himself of any divine attribute?
  • Does “all authority hath been given Me” prove that He did not have authority while He worked on earth?
  • What about passages that say the Father or the Holy Spirit did a work by Jesus?
  • Jesus never used His attributes to overcome trials and tribulations.
    • He used the same avenue that are available to us. Matthew 4:1-10; 26:26-45
    • But when it did not get in the way of His being the servant and example He came to be, He did use His powers to prove that He was whom He claimed to be!
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Hebrews 12:3-16

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By Jesse Jenkins

Benchley, April 1, 2012

 

  • Hebrews 12:5-6 – God’s word is the means by which He disciplines us. It is not through physical ailments or some sort of physical punishment.
  • Hebrews 12:11 – None of us are so strong that we don’t ever need correction. Discipline is not pleasant for either the person giving or receiving it, but it requires much love and care.
  • Hebrews 12:14 – We are to pursue peace on God’s standards, not on any other standard.
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Would Jesus Be Popular Today?

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By David Watson

Benchley, March 25, 2012

 

  • Galatians 4:4 – Jesus came when the time was right for Him to come.
  • The balanced truth about Jesus…
    • He complimented, but He also condemned.
      • Matthew 8:10; 15:28 – Jesus compliments people for their faith.
      • John 2:13-17 – Jesus drives the moneychangers from the temple.
      • Matthew 23:13-33 – Jesus calls out the religious leaders of the day for their unfaithfulness.
    • He praised family life, but He also made severe regulations.
      • Matthew 15:3; 19:4-6 – Jesus rebukes the traditions of the Pharisees.
        • If Jesus spoke out about marriage like this today, would he be popular?
      • Serving God must always come before family.
    • He offered salvation, but He also demanded obedience.
    • He spoke of heaven, but also of hell.
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Faith from Fulfilled Prophecy

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By Larry Dickens

Benchley, March 6, 2012

 

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Faith from the Miracles

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By Larry Dickens

Benchley, March 5, 2012

 

  • Faith comes from hearing and hearing from the word of Christ (Romans 10:17).
  • Concerning miracles
    • Many exclaim “miracle” when none has occurred.
      • When someone is healing rapidly
      • For the most natural of events
      • When someone escapes injury or death
    • Claims of miracles: apparitions, delusions, superstitions, frauds, modern day fake “faith” healers
    • Many do not believe in miracles today or in the Bible
    • Believers believe in the miracles of the Bible, but not in modern day miracles.
    • Efforts are often to preach “faith in the miracles,” but need to be preaching to produce faith via the miracles
  • The role of miracles
  • What the miracles regarding Jesus tell us about Jesus
  • The blessing of believing in the miracles (Luke 7:22-23)
  • The resurrection of Jesus
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Hebrews 9:1-14

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By Jesse Jenkins

Benchley, January 23, 2012

 

  • Hebrews 9:1-5 – Under the New Covenant, all Christians are priests (I Peter 2:6). Jesus is our high priest.
  • Hebrews 9:7 – See Leviticus 16:12-15. The high priest went into the Holy of Holies one day a year, but he went in three times on that day.
  • Hebrews 9:10 – The “time of reformation” was the time when the New Covenant was put into place and the Old Covenant was done away with.
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Hebrews 8:1-13

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By Jesse Jenkins

Benchley, January 15, 2012

 

  • Hebrews 8:6 – This verse sums up the point of the writer of the entire book of Hebrews.
  • Hebrews 8:8 – See Jeremiah 31:31-34.
  • Hebrews 8:11 – Under the New Covenant, people would know the Lord before being in the kingdom. Under the Old Covenant, people were born into the covenant relationship and then taught about God. It is impossible to serve God without knowing Him.
  • Hebrews 8:13 – When the New Covenant was introduced in Acts 2, the first covenant was made obsolete and it gradually disappeared.
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Hebrews 7:5-28

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By Jesse Jenkins

Benchley, January 8, 2012

 

  • Hebrews 7:12 – With Jesus now our high priest, it is clear that a new law must be in place.
  • Hebrews 7:14 – See Romans 8:3-4. This verse is also instructive on the power of the silence of the scriptures. God spoke nothing about a priest from the tribe of Judah, so a priest from that tribe was not permitted under the Old Law. This principle has broad application in many areas of the New Law, especially in the work of the church and how we are to worship God.
  • Hebrews 7:25 – Under the Old Law, the high priest was responsible for making intercession for the people before God. As our new high priest, Jesus now carries out this function.
  • Hebrews 7:28 – “made perfect forever”: Jesus was always sinless, but He was not perfect in the sense of being complete until He completed His mission on earth.
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