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By David Watson

Benchley, April 25, 2012

• “Moses … struck the rock”
• Numbers 20:7-13; 27:14 – Moses and Aaron sinned by not treating God as holy. Because of this, they were not allowed to enter the promised land.
• Numbers 20:24 – Moses did not “almost:” follow God’s ommand. God called his act rebellion.
• Deuteronomy 3:24-29 – Moses pleads with God to allow him to enter the promised land.
• Deuteronomy 34:1-6 – God did not relent and let Moses enter the promised land.
• Moses was not held to a higher standard. God commands all men to live to His standard. See II Samuel 6:1-7 (Uzzah); Leviticus 10:1-2 (Nadab and Abihu); Acts 5 (Ananias and Sapphira).
• What lessons do we learn from Moses in this story?
• We can never be so right with God that we cannot fall.
• We must always watch ourselves and show humility before God.
• Do what God says like God says!

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By David Watson

Benchley, April 18, 2012

• If we keep the right perspective and do not act selfishly, we will not have a problem with grumbling and complaining like the Israelites did. We must remember and have faith that God will provide for us.
• James 5:7-10
• Numbers 20:6 – Moses and Aaron show great reverance in falling on their faces. See also Numbers 14:5; 16:4,22,45
• Luke 18:9-13 – The tax collector shows humility while the Pharisee shows pride.
• II Corinthians 12:7-8 – Paul prays three times that his thorn be removed. When God does not remove the thorn, Paul is content with his state.
• When we have a legitimate need, we should ask God in humility.
• II Chronicles 33:9,12-13 – Manasseh shows humility and God is touched by his prayer even though Manasseh has been a very evil king.
• Numbers 20:9-10 – See Psalms 106:32-33. Moses sinned in speaking rashly with his lips, not just with his actions in striking the rock.

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By Jesse Jenkins

Benchley, April 15, 2012

• Jude 1:11
• Numbers 16 – Korah was a Levite, but he was not satisfied with his place and rose up in rebellion against Moses and Aaron.
• “Gainsaying” simply means “speaking against”.
• Pride
• Psalms 110:4; 13:10; 11:2; 16:18; I John 2:15-16; Proverbs 8:13 – God’s views on pride.
• Matthew 18:4; I Peter 5:6 – God demands humility and submission.
• Disrespect for God’s order
• Many disrespect God’s command that there be one church.
• Many disrespect God’s commands regarding the work of the church.
• Presumption
• Korah sinned in presuming to set himself up as the leader and high priest of the people.
• People today presume to put their desires ahead of God’s commands and modify their worship to suit themselves.
• Deuteronomy 18:20 – The prophet that presumes to speak for God but has not received his message from God shall die.
• Rebellion
• Divine condemnation
• Let us be sure that we do not follow after the gainsaying of Korah.

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By David Watson

Benchley, April 15, 2012

• I Peter 2:9-10
• Titus 2:14
• We need to get real about sin.
• I John 1:5-10 – If we say that we have no sin, we are liars and God’s word is not in us.
• The people who pretend sin is not a big deal will not be in heaven. Only those who are humble and willing to confess their sins to God will make it to heaven.
• I John 3:1,6-10 – You can’t claim to have fellowship with God and keep on sinning.
• We need to realize that we are not on our own.
• I Corinthians 6:13-17 – Our bodies belong to Christ. What we do with our body matters!
• I Corinthians 10:5
• Galatians 2:20; 5:24 – We must put away our fleshly lusts and live for Christ.
• We need to walk in newness of life.
• Romans 6:1-18
• Romans 8:9 – We must work on our attitude util it matches that of Christ.
• Acts 5:40-44
• Galatians 6:14
• Galatians 3:26-29 – To be an heir to the promise and be a part of that family, you must be in Christ.

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By Joel Moore

Benchley, February 19, 2012

• II Kings 5:1-12 – the story of Naaman the leper
• The difference between king and prophet
• Naaman brought his letter to the king, but he really needed to speak to God’s prophet Elisha.
• Luke 19:10; John 1:29 – Jesus is the one to whom we must point others for salvation.
• II Kings 5:7 – We must be careful not to assume what we do not know as the king of Israel did.
• The difference between wave and wash
• II Kings 5:11 – Naaman had already decided how God was going to cure him.
• Am I obeying all of what is written in God’s word? Let us not presume what God wants us to do like Naaman did.
• The difference between Pharpar and Jordan
• II Kings 5:12
• Leviticus 10:1-4 – What difference did the fire make for Nadab and Abihu? It was the difference between life and death!
• Galatians 1:8 – What difference does the message make? It’s the difference between being acceptable or not before God!
• Hebrews 8:4-5 – Like Moses, we are to work according to the pattern God has shown us.
• II Kings 5:13-14 – Naaman obeyed God and was cleansed.

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By Jesse Jenkins

Benchley, Nauary 15, 2012

• II Corinthians 113:5-6 – the importance of examining ourselves
• When we examine ourselves, we must try to see ourselves from God’s perspective. It is too easy to compare ourselves to someone who is not serving God as they should and feel superior to them.
• It is difficult to get people to examine themselves because often they are afraid of what they might find.
• Many refuse to truly examine themselves for fear of hurting their personal pride.
• Apostasy is gradual. We must examine ourselves continually to make sure we are not drifting.
• If all we do is “hold our own” with our faith, we will end up the same way as the one talent man in Matthew 25.
• Signs of apostasy:
• Loss of spiritual appetite.
• An aversion to straightforward Bible teaching.

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By David Watson

Benchley, November 27, 2011

• I Thessalonians 5:14 – Encourage the fainthearted. Help the weak.
• James 5:19
• Exercise humility
• Galatians 6:1-13 – This verse says more about the helper than the weak one.
• Let us not be so boastful that we think we are above a sin that tempts our brother.
• Luke 18:9-14
• Quote the Bible
• Hebrews 4:12 – the power of God’s word
• Hebrews 6:4-6
• I Peter 1:4-5 – Something better is coming!
• II Timothy 3:16-17 – The Bible is what we need for solving spiritual problems!
• Bear one another’s burdens
• Galatians 6:1-2
• Hebrews 12:1 – This is referring to all those of great faith in Hebrews 11.
• I Peter 5:9 – You are not alone in weakness!

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By Jesse Jenkins

Benchley, November 23, 2011

• Romans 1:16 – The gospel is God’s power to save. In the first eleven chapters, five points are elaborated on:
• All have sinned.
• Man is powerless to save himself.
• God made a way for man to be saved (Romans 5:8) by sending Jesus.
• The condition for justification through Jesus is faith.
• Salvation is for both Jew and Gentile.
• In Romans 12-13, he discusses how Christians should live.
• Romans 12:1-8 – the proper view of self
• Romans 12:3 – Don’t think too highly of self.
• Romans 12:4 – We are all part of the same body.
• Romans 12:9-16 – proper love for one another
• Romans 12:9 – Do not be hypocrits. Abhor evil.
• Romans 12:11 – Don’t be slothful in service to God.
• Romans 12:16 – Don’t be prideful and high-minded.
• Romans 12:17-21
• Romans 12:18 – If possible, live peacably with all men.
• Romans 12:19 – Do not take revenge.
• Romans 12:20 – Do good to those who do you evil.
• Romans 13:1-7 – the Christian and civil powers
• Romans 13:1 – Civil authorities are established by God, so we must respect them.
• Romans 13:3 – Governments should not be a reason for fear if we are doing good.
• Romans 13:4 – Capital punishment is authorized by God.
• Romans 13:6 – Taxes authorized by God.
• Romans 13:7 – Honor is due to the offices of civil authorities even if the man occupying the office is not honorable.
• Romans 13:8 – This is not a condemnation on buying things on credit. The universal debt is love for each other.
• Romans 13:9-14 – The power view toward desires of the flesh.
• Romans 13:14 – See Galatians 5:17. We are to make no provision for the lusts of the flesh.

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By David Watson

Benchley, October 26, 2011

• Signs of confirmation
• Judges 6:33-40 – Gideon asks God for signs of confirmation.
• Matthew 12:38-40 – Jesus refuses to give a sign to the scribes and Pharisees.
• Luke 23:8-9 – Jesus would not perform a sign for Herod.
• John 20:24-29 – Thomas investigates the proof of Jesus’ crucifixion.
• Exodus 4:1-5 – God gives signs to Moses.
• Choosing the 300 (Judges 7:1-8)
• God reduced the size of Gideon’s army to prevent pride.
• The battle and aftermath (Judges 7:9-8:23)

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By David Watson

Benchley, August 7, 2011

• Acts 8:26-40
• Was the eunuch a Jew? It’s possible. The scripture does not specifically say.
• He put forth much effort to worship God.
• Acts 8:27-28 – He was traveling several hundred miles to worship God and had acquired scripture to read from on his trip.
• Do we put forth this much effort?
• I Peter 2:2 – We should long for the scripture.
• I Timothy 4:6,13 – We are to be nourished on the words of the faith.
• Romans 3:1
• He was humble.
• II Kings 5:1,13 – Naaman let his pride get in the way of serving God.
• Acts 8:27-30 – The eunuch displayed no arrogance when Philip met him.
• Note: This was not Philip the apostle. He was one of the seven men chosen in Acts 6:5.
• I Timothy 1:6-7 – The Ethiopian did not bluff his knowledge and neither should we.
• He didn’t procrastinate.
• Acts 24:25 – Felix procrastinated when he heard Paul.
• We must not put off serving God. Serve Him today, don’t wait for some perfect time in the future to be spiritual!
• If we serve God we can go on our way rejoicing like the eunuch!