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LB

July 28, 2019

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  • Is there joy in your life because you’re a Christian?

    • Deuteronomy 12:18 – rejoice

    • Luke 6:22-25 – glad … leap

    • Romans 14:17 – joy

    • Philippians 4:4; I Thessalonians 5:16 – rejoice

  • Problems to watch out for:

    • Despondent brethren

    • Chronic critic and grouch

    • Easily offended / cry babies

    • Possessive

    • Gossip, backbiting, bickering

      • Galatians 5:15

    • “Yes” people and “no” people

    • Haughty, “holier-than-thou”

    • “Someone else will do it”

    • Guilt-ridden

    • “40 years ago”

      • Matthew 6:9-15

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Sermons - Benchley church of Christ

DW

July 28, 2019

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  • Ephesians 6:10-17 – Putting on the armor of God.

  • We are part of the conflict between good and evil.

    • Philippians 2:25; Philemon 1:2; I Peter 2:11; II Corinthians 6:7

  • We have to define victory.

    • I Timothy 1:18

    • I Timothy 6:11

    • II Timothy 2:1-10 – Salvation for ourselves and as many others as possible is the objective!

  • We have to fight the enemy.

    • II Corinthians 10:1-6 – This warfare is spiritual in nature, waged in the hearts and minds of men.

    • I Peter 5:8

    • Ephesians 6:12

    • We are not fighting against a cartoon version of Satan. We are fighting against his influence and temptations in the world.

  • We have to train new recruits.

    • Ephesians 2:3-5

    • Ephesians 3:13-19; 4:11-13

    • Ephesians 6:19-20

    • Younger generations are less religious. More and more people think its wrong to try to teach and convert others.

    • The power of God in the gospel can still convert people!

  • II Timothy 4:7-8

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Acts 21:27-23:35
DW

July 28, 2019

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  • Acts 21:27-23:35
  • Acts 22:1-5 – Paul starts his defense by addressing the crowd in a respectful way, using a language they understand, and building a connection with them by showing that he is a Jew and was zealous for the law just like them.
  • Acts 22:16 – Here we learn what Ananias said to Paul in Acts 9. Note that Paul definitely believed, but his sins were not forgiven until he was baptized.
  • Acts 22:17-21 – This is the only record we have of this trance and the personal warning from Jesus to Paul to leave Jerusalem.
  • Acts 22:21-22 – The crowd turned on Paul when he mentioned that God had sent him to the Gentiles.
  • Acts 22:25 – There is no need for Christians to suffer unnecessarily. Paul used his citizenship to legally protect himself.
  • Acts 23:1 – It is possible to be sincerely wrong, as Paul shows here. Ananias and the Jews were infuriated by what Paul said because to them, he was the worst kind of criminal that had associated with Gentiles, turned his back on the traditions, and then proclaimed that his conscience was clear.
  • Acts 23:2-5 – Paul may be making a dig here at Ananias because Ananias was not a legitimate high priest. He was not of the right lineage.
  • Acts 23:6-10 – Compare Acts 4:1-2.
  • Acts 23:27 – Compare Acts 22:24ff. Claudius Lysias left out the part where he almost scourged Paul.

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JJ

July 24, 2019

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  • Luke 21:32-22:37
  • Luke 21:32 – This shows conclusively that the preceding prophecy had a fulfillment coming in the near term, that is, the prophecy was about the coming destruction at the hand of the Romans – not the second coming of Christ.
  • Luke 21:33 – The Jews understood there to be three heavens: the sky where the birds fly, the heavens where the stars and planets are, and the eternal abode of God.
  • Luke 22:17-20 – In verses 17-18, Jesus is eating the Passover with the disciples. Then in verses 19-20, Jesus institutes the Lord’s Supper. The bread and the cup are memorials of Jesus – they do not represent Him.

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JJ

July 21, 2019

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  • II John 1:1-4

  • II John 1:1 – Some take the view that the “chosen lady” is a church, but because of how the lady is described here with children, it must have been an actual woman that John knew.

  • There is a state into which all people enter when they obey truth.

    • Colossians 1:13; Acts 2:47; Galatians 3:26-27; I Corinthians 12:13

    • I John 1:7

    • Matthew 7:15, 20 – We can know who walks in truth.

  • There is a correlated body of truth that is understandable by men.

    • II John 1:1

    • John 8:32

    • Anything that differs with truth is a lie.

    • I John 2:4

    • Romans 15:4

  • Truth furnishes the Christian’s motivation.

    • II John 1:2

  • Truth is the governing principle of the Christian’s life.

    • II John 1:4, 2

    • Acts 8:4

  • Truth is indestructible.

    • I Peter 2:23-25 – Truth abides forever.

  • Those who walk in truth have peace with God.

    • II John 1:3

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