Sermons - Benchley church of Christ

JJ

July 29, 2018

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  • Worldliness – of or relating to the concerns of this life as distinguished from the life to come.
  • Prohibitions against worldliness
    • John 7:14
    • John 17:15
    • Romans 12:1-2
    • James 4:4
    • James 1:27
    • II Peter 1:4
    • Matthew 6:33 – We have a choice to make!
  • Worldliness is of the devil
    • II Corinthians 4:4
    • Revelation 12:9
    • I Peter 5:8-9
    • John 5:19
    • Matthew 7:13-14
    • John 12:31
  • II Timothy 4:10
  • Luke 10:38-42 – The story of Mary and Martha. Martha was more concerned about Jesus’ physical well-being than listening to what Jesus was saying.
  • Luke 12:13-21
  • This world serves the goddess of pleasure.
  • I Timothy 6:10 – There is nothing wrong with money, but we can’t let money come before serving God.
  • “Covetousness is going crazy about things.”
  • Philippians 3:8-15
  • II Timothy 4:6-8 – Let us follow Paul in this.
  • Let us refuse to be servants of this world but always seek God first!

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Sermons - Benchley church of Christ

EW

July 30, 2018

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  • Man and beast have fear
    • God made us and them that way
    • Protected and fed by animals’ fear of us – Genesis 9:2
  • Fear can help us – Proverbs 1:7
  • Fear can hinder us – Matthew 25:24-28
  • What causes fear?
    • Danger
    • The unknown or unfamiliar
    • Overwhelming opposing force
      • If God is with us, there is no such thing as overwhelming opposing force.
    • Personal experience – II Corinthians 12:20-21
    • Other people’s experience – Acts 9:26
    • Disapproval of others – John 9:17-22
    • Immediate consequences for actions – Jonah 3:4-9
  • Kinds of fear
    • Reverence and respect
      • Cornelius – Acts 10:1-2
      • Jonah – Jonah 1:1-3
    • Mortal fear
      • Belshazzar – Daniel 5:1-6
      • Saul and the Israelites – I Samuel 17:8-11, 21-24
      • Peter – Matthew 14:27-31
    • Phobia
      • Spiders, snakes, etc.
      • Heights, people, situations
    • Memory fear
      • “I remember what happened last time I did this!”
    • Fear of consequences
      • Jonah – Jonah 3:10-4:3
      • Ecclesiastes 8:11
  • Subjecting fear
    • Knowledge
      • Fear is the beginning of knowledge. Proverbs 1:7
      • Learn what should NOT make you afraid. Matthew 10:24-33
    • Familiarity
      • Doing activities that make you fearful.
      • Understanding better through instruction.
    • Faith
      • Truly believing you will be all right – Matthew 10:29-31
      • Faith that God is with you
        • Isaac – Genesis 26:24
        • Israel – Isaiah 41:8-13; Haggai 2:13
        • Jeremiah – Jeremiah 1:4-8
        • Apostles – Matthew 28:19-20
        • Other times and other ways
    • Love
      • Love ultimately overcomes fear – I John 4:16-19
      • Motivation to put the fear behind you.
  • Helping others gain courage
    • “Encouragement”
      • Isaiah 35:3-4
      • Acts 11:22-24 (4:36)
      • Colossians 4:7-8
      • Hebrews 3:13
    • Mentorship and examples
      • Missionary activities rarely done alone
      • Titus 2:1-8
  • Why is courage so important?
    • Why work so hard for it?
    • Why strive to encourage others?
      • God instructs us so
      • It has eternal consequences – Revelation 21:8
  • Take courage
  • Encourage others

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Classes - Benchley church of Christ

JJ

July 29, 2018

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  • Jude 1:5-11
  • Jude 1:6 – “Angels” here could just mean messengers – not celestial beings. The same word is used in: II Corinthians 11:13-14; Matthew 11:10; Mark 1:1-2; Luke 7:24; Luke 9:52; James 2:25
  • Jude 1:7 – Jude uses the example of Sodom and Gomorrah to compare the way in which the angels sin. Those that sinned at Sodom and Gomorrah were men – not celestial beings. This lends more credence to the idea that the angels in Jude 1:6 were earthly messengers. Nowhere in the Bible do we see any evidence that celestial beings can sin or be judged for sin. Compare II Corinthians 5:10; Matthew 25.
  • Jude 1:9 – It’s possible that the devil wanted Moses buried in a prominent place to become a snare to the Israelites. Instead, God buried Moses in an unknown place. See Deuteronomy 34:6.
    • It is not our place to stand in God’s place and rebuke Satan. It would do no good and might even by harmful to us. God will punish Satan in His time.
  • Jude 1:11
    • The way of Cain:
      • Willful contempt to divine authority
      • Divine condemnation because he had no respect for God’s authority
      • Hatred
      • Intolerance
    • The way of Balaam (Numbers 22-25)
      • Not enough love for truth
      • Hypocrisy
      • Putting a stumbling block before God’s people
      • Greed for reward

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BB

July 25, 2018

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  • Philippians 3:17-19
  • The family
    • Acts 8:4
    • Rafiq taught and baptized over 40 people in Antalya, Turkey.
    • Due to persecution, he and his family moved repeatedly, eventually ending up in Sofia, Bulgaria.
  • Re-examine our lives
    • Self-focus
    • Negative
    • Self-pity
    • Self-absorption
  • Hebrews 12:4
  • Philippians 2:3-4
  • Most everyone has:
    • Family issues
    • Money issues
    • Health problems
  • Give God an opportunity to show His power.
    • John 10:28; Hebrews 13:5; I Peter 5:10
  • II Kings 22:20
  • Daniel 3:16-18
  • What they need: Jesus
  • Why successful: Matthew 5:13-16
  • Be different in a positive way.
  • Kids in the family
    • Social outcasts
    • Lives disrupted
    • In harm’s way.
    • Yet, they are happy and doing well!
  • We must have confidence in our kids and expect the best from them.
  • James 5:16b
  • Powerful cycle:
    • See the example à be the example

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Sermons - Benchley church of Christ

JJ

July 22, 2018

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  • Worldliness: of or relating to the concerns of this life as distinguished from the life to come.
  • I John 2:15
  • II Corinthians 5:10
  • The whole sphere of man’s life:
    • Religious, domestic, economic, political, and social
  • Luke 19:10
  • Religious worldliness is the very theory of premillennialism.
    • This theory posits that the Jews were so obstinate in Jesus’ day that He was not able to establish a spiritual kingdom. Instead, He started the Church Age and will return later to establish a perfect kingdom on Earth.
    • Counterproof:
      • Zechariah 6:13 – If Jesus is not now king and high priest, the premillennialist has no king or high priest.
      • Romans 8:34 – Jesus is now king and high priest.
      • Galatians 4:4
      • Acts 2:33-36
      • I Corinthians 15:28
      • Jeremiah said no one of the lineage of Jeconiah could sit on the throne of Jerusalem and prosper. Jesus was out of that lineage, so if He returns to set up a physical kingdom, this prophecy would work against Jesus!
      • Daniel 7:13-14
      • Mark 9:1 – The kingdom was coming in their lifetime!
      • Revelation 1:9 – The kingdom existed at this time!
  • Social: Many churches today try to operate as social institutions, holding all kinds of events that have nothing to do with religion.
  • Domestic: Many churches try to involve themselves in orphans’ homes and old folks’ homes.
  • Economic: Some churches enter into business ventures to support themselves.
  • Political

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