Classes - Benchley church of Christ

SLL

April 11, 2018

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  • As Christians, does guilt still play a part in our lives?
  • Lights in the world – Philippians 2:12-16
  • Paul opposes Peter – Galatians 2:11-14
  • Qualifications for overseers – I Timothy 3:1-5
  • Instructions to the Thessalonians – I Thessalonians 5:1-11
  • II Timothy 4:5
  • I Peter 1:13
  • I Peter 4:6-8
  • I Peter 5:8
  • Acts 20:26-31
  • Romans 15:14
  • I Corinthians 4:10-14
  • I Thessalonians 5:12-14
  • II Thessalonians 3:14-15
  • I Corinthians 10:11-12
  • II Timothy 4:7-8

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Sermons - Benchley church of Christ

JJ

April 08, 2018

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  • Ephesians 3:6-12
  • Ephesians 3:1 – “For this reason” – Paul was imprisoned because he preached the gospel to the Gentiles.
  • Ephesians 3:2 – Jesus chose Paul specifically to bear the message to the Gentiles.
  • Ephesians 3:3 – The mystery is that the Gentiles would be saved as part of the same body as the Jews (see Ephesians 3:6).
  • Ephesians 3:5 – Apostles and prophets are listed as two separate groups, which may be emphasizing that truth was revealed to the apostles, who then laid hands on others so that they could prophesy as well.
  • Ephesians 3:8 – Paul was very humble in his use of hyperbole here. He was certainly not the least of all saints!
  • Ephesians 3:10 – See Ephesians 6:12. “Heavenly places” means the highest of whatever category is under consideration. Paul uses the phrase this way consistently in Ephesians. See also Ephesians 2:6. Here, Paul is simply referring to the rulers at the highest levels in the land.
  • Ephesians 3:11 – God’s eternal plan was salvation of both Jews and Gentiles.

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EW

April 08, 2018

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  • How and why does God forgive?
    • God desires to forgive
      • He finds forgiveness delightful – Micah 7:18-19
      • He desires that we repent – II Peter 3:9
      • Forgiveness is in His interest – Isaiah 43:25 (I John 2:12)
    • He planned to forgive
      • In mind of God at the beginning – Genesis 3:15; II Timothy 1:8-11
      • Foretold through the ages – Isaiah 53:4-6
    • He worked to forgive
      • Shaped the nations, made them rise and fall – Acts 17:24-27
      • Gave the law to Moses
        • To teach us of sin – Romans 7:7
        • To teach us of forgiveness – Leviticus 4
      • Gave His Sin as a sin offering – Romans 8:3
      • Gave of His Spirit to teach – John 14:25-26; 15:26-27
      • Recorded and preserved His Word
    • Established conditions for forgiveness
      • Hear His Word – Romans 10:17
      • Believe in Him – Romans 10:9
      • Repent of our sins – Acts 3:19; 5:31
      • Confess belief in the Christ – Romans 10:9
      • Be buried in baptism – Acts 2:38
      • Pray for forgiveness of subsequent sins – Acts 8:22
    • Why?
      • For His sake – for His name’s sake – I John 2:12
      • It brings great joy – Luke 15; 2:8-15
  • God wants us to forgive also
    • Important to us – Matthew 5:23-24
    • Important for us – Colossians 3:12-13
    • Essential for our souls – Matthew 6:14-15; Luke 17:3-4
    • It is undoubtedly commanded of us.
  • How should we forgive?
    • “… just as the Lord has forgiven you …”
    • What does that mean?
      • What’s been said
      • What’s been written – Ephesians 5:1
        • Desire to forgive
        • Plan to forgive
        • Work to forgive
        • Find joy in forgiving

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2 Peter 1:1-2:3
JJ

April 08, 2018

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  • II Peter 1:11-2:3
  • II Peter 1:12 – Just as their minds needed to be stirred up from time to time, so do our minds.
  • II Peter 1:19 – Compare Matthew 5:16.
  • II Peter 1:20 – Over the years, many people have twisted this scripture to try to get around the need to study diligently. This passage is saying that prophecy is not of private interpretation (or origin, as some translations note). Prophecy comes from God and we must look to Him for the interpretation.
  • II Peter 2:1 – There is a difference between being a false teacher and being mistaken in some point. If being mistaken on some point makes you a false teacher, we are all false teachers! Being a false teacher indicates both a character problem and a doctrine problem.

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DW

April 04, 2018

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  • II Corinthians 13:12
  • Using your Bible: II Corinthians 13:12, continued:
    • Greek
      • Greet – 571 ἀπασπάζομαι (apaspazomai)
      • Holy – 41 ἅγιος (hagios)
      • Kiss – 5799 φίλημα (phil__ēma)
    • Figures of speech
    • Harmonize
      • I Corinthians 16:20; I Thessalonians 5:20; Romans 16:16
      • I Peter 5:14
      • Kissing was an ancient custom, not a new one begun as part of the New Covenant.
        • Genesis 27:26-27; Exodus 4:27 … Luke 7:45; 15:20; Acts 20:37
      • They greeted people in other ways besides a “holy kiss.”
        • Greeted by letter, Romans 16:22
        • Greeting by word, Romans 16:16, 21, 23 (cf. II Corinthians 13:13; Philippians 4:21-222; Colossians 4:14; etc.)
        • Greeting by name, III John 1:15
      • There were other types of kisses that weren’t holy.
        • II Samuel 20:9-10; Matthew 26:48-49
        • I Corinthians 5:1; 7:1-2; I Timothy 5:2
    • Commentaries
    • Conclusions and application
      • Kissing was a standard manner of greeting in those days. The emphasis is on greeting other saints sincerely in a holy way.
  • Conclusion: Why bother using the Bible?
    • As Christians, we are obligated to think rationally and to correctly interpret God’s Word.
    • Let’s try to think clearly and logically.
  • Studying a topic: tongue speaking
    • Find the texts

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