Sermons - Benchley church of Christ

DW

March 04, 2018

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  • I John 3:16
  • This is a Divine method of teaching.
    • Luke 3:21; 5:16; 6:12; 9:18, 29; 11:1 – The disciples repeatedly observe Jesus praying and then ask to be taught how to pray.
    • Philippians 2:5
    • I Peter 3:21
    • Philippians 4:9
  • Examples prove what can be done.
    • I Thessalonians 1:6 – The Word can be received in much tribulation!
    • I Timothy 1:15-16 – Paul showed that you can turn your life around and be a Christian.
    • II Timothy 3:15 – Timothy grew up in an idolatrous town and became a Christian.
    • James 5:10 – You can be a Christian even if you have been mistreated and threatened by others.
  • Examples show how to do it.
    • John 13:5, 14
    • John 13:34 – Jesus was the example for how to love your brother.
    • Acts 20:17-21, 31-34
  • Parents, you can do this!
    • Acts 17:24-27, 30-31
    • Galatians 2:20

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Classes - Benchley church of Christ

JJ

March 04, 2018

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  • I Peter 3:15-4:6
  • I Peter 3:15-16 – Tell people how to live godly lives and show them by your example. Together, those two things may bring some to follow Christ.
  • I Peter 3:18-20 – Some take the view that this is saying that Jesus descended to Hell to preach to the spirits there. However, this does not harmonize with other scriptures.
    • II Peter 2:5 – Noah described as a preacher of righteousness.
    • Isaiah 61:1-2 – Jesus quotes this in Luke 4 and applies it to Himself. The prison is the prison of sin.
    • Ephesians 4:8 – Jesus led a host of captives.
    • Conclusion: Jesus in the spirit spoke through Noah to the sinful people while the ark was being built.
  • I Peter 3:21 – The reason for mentioning Noah in I Peter 3:18-20 was to make the connection of salvation and water to baptism.
  • I Peter 4:3 – This verse directly condemns social drinking as it condemns both drunkenness and drinking parties.
  • I Peter 4:5 – When Jesus comes again, He will judge both those who are still alive when He comes and those who have already died.

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Classes - Benchley church of Christ

DW

February 28, 2018

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  • II Corinthians 9:7
    • Read the text!
    • Read the context
      • This is a letter written by Paul to the church in Corinth.
      • The context doesn’t mention money directly. Paul refers to their giving as a “bountiful gift” or “a service.”
    • Compare translations
    • Greek – define key words
      • Grudgingly - 3383 λύπη (lyp__ē) – regret, sadness, or being overcome with grief
      • Compulsion - 340 ἀνάγκη (anagk__ē) – trouble, complete obligation, or inevitability
      • Cheerful - 2659 ἱλαρός (hilaros) – happy, cheerful, without grudging
    • Figures of speech
      • “in his heart” – metonymy for a person’s mind
        • Matthew 22:35; 18:35; 15:8 – many passages in the Bible refer to the state of a person’s heart
    • Harmonize with other verses
      • Deuteronomy 15:10; I Chronicles 29:17; Romans 12:8; Exodus 15:2
      • Romans 12:8
      • II Corinthians 8:12
      • Matthew 6:3 – don’t give to show off
      • Luke 6:38 – God blesses the generous
      • I Corinthians 16:2 – Give every Sunday
      • Acts 11:29 – give according to ability
    • Commentaries, articles, and sermons
      • If you sow much, you will reap much, so give cheerfully. Some churches use this passage to compel their members to give more, which is against this passage!
    • Conclusion and application
      • I must be cheerful and happy to give whatever I can. I must not begrudge my responsibility and be happy in whatever way I can help my brethren.

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Sermons - Benchley church of Christ

JJ

February 25, 2018

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  • Acts 10
  • I John 3:22; John 9:31 – God answers prayers of the faithful.
  • Acts 10:4 – Cornelius evidently had a right relationship with God. How was that so? Because he lived righteously under God’s law at the time.
  • Romans 1:26-32 – These were not acceptable to God because they did not respect God’s law. These were all things Cornelius did not do. He respected God’s law.
  • If Cornelius was already acceptable to God, why did he need Peter to come teach him?
    • The same question would apply to God-fearing Jews of the time.
    • Acts 1:8
    • Hebrews 13:10
    • It was a question of God’s timetable. Jews and Gentiles of that time had to hear and respond to the gospel to continue to be acceptable to God. Rejected the gospel would have meant they were no longer in a right relationship with God.

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Sermons - Benchley church of Christ

JJ

February 25, 2018

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  • Acts 26:29 – Paul wanted everyone to be a Christian.
  • We want to be Christians such as Paul.
    • Philippians 4:9
    • I Corinthians 11:1
  • What does Christian mean?
    • Of or belonging to Christ.
  • What kind of Christian was Paul not?
    • A denominational Christian
      • Not part of a church named by man
      • Not following a creed of man
      • Ephesians 4:4
      • I Corinthians 12:20
      • I Corinthians 10:10-13
      • Romans 15:5-6
      • Philippians 1:27
  • How does one become a Christian such as Paul?
    • Acts 9:6 – Paul confessed and obeyed God. He called on the name of the Lord.
    • Matthew 7:21
  • How did Paul as a Christian worship God?
    • Acts 20:7 – Assemble on the first day of the week to take the Lord’s Supper.
    • I Timothy 2:8
    • Acts 20:36 – Paul prayed alone and with other Christians
    • Colossians 3:16 – Singing authorized
    • Ephesians 5:19
  • How did a Christian such as Paul live?
    • I Corinthians 9:24-26
    • Philippians 3:13-14
    • Galatians 2:20 – Paul lived for Christ.
    • Philippians 3:7-9
    • Paul lived life as a Christian and taught that same life to others.
    • I Corinthians 9:19-23
    • II Timothy 4:6-8

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