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Giving

Jesse Jenkins

December 10, 2017

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How to give?
- Willingly (II Corinthians 8:12)
- Bountifully (II Corinthians 9:6)
- Cheerfully (II Corinthians 9:7)
- Not grudgingly (II Corinthians 9:7)
- Not of necessity (pressure) (II Corinthians 9:7)
Why give? To fill a need!
- To provide things for assembly worship (Hebrews 10:24-25)
- To provide for edification (Acts 20:28, 32)
- To provide for evangelism (Philippians 4:15-16)
- To provide for relief of certain needy saints (Acts 4:32-35)
- If there is a benevolent need, saints are to give to fill that need.
- There is a continuing need to provide a place for worship.
- There is a continuing need to support preaching of the gospel to edify and save the lost.
- Thus, there is a continuing need to give.
How much?
How is a church to raise funds with which to do its work?
- There is authority for a church to raise funds with which to do its work by its members giving into a common fund on the first day of the week. There is no authority for a church to purpose to raise funds ANY other way to do ANY work God has given it to do.
Church funds
- How raised?
  - Given by members
  - On first day of week
- How used?
  - Provide for assembly
  - Provide for edification
  - Provide for evangelism
  - Provide for relief of needy saints

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“Peace, Be Still!”

David Watson

December 10, 2017

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Introduction
- Mark 4:35-41
- Mark 1:25-28, 34 – Jesus had shown His power before.
- Mark 5:15
- Mark 1:22; 3:4 – Jesus taught with authority, always bringing peace to the situation.
- Mark 11:33
- Mark 12:31-34
Jesus can bring peace to my past.
- Three ways to deal with guilt:
  - Forget your sins.
  - Convince ourselves we are not guilty after all.
  - Obey Jesus and have your sins forgiven.
- Mark 2:5-12
- Isaiah 9:6-7
- Colossians 1:19-20
- Ephesians 2:13-18
Jesus brings peace to my present.
- Mark 9:33-35
- Mark 8:2
- Mark 6:42, 33-34 – Jesus had compassion on the people and gave them what they needed most – His teaching.
- Mark 4:20
- Mark 8:36
- Mark 7:18-23
Jesus brings peace to my future.
- Mark 6:17-20, 27-28 – John lived without fear.
- Mark 8:34-38
- We can live in peace knowing that we are safe in Jesus with our sins forgiven.

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James, Part 1

James

Jesse Jenkins

December 10, 2017

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Introduction
- Some contend that Romans and James cannot be reconciled with each other. Martin Luther had this view and declared James to be “spurious.” These two books can be reconciled: Romans talks about who provides salvation and James talks about practical matters of faith.
- It is not completely clear exactly who the intended audience is. It could possibly be directed to Jewish Christians living abroad (James 1:1). The book applies to all Christians, though. Romans 2:28-29
- The book was written somewhere between 45 and 62 A.D.
James 1:5-8 – It does no good to pray if you don’t believe God can and will answer that prayer. That is a hypocritical prayer.
James 1:9-11 – All men are the same before God, regardless of their wealth.

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How to Use Your Bible, Part 6

How to Use Your Bible

David Watson

December 06, 2017

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Translation philosophy, continued:
- Paraphrases such as The Living Bible or The Message are dangerous to use for Bible study.
  - Compare I Timothy 3:4 and Titus 1:6.
- Literal (word-for-word, formal equivalence)
  - Provides a window to original words chosen by the Holy Spirit
  - Communicates doctrinal points that may be based on single words
    - Matthew 22:42-46 (Psalm 110:1)
    - Galatians 3:16
    - Romans 13:4; Proverbs 13:24
    - I Timothy 2:12
  - Retains nuances and richness of meaning inherent in the original words
    - II Corinthians 5:7; Galatians 5:16
    - John 13:21
    - I Kings 2:10
    - Luke 22:31-35 (KVJ) – “thee” and “thou” are singular, “you” and “your” are plural
  - Aids study with more consistent translation of words
    - (Sophos, wise, in I Corinthians 1:19ff and 3:10ff)
  - Avoids modern gender-neutral trend
    - Sometimes the original words just mean person (Matthew 16:24).
    - Other times, the meaning is changed by removing the gender (Psalm 34:20).
    - Luke 17:3
    - Nahum 3:13
- Dynamic (thought-for-thought, functional equivalence)
  - Attempts to retain the meaning of the text, including idioms
    - II Samuel 18:25
    - Amos 4:6

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Preparing to Read the Gospel of Mark

David Watson

December 03, 2017

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Mark 1:1
John Mark is widely believed to be the writer.
Acts 12:12; 13:5, 13; 15:37-39 – History of Mark in Acts.
The writing is especially suited for people like us.
- Mark 7:2-4 – Mark wrote from Rome for Gentiles. He explained many Jewish customs.
- Mark also translated Aramaic. (Mark 5:41; 3:17)
- Mark rarely quotes Old Testament prophets.
- This is the shortest gospel.
  - Mark leaves out or shortens many things covered in more detail in other gospels.
Mark is the gospel of action!
- Mark records about 20 specific miracles, and about 18 examples of Jesus displaying omniscience.
- Mark 1:27; 3:11; 12:13-17 – Mark records many cases of people being amazed at Jesus.
- Mark often uses the word “immediately” (40 times)
- Mark uses the word “and” 800 times!
- The original Greek was written in historical present tense. Mark 15:16
- Mark 9:1-9

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