Sermons - Benchley church of Christ

JJ

April 30, 2017

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  • II Thessalonians 1:1-5
  • Give thanks to God for our brethren (II Thessalonians 1:3)
  • A faith that grows exceedingly
    • II Timothy 2:15
    • Hebrews 5:14
  • An abounding love for one another
    • I Peter 4:8
    • Proverbs 17:9; 19:11
  • A steadfast faith in persecution and tribulations
    • I Peter 4:16
    • II Timothy 3:12
  • The end result: counted worthy of the kingdom of God

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Sermons - Benchley church of Christ

DW

April 30, 2017

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  • Job 1:20
  • Satan is crafty and ruthless!
    • II Corinthians 11:1-4 – Satan was crafty enough to introduce error and they were accepting it!
    • I Peter 5:8
  • Don’t fill ignorance with assumptions!
    • Job 4:8, 12-13 – Eliphaz’s knowledge could only take him so far. He did not know the full situation.
    • Job 8:6
    • Job 11:13-15
    • Job 22:9-11 – He didn’t know this! Job didn’t do any of these things!
    • John 21:21-22; Acts 1:6-8 – God doesn’t owe us explanations. He tells us what we need to know.
  • God is in control!
    • Job 38:1-7; 40:1-2; 42:1-6
    • Job 42:10
    • Job 28:12, 23-28 (Proverbs 1:7)

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Classes - Benchley church of Christ

DW

April 30, 2017

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  • Exodus 11-13
  • The Passover (Exodus 12:27)
    • Hebrews 11:27
Passover Feast & Lamb Jesus
Observed night of Exodus (Exodus 12:11-12) Observed night of arrest (Luke 22:7, 54)
Old Covenant memorial (Luke 22:14-15) New Covenant memorial (Luke 22:19-20)
Israel’s Passover (Exodus 12:47) Our Passover (I Corinthians 5:7)
Unblemished (Exodus 12:5) Unblemished (I Peter 1:19)
No bones broken (Exodus 12:46) No bones broken (John 19:36)
Saved by its blood (Exodus 12:13) Saved by His blood (Romans 5:9)
Must apply the blood (Exodus 12:22) Must apply His blood (Romans 6:3-4)
  • Plague #10: Death of the firstborn (Exodus 12:28-32)
    • Egyptian gods:
      • Pharaoh – son of Ra, incarnation of Horus
      • Pharaoh’s son – born of the gods
      • Anubis – god of death/embalming
      • Min – god of procreation/reproduction
      • Isis – associated with reproduction
      • Hathor – one of 7 deities who attended births
      • Apis bull – sacred, firstborn animal
    • This plague was catastrophic, touching even Pharaoh’s own family. Notice the difference between Exodus 5:2 and 12:31-32. God sent an unforgettable message: You have enslaved my firstborn; I have killed your firstborn (Exodus 4:22-23).
  • The Exodus (Exodus 12:33-51)
    • Moses led 600,000 men (Exodus 12:37; perhaps 2,000,000 people total) out of Egypt.
    • God holds the future in His hands! II Peter 3:10-11
  • How long were they in Egypt?
    • Exodus 12:40-41
    • Genesis 15:13-14
    • Acts 7:6
  • 430 years in Egypt? But what about this?
    • Math from genealogies (Exodus 6:16-20; I Chronicles 23:6-13)
      • This allows a maximum of 350 years)
    • Galatians 3:16-17
      • Promises to Abraham à leave Egypt, get law = 430 years
    • Other ancient sources
      • Septuagint
      • Samaritan Pentateuch
    • Possibly God counted the years of Abraham and his family in Canaan, which was 215 years. This would allow 215 years to be in Egypt.

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Classes - Benchley church of Christ

JJ

April 26, 2017

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  • II Corinthians 9:8-15
  • II Corinthians 9:12 – Paul repeatedly states that the funds are specifically for relieving needy saints. There was a definite limit to the scope of the benevolence. It was directed only to the needy Christians in Jerusalem.
  • II Corinthians 9:13 – The benevolence served two purposes: relieving needy Christians and cementing the relationship between Jewish Christians and Gentile Christians.

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Sermons - Benchley church of Christ

JJ

April 23, 2017

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  • There are five basic relationships for mankind
    • Christ/church – for man’s salvation
    • Family – husband/wife; parent/child
    • Government – civil powers/citizen
    • Economical – employer/employee (Genesis 2:15; Ephesians 4:28)
    • Social – neighbor/neighbor (Luke 10)
  • The Christ-church relationship
    • This is the greatest relationship.
    • Planned from eternity (Ephesians 3:10-11)
    • Purchased with Jesus’ blood (Acts 20:28)
    • The relationship that glorifies God (Ephesians 3:21)
    • Jesus saves (Ephesians 5:23)
  • The husband-wife relationship
    • The second greatest relationship:
    • Is honorable (Hebrews 13:9)
    • He who finds a wife finds a good thing (Proverbs 18:22; 21:9; 27:15)
    • Husband/wife relationship patterned after the Christ/church relationship (Ephesians 5:23-26)
    • A godly wife is an honorable thing (I Peter 3:7)
  • There is no greater shame than the way these two relationships are degraded in our society.

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