Sermons - Benchley church of Christ

DW

April 09, 2017

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  • James 2:17-20
  • We need to do what God’s word says to do.
  • James 2:15, 10-11
  • Love God! James 1:12
    • Submit to God, James 4:7-10
    • Spiritual vs. earthly wisdom, James 3:14-17
    • Selfishness, James 4:1-4
    • Prayer, James 1:5-8
  • Love others! James 1:12
    • Partiality, James 2:1-9
    • Pray for each other, James 5:13-16
    • Rescue sinners, James 5:19-20
    • Be helpful and pure, James 1:27
    • Speak well, James 1:19, 26; 3:1-12

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Classes - Benchley church of Christ

DW

April 09, 2017

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  • Exodus 7-8
  • Moses and the Gods of Egypt by John J. Davis
  • God controlled the exact timing and location of the plagues.
    • Exodus 8:10, 22; 10:2; 12:12; 18:11; Numbers 33:4; Isaiah 19:1
    • God was directly challenging many of their 80 or so gods and showing them to be powerless.
  • Plague 1: Water to blood (Exodus 7:14-25)
    • Egyptian gods:
      • Hapi – god of fertility; “spirit of the Nile,” its dynamic essence; sometimes manifest in the crocodile
      • Khnum – guardian of the Nile resources
      • Osiris – god of underworld; Nile was his bloodstream
      • Neith – warlike goddess associated with lates fish
      • Hathor – protector of chromis fish
  • Plague 2: Frogs (Exodus 8:1-15)
    • Egyptian gods:
      • Frogs themselves were deified
      • Heqt: frog-headed goddess
  • Plague 3: Gnats (Exodus 8:16-19)
    • Egyptian gods:
      • Set – god of the desert
      • Priests – physical purity ruined
    • This was a direct insult from God to the magicians and priests of Egypt.
  • Plague 4: Flies (Exodus 8:20-32)
    • Egyptian gods:
      • Uatchit – associated with one type of fly

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Classes - Benchley church of Christ

JJ

April 05, 2017

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  • II Corinthians 8:1-14
  • II Corinthians 8:5 – To give self to the Lord is to decide that God is our master and set our goal to be serving Him. This will also allow us to live the best life for self.
  • II Corinthians 8:8 – Compare I Corinthians 16:1. This is not a contradiction. In I Corinthians 16, Paul was giving a command. In this verse, he is not issuing a command. Instead he is testing their sincerity. He is not so much interested in their obedience of the command as he is in the sincerity of their love. This is essentially a not-but passage. He did give the command earlier, but he’s emphasizing that it is more important that they demonstrate love.
  • II Corinthians 8:12 – Compare parable of the talents (Matthew 25:14-30). We are to do the best we can with what we have. God does not expect more than we can give.
  • II Corinthians 8:14 – See Romans 15:27. Paul is saying that the gospel came through the Jews to them to provide equality in spiritual things. The Corinthians therefore should give of their material things to the Jews to provide equality in material things.

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Sermons - Benchley church of Christ

JJ

April 02, 2017

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  • Discouragement weakens the sense of aim.
    • It’s impossible to have hope without purpose.
  • Discouragement causes sins of indifference.
    • Joshua 1:1-9
  • Discouragement causes other problems.
  • Discouragement has no easy cure, but consider several things that will help:
    • I John 5:4 – Faith is the victory that overcomes the world.
      • Trust in God removes depression, brings hope, and gives joy and peace (Philippians 4:7). It cases zeal and service.
      • This faith must be of the
    • II Peter 1:5 – Self-control
    • Spiritual mindedness – Colossians 3:1-3; Romans 6:4-7; Philippians 4:8; II Corinthians 10:4-5; Colossians 3:23
    • Forget self and serve – I Corinthians 4:5
    • Choose the right company – I Corinthians 15:33

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Sermons - Benchley church of Christ

DW

April 02, 2017

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  • Psalms 122:1
  • Philippians 4:1-4
  • The importance of rejoicing
    • Rejoicing is commanded:
      • Romans 12:15; Philippians 3:1; I Peter 4:13
      • Deuteronomy 28:47
    • Good people did it; bad people didn’t
      • I Thessalonians 3:6-10; Luke 15:2, 6-7, 9-10, 32
    • Gloominess is a terrible advertisement for sin
      • Galatians 5:22
      • Lamentations 2:15
    • Ways to get better at rejoicing
      • Grasp that joy is not the absence of troubles. I Peter 1:3-9
        • Christ is the source of joy.
      • Distinguish between spiritual joy and entertainment joy. I Corinthians 1:17-18
      • Learn to appreciate spiritual things. Matthew 13:44
      • Drop petty annoyances with others. I Thessalonians 5:14-16
      • Develop Unselfishness. Jonah 4; III John 1:1-4
      • Get involved in spiritual work. II Corinthians 7:6-16

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