Classes - Benchley church of Christ

JJ

March 22, 2017

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  • II Corinthians 6:1-18
  • II Corinthians 6:2 – The Holy Spirit here applies this prophecy from Isaiah to the gospel. Now is the time for salvation, not some future time as some groups such as Premillenialists may argue.
  • II Corinthians 6:3 – If Paul had not lived what he preached, it would have reflected poorly on what he preached. The same is true for us.
  • II Corinthians 6:11-13 – The Corinthians were restrained by their own desires. Paul asks them to open their hearts to him and his teaching as he had opened his heart to them. Many in the religious world today are in the same position of being restrained by their own desires.
  • II Corinthians 6:14-15 – See I Corinthians 5. This is not saying you can’t have dealings with unbelievers. That would make it impossible to live in the world. This is specifically talking about being tied to unbelievers in spiritual matters.
  • II Corinthians 6:16 – Christians are the temple of God.
  • II Corinthians 6:17 – Some try to apply this to marriage to advise against marrying an unbeliever, but marriage is not in the context.

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Sermons - Benchley church of Christ

JJ

March 19, 2017

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  • What if a man wrote a letter to the church wanting to fill a job as a preacher and listed these weaknesses?
  • Isaiah 55:8-9
  • God chose such a man – Moses
    • He did not consider himself a leader. Exodus 3:11; 4:1
    • He was not an eloquent speaker. Exodus 4:10
    • He did not have all the answers. Numbers 15:32-36
    • He sometimes lost his temper. Exodus 3:22
    • He sometimes got so provoked with the people that he disobeyed God. Numbers 21; Psalm 106
  • Moses, an example of a great leader
    • He was so great that God told him. Deuteronomy 18:18
      • Acts 3:22-23
      • Luke 16:29
      • John 6:26-40
      • Acts 15:21
    • His faith (Hebrews 11:24-26)
    • He knew where to get the answers (Numbers 15:35)
    • His love for his brethren (Exodus 32:30-32)
    • His tireless work (Exodus 18:13-18)
    • His humility (Exodus 32:9-13)
    • His faithfulness in proclaiming God’s Word to them (Exodus 20; Deuteronomy 28-29)
    • His patience (Exodus 6:9; 16:2; 17:2)
    • His faithful submission (Deuteronomy 32:48-52)
  • Conclusion

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Sermons - Benchley church of Christ

DW

March 19, 2017

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  • Ephesians 5:1-10
  • What we’re not talking about
    • Just plain being different
    • Being different to be difficult
    • Being different out of pride (Matthew 6:1)
  • What we are talking about
    • Being different to glofiry God (Matthew 5:16)
  • Live with purity
    • I Peter 2:9-12
    • I Peter 1:15
    • I Peter 4:1-15
    • Live excellently among men and people will notie!
  • Trust in God’s Word
    • Acts 27:20-36
    • We can stick up for God’s Word in the storm of life!
    • Genesis 8:22
  • Change from bad to good
    • Galatians 1:13-14, 21-24
  • Use common courtesy
    • Titus 1:16; 2:6-8, 14; 3:8, 14
    • Philippians 2:19-21

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Classes - Benchley church of Christ

DW

March 19, 2017

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  • Exodus 3-4
  • John 9:28 – Moses had an amazing legacy by the time of the New Testament.
  • Acts 7:29-34 – Stephen summarizes Moses’ life.
  • The reluctance of Moses (Exodus 3:11-4:17)
    • Exodus 3:11 – “Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh?”
    • Exodus 3:13 – They may say, “What is His name?”
    • Exodus 4:1 – They may say, “The Lord has not appeared to you.”
    • Exodus 4:10 – “I am slow of speech and slow of tongue.”
    • Exodus 4:13 – “Send the message by whomever you will.”
    • Do we have the same hurdles of reluctance when it comes to serving God today? What might be running through our heads:
      • Why me? I’m a nobody.
      • I don’t know what to say about God.
      • How do I prove any of this? What if people start asking about the reliability of Bible manuscripts and evidence for God and stuff like that?
      • I’m not good at this. I never think of the right way to say things.
      • Somebody else could do this better.
  • Consider the personal growth of Moses through the book of Exodus.
    • Exodus 2:14-15; Acts 7:25 – first time leaving Egypt
    • Exodus 14:13; Hebrews 11:27 – confidently leading Israel out
  • “I AM has sent me to you” (Exodus 3:14)
    • Hebrew הָיָה (hayah) means “to exist in the absolute sense.” Compare Hosea 1:9. See also Hebrews 13:8; Revelation 1:4, 9. Jesus made “I AM” statements in John 8:24, 25, 58; 13:19; 18:5.
    • Exodus 10:2
    • Exodus 20:2
    • Leviticus 19:2
  • God’s concern for His people: “Let my son go” (Exodus 4:23)
    • Exodus 4:21-23 – God says Israel is His firstborn.

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Classes - Benchley church of Christ

JJ

March 15, 2017

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  • II Corinthians 5:10-21
  • II Corinthians 5:10 – “All” here is all who are of an accountable mind.
  • II Corinthians 5:14 – All people of an accountable mind sin and die spiritually. This verse is talking about that spiritual death. Calvinists have a problem with this verse because they do not believe Christ died for all.
  • II Corinthians 5:16 – We no longer recognize people according to their sins once they are in Christ.
  • II Corinthians 5:17-19 – See Romans 4:6-7. This explains how God comes to not impute sins to a man.
  • II Corinthians 5:21 – Jesus did not become a sinner. He was made to be the sin sacrifice for us. He was the sacrifice for us so that we could be righteous before God.

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