Sermons - Benchley church of Christ

JJ

May 08, 2016

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  • Introduction
    • Acts 20:28 – Feed the Elders were over one church.
    • Acts 14:23
    • Alexander Campbell and others started the American Christian Missionary Society in 1849, which pooled the funds of many churches together under the leadership of a board of directors.
    • In the mid-1900s, a similar apostasy happened in the form of sponsoring churches.
  • Congregational independence is scriptural.
    • Acts 8:4
  • Congregational independence is effective.
    • Colossians 1:23
    • Philippians 4:15-16 – Everyone was able to hear God’s Word without a centralized structure.
    • II Corinthians 11:8-9
    • Acts 4:34-36
  • Congregational independence is a safety measure.
    • When one church wanders away from God’s Word, only that one church is affected. This is not the case in a sponsoring church arrangement.
  • Congregational independence is the Lord’s specified way.

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Sermons - Benchley church of Christ

DW

May 08, 2016

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  • II Samuel 11:1
  • It’s more than clothes. It’s an attitude.
    • Genesis 2:25; 3:7, 21; 38:14-15
    • Exodus 28:40, 42; Isaiah 20:4; Proverbs 5:18-20
    • I Timothy 2:9-10; I Peter 3:1-4; I Corinthians 6-7
  • Why we slip up.
    • “Everyone dresses this way.”
      • Matthew 7:13-14; I Peter 4:3-4
    • “It’s hard to shop for modest clothes.”
      • II Peter 1:5
    • “This is the fashion.”
      • I Peter 1:14-16; I Timothy 2:-10; I Peter 3:1-4
    • “I can’t help what other people think.”
      • Luke 17:1
    • We need to talk to each other about this.
      • Romans 6:12-13; 13:13-14

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Classes - Benchley church of Christ

DW

May 08, 2016

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  • I Peter 4:13 (continued)
    • When we suffer, remember the benefits (continued)
      • Builds character! – James 1:1-4
    • Develop the right attitudes
      • Joy – James 1:2; Hebrews 10:34
      • Rejoice, be glad, leap for joy – Matthew 5:12; Luke 6:23
      • Rejoicing – Acts 5:42
      • Keep on rejoicing, glorify God – I Peter 4:13, 16
    • II Peter 2:9
      • See Genesis 4:8-12. God punished Cain in His own way.
      • II Peter 2:4-11 – God will punish evil!
      • The first goals are love and repentance.
        • II Peter 3:7-9
        • Jonah 1:1-2; 3:4, 10 – 4:2, 11
        • Matthew 5:43-45
        • Romans 2:8-9; 12:14, 17-21

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Classes - Benchley church of Christ

AC

May 04, 2016

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  • Lesson 4: Barnabas
    • Acts 9:32-37
      • Barnabas had a reputation for being very encouraging, thus his nickname of Barnabas (Son of Encouragement).
      • Barnabas was very generous. He sold his own land and gave the proceeds to the apostles to help others.
      • We can also encourage others by helping the needy.
    • Acts 9:26-29
      • Barnabas was willing to vouch for Paul when others were afraid of him.
      • We have to be ready to vouch for others when we see they have turned back to God.
    • Acts 11:19-26
      • Barnabas was sent to Antioch to encourage the church there. He was willing to accept the fact that the gospel was for all and helped spread it even further.
      • Barnabas was a good man and was full of the Holy Spirit and of faith.
      • We should also be encouragers and be full of faith.
    • Acts 13-15

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Sermons - Benchley church of Christ

DW

May 01, 2016

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  • Introduction
    • Genesis 3:4
    • Jeremiah 6:13-14
    • Jeremiah 9:5-6
    • Jeremiah 23:25-27
    • Jeremiah 37:9
    • II Corinthians 11:1-4
  • God’s Word is the antidote to deception.
    • II Timothy 3:12-17 – Hold to the scripture!
    • Titus 1:9-11
    • Ephesians 4:11-14
  • What we need to know:
    • Every day, people are trying to deceive us.
      • Colossians 2:6-8
      • James 1:16
      • II Peter 2:13, 18-19
      • II Corinthians 6:8
    • The way we live matters.
      • Ephesians 5:1-5
      • I John 3:4-10
    • Homosexuality is sinful.
      • I Corinthians 6:9-10
      • Titus 3:3

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