Classes - Benchley church of Christ

JJ

March 23, 2016

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  • Qualifications for elders, continued:
    • Does an elder need to have a plurality of children?
      • Matthew 22:23-28 – Here “children” includes the singular.
      • Titus 1:6 – In this verse, the plural appears to include the singular.
    • The work of elders
      • Convict the gainsayer
      • Shepherd, feed, and tend the flock. I Peter 5:2; Acts 20:28, 32
      • Oversee benevolence toward needy members. I Timothy 5:16
      • Watch for the souls of the flock – Hebrews 13:17
        • Ezekiel 3:17; 34:11-19
      • Oversee the flock. Acts 20:28

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Sermons - Benchley church of Christ

JJ

March 20, 2016

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  • Luke 18:8
  • An indifferent audience – Acts 24:24-26
  • A rebellious audience – Acts 7:51-60
  • An untaught, but honest audience – Acts 2:22-24, 29-40
  • An ideal audience – Acts 10:1-16, 31-33
  • If all were like me, what kind of audience would this be?

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Sermons - Benchley church of Christ

DW

March 20, 2016

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  • Keep emotions in check.
    • I Timothy 3:2-7
    • Everyone should behave when objections are made to a man’s qualifications.
      • Ephesians 4:31-32
      • I Peter 5:3
    • Instead of taking sides, we should all just be on the Lord’s side.
      • Philippians 2:1-4
      • I Kings 18:17-18
    • Take the qualifications seriously, given the work.
      • Able to teach – Titus 1:9-11
      • Aspires/desires the work; eagerness – I Timothy 3:1; 5:3
      • Sensible, just, devout, not a new convert – Hebrews 5:14; I Corinthians 5:1, 13
      • Temperate, gentle, peaceable, not pugnacious – Acts 20:28, 31
    • Don’t be stricter than God.
      • Peter was an elder (I Peter 5:1)
        • On one occasion, Jesus called him “Satan” (Mark 8:33)
        • On another occasion, Jesus said to him “you of little faith” (Matthew 14:31)
        • He denied Jesus 3 times
        • He acted hypocritically and prejudicially in Galatians 2.
      • Titus 1:7

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Classes - Benchley church of Christ

DW

March 20, 2016

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  • Luke 24:7-53
  • Luke 24:6-7 – The Jews counted days from sunset to sunset and counted partial days as full days.
    • Acts 10:3, 9, 23-24 – Notice how days are counted in this account.
    • Matthew 27:63-64 – Seemingly different lengths of time are used interchangeably.
  • Luke 24:13-35 – Jesus appears to the two men on the road to Emmaus.
    • Luke 24:13-16, 31 – See Mark 16:12
    • Luke 24:18 – The events of Jesus’ death were evidently already widely known.
    • Imagine how many people these two men talked to. This shows the great importance of evangelism.
  • Luke 24:36-49 – Jesus appears in the midst of the apostles.
  • Luke 24:1, 13, 21, 46 – Some argue that Jesus arose on Saturday, not on Sunday (Sabbatarians). Luke’s account refutes this view completely.
  • Luke 24:43 – See I John 1:1-3; II Peter 1:16-18.
  • Luke 24:50-53 – This matches up exactly with the beginning of Acts. See Acts 1:1-11.

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Classes - Benchley church of Christ

JJ

March 16, 2016

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  • Titus 1:6 – “faithful children”
    • Faithful: pistos
      • Matthew 25:21
      • Luke 16:10-11
      • Acts 13:34 – “sure”
      • I Peter 4:19
      • III John 1:5
      • Revelation 22:6
    • Compare I Timothy 3:4-5. This is referring to a faithful relationship between the son and father. The second half of Titus 1:6 specifies the sense in which “faithful” is used.

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