Sermons - Benchley church of Christ

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April 29, 2015

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  • Matthew 20:20-28 – James and John seek preferred positions in God’s kingdom.
  • Who is in need?
    • Philippians 2:3-7 – Jesus emptied Himself and took on the form of a servant.
    • I Corinthians 9:19-23 – Paul made himself a servant to all people.
  • What can I do?
    • Romans 12:4-8
    • I Peter 4:9-11 – Serve without complaining. Use your gifts to serve one another.
    • Matthew 10:40-42
  • Who renews me?
    • Matthew 14:13, 22-23 – Jesus got away and prayed. He found strength through prayer.
    • I Thessalonians 3:6-10

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April 29, 2015

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Sermons - Benchley church of Christ

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April 28, 2015

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  • Divine traditions
    • I Corinthians 11:2
    • I Corinthians 11:23-26
    • I Corinthians 15:1-5 – Paul was a conduit for the word of God.
    • Galatians 1:11-12 – Paul was delivering a revelation from Jesus.
    • Galatians 5:8 – The Galatians had started following something that was not from Jesus.
    • Romans 6:17
    • I Thessalonians 4:1
    • II Thessalonians 2:13
    • II Thessalonians 3:16
    • It is good to follow traditions of divine origin. We must be careful to not let our manmade traditions supersede divine traditions.
    • I Corinthians 14:33-37 – This is true in all the churches. This is God’s will. It is a divine tradition that the Corinthians were not exempt from.
    • I Corinthians 4:17
  • Four approaches:
    • Ignore the traditions
      • “The Bible is a book of wisdom or fables, but not something to live by.”
      • Churched made up of people like this don’t resemble the churches of the Bible.
    • Update the traditions
      • “The traditions need to be updated for modern times. Teaching about homosexuality, divorce, women’s roles, etc. have to be updated to fit the times.”
      • A church of people with these beliefs is interested in marketing itself to be pleasing to the most people.
    • Respect the traditions
      • “Traditions need to be respected, but not necessarily followed.”
    • Hold to the traditions
      • “If I don’t agree with the traditions, I am wrong. If society does not agree with the traditions, society is wrong.”
      • It is the job of the church to spread and preserve the divine traditions.

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Sermons - Benchley church of Christ

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April 27, 2015

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  • Matthew 21:23-27 – Jesus’ authority is questioned.
  • Matthew 21:28-32 – the parable of the two sons
  • The bottom line is whether we obey God’s message
    • It doesn’t matter if we say we obey God or have good intentions of doing so. We have to actually obey God’s word!
      • Hebrews 5:7-9 – We become next in a line of obedient people after Jesus.
      • Matthew 7:15-20 – A person’s actions (fruits) reveal their heart.
      • Judges 3:3-4 – These nations were left to test the obedience of Israel.
      • Deuteronomy 8:2
      • Deuteronomy 13:1-4 – God allows pressure to be put on His people to test their obedience.
    • In conversion
    • When we sin
      • We don’t always follow God’s commands. We have to make a decision about how to respond. Do we quit or do we repent and turn back to God?
    • When convicted by the word
      • Do we obey or not?
    • Today and tomorrow

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Sermons - Benchley church of Christ

JH

April 26, 2015

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  • Luke 15:1-7 – parable of the lost sheep
  • Luke 15:8-10 – parable of the lost coin
  • Luke 15:11-32 – parable of the prodigal son
    • Luke 15:22-23 – The father rejoices when the lost son returns home.
    • Luke 15:29 – The older son did not thing it was fair that the return of the younger brother was being celebrated.
  • God’s heart beats for people
    • God wants other people to share in His passion for people.
    • We have to be careful not to be like the resentful older brother in the parable of the prodigal son.
  • Pray deeper
  • Reframe relationships
  • Rejoice!

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