Sermons - Benchley church of Christ

JH

April 26, 2015

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  • Philippians 3:7
  • Realigns my priorities
    • Philippians 3:2-11
    • A passion for Jesus causes some things we used to hold dear to now be meaningless to us.
    • If we are passionate about something, we naturally seek to spend time on it to the exclusion of other things.
    • We have to seek to develop a passion for Jesus.
  • Gives me purpose and direction
    • Philippians 3:12-13
    • Philippians 1:19-23
  • Puts my problems in perspective
    • Philippians 1:12-14
    • Look to Jesus instead of at your own problems and things will change.
    • Philippians 1:27-28
    • Philippians 4:2-3
    • A passion for Jesus reminds us that our problems are not that bad and they just don’t last that long.
  • Changes my character
    • Philippians 2:3-8
    • When you develop a passion for Jesus, worldly things just don’t fit anymore.
    • Philippians 4:8

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Classes - Benchley church of Christ

JH

April 26, 2015

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  • I Corinthians 2:2
  • The cross
    • Is not at all what we would expect.
      • I Corinthians 1:17-24
    • Puts man in his place.
      • I Corinthians 1:19, 24-31
      • Jesus was stronger in His weakness than any of us will ever be.
    • Demands faith in God’s power and wisdom.
      • I Corinthians 2:1-5
      • I Corinthians 2:6-10 – The ignorance of man is demonstrated by the cross. It is not a story man would have come up with.
    • Galatians 5:24
    • Galatians 6:14
    • Romans 6:6

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Classes - Benchley church of Christ

DW

April 22, 2015

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  • Receiving the Law and Wilderness Wandering (Exodus 16 – Deuteronomy)
    • Summary:
      • Second half of Exodus – The Israelites travel through the wilderness. God reveals His law for the Israelites. The tabernacle is constructed.
      • Leviticus – Continues the recording of the law.
      • Numbers – Census of the people. 12 spies spy out the land of Canaan. Israelites punished for unbelief with wandering in the wilderness for 40 years.
      • Deuteronomy – Moses speaks to the people and repeats God’s commands to them.
    • Moses as a leader (Deuteronomy 34:10-12)
      • God spoke to Moses directly. Deuteronomy 34:10-12
      • He was a strong and humble leader at the same time.
        • Numbers 12:3, and yet …
        • Exodus 5:1
        • Exodus 32:19-20
        • Numbers 16:3
      • He was self-sacrificing
        • Exodus 32:31-32
      • God
        • Strict
          • The detailed nature of His laws.
          • The severity of His punishments when His laws were broken.
            • Leviticus 10:1-3
            • Numbers 20:8-12
          • Loving
            • Delivered from Egypt
            • Sustaining 1 million people
            • Longsuffering
            • Special written set of laws – Deuteronomy 6:24
            • Fix for the sin problem
          • Numbers 14:18-23
          • Romans 11:22

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Sermons - Benchley church of Christ

JJ

April 19, 2015

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  • God ordained that elders should be appointed in every congregation where qualified men can be found. Benchley presently has two elders.
  • Benchley also has seven deacons that handle various duties.
  • Philippians 1:1-2
  • Let us keep working to make the Benchley church the best it can be!

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Sermons - Benchley church of Christ

DW

April 19, 2015

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  • Luke 24:45-47
  • Matthew 12:41
  • “Repentance is for people who are about to be baptized.”
    • I John 1:8
    • Acts 8:13, 22 – Simon needed to repent again after his baptism.
    • Romans 1:7; 6:3 … Romans 2:1-6
    • II Corinthians 7:8-9 – Paul was glad his letter caused them to repent, even after they were baptized.
    • Revelation 2:5, 16, 22; 3:3, 19
  • “This is the way I am”
    • Acts 17:30 – We can change our ways and God demands it of us!
    • I Corinthians 6:9-11
    • Ephesians 4:1
    • John 8:11 – Jesus said, “Go. From now on sin no more.”
    • Luke 22:32
  • “I already repented.”
    • II Corinthians 7:6-10
    • Matthew 27:3
    • Acts 26:20
    • Godly sorrow → repentance →changed life →salvation
    • Worldly sorrow →death

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