Classes - Benchley church of Christ

DW

April 08, 2015

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  • Genesis 37-50
  • God fulfills His promises (on His terms)
    • Genesis 11:31-12:9
    • God fulfilled His promises in a way no one would expect.
    • Genesis 37:2-11 – Joseph’s dreams anger His brothers.
    • Genesis 39:20-23 – Joseph is falsely imprisoned.
    • Genesis 40:14, 23 – The chief cupbearer forgets about Joseph.
    • Genesis 41:41 – Joseph rises to power in Egypt.
    • Genesis 46:29 – Joseph’s family comes to Egypt.
    • I Corinthians 10:13 – God’s fulfillment of this verse may not be as direct as we expect! It may involve us training ourselves to avoid temptation.
  • Remember the 3 promises (Genesis 12)
    • “I will make you a great nation” – Genesis 46:1-4
    • “To your descendants I will give this land.” – Genesis 48:21-22
  • Israel’s final words to his sons (Genesis 48-49)
    • Ephraim and Manasseh become half-tribes in place of Joseph.
    • Israel blesses Ephraim over Manasseh, even though Manasseh was older.

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Sermons - Benchley church of Christ

DW

April 05, 2015

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  • I Corinthians 6:9-11; Ephesians 5:11
  • Matthew 5:10-16:
    • Consider yourself a blessed member of the kingdom of heaven.
      • Acts 5:40
      • II Timothy 3:12
    • Rejoice and be glad, for your reward in heaven is great.
      • I Corinthians 15:32
    • Rejoice and be glad … for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.
      • II Chronicles 26:11-16
      • Hebrews 12:1
    • Let your light shine.

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Classes - Benchley church of Christ

SLL

April 05, 2015

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  • Lesson 8: Where to Worship
    • Acts 11:26 – Disciples of Christ were called Christians.
    • Romans 16:16; I Corinthians 1:2; Colossians 4:16; I Thessalonians 1:1; I Timothy 3:15
    • Acts 20:7 – The church met on the first day of the week.
    • Hebrews 10:24-25 – Do not neglect the assembly.
    • I Corinthians 16:1-2 – Collection is to be taken up on the first day of the week.
    • Romans 1:7; 12:1-21
    • I Corinthians 1:10-13
    • I Corinthians 3:4-11 – Our foundation is to be laid in Christ.
    • I Corinthians 5:1-13 – Sinful individuals must be disciplined and purged from the church lest they damage the entire church.
    • I Corinthians 14:4-19 – In the assembly, we should be working to instruct each other.
    • I Timothy 3:1-16 – Qualifications for deacons and overseers.
    • Ephesians 5:1-33 – We must walk in the path God has set out for us.

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Classes - Benchley church of Christ

DW

April 01, 2015

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  • Genesis 12-36
  • Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and the 3 promises
    • The 3 promises to Abraham (Genesis 12)
      • “I will make you a great nation”
        • Exodus 1:7
        • Deuteronomy 26:5; Galatians 3:28-29; 6:15-16; Romans 2:28-29
      • “To your descendants I will give this land”
        • Joshua 21:43
      • “In you, all the families of the earth will be blessed”
        • Acts 3:26
      • All three of these promises have already been fulfilled!
    • Sodom and Gomorrah (Genesis 18-19)
      • Some try to argue that this is not about homosexuality. The context shows plainly that the men of the city were attempting to commit homosexual acts.
    • Abraham offering Isaac (Genesis 22)
    • The 12 tribes of Israel (Genesis 29-30; 35:18)
      • Jacob
        • By Zilpah:
          • Gad
          • Asher
        • By Leah:
          • Reuben
          • Simeon
          • Levi
          • Judah
          • Issachar
          • Zebulun
        • By Rachel:
          • Joseph
          • Benjamin
        • By Bilhah:
          • Dan
          • Naphtali

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Sermons - Benchley church of Christ

TS

March 29, 2015

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  • Hebrews 11
  • Hebrews 11:1 – This is faith defined.
  • Hebrews 11:3 – See Genesis 1.
  • Hebrews 11:7 – The faith of Noah.
  • Hebrews 11:8-10 – Abraham had faith in an outcome that he could not see. See Genesis 12:1-3.
  • Hebrews 11:11-12 – See Genesis 17:15-17.
  • Hebrews 11:27 – Moses endured because He looked to God.
  • Only the unseen things are eternal.
    • II Corinthians 4:16-18
    • Never forfeit the unseen for the seen.
  • We need to develop a faith that says, “God said it, I believe it!”
    • Luke 17:5
  • Trust in God in the dark!

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