Classes - Benchley church of Christ

SLL

March 22, 2015

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  • Lesson 6: Overcoming Sin
    • I Corinthians 15:56 – The literal meaning of sin is “missing the mark”.
    • Romans 6:23
    • James 1:13-15 – God does not tempt anyone! We are responsible for our own sin.
    • James 4:17 – There’s no excuse for not doing the right thing!
    • I Corinthians 10:12-14
    • I John 1:8
    • I John 2:1
    • Hebrews 4:12-16 – It should be a great comfort that we have a Savior in Jesus who can sympathize with us.
    • Hebrews 10:16-27
    • II Corinthians 5:17-21
    • Galatians 2:20
    • Titus 2:11-14 – We must live upright and godly lives until the end. We don’t ever retire from serving God.
    • Galatians 5:16-26 – We must walk according to God’s will. Any other way causes spiritual death and destruction.
    • Romans 5-6

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Classes - Benchley church of Christ

DW

March 18, 2015

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  • Even though we are under the New Covenant today and not the Old Covenant, the Old Testament is still valuable and helpful:
    • Reveals God’s eternal plan and ancient human history
      • Ephesians 3:4,11
      • Genesis 3:15
      • Genesis 12:3
    • Gives examples of human qualities commanded under the New Covenant
      • Patience – Abraham did not always have enough!
    • Teaches us about God
      • II Peter 3:3-7
      • Hebrews 3:7
    • Warns us of disobedience
      • I Corinthians 10:5-12 – Learn from Old Testament examples!
    • Gives us instruction, courage, and hope
      • Romans 4:19-22
      • Romans 15:2
    • Provides evidence for the inspiration of the Bible
      • The Old Testament is full of examples of scientific foreknowledge and historical accuracy that demonstrate its inspiration.
    • Shows us how to interpret Scripture
      • Exodus 3:6; Luke 20:37 – Jesus made a very fine point from Exodus, showing that God expects us to make inferences and read His Word closely.
    • Teaches us timeless truths
      • Matthew 19:4
    • Shows, by way of contrast, the superiority of the New Covenant
      • Hebrews 8:6

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Sermons - Benchley church of Christ

JJ

March 15, 2015

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  • Philippians 4:10-13
  • Paul said he had learned to be content.
  • Contentment is paradoxical
    • A virtue, when content with right things.
    • A vice, when content with wrong things.
    • It is being satisfied in the sense of absence of craving.
    • It is not being satisfied in the sense of effort. II Corinthians 12:9
  • Contentment is not:
    • Being satisfied with all matters of one’s physical life.
    • Being satisfied with just what one has.
    • Suppression of all desire.
    • The philosophy of the Stoicks.
  • Contentment is:
    • Absence of fretting, worrying, and craving – Matthew 6:25-34
    • Doing one’s best and then not fretting about that which cannot be improved.
  • Things with which we should be content:
    • Wages – Luke 3:14; I Corinthians 7:21
    • Raiment and food – I Timothy 6:8
    • Wife/husband of one’s covenant – Malachi 2:14
    • Summed up: Whatever state one is in – Philippians 4:11; Romans 8:31
  • Things with which we should not be content:
    • Lack of Bible study
    • Lack of prayer
    • Lack of attendance
    • Failure to be a brother’s keeper
    • Failure to give as prospered
    • Attainments and conditions of local church
    • One’s shortcomings
    • One’s spiritual progress
  • The tragedy is that so many are content in the area where they should not be content (spiritual things) and are not content in the area where they should be content (physical things).

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Sermons - Benchley church of Christ

DW

March 15, 2015

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  • Nahum 3:1
  • Nahum 2:1-10
  • Nahum’s prophecies fulfilled
    • #1: The city would be destroyed by a flood (Nahum 2:6-8)
      • 612 BC – A flood weakens the walls, allowing invaders to overtake the city.
    • #2: Ninevah would be burned and her riches taken as spoil (Nahum 2:9-10, 13; 3:13-15)
    • #3: The citizens would be slaughtered (Nahum 2:11-13; 3:3, 18)
    • #4: The capital city would be completely devastated (Nahum 1:12-15; 3:6-7, 19)
      • Later historians reported the city to be completely destroyed.
      • Zephaniah 2:13
      • Ninevah was rediscovered in the 1800s.
    • God will punish sinners
      • Nahum 1:1-6
      • Why did God preserve this story for us? As a warning about how He deals with sinners.
      • Deuteronomy 7:9-11
      • Nahum 1:9-10 – No defense is sufficient if God is against you.
      • II Thessalonians 1:6-10
    • God will protect the righteous
      • Nahum 1:7
      • Nahum 1:15
      • Romans 10:13-17 – If God could protect Judah from Assyria, He can protect us from Satan.

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Classes - Benchley church of Christ

DW

March 15, 2015

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  • Genesis 1: Laws for patriarchs
    • Genesis 3:3; 6:14; 18:9
  • Exodus 20: Law of Moses for Israel (Old Covenant)
    • Deuteronomy 5:1
    • Matthew 5:17
    • Galatians 3:16, 19, 24 – The old law led up to Christ.
  • Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel: Laws for Gentiles
    • Isaiah 13:1; 14:29; 15:1; 18:1; 21:11, 13 – messages for various nations
  • Jews: Acts 2, Gentiles: Acts 10: Laws of Christ for all (New Covenant)
    • Hebrews 1:1
    • Galatians 3:28
  • Are Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John part of the Old Covenant?
    • Jesus lived under the Old Covenant.
      • Galatians 4:4; Matthew 5:17-18
    • Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John: Taught the New Covenant
    • Acts 2: Law of Christ (New Covenant)
    • But Jesus introduced the New Covenant that would soon take effect.
      • Jesus proclaimed the kingdom which was “at hand.”
        • Matthew 4:17, 23
        • Matthew 5:3, 10
        • Matthew 16:18, 28
        • Luke 16:16-17
        • Luke 17:14
      • Jesus introduced new truths not found in the Old Covenant.
        • Matthew 26:26-29 – institution of the Lord’s Supper
        • John 4:20-21 – Jerusalem would no longer be important.
        • John 2:15
        • John 3:3 – being born again
      • The words of Jesus before the cross were still binding after the cross.
        • I Corinthians 11:23-26
        • Colossians 1:13
        • I Timothy 6:3-4 – Teaching must conform to what Jesus taught.
      • So what?
        • Galatians 5:3-4
        • Marriage, divorce, and remarriage passages – Matthew 5:19; Mark 10; Luke 16
        • Hebrews 1:1-2; 2:3

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