Classes - Benchley church of Christ

DW

March 11, 2015

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  • We must learn how to LISTEN! (continued)
    • Don’t assume or assign motives
      • II Samuel 10:1-4 – Hanun misinterprets David’s motives
      • I Corinthians 13:7
      • Job 19:1-3
    • Don’t turn around and blab (use discretion)
      • Proverbs 11:13; 25:9-10
      • I Timothy 5:13
    • We must learn how to SPEAK!
      • Speak with sincere love
        • Ephesians 4:15, 29
        • Proverbs 12:18; 15:1-2
        • Philippians 2:3-5
        • Matthew 7:1-5
      • Speak with clarity
        • I Corinthians 9:20-22
        • I Corinthians 14:19
      • Slow down
        • John 13:8-10
        • Proverbs 15:28; 17:27
        • James 1:19
      • Use those little words that mean so much
        • “I’m sorry” – Luke 15:21
        • “I forgive you” – Matthew 6:14-15
        • “Please!” – Acts 26:3; Nehemiah 5:10-11

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JJ

March 08, 2015

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  • Introduction
    • Matthew 7:1-2
    • John 7:24
    • This shows the importance of taking a passage in context.
  • Judging that is right
    • Two things are indispensable for judging to be right:
      • Right standard
      • Right motives
    • Of civil courts – Romans 13:1-4
    • Of church on ungodly members – I Corinthians 5:1-5
    • Of individual judgment on wrongdoers – Matthew 7:15-19
    • Recognizing and correcting faults of a brother – Galatians 6:1
    • Preaching that draws a line between good and bad – II Timothy 4:2-4; I Thessalonians 5:21-22
    • Identifying false teachers – II Peter 2:1; I Timothy 1:20
  • Judging that is wrong
    • According to appearance – John 7:24
    • By a standard by which you are not willing to be judged – Romans 2:2; Matthew 7:1-2
    • By a standard which you set up – James 4:11
    • By a standard that any man sets up – Romans 3:4
    • Judging by right standard but with wrong motives – Philippians 1:15-16
  • Causes of unjust judgment
    • An effort to build self up while tearing another down – Luke 18:9-14
    • Envy and dislike – Matthew 27:18; I Samuel 18:7-9; Esther 5:9-14
    • Love of errors and hatred of truth – II Corinthians 11:13-14
    • The censorious judge is worse than his victim; he judges while condemning judging.
  • The censorious judge is his own victim.
  • The remedy for censorious judging
    • Love – I Corinthians 13:7; I Peter 4:8; Proverbs 17:9
    • Self-examination – Matthew 7:3; John 8:7
    • Look for good in others – I Corinthians 13:7
    • Consider the hurt done others.
    • Consider the hurt done to self.
    • Put self in victim’s shows.
    • Take advantage of God’s way of escape – I Corinthians 10:13

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DW

March 08, 2015

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  • Introduction
    • Matthew 18:12
    • Luke 10:36
    • Acts 17:11
    • Acts 19:8 – Paul reasoned with people about the kingdom of God.
    • God wants us to think, but not all thinking is equal.
      • Acts 17:29
      • James 3:13-17
      • Jeremiah 10:23
    • Faulty human reasoning:
      • The end justifies the means
        • II Samuel 6:1-8 – Uzzah is struck dead for touching the ark of the covenant.
        • I Samuel 15:17-23 – Saul disobeys God.
        • John 6:26-27, 35, 60, 66
      • We shouldn’t judge others
        • Colossians 3:11-12, 8
        • Matthew 7:1-6
        • Luke 17:3
        • John 7:24 – Judge with righteous judgment.
        • Ephesians 5:11-12 – We must discern evil and point it out.
        • We are not helping anyone by pretending that sin is okay!
      • Worship is mainly about people
        • The church for men?
        • I Corinthians 1:12-13
        • Ephesians 5:25 – The church is not about being ourselves. It’s about improving
        • Ephesians 5:19
        • I Corinthians 11:24-25
        • I Corinthians 14:23-25
        • The focus of worship is always God – not us!
      • Not all thinking is good thinking!

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SLL

March 08, 2015

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  • Lesson 4: Kingdom, continued:
    • Matthew 28:16-20 – Jesus has all authority.
    • Matthew 5:19-22
    • Matthew 6:24-34
    • Matthew 7:21
    • John 3:5
    • I Thessalonians 2:12 – We are commanded to walk worthy of God, so we know it’s possible!
  • Lesson 5: Second Coming
    • Matthew 24:35-36
    • Mark 13:31-36
    • Matthew 25:31-46
    • I Thessalonians 4:14-18
    • Matthew 7:21-23
    • II Corinthians 5:10
    • Matthew 5:29-30
    • II Peter 3:9-14
    • Luke 13:6-8
    • Acts 1:11
    • I Corinthians 11:26 – The Lord’s Supper proclaims His death until He comes.
    • I Thessalonians 3:11-13
    • I Thessalonians 5:23
    • Hebrews 9:28
    • James 5:7-9 – Be patient for the coming of the Lord.
    • I John 2:28 – We should be confident toward God.

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LB

March 04, 2015

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  • Romans introduction
    • Key verse: Romans 2:11 – No difference between Jew and Gentile. No partiality with God.
    • Writer: Paul
      • Born and educated in Tarsus. Learned trade of tent-making there.
      • Influenced by Grecian education (his first education)
        • Logical and analytical
        • Themes of other books by Paul:
          • Ephesians: Christ and the church
          • Colossians: Pre-eminence of Christ
          • Philippians: Rejoicing
        • Later education was Jewish at the feet of Gamaliel (Acts 22:3)
          • Romans deals with Jew-Gentile problems
            • Jews: God gave Gentiles up (Romans 1:13); because of their moral descent, there was no salvation for them.
            • Gentiles: Jews had no salvation because they had rejected and crucified Christ and hardened their hearts against the gospel.
          • Place of writing: Corinth
            • Date: 57 or 58 AD
            • First Corinthians written from Ephesus (I Corinthians 16:8)
            • Second Corinthians written from Macedonia (I Corinthians 16:5-9; II Corinthians 1:15-17; 2:12-13; 7:5; see Acts 20:1-2)
            • Romans written from Corinth
              • Paul about to depart for Jerusalem with collection for poor saints (Romans 15:25-27; I Corinthians 16:1-4; II Corinthians 8-9)
              • He refers to Cenchrea, a sea port of Corinth (Romans 16:1)
              • He is entertained by Gaius, whom he baptized at Corinth (Romans 16:23)
            • Paul makes no mention of Peter in his epistle to Rome
              • Catholic Church says Peter was made Pope in 42 AD. Romans was written in 57-58 AD.
            • In 50 AD, Claudius Caesar drove the Jews from Rome because of quarrels between Jews and Christians.
            • In 63 AD, Jews were allowed back into Rome.
            • In 64 AD, great persecution began at the hands of Nero.
          • The purpose and message
            • The depravity to which sin leads – when man abandons God, God gives them up (Romans 1:18 ff)
            • God is no respecter of persons (Romans 2:11)
            • Universal need for salvation (Romans 3:23)
            • Law of faith contrasted to Law of Moses

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