Sermons - Benchley church of Christ

DW

October 05, 2014

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  • II Timothy 2:2
  • Explain the need to use the Bible as the standard
    • How do we know what God expects?
      • II Corinthians 5:10; John 12:47-48
      • Appeals to self
        • “Yeah, but I don’t think …”
        • Answer: Paul, Acts 26:9-11; Proverbs 14:12
      • Appeals to emotion
        • “Surely God won’t send a person to hell for _____.”
        • Answer: Put something absurd in the blank – what does this prove? John 12:48
      • Appeals to consensus
        • “The overwhelming majority of Christians or Bible scholars believe this.”
        • Answer: But who is the judge? Matthew 7:13-14; I Corinthians 1:20
      • Appeals to tradition
        • “This is a long-standing doctrine. People have followed this practice for centuries.”
        • Answer: Does continued sin become right?
          • Example: Idolatrous kinds of Israel
          • Example: Paul, Galatians 1:13-14
          • Tradition of … child abuse? … racism?
      • Appeals to the love of God and Jesus
        • “God is a god of love and grace and forgiveness, not rules and condemnation.”
        • Answer: God is full of love! But what does that mean? What about Hitler? Romans 2:4-11; I John 5:3
  • Demonstrate how to use the Bible correctly
    • Context
      • Matthew 27:5; Luke 10:37; John 13:27
      • Common mistakes: Matthew 7:1; John 14:26
    • Harmony
      • Matthew 4:5-7
      • Example: My responsibility in worship. Is the Lord’s Supper the only thing? I Corinthians 11:23-34
      • Example: My responsibility in salvation. Are confession and belief the only things? Romans 10:9-10
  • Be an example of living the Bible
    • I Timothy 4:12,16
    • II Timothy 2:24-26
    • I Corinthians 9:22

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Classes - Benchley church of Christ

JJ

October 05, 2014

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  • Hebrews 2:15-4:3
  • Hebrews 2:17 – Under the Old Covenant, the high priest was an Israelite and served as a man. In a similar sense, Jesus came to earth and lived as a man among brethren so that He might serve as our high priest.
  • Hebrews 3:1 – Jesus is called the Apostle here. “Apostle” means one chosen and sent. Jesus was an apostle in that sense, but not like the twelve apostles.
  • Hebrews 4:3 – God’s plan of salvation was set in place from the beginning of the world. See Matthew 25:34.

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Classes - Benchley church of Christ

DW

October 01, 2014

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  • II Timothy 2:14-3:9
  • II Timothy 2:14-15 – We must be careful to study at depth, but not descend into “useless wrangling” about words.
  • II Timothy 2:16-17 – Worldly and empty chatter is dangerous and toxic to the Christian.
    • II Timothy 2:17 – This could be the same Hymenaeus from I Timothy 1:20.
  • II Timothy 2:23-25 – We must be gentle and patient with those who oppose us.
  • II Timothy 3:5 – See I Timothy 4:8.

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Sermons - Benchley church of Christ

JJ

September 28, 2014

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  • Colossians 3:15-16
  • We have much to be thankful for.
  • We should be thankful for the saved relationship.
    • John 16:12-13; I Corinthians 2:13-14 – The Holy Spirit revealed the plan of salvation.
    • I John 1:3-4
    • II Thessalonians 2:9-10
  • We should be thankful for God’s arrangement of the local church.
    • Colossians 3:16
    • Things for which Paul was thankful: Romans 1:8; Colossians 1:4; Ephesians 1:16; Philippians 1:3; Colossians 1:3; I Thessalonians 1:2; II Thessalonians 1:3; 2:13; Philemon 1:4
    • Galatians 5:15 – Beware of bickering and quarreling in the church.
  • We should be thankful for our health.
    • III John 1:2
  • We should be thankful for the family relationship.
  • We should be thankful for our country.
    • I Timothy 2:1-2

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Sermons - Benchley church of Christ

DW

September 28, 2014

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  • Historical accuracy, prophetic fulfillment, and scientific foreknowledge
  • Egyptian knowledge of the day
    • Acts 7:22
    • Ebers papyrus
    • Exodus 15:26
  • Germs
    • Dr. Ignaz Semmelweis
    • Washing
      • Numbers 19:5-22
      • Drs. McMillen and Stern parallel our modern knowledge to Numbers 19
        • Running water
        • Time
        • Antiseptic soap
        • Vigorous scrubbing
    • Quarantine
      • Numbers 5:1-3; Leviticus 13:1-3,45-54
      • The same technique was later used to contain modern day leprosy outbreaks.
  • Circumcision on the eighth day
    • Genesis 17:12-14 (Leviticus 12:3)
    • The clotting protein prothrombin naturally peaks on the eighth day
  • Dietary regulations
    • Leviticus 11
    • David L. Macht, 1953: Studies of meat toxicity in various animals.
  • Ratio for ship building
    • Genesis 6:15 – Ratio 30:5:3
  • Water cycle
    • Ecclesiastes 1:7; 11:3a; Amos 9:6
  • Four types of flesh
    • I Corinthians 15:39
  • Basic sanitation
    • Deuteronomy 23:12-14
  • I Thessalonians 2:13

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