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Epitaphs

Robert Bond

March 09, 2014

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Epitaphs are an old custom.
Hebrews 11:4 - “Able being dead yet speaketh”
Let us consider some good and bad epitaphs
- Good epitaphs
  - Dorcas – Acts 9:36-39 - “Full of good works and alms deeds”
  - Enoch – Genesis 5:22-24 - “Walked with God”
  - Noah – Genesis 6:9 - “A just man and upright in his generation … walked with God”
  - Abraham – James 2:23 - “The friend of God”
  - Apostle Paul – II Timothy 4:7 - “Fought the good fight, finished the course, kept the faith”
  - Jesus Christ
    - Hebrews 4:15 - “Was without sin”
    - Acts 10:38 - “Went about doing good”
  - Every New Testament Christian – Revelation 14:13 - “Blessed … died in the Lord … at rest from their labors.”
- Bad epitaphs
  - Judas Iscariot – John 18:2 - “One that betrayed the Lord Jesus Christ”
  - Demas – II Timothy 4:10 - “Forsook Paul … a lower of this present world”
  - A certain rich man – Luke 12:20-21 - “Layed up treasure for self, not rich toward God”
  - Felix – Acts 24:24-25 - “A procrastinator”
  - Any unfaithful individual
    - I Timothy 1:19 - “Made shipwreck of the faith”
    - Revelation 2:4 - “Left first love”
    - I John 2:3; Revelation 22:14 - “Did not keep God’s commandments”
    - James 4:4 - “A friend of the world”
    - Matthew 10:22 - “Did not endure to the end”
    - II Peter 2:20 - “Last state worse than the first”
    - Hebrews 6:4-6 - “Impossible to renew them again unto repentance”
  - Every unbeliever – Luke 16:25 - “Son … remember”
- Every epitaph might not be true. Acts 24:5-6; 17:6 but … Hebrews 9:27; I Corinthians 4:2-5

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Mark, Part 5

Tim Stringer

March 09, 2014

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Mark 4:1-20 – Parable of the sower and soils
Mark 4:21-25 – We are the light of the world.
Mark 4:26-29 – Parable of the seed.
Mark 4:30-32 – Parable of the mustard seed.
Mark 4:33-34 – Jesus privately explained His parables to the disciples.
Mark 4:35-41 – Jesus displays control over the weather.

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Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs, Part 5

Jady Stevens

March 05, 2014

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Analysis of Psalm 22, continued:
- Repeated terms
- “Loaded” or powerful terms
- Figures of speech
  - “enthroned upon the praises of Israel” (Psalm 22:3)
  - “I am a worm and not a man” (Psalm 22:6)
- Parallelism
  - Couplets throughout (note Psalm 22:2)
  - A – Psalm 22:12-13 – enemy imagery
  - B – Psalm 22:14-15 – effect on speaker
  - A – Psalm 22:16 – enemy imagery
  - B – Psalm 22:17-18 – effect on speaker
- Word play
  - “upon you I was cast from birth” (Psalm 22:10)
- Reasons for God to intercede
  - Delivered in the past (Psalm 22:4-5)
  - Contradict the mockers (Psalms 22:8)
  - Trusted since birth (Psalm 22:9-10)
  - Vow of praise (Psalm 22:22,25)
- Structure of the psalm
Analysis of Psalm 88
- Identity of the speaker and addressee
  - Individual (Psalm 88:1)
  - Addresses God exclusively
- Specific events under consideration
- Setting of the Psalm in Hebrew worship
- Use of diving names and descriptions of the relationship between the speaker and God
- Repeated terms or phrases
- “Loaded” or powerful terms
- Figures of speech
- Parallelism

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Attitudes Needed in Congregational Work

Danny Lackey

March 02, 2014

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Attitudes toward God
- Love – Matthew 22:37
- Faith and trust – Hebrews 11:6; Romans 10:17
- Thankfulness – Colossians 3:15-17; Romans 1:18-21; Proverbs 16:7
Attitudes toward ourselves
- Humility – Romans 12:3,16; John 13:1-17; Matthew 25:21
- Teachability – Proverbs 15:32
- Honesty toward our mistakes – James 5:16
Attitudes toward our brethren
- Love – John 13:34-35; I Peter 1:22-23
- Cooperation – I Corinthians 12:24-26
- Appreciation for others and their work – I Corinthians 12:18-26
- Submissiveness – Hebrews 13:17; I Peter 5:5
- Peaceableness – Romans 14:19; Ephesians 4:1-3
- Hospitality – Romans 12:13; III John 1:5-8
- Warmth, friendliness, openness – Acts 2:44-47; 11:27-30
- Gentleness, meekness – Galatians 6:1; II Timothy 2:24-26
- Forgiveness, forbearance, patience, longsuffering – Ephesians 4:1-3,31-32
Attitudes toward our work
- Gratitude for the privilege of our work – I Corinthians 15:9-11
- Enthusiasm, eagerness – II Corinthians 9:6-8
- Industriousness, diligence, energy – Nehemiah 4:6; Colossians 3:23-24; Proverbs 18:9
- Initiative
- Positiveness – Philippians 2:14-15
- Persistence – John 4:34; Hebrews 6:11-12; II Timothy 4:7
Conclusion
- Ideal attitudes make for ideal working conditions.
- Ideal attitudes in a congregation will help the cause of Christ. II Timothy 2:21

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Mark, Part 4

Jesse Jenkins

March 02, 2014

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Mark 3:1-12 – Jesus heals many and crowds throng Him.
Mark 3:13-19 – Jesus selects twelve apostles.
Mark 3:15 – Note that it doesn’t say anything here about Jesus asking the Father to give them power to cast our demons. Jesus himself gave them the power because He had the power. Some attempt to deny this in denying the deity of Christ.
Mark 3:20-30 – The scribes arrive to accuse Jesus of casting out demons by the power of Satan. Jesus refutes this thinking with parables and common sense. The scribes could not deny that Jesus was working miracles, so they took the only option they had left, which was to undermine the source of His power. It is this blasphemy against the Holy Spirit that Jesus was speaking against in Mark 3:29. See also John 5:14-15; Luke 12:10; Matthew 13:21.
Mark 3:31-35 – Jesus asserts that His true family is spiritual.
Mark 4:1-9 – The parable of the sower and soils.