Classes - Benchley church of Christ

JJ

February 23, 2014

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  • Mark 2:1-13 – Jesus heals the paralytic.
  • Mark 2:13-17 – Matthew is called.
  • Mark 2:18-22 – Many people understand this passage backwards. Jesus is saying that it is inappropriate to patch the new law onto the old law. See Luke 5:36-39. It was just as absurdly inappropriate for Jesus’ disciples to fast while He was with them as it would be for new wine to be put in old wineskins.
  • Mark 2:23-28 – See I Samuel 21:1. The law of the Sabbath was secondary to other laws. The Pharisees were trying to confuse the priorities here in order to trip up Jesus. They attempt the same thing again in Mark 3:1-5.
  • Mark 3:1-5 – Jesus heals a man on the Sabbath.

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Classes - Benchley church of Christ

JS

February 19, 2014

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  • Lesson 2: The Laments
    • Purpose
      • The audience is God. The purpose is to ask Him to act in some way.
    • Structure
      • Lament psalms contain most or all of four distinct elements, often in the same order.
      • Element 1: Address
        • What is common about the first verse of Psalms 4, 5, and 17? “Hear me, O God.” See also Psalms 22:1; 54:2; 55:1; 61:1; 27:7; 39:12.
        • How does this compare with Jesus’ example prayer in Matthew 6:9? “Our father, who art in heaven.”
        • What is the importance or significance of using God’s name in a prayer or song? It formally addresses God and shows Him that we are depending on Him for the answer.
      • Element 2: Plea
        • What are the problems described in Psalm 3:1; 6:2,5; 109:2-5; 31:13? Human enemies, physical distress, schemes of men
        • How did God react when the Israelites complained in the wilderness (Numbers 11:1; 16:41,49)? With wrath!
        • Does God want us to tell Him about our worries? Consider I Peter 5:7; 3:12; Luke 18:1-8; Philippians 4:6. Yes!
        • How does God not contradict Himself when He has these different responses to expressions of need? The difference is in the tone and the way the request is made.
      • Element 3:
        • Two types of requests dominate the lament psalms. Both can be seen in Psalm 7:10-11 and Psalm 109:26,29. What are they? Salvation and punishment for the wicked.
        • The superscription of Psalm 57 shows the psalm described a specific occasion. What lessons can we learn from David’s request in Psalm 57:2-3? Did David have the power to fulfill his own request (I Samuel 24)? Why did he not do so? Physically he could have done it, but it was not his place to do so. He was relying on God for a solution.

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Sermons - Benchley church of Christ

JJ

February 16, 2014

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Sermons - Benchley church of Christ

LB

February 16, 2014

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  • Isaiah 62:1-4
  • vernal – of or relating to spring
  • zephyr – the west wind; a gentle breeze
  • Isaiah 62:3 – In ancient times, a diadem was a fillet of silk about two inches wide tied around the head. Also translated “turban.”
  • Israel, the bride of God
    • Had become forsaken
    • II Chronicles 15:2
    • Jeremiah 3:20 – Israel’s infidelity; the rejection of Israel.
    • Deuteronomy 28:15
    • Isaiah 51:19-20
  • Zion – the city forsaken. The new name: Delight; Beulah.
  • Revelation 21:1-2
  • The church is the bride of Christ
    • II Thessalonians 2:1-12
    • II Corinthians 6:14-18 – Favorship with God is obtained by being faithful.
    • Philippians 2:12-14
    • Isaiah 42:10; 62:2
    • “The Gentiles shall see thy righteousness, all kings thy glory” - Acts 11:26
  • The great blessing of it all
    • Isaiah 62:3
    • Revelation 15:6
    • I Peter 2:9
    • Ephesians 3:10
    • The beauty of Beulah Land is open to all who will obey Christ and be saved.
    • Romans 6:3-5
    • Romans 7:3-4
    • I Thessalonians 2:19

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Classes - Benchley church of Christ

JJ

February 16, 2014

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  • Mark 1:8 – Baptism in the Holy Spirit meant being clothed with power to teach and demonstrate the authority of the teaching.
    • Acts 1:4-5; Luke 24:46; 2:1
  • Mark 1:15 – These people already believed in God, so they simply needed to repent and believe in the new teaching of Jesus. This does not mean, as some teach, that repentance comes before belief.
  • Mark 1:27 – This is the first of about 26 miracles recorded in the book of Mark. See John 20:30-31.
  • Mark 1:35 – Jesus started His day in prayer to the Father. There is no better way for us to start our day.
  • Mark 1:34 – Miracles and unclean spirits have now ceased. Zechariah 13:2

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