Classes - Benchley church of Christ

TS

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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JS

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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Sermons - Benchley church of Christ

DL

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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JJ

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.

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JS

February 26, 2014

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  • Laments, continued:
    • Element 1: Invocation
    • Element 2: Complaint
    • Element 3: Petition
    • Element 4: Conclusion
    • Key features:
      • Besides “lament,” what other terms could be used to describe this type of Psalm? A plea or prayer.
      • Is it to try to “reason” with God to convince Him to do something?
        • Yes, it is. This happened several times in the Old Testament. Moses did this in Exodus 32:11-14, for example.
        • “For”: reasons in the Psalms
          • God’s character – Psalms 5:4-6,10
          • God’s past actions – Psalms 3:7; 106:44-46
          • Actions of evil ones – Psalms 10:3-4
          • Vindication of the righteous – Psalms 26
          • “Lest” - consequences of God not responding – Psalms 6:4-5; 35:24-25
          • “That” - positive outcome of God responding – Psalms 9:13-14; 35:9-10. (In a sense, this vow to praise is fulfilled in the psalms of praise.)
        • Examples of people who tried to convince God to act in a certain way:
          • Genesis 18:20-26,32,19 – Abraham interceding for Sodom and Gomorrah.
            • Reason: punishing the righteous with the wicked would be unjust
            • Outcome: God qualified His decision
            • Outcome: God did not relent, but did preserve Lot
          • Exodus 32:12-14 – Moses interceding for Israelites
            • Reason 1: Protesting God’s name among the Gentiles
            • Reason 2: Remembering the promise to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob
            • Outcome: God relented
          • Matthew 15:22-28 – The Canaanite woman
    • Examples
      • Psalm 22
        • Speaker and addressee
          • Individual point of view to God
          • Addresses those who fear the Lord
          • General declaration (refers to God in third person)
        • Specific events under consideration
          • Not in context
        • Setting of the Psalm in Hebrew worship
          • To the choir director
        • Use of divine names and descriptions of the relationship between the speaker and God
        • Repeated terms of phrases
        • “Loaded” or powerful terms
        • Figures of speech
        • Parallelism
        • Word play

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