Classes - Benchley church of Christ

JS

April 09, 2014

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  • Lesson 5: Wisdom Psalms
    • Purpose
      • To teach and instruct; tell coming generations about God (Psalm 32:8; 49:3; 78:1,4)
      • Calls to action in Psalms
        • Psalm 37:8,27 – cease from anger and wrath; do not worry; depart from evil
        • Psalm 112:9 – give freely to the poor
        • Psalm 119:1 – be blameless; walk in the way of the Lord
        • Psalm 119:9 – keep your way pure; walk according to God’s word
      • Fearing God and keeping His commandments brings about blessings. Psalm 1:3; 73:24; 112:1
    • Structure
      • Wisdom psalms have a variety of structures, so we will look at the unique structure of Psalm 119.
      • Psalm 119 is an acrostic poem. It is divided into 22 sections of 8 lines each. Each section is named for a letter of the Hebrew alphabet. Each line in that section starts with the same letter.
      • Seven other psalms, Proverbs 31, Lamentations 1-4, and Nahum all contain at least partial acrostics.
      • God’s law is referenced in nearly every verse of Psalm 119.
    • Key features
      • Phrasing is similar in many passages, including:
        • Psalm 37:16 / Proverbs 15:16 – Better is … than …
        • Psalm 128:1 / Proverbs 3:13 – How blessed is …
        • Psalm 32:9 / Proverbs 25:8 – Do not … otherwise …
        • Psalm 49:1 / Proverbs 22:17 – Hear this …
        • All of these impart wisdom and try to show the importance and superiority of God’s way.
    • Example
      • Psalm 73
        • Psalm 73:1-9 – Complaint
        • Psalm 73:10-14 – Lament
        • Psalm 73:15-20 – Seeing the truth of the matter
        • Psalm 73:21-24 – God guides me
        • Psalm 73:25-28 – Rejoicing in a relationship with God

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DW

April 06, 2014

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  • Ephesians 4:20-24
  • Education
    • Forgiveness and righteousness lead to life
      • Romans 6:4-7, 20-23 – Living in sin leads to death. Living righteously leads to life.
  • Attitude
    • Constantly renewing ourselves to be more like Deity
      • Colossians 3:10
      • Ephesians 4:23-24
      • Ephesians 5:1-2 – Imitate God!
      • Colossians 3:17
  • Action
    • Instruments of righteousness
      • Romans 6:12-13
      • Speak truth!
      • Only speak what is good for edification.
      • Colossians 3:1-3 – Set your mind on things above.
      • Colossians 3:15 - “Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts.”
      • Colossians 3:12
      • Ephesians 4:22,24 – We are new people!

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Classes - Benchley church of Christ

JJ

April 06, 2014

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  • Mark 8:38 – We must never let ourselves be ashamed of Jesus. See also I Thessalonians 4:13-18.
  • Mark 9:1 – This should really be Mark 8 verse 39. Putting a chapter division before this verse does not make sense.
    • This verse shows conclusively that the kingdom of God has already come. See Acts 2:30-36.
  • Mark 9:2-3 – Jesus is transfigured.
  • Mark 9:4-8 – Moses and Elijah appear to speak with Jesus.
  • Mark 9:29 – This could mean that the disciples had not properly dedicated themselves with prayer and fasting before attempting to cast this demon out.

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Classes - Benchley church of Christ

JS

April 02, 2014

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  • Royal psalms
    • Purpose
      • Psalm 2 – The Son of God is singled out to receive a particular blessing from God. He will receive the nations as an inheritance and reign over them.
      • Psalm 18 – David emphasizes God’s lovingkindness toward him.
      • Psalm 20 – The people asked for help in times of trouble on behalf of the king.
      • Psalm 21 – The king would obtain his glory through God’s salvation.
      • Psalm 101 – David promises to be a blameless king.
    • Structure
      • Psalm 18
        • Thanksgiving psalm
      • Psalm 89
        • Psalm 89:5,11 – Creation
        • Psalm 89:30-32 – Prophetic warning
        • Psalm 89:46-52 - Lament
    • Key features
      • Psalm 18 – A forward-looking psalm (see last line).
      • Psalm 110
        • Psalm 110:1 – See Matthew 22:41-46; Acts 2:34-36.
        • Psalm 110:4 – See Hebrews 5:6; 7:17,21 – This applies to Jesus
    • Example
      • Psalm 72
        • Possibly Solomon is speaking here and addressing God.
        • Solomon requests that he be able to judge with righteousness and rule well.
        • The people would be blessed with justice and prosperity if the king ruled well.

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Sermons - Benchley church of Christ

JJ

March 30, 2014

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  • Mark 6:14-28
  • A rash promise
    • James 1:19 – Think before you speak!
    • Colossians 4:6 – Select your words carefully.
    • This is especially important in the parent/child relationship.
    • A rash promise should be repented of.
      • There have been cases where someone divorced unscripturally and remarried, but was then afraid of breaking the second marriage on learning the truth about God’s marriage law because he would have to break his marriage promise. He had no right to make that promise and so should repent of it.
  • A spineless man (Mark 6:26)
  • A dancing daughter
    • This dancing was designed to inflame the passions and lusts of those in attendance.
  • An adulterous marriage
    • Leviticus 18:16; 20:21 – The marriage law of Herod’s day.
    • Matthew 19:9 – The marriage law of our day.
  • There was just one thing that led to John’s death.
    • He had courage to preach God’s truth without fear, even to Herod who had power to put him to death.

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