Sermons - Benchley church of Christ

JJ

October 27, 2013

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  • Acts 14:15; Genesis 1
  • II Corinthians 3:17 – Christians are God’s new creation.
  • The saved relationship that God created in the church is the most glorious creation of God. Ephesians 3:3-12
  • Ephesians 1:4 – God’s plan started before creation of the world.
  • Acts 9:15
  • Ephesians 1:6 – Christians sit with God in heavenly places.
  • Just as man cannot improve on God’s physical creation, man cannot improve on God’s most glorious creation – the church.
  • Man today has the audacity to set aside God’s most glorious work by building and maintaining man-made institutions for spiritual work and worship and asserting them to be better than God’s most glorious creation.
  • The church is the fulness of Christ; man needs no more.

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DW

October 27, 2013

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  • Galatians 6:15
  • God’s creations rely upon His power.
    • Physical creation
      • Genesis 1:1-3
      • Three possibilities for the existence of the universe:
        • It always existed (violates 2nd law of thermodynamics)
        • It was spontaneously generated (violates 1st law of thermodynamics)
        • It was created (the Bible’s explanation)
          • Psalm 90:1
    • Spiritual creation
      • II Corinthians 5:14-19 – The plan of salvation came about through God’s initiative.
      • Consider how much more work God put into His spiritual creation than the physical creation. God started on it before the creation of the world.
  • God’s creations have purpose.
    • Physical creation
      • Genesis 1:26-30; 9:1-3,7 – God creates plants and animals for man.
      • Isaiah 45:18 – God formed the earth to be inhabited.
    • Spiritual creation
      • Ephesians 2:10 – We were created to serve God.
      • Psalms 148:3-5,8 – God’s creation praises Him in its existence.
      • Gensis 1:25 – We are made in the image of God.
      • Colossians 3:10
      • Ephesians 4:22

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EW

October 27, 2013

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  • Recap of previous lessons
  • More on the better righteousness
    • Review of Point 5: Getting even (Matthew 5:38-42; Exodus 21:23-25; Deuteronomy 19:18-21)
      • Don’t
      • Difference levels of perceived offense.
        • People who do you actual harm
        • Evil person who insults you
        • One opposing you at law
        • Government mandate
        • People in need
      • Justice is not a rendering of evil (v17)
      • Resisting evil
        • Would be a never-ending task for us
        • Not ours to do. I Thessalonians 5:15; Proverbs 20:22; Romans 12:17-19
        • Overcome rather than resist. Romans 12:21
        • Results? Romans 2:4
      • Don’t avenge insults (John 18:20-23)
      • Be compliant to a fault when “they” come after you
        • By litigation
        • By government coercion (Matthew 27:32; Mark 15:21; Luke 23:26)
    • Point 6: Love (Matthew 5:43-48)
      • Not just your neighbor – Remember Leviticus 19:18?
      • Also your enemies
        • No pat on the back for loving your own – who doesn’t?
        • Why your enemies?
        • To what end? I Peter 3:8-9; Ephesians 5:1; Romans 2:3-4
        • How does this make us perfect? Romans 5:8
      • Compare v45 to v9.
      • Jesus the example.
    • Don’t put on a show (I Corinthians 12:14,21,26-27)

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DR

October 25, 2013

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  • Hebrews 11:1 – a description of what faith does
  • Faith is a choice
    • Faith requires a choice that goes beyond observable facts.
      • John 20:29
      • II Corinthians 5:7
      • I Peter 1:8-9
    • The evidence only takes us so far.
    • Moral or spiritual choice must take us the rest of the way.
    • Faith is reasonable but not provable.
    • God has intentionally made it this way.
      • Hebrews 11:6
  • What faith? - Hebrews 11
    • It gains God’s approval. Hebrews 11:2,39
    • It pleases God. Hebrews 11:5-6
    • It shows true reverence. Hebrews 11:7
    • It shows true obedience. Hebrews 11:8
    • It shows trust. Hebrews 11:11
    • A commitment to the spiritual. Hebrews 11:13-16
    • A rejection of the physical. Hebrews 11:25-27
  • Conclusion
    • Faith is based in part on observable evidence and reason.
    • But faith will always require a choice that goes beyond what can be seen.

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Sermons - Benchley church of Christ

DR

October 29, 2013

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  • Romans 10:17
  • A message that produces faith
    • The life of Christ
      • John 1:14,18 – Jesus is a way of explaining God.
      • If you had the power of God…
        • Would you make yourself wealthy?
        • Would you pursue fun and pleasure?
        • Would you show off your power?
        • Would you always get your own way?
        • Would you make everyone adore you?
        • Would you punish your enemies?
        • Philippians 2:6-8; Acts 10:38 – The humble ways Jesus used His power.
      • Completely devoid of human vanity
      • No concern for the petty or trivial
      • Focused on the eternal and spiritual
      • Yet with compassion on the suffering
      • Selfless, humble, obedient
        • Matthew 8:1-3 – Jesus touches and heals a leprous man.
        • Luke 19:9
        • John 3:4-5 – Jesus washes the disciples’ feet
    • The teaching of Christ
      • John 7:17-18
      • Matthew 5:44-45 – Love your enemies.
      • Matthew 7:12; Luke 6:31
      • Matthew 7:3
      • Matthew 15:11-20 – The contents of the heart are what matter.
      • Luke 10:36
      • Luke 12:15 – Beware of greed. Jesus’ focus was on the soul. There are more important things than material goods!
    • The death of Christ
      • John 3:16
      • Romans 5:6-8 – Christ died for the ungodly.
      • Matthew 26:39
      • Luke 23:33-34
      • Matthew 27:42-43 – He was openly mocked.
      • I Corinthians 1:18 – If you can read the story of Jesus and understand it and not see the power of God, you will perish.
    • The resurrection of Christ
      • John 20:6-8 – The disciples discover the empty tomb.
      • John 20:18 – Mary Magdalene announces the resurrection of Jesus.
      • I John 1:1-2
    • The hope of redemption in Christ
      • II Corinthians 5:18-19
      • Acts 13:48
  • Conclusion
    • The gospel message of Jesus Christ is the power of God unto salvation.
    • It is a message that discerns the hearer and moves us to choose.

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