Classes - Benchley church of Christ

DW

November 27, 2013

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Sermons - Benchley church of Christ

JJ

November 24, 2013

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Sermons - Benchley church of Christ

JG

November 24, 2013

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  • Longing for milk
    • I Peter 2:1-3
    • Do you have the longing?
    • Sin and worldliness will weaken your appetite (Luke 8:15; I Corinthians 2:14-3:3)
    • Laziness will kill your longing ( I Corinthians 9:24-27)
  • Taste and see the Lord is good
    • People enjoy what they’ve been trained to appreciate – Psalms 34:8; 119:103
    • Remember what God offers in His Word – Psalms 119:18,25,28,38,52,165
  • The Naaman Complex
    • Our expectations and reality are out of sync – II Kings 5:14
    • Some want to be entertained by Jesus – Luke 23:6-12; II Corinthians 11:3

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Classes - Benchley church of Christ

EW

November 24, 2013

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  • Last week
    • Subject of giving
    • Looked to Jesus for example of giving
      • Gave Himself - I Timothy 2:5-6
      • Left His place in Heaven - John 3:13
      • Served His creation - Matthew 20:25-28
      • Sacrificed His life – John 10:14-18
    • We look to the same example when studying husbands and wives.
  • The Likeness of Marriage to the Relationship Between Christ and His Church – Ephesians 5:25-33
    • Importance of marriage relationship
      • It is ordained by God
      • It requires a great and always growing knowledge of each other
      • It produces a family
      • It lasts for life
      • It is much like the most important spiritual relationship there is
    • Established in love
      • John 3:16
      • Ephesians 5:1-2
    • Maintained in purpose
      • Revelation 21:2
      • Ephesians 5:27
      • Colossians 1:21-22
    • Sustained in service
      • Romans 8:38-39
      • Hebrews 13:8
    • Sealed in sacrifice – Ephesians 5:25
  • Established in Love
    • Commandment – to love your wife
    • What kind of love? Agapeo – social, spiritual love; seeks the best for the object of the love
      • John 3:16
      • Romans 5:8
      • I John 4:8
      • Same as in Luke 10:25-37 – Compassionate, complete, unqualified love
  • Maintained in Purpose
    • What is the purpose? - Ephesians 5:27
    • Husband as leader (head)
      • Wife is to be in subjection to her husband – Colossians 3:18
        • What is a subject?
        • What is a sovereign?
        • Is the Christ-Church relationship similar?
      • Privilege or responsibility?
        • Quotes from Kings (I Kings 14:15-16; 22:51-53; II Kings 3:1-3; 10:31)
        • God held them to account for their leadership
        • Good/Poor leadership vs Effective/Ineffective leadership
        • Respect is important to the process – Ephesians 5:33
          • Wife is to respect her husband
          • She will be encouraged by her husband’s respect
          • Mutual respect is more attainable and sustainable
        • Gentleness – I Peter 3:7
        • Example of leading gently – Psalm 23
    • Be the leader. Lead. Be an example. Lead with kindness, compassion, respect, and love. Submission and respect will almost surely follow.

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Classes - Benchley church of Christ

DW

November 20, 2013

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  • Notice that the first churches and preachers were focused on spiritual edification
    • Acts 20:32 – God’s word is what can build people up.
    • Colossians 3:16 – Even singing provides a means of teaching and admonishing one another.
    • I Corinthians 14:11-19 – Understanding is necessecary for edification.
    • I Corinthians 11:26-29 – We must be careful to take the Lord’s Supper in the right way and understand what it means.
    • II Timothy 4:1-5 – The young preacher Timothy was told to preach the Word.
    • Ephesians 4:11-16 – The body of Christ (universal church) will be built up by those who spread the word of God (apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors, teachers).
    • There is a difference between edification and what might be done simultaneously with it.
      • While it is true that Christians shard common meals together (Acts 2:46), and that spiritual teaching can occur during a meal (Matthew 9:11-12), that does not mean that eating is edification, or that local churches can provide for the meal.
      • To illustrate: Philip taught the Ethiopian while riding in his chariot (Acts 8:26ff), but just because teaching can be done on a chariot, churches are not authorized to start providing chariots (or cars) for people so that teaching can occur in them.
      • Jesus taught two men as they walked along a road (Luke 24:13-35). But that does not authorize a church to build a walking track or road so that teaching can be done while people travel.

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