Sermons - Benchley church of Christ

JJ

May 22, 2011

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  • Acts 17:22-31
  • Balance the contrast
    • Psalms 19:12-13
      • Presumptuous sins
      • Secret sins
        • Secret from others?
        • Secret as to consequences?
        • Unknown sins? - This is the balance for presumptuous sins.
    • Luke 16:9-11
      • True riches
      • Unrighteous mammon
        • Sinful things?
        • Material possssions? - This is the balance for true riches.
    • Acts 17:30
      • Calls to repentance
      • Winked at
        • Did not know?
        • Did not charge the sin?
        • Did not call to repentance? - This is the balance.
  • Now:
    • Sounds forth
    • Universal call to repentance
  • Times past:
    • Suffered to walk in own ways
    • Gave them up
    • No universal call to repentance
  • Acts 14:16
  • Repent
    • Matthew 3:2

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Sermons - Benchley church of Christ

DW

May 22, 2011

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  • He is an actual being.
    • Proverbs 1:20-22
  • Was he created by God?
    • John 1:1-3
  • Is he a fallen angel?
    • II Peter 2:4 - possible indications that the devil has control of demons
    • Isaiah 14:12-15 - This is a prophecy about Babylon. It is not talking about the devil.
    • Isaiah 13:1 - explanation for the prophecy
    • Luke 10:17-18 - Some interpret these passages to mean that Satan was an angel cast down from heaven.
    • II Peter 2:2-9 - Angel can mean either a human messnger or a celestial being. This could simply be referring to human messengers who sinned.
      • Jude 1:5-7 - This could also be referring to earthly messengers.
        • Jude 1:9 is.
      • Even if these passages are talking about celestial angels, they still don’t say anything about the devil being one of them.
      • The other four examples are about humans who sinned.
  • Deuteronomy 29:29 - Some things are just not revealed in scripture.
  • Matthew 25:41 - Wherever he came from, we know where he’s going!
  • James 4:7 - If we resist him, he will flee from us!

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Classes - Benchley church of Christ

BH

May 22, 2011

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  • Review of Paul’s history with the Galatians
  • Galatians 6:1 - helping each other in a spirit of gentleness
  • Galatians 6:3 - warning against pride
  • Galatians 6:4 - We must not rejoice in the troubles of others.
  • Galatians 6:7 - We will reap what we sow!
  • Galatians 6:14 - Paul boasted only in the cross of Christ.

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Classes - Benchley church of Christ

DW

May 18, 2011

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  • Mark 8:27-29 - Jesus asks the disciples plainly who they think He is.
  • Mark 8:33 - Jesus rebukes Peter for refusing Jesus’ prophecy of His death.
  • Mark 8:34-38 - Following Jesus is the most important thing we can do. If we have to give up other things to follow Jesus, we must be ready to do so.

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Sermons - Benchley church of Christ

CA

May 15, 2011

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  • I Peter 3:15 - We must be ready to give a defense for our faith.
  • Romans 1:18-20 - God’s power is demonstrated in nature.
  • If God did create the universe, what religion would He reveal Himself through?
  • Daniel 8 - Daniel’s prophecy of nations and world events to come, including Alexander the Great
  • Ezekiel 26:12-14 - prophecy of the destruction of Tyre by Alexander the Great
  • John 5:36-39
  • Faith is based on evidence. It requires logical and rational thought.
  • Hebrews 11:4-10 - great examples of faith
  • Faith remembers what it knows in the face of hard questions. It is not afraid of questioning.

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