DW

January 20, 2013

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  • True faith takes action.
    • Mark 2:3-5
    • James 2:14-17 - Faith without works is dead.
    • I John 3:18 - Let us love in deed and truth.
    • Is my faith shown by action?
  • Physical wonders attest to Jesus’ spiritual authority.
    • Mark 2:9-12 - Jesus used the physical miracle to prove that He had power to forgive sins.
    • Isaiah 45:12 - The earth is God’s creation.
    • II Peter 3:10-11 - If the Bible is right about creation, what does that tell us about its spiritual claims?
  • A paralytic can serve God, and so can I!
    • Mark 2:5
    • Luke 9:57-62 - Jesus cut right through the excuses people tried to use.

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CT

January 20, 2013

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  • Prophecies
    • Tyre (Ezekiel 26:1-14
      • Nebuchadnezzar will destroy the mainland city.
      • Many nations will be brought against the city.
      • The debris of Ture would be scraped off into the ocean.
      • Tyre would be a place for fishermen to spread their nets.
      • Tyre would be built no more.
    • Edom (Ezekiel 25:12-14
      • Vengeance by the hands of God’s people (Ezekial 25:14)
      • Cut off man from Teman to Dedan (Ezekiel 25:13
    • Memphis vs. Thebes (Ezekiel 30
      • Memphis’ (Noph’s) idols would be destroyed (Ezekiel 30:13
      • Thebes would be split open (breached and broken) (Ezekiel 30:14
  • The Apocryphal books
    • The Hasmonean Dynasty
    • The Herodian Dynasty
    • The doctrine of purgatory comes from 2 Maccabees. Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox followers accept the Apocrypha and the doctrine of purgatory.

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JJ

January 16, 2013

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  • Elders don’t have authority (except for delegated authority) - they have authorization from God to do some things that others don’t. Deacons, janitors, etc. have authorization to do certain things as well.
  • God created man; thus God alone has the right to direct man’s life. He has the right to choose how to direct and He has the right to choose the directions (Jeremiah 10:23. He is to be the director in every phase of life: domestic, civil, economical, social, and spiritual.
  • Domestic
    • Genesis 2:18-24 - Marriage is to be one man and one woman for life.
    • Matthew 15:4-6 - Honor father and mother.
    • Ephesians 5:22-33 - Wives submit to husbands. Husbands love wives.
    • Ephesians 6:1-4 - Children are to obey parents.
    • Colossians 3:18-21 - Commands for husbands, wives, and children.
    • Hebrews 12:9-11
    • I Timothy 5:8
    • I Timothy 5:14
  • Civil
    • Romans 13:1-7
    • I Timothy 2:1-3
    • I Peter 2:17

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JJ

January 13, 2013

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  • I Timothy 3:1 - Men are not to aspire to the office of elder so that they can be in charge of things.
  • Set proper example. I Peter 5:3
  • Hold fast the Word, exhort and convince gainsayers - Titus 1:9
  • Feed, tend, shepherd the flock - I Peter 5:2
    • Feed the flock to edify - Acts 20:28
    • Watch for souls - Hebrews 13:17
    • Restore the fallen - Titus 1:9-11
    • Correct gainsayers - Titus 1:9
  • Oversee the flock
  • Show hospitality
  • It is not the work of elders:
    • To be a centralized board to receive money from many congregations to do a big work.
    • To build, maintain, or support human institutions for any cause.
    • To oversee any brotherhood function.
      • Brotherhood preacher training program
      • Brotherhood becture
    • When we think about elders, let us be sure we think about the local church, not the brotherhood.

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DW

January 13, 2013

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  • I can be part of the effort for years and still choose to sin.
    • Mark 3:13-19
    • Luke 22:1-6
    • James 4:1-7 - Sin is our own choice.
  • A “small” vice can become my big downfall.
    • John 12:3-6 - Judas had a problem with greed and theft.
    • Matthew 26:14-16 - Judas’ “small” vice becomes a bigger problem.
    • John 7:30 - Jesus had been in danger of arrest many times.
    • James 1:14-15 - the progression of sin
    • Matthew 5:21-26 - Don’t even allow sin to start!
    • Matthew 5:27-28 - To stop adultery, stop lusting after women! Stop the sin before it can even get started.
    • Matthew 15:19
    • I Timothy 6:10
  • I shouldn’t give up on myself
    • Matthew 27:1-5 - Judas hanged himself when he saw what was happening to Jesus.
    • Genesis 4:7 - Cain had the ability to master his sin, but did not do it.

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