Classes - Benchley church of Christ

DW

December 05, 2012

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  • Deuteronomy 7:1-5 - God warns the people about intermarrying with the Canaanites.
  • Nehemiah 13:23-28 - Nehemiah fights the intermarriage problem agian.
  • Ezra 9:3-4.
  • Ezra 9:5-15 - This shows the attitude we should have before God in prayer and particularly when we find ourselves in sin.
  • Ezra 10:1-4 - The people come to Ezra, wanting to make their sin right.
  • Ezra 10:5-17 - Straightening out the intermarriage problem was a big task and took three months or so.
  • Ezra 10:18 - No one is exempt from God’s law.
  • Ezra 10:44 - There were many earthly consequences to their sin.

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Sermons - Benchley church of Christ

DW

November 28, 2012

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  • Titus 2:1-2
  • What does the Bible teach us about becoming sound in the faith?
    • Retain the standard of sound words (II Timothy 1:13
      • I Timothy 6:3-5
      • I Timothy 1:10 - Sin is what is contrary to sound teaching.
      • Titus 1:9
    • Don’t chase a good ear-tickling (II Timothy 4:3
      • II Timothy 4:1-5
      • Truth can hurt. It is always tempting to surround yourself with people who tell you what you want to hear.
    • Accept a severe reproof (Titus 1:13
      • Titus 1:10-14 - The objective of reproof is to build someone up in the faith.
    • Genesis 4:3-8 - We have to get good at being told we are wrong and then improving rather than having a fit.
    • Proverbs 16:18 - Pride gets in our way so much.
    • Genesis 3:12-13 - Excuses get in our way.
    • Romans 12:11 - Laziness gets in our way.
    • Acts 26:14-15 - Paul did not prove disobedient to the vision he saw.

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Classes - Benchley church of Christ

KS

November 28, 2012

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DW

November 28, 2012

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  • Daniel 2:13 - Daniel and his friends prayed passionately for help.
  • Acts 8:22 - We can pray for forgiveness, but we must still perform deeds appropriate to that repentance.
  • Nehemiah prays to God about the desolation of Jerusalem. Nehemiah 1:1-11
    • He praised God
    • He showed humility
    • He quoted scripture
  • What makes prayer acceptable
    • No meaningless repitition (Matthew 6:7
    • No praying for show (Matthew 6:5-6
    • Pray with faith (James 1:6 - faith in the one we are praying to, not necessarily in faith that God will always give us whatever we ask.
    • Pray according to God’s will.
    • Persistence in prayer (Luke 18:1-5
  • Times when it is good to pray:
    • Beginning/end of day
    • When blessed
    • When facing temptation
    • In preparation for important moments
    • We we are anxious

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Sermons - Benchley church of Christ

LB

November 25, 2012

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  • Luke 23:26-46
  • Luke 23:26 - Jesus bore His own cross, but not for very long.
  • Luke 23:21 - Green wood: Jesus in His sinlessness. Dry wood: Jews in Jerusalem
  • “There”
    • Exact locality unknown
      • Hebrew: Golgotha
      • Latin: Calvary
    • Shameful place between two thieves
    • Conspicuous place (John 19:19-20
    • Solitary place (Matthew 27:46
    • Appropriate place
      • Outside the city (Leviticus 24:23
      • Outside the gate (Hebrews 13:11-12
  • “They”
    • Who crucified our Lord?
      • The Jews. They planned and demanded it. Matthew 27:1-2
        • They did not actually do the deed - it was done to please them.
        • They were murderers in heart - if not in deed.
      • Romans soldiers
      • All men for whose sins He died
        • It was our sins that nailed Him to the cross.
        • Isaiah 53:4-6
  • “Crucified”
    • Romans mode of punishment
    • Painful; slow
      • Six hours of torture (9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.)
    • John 20:24-29
    • Sequence of events in the trial and crucifixion of the Lord.
      • All through this, He was mistreated.
  • “Him”
    • John 1:1-5
    • He was their benefactor. Acts 10:38
    • He was the sinless one. Matthew 27:19
    • He was the lamb of God. John 1:29
    • He is the resurrection and life. John 11:25
    • Why did He die?
      • Not just because He was willing, though He was. Matthew 26:53
      • It was God’s will.
      • Why? Because of His love for us! John 3:16
      • But, we must obey Him. Matthew 7:21
  • Did our Lord die in vain as far as you are concerned?

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