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Classes - Benchley church of Christ

DW

October 24, 2012

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  • Nehemiah 4:6 - The people were ready to work and with God’s help, they got it done.
  • Nehemiah 4:7-23 - Nehemiah helps rally the people to make a stand and fight. They made specific plans for defense and were constantly on guard. We must do the same today in defending against Satan and sin.
  • Deceipt and propaganda
    • Nehemiah 6:1-14 - Sanballat tries to deceive Nehemiah and upset the work.
    • Matthew 10:16 - Jesus warns his disciples to be careful.
    • Titus 1:7-11 - Qualified elders are necessary to defeat deceivers. The defense is with words, not physical violence.
  • Nehemiah 6:15-19 - God helped the Jews complete the wall in the presence of opposition, but He did not eliminate the opposition entirely.

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Sermons - Benchley church of Christ

JJ

October 21, 2012

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  • Luke 10:30-35- the good Samaritan
    • This is talking about what an individual person should do.
  • James 1:22-27- visiting widows and orphans
    • This shows personal responsibility.
  • Matthew 5:43-47 - Love your enemies.
  • Galatians 6:1-10- We are to do good to all, but brethren take precedence.
    • This passage is talking about individuals doing spiritual good to others.

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Sermons - Benchley church of Christ

DW

October 21, 2012

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  • Present to Christ: 2000 years
  • Christ to Abraham: 2000 years
  • Abraham to Adam: ?
  • Thus earth is about 6000 years old.
  • Science has not proven the earth is billions of years old.
  • Polystrate fossils
    • Fossils that extend through multiple layers of rock.
    • These kinds of fossils must have been buried rapidly because otherwise they would have decayed before the upper layers formed.
    • Romans 1:20
  • Circular reasoning in the geologic column
    • Dating rocks based on fossils and vice versa.
  • Faulty dating methods
    • Based on assumptions
      • Rate of decay has always been the same
      • No sources of contamination
      • Etc.
    • Known eruptions
      • Sunset Crater: 900 years ago
        • Radioisotope dating dates it to 210,000-230,000 years ago
      • Kaupulehu Flow: 200 years ago
        • Radioisotope dating dates it to 140 million to 2.96 billion years ago
      • Mount St. Helens: 32 yeras ago
        • Radioisotope dating dates it to 350,000 to 2.4 million years ago
    • Faulty carbon-14 dating results
  • Mount St. Helens and “catastrophism”
    • Coal may be formed rapidly by large mats of vegetation that are buried quickly by a catastrophe.
    • Fossilized trees and Spirit Lake
    • Petrifaction can happen as quickly as one year given the right conditions.
    • Genesis 7:11-12 - How much of what we see today is a result of the flood?
  • Five points of evidence for catastrophism at Mount St. Helens
    • Quickly formed stratification
    • Rapidly eroded canyons
    • Upright deposited logs in Spirit Lake
    • Rapidly formed peat layer in Spirit Lake
    • Quick recovery of ecosystem in blast zone
  • Conclusion
    • There is no need to try to reinterpret Genesis 1-2.
    • There is no reason to believe science has disproved the Bible.

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Classes - Benchley church of Christ

KS

October 21, 2012

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Sermons - Benchley church of Christ

KS

October 19, 2012

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  • Matthew 16:18-19
  • New Testament Church and the Kingdom
  • Lawgiver of Judah, Genesis 49
    • The blessing of Jacob, Genesis 49:10
      • Lawgiver shown by scepter - to receive obedience
    • Fulfillment of the right tribe
      • Regal genealogy, Matthew 1
      • Legal genealogy, Luke 3
    • Fulfillment of a ruling lawgiver
  • Exerlasting kingdom, II Samuel 7
  • His reign, Psalms 110
    • Jehovah gives Christ dominion, Psalms 110
      • Exercised from the right hand of God
      • People willingly serve
      • Dual role of Christ: priest, king
    • Christ beings kingly work, John 18:36
    • Christ is also our high priest, Hebrews 6:20
      • From that time forward all appeals are made in His name, by His authority, Acts 2:38
    • Voluntary service in kingdom, Romans 12:1
  • His government, Isaiah 9
    • Governing responsibilities are His. Isaiah 9:6-7
      • Mission was to bring peace betwixt God and man; remove the estrangement of sin; restore harmonious relations, Ephesians 2:14
    • Nature of the ruler and His government
      • Child is … wonderful … mighty God … Prince … a description of His deity
      • Expansion of government endless or continuing in its increase of spiritual benefits
      • Basis of government and benefits is the justice and righteousness of God - the very character of God ensures the continuance of this kingdom.
  • Kingdom of the last days, Isaiah 2
    • In the last days, Isaiah 2:2-4
      • Superior to all other kingdoms
      • Includes citizens of all peoples, Ephesians 3:6
      • Taught in and walk in God’s ways is means of entrance to it, Joel 2:32
      • Would begin when word issued out of Jerusalem
      • Peacable in nature, Ephesians 2:15
  • Kingdom of the last days, Daniel 2
    • Daniel’s description similar, Daniel 2:44
      • Kingdom unlike all others Nebuchadnezzar knew of
      • Set up during 4th kingdom, Roman period
      • Indestructible and eternal kingdom (act over against Jerusalem and Babylon and all others who rise and fall)
      • Conquering kingdom
  • Priestly king, Zechariah 6
    • The branch who builds the temple, Zechariah 6:12-13
    • The branch bears glory (kingly)
    • Work of king and priest is simultaneous
      • If He is priest, He must also be king, Hebrews 7
    • Those “far off” have a portion here
  • The prophets saw the king and His kingdom
    • Christ as lawgiver/prophet
    • Christ as king/priest
      • Commanding the conditions of peace
      • Making the offering for that peace
    • The church a spiritual government
      • Peoples of all nations comprising it
      • Instruction and obedience to enter
  • New Testament preachers preached
  • Your entrance into the kingdom

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