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October 17, 2012

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  • Approaching Bible study: Isarah 34:16
    • Search
      • Purposeful examination for truth, John 8:32
        • Know this will separate you from those who do not seek it. John 17:17
        • Understand some can have truth, but misappropriate it. Romans 1:18
      • Make no attempt to prop up preconceptions or merely “ammunition” for an argument.
      • Make use of various translations, dictionaries, concordances, maps, etc.
    • Read
      • Regularity - attend to it, strive for consistency - I Timothy 4:13
      • Purposefully - with the idea of learning and application - Acts 17:11
      • Reverentially - respecting God’s Word for what it is - His Word! - I Thessalonians 2:13
  • Approaching Bible study: Psalms 103:18
    • Remember
      • God-fearing exhorted to remember the law, Malachi 4:2-4
      • Apply this precept on rememberance, Acts 20:35
    • Obey it
      • Knowledge does not substitute obedience, Romans 2:18
  • Reason for Bible study #1: Comprehension
    • Eunuch was reading to learn. Acts 8:28
    • “How readest thou?” - is there discernment? Luke 10:26
  • Reason for Bible study #2: Wisdom
    • Hearing Christ today is our wisdom. Matthew 7:24
    • Epistles contain wisdom given to the apostles. II Peter 3:15
    • We can understand it. Ephesians 3:4
  • Reason for Bible study #3: Memory
    • Experience, through reading and application, develops good memory. James 1:23-25
  • Reason for Bible study #4: Conviction
    • Search to believe Moses about Christ. John 5:39
    • Hear gospel and believe, Acts 15:7
  • Reason for Bible study #5: Knowledge
    • So the profit of reading may be had by all. I Timothy 4:13
    • Grow in knowledge, II Peter 3:18
    • Teach others, successive training. II Timothy 2:2
    • Instructed to share the word, must become common knowledge. Colossians 4:16
    • 10 times in gospels Jesus upbraids them for no knowledge, failure to read, Matthew 12:3; etc.
  • Reason for Bible study #6: Root out error/set forth truth
    • Letters written to be read and deal with heresy, Acts 15:23
    • Galatians written to deal with issues, Galatians 1:6
    • Learn what is lacking and fix it, Titus 1:5
  • Reason for Bible study #7: Godly living
    • To enjoy the highest form of spiritual and moral prosperity, Revelation 1:3
    • In reading, hearing, keeping (II Peter 1:3
  • Conclusion
    • Christians are less than we could/should be when we do not study as we ought.
    • Preachers and elders preach/allow false teaching when they get away from solid study.
    • The world does not know God when it will not read - this is the big problem, we do not search and read!
    • Therefore God’s plan for saving men is oft discredited because men simply do not know it is there.
  • God’s plan for saving man:
    • Hear the gospel - Romans 10:17
    • Believe Jesus is the Son of God - Mark 16:16
    • Repent from sin - Acts 17:30
    • Confess faith in Christ - Romans 10:9-10
    • Be baptized - I Peter 3:21
    • Live faithfully unto God - Revelation 2:10

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Sermons - Benchley church of Christ

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October 16, 2012

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  • I Peter 4:16
  • To be identified as a Christian, you must first become one.
  • God’s plan for saving man:
    • Hear the gospel - Romans 10:17
    • Believe Jesus is the Son of God - Mark 16:16
    • Repent from sin - Acts 17:30
    • Confess faith in Christ - Romans 10:9-10
    • Be baptized - I Peter 3:21
    • Live faithfully unto God - Revelation 2:10
  • Mark: More than a moral and kind person
    • Men may be full of goodness and not be saved. I Corinthians 13:1-3
      • Cornelius was prior to hearing the gospel. Acts 10:1
    • A Christian acts because of Christ and with Him in mind. Colossians 3:17
    • A Christian quits immorality and vice, he may suffer for this. I Peter 4:3-4
  • Mark: Ceases loving the world
    • Of the world no longer. John 15:18-19
      • Leans not to love it. I John 2:15-17
      • Knows friendship with it makes one God’s enemy. James 4:4
      • Be holy, abstain from lusts, be separate. I Peter 1:15-16
  • Mark: Puts the kingdom first
    • Seeks it ahead of all things, Matthew 6:33
      • Seen by choices made
        • Regular attendance
        • Kinds of movies watched
        • Types of places frequented
    • Adds qualities that guarantee access into the eternal kingdom. II Peter 1:5-12
    • Realizes it’s not about social gatherings but spiritual edification. Romans 14:17-19
  • Mark: Practice in handling the word of God
    • Is a word consumer, I Peter 2:1-2
      • The Word is pure, good, wholesome
      • Many things consumed are poison
        • Doctrines of men
        • Worldly or secular ideologies
    • Is a practitioner, James 1:22-27
    • Through respect and use, learns to handle the word properly
  • Mark: Cannot be neutral
    • If not with Him, is against Him, Matthew 12:30
      • Lord despises lukewarmness, Revelation 3:15-16
    • Song: Stand Up For Jesus
  • Mark: Unashamed to wear “Christian”
    • A new name promised and given, Isaiah 62:2
      • Indicates a relationship with Christ the Savior
      • None other Savior exists, Acts 4:12
      • Agrippa almost wore that name, Acts 26:28
      • Many have suffered for being what Agrippa nearly was, I Peter 4:16
    • Will you honor the King, the Savior in taking His name and wearing it tonight?

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October 15, 2012

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  • John 3:16
  • The Bible teaches that believers will be saved.
    • Be saved - Romans 1:16
    • Is justified - Romans 5:1
    • Has access to God’s grace - Romans 5:2
    • Has a purified heart - Acts 15:9
    • Shall receive remission of sins
    • Is born of God - I John 5:1
    • These are all the same kind of believers - the kind mentioned in John 3:16
      • Should not perish - John 3:16
      • But (should) have eternal life - John 3:16
  • The Bible teaches that believers will be lost.
    • No believers _should_perish, but these will … why?
      • The devils believe but are lost - James 2:19
      • Some believing rulers are lost - John 12:42-43
      • Erring believers are lost - II Timothy 2:15-19
      • Those who shipwreck the faith - I Timothy 1:19-20
      • Those who depart from the faith (become unbelievers) - I Timothy 4:1-2
    • These are all believers - but not the kind of John 3:16
  • What sort of believer is the John 3:16kind?
    • One who comes to God by faith - Hebrews 11:6
    • One who has a pure heart - Matthew 5:8
    • One who is justified - Romans 5:1-2
    • One who works by love - Galatians 5:6
    • One who has his sins remitted - Acts 10:43
    • One who is baptized - Mark 16:15-16
  • To be a believer who only believes … who perverts scripture … who shipwrecks the faith … is to be a believer who will not be saved.
  • God’s plan for saving man:
    • Hear the gospel - Romans 10:17
    • Believe Jesus is the Son of God - Mark 16:16
    • Repent from sin - Acts 17:30
    • Confess faith in Christ - Romans 10:9-10
    • Be baptized - I Peter 3:21
    • Live faithfully unto God - Revelation 2:10

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October 15, 2012

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  • Revelation 7:13-17
  • Two extremes
    • Tears show there is sadness
    • Removal shows comfort
  • Whose tears and why?
    • Those in white - God’s people
    • “Out of tribulation”
      • Hunger
      • Thirst
      • Exposure
  • The tears of God’s people have been plenty
    • Tears of pity
      • Compassion weeps for doom of lost - Luke 19:41-44
    • Tears of sympathy
      • Weeping with others - Romans 12:15
    • Tears of bereavement
      • David over Absalom - II Samuel 18:33
    • Tears of penitence
      • Crying over knowledge of wasted life - Luke 7:36-38
      • Crying over sin and punishments - Psalms 6:1-2
    • Tears of anxiety
      • A worker concerned with moral and spiritual wellbeing of those among whom he labored - Acts 20:31
      • An anxious father for his child - Mark 9:24
    • Tears of sacrifice
      • Of saints who suffer great loss for furthrence of the gospel - Psalms 126:5-6
  • Our tears and the nature of God
    • God of pity - Psalms 103:13-18
    • God of love and peace - II Corinthians 13:11
    • God of mercy and comfort - II Corinthians 1:3
    • God of consolation - Romans 15:5
  • God wipes away all tears
    • Hand or finger are not named bu understood here
      • Hand and fingers: symbol of God’s work, ability, and power
        • Hand of supplication - Isaiah 65:2
        • Hand of deliverance - Exodus 13:3
        • Hand of protection - John 10:28-39
        • Hand of guidance - Psalms 23:1-2
        • Hand of correction - Psalms 38:1-2
        • Hand of comfort - Revelation 7:17
    • The Promise: God removes the cause of sorrow. People beyond reach of harm.
  • God’s plan for saving man:
    • Hear the gospel - Romans 10:17
    • Believe Jesus is the Son of God - Mark 16:16
    • Repent from sin - Acts 17:30
    • Confess faith in Christ - Romans 10:9-10
    • Be baptized - I Peter 3:21
    • Live faithfully unto God - Revelation 2:10

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October 14, 2012

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  • Matthew 5-7
  • Unique composition of citizens of the Kingdom - Matthew 5:3-12
    • Blessed are:
      • Poor in spirit - humility
      • Mournful
      • Hungry and thirsty
      • Merciful
      • Pure in heart
      • Peacemakers
      • Persecuted for righteousness
      • Persecuted for Christ
    • You are:
      • Salt of the earth
      • Light of the world
  • God’s plan for saving man:
    • Hear the gospel - Romans 10:17
    • Believe Jesus is the Son of God - Mark 16:16
    • Repent from sin - Acts 17:30
    • Confess faith in Christ - Romans 10:9-10
    • Be baptized - I Peter 3:21
    • Live faithfully unto God - Revelation 2:10
  • Superior righteousness of the Kingdom - Matthew 5:17-48
    • Must be inward, spiritual, and real - not outward, routine, and ceremonial
      • Six illustrations
        • Law of anger/hate in heart - Matthew 5:21-26
        • Law of lust in heart - Matthew 5:27-30
        • Law of oath-breaking in heart - Matthew 5:31-32
        • Law of oath-taking - Matthew 5:33-37
        • Law of retaliation - Matthew 5:38-42
        • Law of merciful kindness - Matthew 5:43-48
  • The secret of the practice of true religion - Matthew 6:1-18
    • Performed to please God, not man
      • Almsgiving - Matthew 6:1-4
      • Prayer - Matthew 6:5-15
      • Fasting - Matthew 6:16-18
  • Pitfalls to avoid - Matthew 6:19-7:6
    • Hoarding - Matthew 6:19-34
      • Anxious grabbing for things of this life
        • Learn to trust God
        • Seek the kingdom
    • Faultfinding - Matthew 7:1-5
      • Passing unwarranted severe, critical judgments
        • Self inspect and correct
        • Practice mercy
    • Wasteful spending - Matthew 7:6
      • Giving the precious to the uncouth
  • Two great sources of power and usefulness to be sought - Matthew 7:7-12
    • Prayer - Matthew 7:7-11
      • Towards God
    • Golden rule - Matthew 7:12
      • Towards man
  • Hope’s one foundation
    • Hear and heed the Word - Matthew 7:13-27
      • Destruction of those who won’t
      • Production of those who will

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