Classes - Benchley church of Christ

DW

September 05, 2012

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  • Topic 4: Work Ethic, continued:
    • Nehemiah 6:15-16- God will bless work that we do with Him and for Him.
      • Some of the work that Christians need to busy themselves with today:
        • Teaching others (Acts 8:1-4
        • Keeping God’s commandments (Colossians 3:5-10
  • Topic 5: Optimism
    • Ezra 3:8-13 - Although many of the Israelites were discouraged that the new temple was not as majestic as the original temple, they had much to be optimistic about.

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Sermons - Benchley church of Christ

JL

September 02, 2012

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  • Report of work in Rammstein, Germany
    • Location
    • Spiritual condition in Germany
    • Challenges of the work
    • People of the church
  • Does God just want you to be happy?
    • II Timothy 3:12
  • Blaming God?
    • For my temptations
      • How can God create me and then tell me I can’t indulge in my desires?
      • That is a misunderstanding of God’s purpose in putting us here.
      • We must be careful about making up our own standards for behavior.
      • James 1:12-15 - God does not tempt us.
    • Making choices
    • It is Satan who tempts us
  • Obtaining true happiness
    • Loving God (Matthew 22:36-40
    • Resisting sin (I John 2:15-17
    • Being obedient (I John 5:2-3
      • God wants us to have true, lasting happiness by obeying HIm.

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Sermons - Benchley church of Christ

DW

September 02, 2012

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  • What do I seek?
    • John 6:26
  • Will I get discouraged?
    • John 6:41
    • Jesus was trying to get them to understand that He was there to feed their souls. Many were offended at what He had to say, got discouraged, and fell away.
    • There will always be grumblers. We can be like the apostles who stuck with Jesus even though they didn’t understand everything at first?
    • We must prepare ourselves to stand against those who discourage us.
  • Am I a student of God’s word?
    • John 6:45
    • John 12:47-50 - Jesus’ word is the criteria by which we will be judged.
    • John 7:45-46 - Jesus’ teaching was unique.
    • John 8:30-32 - If we follow Jesus’ words, we are His disciples.
    • Romans 1:16 - We will not be saved apart from God’s word.
    • John 8:24 - The plan of salvation.

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Classes - Benchley church of Christ

JJ

September 02, 2012

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  • I Peter 3:7 - Live with your wife as if she is weaker. Honor her as Christ honored the church when He gave Himself for her.
  • I Peter 3:8 - We are to all live in a kind and harmonious way with each other.

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Classes - Benchley church of Christ

DW

August 29, 2012

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  • Challenges with long-term work:
    • Boredom: try changing your routine
    • Laziness: try spending time with new converts or non-Christians who will keep you on your toes
    • Discouragement: help bring others out of discouragement; bring visitors, ask questions, suggest sermons to the pracher
  • How can we keep from leaving God’s work undone while we “run to our own houses” (Haggai 1:9?
    • Matthew 6:19-21 - Put your emphasis on heavenly treasures.
    • We must make God our first priority.
  • Nehemiah 2:17-18 - Nehemiah took the initiative to be a leader.
  • Nehemiah 3:10 - Nehemiah assigned people to rebuild the wall near their house to help motivate them.
  • The secret to a good work ethic:
    • Recognize the importance of what you are doing.
    • Make a workable plan.
    • Just get to work.
    • Faith

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