Sermons - Benchley church of Christ

JJ

April 10, 2011

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  • Some worship publicly, but do nothing to worship on their own during the week.
  • Some say they see no need to worship with a congregation.
  • Both types of worship are necessary.
  • Private worship
    • Its convenience
      • One can usually pray if he desires to.
      • It’s convenient to study during breaks in our day.
    • Its adaptability
      • Sometimes we need to pray about things that are too private for a public prayer.
    • Its sincerity
      • In public worship, it’s easy for one to be more concerned about how you appear to others or put on a show for appearance’s sake. This is nearly impossible in private worship.
      • It’s much easier to keep your mind from wandering in private worship.
    • Its advantages
      • We can pray often during the day.
      • We can offer the contents of our heart to God.
    • Its intensity
  • Rules for private worship
    • Regularly - Daniel 6:10
    • Perseveringly - Luke 22:44
    • Find a private place - Luke 22:39-41
    • Make worship genuine - John 4:23-24
    • Be humble - Luke 18:13
    • Be forgiving and ask for forgiveness - Matthew 6:14-15
  • Elements of private worship
    • Prayer - like David and Jesus
    • Sing (James 5:13
    • Study and meditate
  • How do you private worship? How often?

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Sermons - Benchley church of Christ

DW

April 10, 2011

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  • God allows us the freedom of choice.
    • Genesis 2:16-17 - The sin of Adam and Eve.
    • Joshua 24:14-15 - Joshua reminds the Israelites of the choice they have to serve God or not.
    • Luke 23:39-41 - The criminals crucified with Jesus.
    • I Peter 4:14-16 - Sometimes you suffer as a Christian because of what others choose to do.
  • The world is a temporary stop on the way to eternity.
    • Romans 8:17-18 - Temporary suffering cannot be compared to the glory to come.
    • II Corinthians 11:23-28 - The suffering of Paul
  • If our attitude is right, we benefit from suffering.
    • James 1:2-3
    • I Peter 1:6-9
    • Psalm 119:65-72
    • II Corinthians 12:10
    • II Corinthians 1:8-10
  • Jesus suffered
    • I Peter 2:21-23

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Classes - Benchley church of Christ

BH

April 10, 2011

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  • Paul gives credit to God and Jesus.
  • Galatians quickly deceived
  • Paul establishes the authority of his teaching.
    • Acts 9:1-22 - Paul’s conversion
  • The effects of Judaism

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Classes - Benchley church of Christ

DW

April 06, 2011

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  • Mark 4:33 - Sometimes Jesus held back and didn’t teach everything at once. Sometimes we must do the same when we teach.
  • Mark 4:39 - Jesus could control the elements. The apostles could perform miracles, but we have no record of them controlling the elements, suggesting that some types of miracles could onlu be down by Jesus.
  • Mark 5:2-7 - Demons are real beings that are aware of God and recognize His power. Demon possession seemed to be specific to the time of Jesus and the apostles. There is no record of demon possession before or after that time. Satan is the ruler of the demons.
    • Matthew 12:43-45
    • II Peter 2:4 - Demons are not necessarily angels who sinned.

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JJ

April 03, 2011

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  • Timeline of temple rebuilding:
    • 538 BC - Return to Jerusalem - Ezra 1:1-2
    • 536 BC - Construction began - Ezra 3:8-13
    • 536 BC - Construction abandoned - Ezra 4:1-5
    • 520 BC (August 2) - Haggai’s first prophecy - Haggai 1:1-11
    • 520 BC (September 21) - Construction resumes - Haggai 1:12-15
    • 520 BC (October 17) - Haggai’s second prophecy - Haggai 2:1-9
    • 520 BC (December) - Haggai’s third prophecy - Haggai 2:10-23
    • 516 BC - Construction complete
  • How is Haggai relevant?
    • You an I are God’s temple (I Corinthians 6:19-20.
    • The church is God’s temple (I Peter 2:4-8.
    • Sometimes after a strong start, we can stop building too!
  • Excuses for not working:
    • The people are too materialistic (Haggai 1:3-6.
    • The people won’t work (Haggai 1:2.
    • The people lack motivation (Haggai 1:9-11.
    • The people lack leadership (Ezra 5:1-2.
    • The work will take forever (Haggai 1:2.
    • The work isn’t like our glory days (Haggai 2:3.
    • The work brings persecution (Exra 4:1-5).
    • The work won’t last (Haggai 2:3.
  • God’s answers to excuses
    • God says, “Silver and gold are mine!” (Haggai 2:1-9
    • God says, “Give them a job to do!” (Haggai 1:12-15
    • God says, “Because I said so!” (Haggai 1:1,2,3
    • God says, “Act like men and lead!” (Haggai 1:1
    • God says, “Get started now!” (Haggai 1:8
    • God says, “The new will be better!” (Haggai 2:9
    • God says, “I am with you!” (Haggai 1:13
      • Jeremiah 6:27-30
    • God says, “My kingdom isn’t shaken!” (Haggai 2:6-7
  • Are you part of the unshakeable kingdom? (Hebrews 12:28-29

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