Sincere love and worship of God

• Deuteronomy 6:5
• Malachi 1:6
• Genesis 8:20-21 – Noah
• Genesis 12:7-8 – Abraham
• Psalms 145:1-5, 21 – David
• Daniel 6:10 – Daniel
• II Chronicles 30:21-27 – This is the kind of culture we want at Benchley – rejoicing in worship!
• Romans 12:12
• James 5:13

Genuine Bible study

• Psalms 119:97-104
• John 14:15, 21-24; 15:14; 14:26 – You cannot separate God and His word.
• Matthew 28:18-20
• Mark 8:38
• I John 5:3
• Mark 7:8-9, 6-7 – They say good things, but their heart is far away.
• What does that mean at Benchley?
  • We are studying to really see what the Bible says. Acts 10:1, 24
  • We should never substitute the repetition of doctrine for genuine Bible study. Go back to the source!

Absolute humility

• Ephesians 4:1-6
• Mark 2:15-17
• John 9:13-16, 24-25 – The Pharisees thought they understood the Sabbath day.
• Prideful people think they know everything.
• Acts 17:11