ScriptureStream

By Mark Watson

Just the gospel, plainly spoken. ScriptureStream compiles lessons presented at the Benchley church of Christ, located just north of Bryan, TX. Visit ScriptureStream.com for full notes on each lesson a... more

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March 21, 2021The Promised Land
Joshua 3-5
Remember God’s blessings
Joshua 4:1-7, 23 – God instructed the Israelites to build a memorial to help them to remember how He delivered them.
I Corinthians 11:23-26
They had
We have
12 stone memorial, etc.
The Lord’s Supper
High priests
Jesus, the Great High Priest
Sacrifices of animals
Sacrifice of the Son of God
Old Covenant
New Covenant
Hebrews 11:32-40 - Great things happened in the past, but now we can see the full picture.
Teach your kids
Joshua 4:6, 21-22 – Parents were to teach their children what the memorials meant!
We tend to forget the past!
“Don’t forget your raising.”
Judges 2:6-13 – The generations after Joshua turned to idolatry.
As parents, we must know about God ourselves.
Deuteronomy 6:6-7 – You can’t teach what you don’t know!
As parents, we must teach our kids about God.
Psalms 78:1-8
Ephesians 6:4
As parents, we must live faithfully ourselves.
II Timothy 2:15 – Be a worked approved by God.
Rejoice in God’s promises
Joshua 4:19-20
Joshua 5:9 – God named the place Gilgal. It was an important place for many future events.
God delivered Israel to their Promised Land, and He will deliver us to ours! We’ll be in our Gilgal one day.
II Peter 3:9-13
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March 17, 2021Christian Attitudes, Part 5
Review of last week
Beatitudes
Purity of heart
Peacemakers
Beatitudes, continued
Persecution – rejoice (Matthew 5:10-12), continued
We have to display evidence of our faith in our life.
Persecution generally causes God’s message to spread, even if some people initially shrink with fear. Those who persecute eventually come to naught.
Heaven is the ultimate reward for withstanding persecution.
Salt and light – remember who you are! (Matthew 5:13-16)
Salt of the earth
Salt enhances flavor and is necessary for life.
Light on a hill
When you are a light in the darkness, people will see you.
Light NOT under a bushel.
I Thessalonians 1:6-7
I Timothy 4:12
Titus 2:7-8
Righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees (Matthew 5:17-20)
Followed the form
Not just as written
Falsely interpreted – Matthew 15:2-20
Neglected foundations of the law
Roots of murder (Matthew 5:21-26)
Attitudes
Practical advice
Worship vs. anger
Ephesians 4:26
Progression: anger, contempt, hatred
Murder’s mileposts
I John 3:15
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March 14, 2021I Will Be Their God
The basic, root structure of our relationship with God
Leviticus 26:12
Genesis 17:7-9 – This relationship was part of the covenant with Abraham.
Leviticus 20:26; 26:12 – God’s desire for a relationship with His people
Jeremiah 24:7; 31:33 – what God continues to want from His people
Revelation 21:3 – In the end, God ultimately desires the same relationship as in the beginning.
Relationship
It takes two. Each participant has roles and responsibilities.
God’s part: I will be their God.
Our part: They shall be my people.
God’s promises
God has always honored His responsibilities.
Genesis 2 – Adam and Eve
Genesis 6:13-8:29
Leviticus 20:24
John 6:40
John 6:35
God has always honored His responsibilities by providing instruction on how to gain the provisions He promised.
Genesis 2:16-17
Genesis 6
Acts 2:38; Mark 16:16; Romans 6:4
God tells us how to maintain our relationships with Him.
I Timothy 1:17; Deuteronomy 33:27 – God is eternal and unchanging.
God has always honored His responsibilities by giving His very best.
God made the ultimate sacrifice for us when He gave His only begotten Son to die for us.
James 3:16
Hebrews 10:8-16
But do we honor our responsibility of “being His people?”
John 14:15 – Abide in His love.
Matthew 22:36-37 – the greatest commandment
Romans 8:14 – We are the sons of God.
We must love God’s instruction, the truth of His Word.
Truth sets us free. John 8:32
Malachi 2:8 – Do not depart from the truth of God’s message.
Romans 1:28-32
Hebrews 4:12-13
We must give God our best!
God expects our best. Malachi 1:7-8, 12-13
We must give the sacrifice of worship, praise, ourselves (Hebrews 13:15-16), and in our very living (Romans 12:1-2).
We cannot expect to receive God’s blessings if we are not participating in the relationship.
Matthew 6:33
We must give our best by teaching our children to love and serve God. Deuteronomy 6:4-12
III John 1:4
“I will be their God and they will be my people.”
God is always the same. His expectations have never changed.
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March 14, 2021Put on the New Self, Part 6
Put on … good speech
James 3:1-12 – Our words are incredibly important!
Speech is responsible for regulating our relationships, forming our reputation, doing a lot of a Christian’s work, and revealing our character.
Think! Then speak.
Proverbs 10:19 – Much speaking makes it easier to sin.
Proverbs 15:1-2 – Speaking gently helps to turn away wrath.
Proverbs 15:28
Proverbs 25:11-12 – Good speech is very valuable to those who hear it.
Proverbs 29:20 – Don’t be hasty in your words!
James 1:16-22
v18 – We are a kind of firstfruits of God’s creation. We are the most precious of His creation and as such, should be sacrificed to Him.
Develop better attitudes.
Matthew 12:33-37 – If you say lots of rude, mean, or untrue things, it indicates a problem with your heart. Your speech reflects what is in your heart.
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March 14, 2021The Purpose of Life
If our purpose in life is to go to heaven, that is focusing on us instead of God and we won’t make it.
Glorify God
Psalms 86:12
Matthew 5:16
Romans 15:6, 9
I Corinthians 6:20
I Corinthians 10:31
Ephesians 3:21
I Peter 2:12
I Peter 4:16
I Corinthians 6:19
It is plain that God’s people live to glorify Him. Those who have the purpose to glorify G od will receive the prize. Philippians 3:13-14
How does one glorify God?
By keeping one’s life pure.
I Timothy 5:22
James 1:27
Ephesians 5:25-27
By keeping the plan of salvation pure.
Romans 10:17
Romans 5:1
Acts 17:30
Acts 10:10
Acts 22:16
Colossians 1:13
By keeping his worship pure.
Ephesians 5:19 – singing
I Corinthians 11:27 – Lord’s Supper
I Timothy 2:8 – prayer
Acts 20:7 – teaching the Word
I Corinthians 16:2 – taking up a collection to support the work of the church
By keeping functions of local church pure.
I Corinthians 14:23 – Assemble to worship and edify.
I Corinthians 11:23-29 – Partake of the Lord’s Supper.
I Corinthians 9:14 – Support the preaching of the gospel.
Acts 6:1-6 – Relieve needy saints.
I Corinthians 5:1-9 – Discipline unruly members.
By keeping local church structure pure.
Philippians 1:1 – Saints, elders, and deacons.
Acts 14:23 – Elders ordained in every church.
A church should strive to develop qualified elders.
By keeping the gospel pure.
Romans 1:16
Matthew 15:8-9
II John 1:9
Conclusion
Am I so living as to glorify God?
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March 10, 2021Christian Attitudes, Part 4
Review of last week
Secular application?
Those who hunger and thirst
The merciful
Beatitudes, continued
Pure in heart – filled (Matthew 5:8)
II Timothy 2:22
Titus 1:15 – If you are pure in heart, everything around you is pure.
Acts 15:9
I Peter 1:22-23
I Corinthians 5:7 – A little impurity cause the whole to be impure.
Peacemakers – sons of God (Matthew 5:9)
What kind of peace? Peace with God.
Acts 8:1-5
Colossians 1:19-20 – Jesus’ blood brought peace to the world by allowing us to be reconciled to God.
James 3:17-18 – Description of the peace between God and man.
Isaiah 52:7
Romans 10:15 – Those who spread the gospel help men to find peace with God.
Persecuted – rejoice (Matthew 5:10-12)
Romans 8:35-39 – We are the only thing that can separate us from God. We should consider ourselves already dead for Christ, just as soldiers going in to physical battle must consider themselves already dead.
Reactions – Acts 9:22-25; 22:25-29; Matthew 10:22-23
Paul wasn’t asking for persecution, but he was not afraid of it. It also was not wrong for Paul to escape persecution when he could. We must endure persecution, but that does not mean we have to stand and take it if there’s a way out.
Desire it? – I Timothy 2:1-4
Why rejoice? John 15:20
Persecution will eventually find us, just as it found Jesus.
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March 07, 2021Put on the New Self, Part 5
Put on … purity (continued)
Romans 13:12-14
I Corinthians 5:1 – We need to admit how much of a temptation and problem this is, even among religious people.
Sex is a gift from God!
The Bible not only warns against sex and sensuality outside of marriage but exalts them within marriage (Genesis 2:24; Proverbs 5:15-20; Song of Solomon; I Corinthians 7:2-5; Hebrews 13:4). Will a marriage be everything that God intends without a sexual relationship?
I Corinthians 6:16
What happens if we raise our kids to think that all sex is dirty or undesirable?
Let us behave properly
Actions
Proverbs 5:1-8
Proverbs 7:6-10, 21-23
We need to listen to God’s wisdom!
Purity starts in the mind.
Matthew 5:27-28; 15:19; Exodus 20:17
Make no provision for the flesh
Eyes
II Samuel 11:2 – David should have gotten off the roof!
Acts 13:22 – It’s not only habitually wicked, dirty men who commit sexual sin. David was a man after God’s own heart!
Speech
Genesis 39:7, 10; Proverbs 2:16; 5:3; 7:5, 21
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March 07, 2021The Lion’s Tales
Introduction
I Peter 5:8
John 8:44
The devil lies to deceive us!
“You are all there is.”
(Pressure to think that believing in God doesn’t make sense.)
Proverbs 1:20-29
Psalms 139:13
Romans 1:18-20 – This is an example of the design argument for the existence of God. The design we see implies the existence of a designer. If a bionic arm is obviously designed, how much more so a human arm?
Psalm 139:14
II Timothy 1:12
Many important scientists were Christians, including Galileo Galilei, Johannes Keppler, Isaac Newton, and Michael Faraday. Science and religion are not irreconcilable.
“You are what matters most.”
(Center life around humans instead of God.)
Matthew 22:34-40
Matthew 16:24
Genesis 3:1-6 – Satan appealed to Eve’s desires. It is literally the oldest trick in the book!
“You can do whatever you want.”
(Sow confusion about right and wrong, truth and error.)
Isaiah 5:20-21
Romans 1:25
God exists. He is above man, and He makes the rules.
Romans 1:29
Acts 4:12 – Jesus is the way. There is no other religion that leads to heaven.
Genesis 1:27 – God creates us male and female. It is not man’s choice, as transgender rights advocates would have us believe.
Conclusion
I Peter 5:8-10
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March 03, 2021Christian Attitudes, Part 3
Review of last week
Love God, love your neighbor
Sermon on the mount
Beatitudes
Poor in spirit
They that mourn
The meek
Beatitudes, continued
Room for practical application
Only as practicality
Not meant for physical application
Spiritual – church vs. empires
Hunger and thirst – filled (Matthew 5:6)
Romans 1:16-17; John 6:35; Psalms 42:1-2; 63:1; 107:8-9
Merciful – obtain mercy (Matthew 5:7)
Willing to forgive
Matthew 6:14-15; 18:21-35
II Peter 3:9
James 2:13
Bring others to God’s mercy – Ephesians 2:4-7; Acts 8:30-35
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February 28, 2021Where Do I Draw the Line?
Sin distorts, deceives, destroys, and dominates
Luke 4:10-11 – Distorts God’s law
Genesis 3:1-6 – Deceives us into thinking we can get away with sin.
Romans 3:23 – Destroys our relationship with God.
Dominates us where one sin may turn into two and lead us down the path of the wicked.
Will it give Satan a foothold?
David: II Samuel 11:1-4
David had multiple changes to say no.
v1 – Didn’t go to war.
v2 – When he saw her bathing.
v3 – When he inquired.
v4 – When she arrived.
Joseph: Genesis 39:6-12
Joseph said no immediately and repeatedly.
When she cornered him, he resisted.
He FLED!
The repercussions
David: II Samuel 11:5-15; 12:19
Deceived Uriah into thinking that Bathsheba’s child is his own.
Murdered Uriah to cover up the sin of fornication.
The death of David and Bathsheba’s child.
Joseph: Genesis 41:37-41
Went to prison.
Interpreted the dreams of the baker and cupbearer.
Interpreted Pharaoh’s dream and because the second most powerful man in Egypt.
Will it bring reproach upon me?
I Timothy 3:1-2
Reproach – not arrested, blameless, unrebukable
Blameless
When people look at us, they should see someone worthy of the benefit of the doubt.
How to be blameless?
Psalms 119:1-8 – Follow the law of God
Are we asking the question wrongly?
Minimum requirement
How much can I put in and be pleasing to God?
Will 70% work?
What’s the least I have to do?
Maximum permission
How much can I get out of the world and still be pleasing to God?
Two examples
Daniel: Daniel 1:8-21
Didn’t want to risk eating and contaminating his body with the king’s food.
Gave the minimum to the king and gave everything to God.
Israelite man: Numbers 15:32-36
No work on the Sabbath
How do you define work?
A man was gathering wood.
What happened to him?
The presumptuous sin.
What’s his mindset?
What does it mean to be presumptuous?
What attitude should we have?
To glorify God
I Corinthians 10:31
I Peter 1:14-15
Colossians 3:17
We need to draw lines, so we do not allow our minds to become corrupt.
II Corinthians 10:3-5
Matthew 5:27-28
James 1:12-15
Summary
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