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- Christian Attitudes, Part 19People who disagree with us, continued
- Remember who we are
Correcting error
Part of what we do
Not who we are – Revelation 2:2-6
Seek opportunity to teach that first love
I John 4:19
Romans 5:6-8
TimeWhat is it? Ecclesiastes 3:1-15
God’s creation – Genesis 1:1-5
His command
Against the Amorites – Joshua 10:10-14
As a sign for Hezekiah – II Kings 20:1-11
He is timeless – II Peter 3:8
It changes us, but does not change God – Hebrews 13:8
The gift of time
Limited resource – Psalms 90:8-10
Must use wisely – Ephesians 5:13-17
Wise use brings better life – Ecclesiastes 12:1
Don’t waste time when something needs doing!
Zaccheus - Luke 19:5-6
Shepherds – Luke 2:10-16
Philippian jailer – Acts 16:27-31
Joseph and Mary – Matthew 2:13-14
Emulate their attitudes – Hebrews 4:7; 3:13
30 min - What’s Different About the Benchley Church?Introduction
- II Thessalonians 2:16
We believe and practice what’s in the Bible – even the controversial stuff!- I Peter 3:21 – Baptism is required for salvation.
- I Timothy 2:11-15 – Women are to be submissive in spiritual matters.
- I Timothy 1:8-11 – Homosexuality is a sin.
- Matthew 19:9 – Except in the case of adultery, divorce and remarriage is a sin.
- James 2:24 – Man is not saved by faith alone.
- John 6:59-66 – These beliefs make us less popular people, but that has always been the case for followers of Christ.
We organize ourselves as they did in the New Testament.Philippians 1:1 – “saints … overseers and deacons”
Saints just meant “Christians” in the New Testament.
Deacon just means “servant.”
Overseers also serve the church and watch out for people’s souls. Overseers are also called bishops, elders, presbyters, shepherds, or pastors. See I Peter 5:2.
- People today often confuse the term “pastor” with “preacher.”
Acts 9:26-28 – “associate with the disciples”
I Corinthians 5:1-2 – The sinful man was to be removed from their group.
We believe God assigns unique work to local churches.Churches provided for:
Philippians 4:15-16 – teaching and preaching of the gospel
I Corinthians 14:26 – worship and spiritual edification
Acts 4:32-35 – needy Christians
We believe that nothing is more powerful than the love of Christ!- Romans 5:6-9; 6:4, 11
30 min - Job and Ecclesiastes, Part 11
- Ecclesiastes 8:1-10:2
- Ecclesiastes 8:1-9 – How to interact with a king. Obey authority and try not to find yourself at odds with it. There may be a right time and place to try to influence the king (Ecclesiastes 8:5-6). Compare Esther asking the king for a favor (Esther 4:14).
- Ecclesiastes 8:11 – Punish evil quickly or evil will be encouraged.
- Ecclesiastes 8:12-15 – Compare Psalms 73. Sometimes good happens to wicked people and evil happens to good people. God will eventually make it right.
- Ecclesiastes 8:16-17 – This sounds like Solomon is tired. One man can’t know everything!
- Ecclesiastes 9:1-9 – Death comes to everyone. Enjoy life with he one you love.
Under the sunIn eternity (left unspoken here)Fate of righteous and wicked“same for all … one fate”Luke 16:19, 31; John 5:28-29The living“there is hope … enjoy life … this is your reward”Hebrews 9:27-28; I Thessalonians 4:16-18; Matthew 6:19-21The dead“the dead do not know anything, nor have they any longer a reward”Luke 16:19-31; Philippians 2:9-11; Luke 23:43- Ecclesiastes 9:10 – Work with all your might on earth because our life is the only chance we get!
- Ecclesiastes 9:11 – Time and chance happens to all of us! It’s not fair. John the Baptist is a prime example of this!
- Ecclesiastes 9:13-18 – Wisdom is good, but not always respected.
- Ecclesiastes 10:1 – A little foolishness ruins a lot of good. See I Corinthians 5:6.
- Ecclesiastes 10:2 – The right side is the side of protection and good. Compare Matthew 26:64.
30 min - Diagnosing PrideIntroduction
- Proverbs 26:12
- It is hard for us to see pride in ourselves. The pride keeps us from seeing it!
I hate apologizing.- Psalm 51:16
My worship is weak.- Luke 18:9-14 – The Pharisees’ worship was not acceptable! The tax collector’s worship was acceptable because he humbled himself before God.
- We need to recognize our great need for God in our lives.
- Psalms 32:1-6
- There should be a desire in us to pray.
- Colossians 3:16 – We will not sing with thankfulness if we are filled with pride!
- I John 2:16
I keep thinking, “I should have a better life than this.”- Luke 1:30-31, 38 – Mary had a tremendously good attitude when such a responsibility was put before her!
- Luke 17:7-10
- When we have an unexpected opportunity arise to serve God, but we do not want to do it because it conflicts with our own plans, that is pride!
- Philippians 4:11-13 – Paul leaned to be content!
I resist advice and teaching (that I really need).- Acts 17:18, 30-32 – Some sneered at Paul’s teaching.
- Proverbs 15:5, 31-33 – It is not easy to listen to reproof.
- Proverbs 9:8-9; 10:8; 11:2; 19:20; 23:22 – Listen to wise counsel!
- Ecclesiastes 4:13
- Jeremiah 9:23-24
30 min - Christian Attitudes, Part 18Old Testament Relevance
Was it relevant to people in the first century?
First gospel sermon – Acts 2:16-21
Other preaching and writings of apostles and inspired men
Acts 8:30-35; 18:24-28
Paul – Romans 1:1-4
Stephen – Acts 7:2-53
Relevant today?
- Romans 15:2-4 – The Old Testament was written for our instruction.
Its foretelling nature – Colossians 2:16-17
From law to grace and truth – John 1:15-17
Jesus and the pattern of the law – Hebrews 8:4-5; 9:8-12; 10:1
What does it offer us today?
An extended story of salvation
A history of God’s relationship with man
Examples of God’s love for man
Examples for us to follow
Examples of what God loves and hates
A much better understanding of the New Testament
People who disagree with usAny examples in Bible?
Rehoboam and Israel – I Kings 12:1-15
Abram and Lot – Genesis 13:7-12; 14:10-16
Paul and Barnabas concerning John (Mark) – Acts 15:36-40; I Timothy 4:11
Paul and the Athenian idolaters – Acts 17:15-34
30 min - The Beatitudes: Matthew 5:1-12, Part 2Matthew 5:6 – Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.
- Matthew 5:19
- Matthew 6:31
- I Timothy 6:11
- II Timothy 2:22
- I need to get to the point where I intensely desire to please God.
Matthew 5:7 – Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy.- Ephesians 2:3-7
- James 2:13 – God is watching how we treat others!
- Matthew 9:10-13
- I need to get to the point where I naturally and automatically look on other people with compassion.
Matthew 5:8 – Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.- Psalms 24:1-5
- Matthew 23:27-28 – God has seen plenty of hypocritical people. He needs those who are pure in heart.
- James 4:8
- I need to get to the point where I am sincerely and completely devoted to God.
Matthew 5:9 – Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God.- Matthew 10:34
- Romans 5:1
- Ephesians 2:11-18 – All can have peace with God and each other.
- I need to get to the point where I look for opportunities to say things and influence people to think about their relationship with God.
Matthew 5:10-12 – Blessed are those who have been persecuted for the sake of righteousness. …- Hebrews 11:35-38
- I need to get to the point where I can face these sorts of threats and rejoice.
30 min - Job and Ecclesiastes, Part 10
- Ecclesiastes 5:10-7:29
- Ecclesiastes 5:10 – No amount of money will give us true satisfaction.
- Ecclesiastes 5:16 – We only die “naked” in the sense of earthly wealth. We should still be striving to build up spiritual wealth.
- Ecclesiastes 5:18-20 – We should enjoy the satisfaction that God gives us in our earthly labors.
- Ecclesiastes 6:1-12 – Solomon laments that man cannot enjoy his wealth on earth.
- Ecclesiastes 6:6 – All people die, so in that sense they go to the same place, but people go to different eternal places.
- Ecclesiastes 7:1 – If you have a good reputation, the day of your death is better than the day of your birth because of the life you’ve lived.
- Ecclesiastes 7:2 – Mourning over a death is good because it keeps us grounded.
- Ecclesiastes 7:13 – Some things can’t be changed because that’s the way God made them.
- Ecclesiastes 7:25-28 – See I Kings 11:3. This point of view could be from Solomon’s bad experience with women.
- Ecclesiastes 7:29 – It’s not God’s fault that man went into sin!
30 min - The Beatitudes: Matthew 5:1-12, Part 1Things to remember
These are spiritual (not physical) character traits.
Matthew 4:17, 23
Matthew 6:19-20
“Blessed” = having God’s favor / happy
These are timeless instructions.
Matthew 5:3 – Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.- Psalms 51:2-3, 8, 17 – David showed he was poor in spirit. The poor in spirit are those who realize they are in spiritual debt and are hopeless without God.
- John 9:39-41 – These people needed to become poor in spirit.
- Revelation 3:17
Matthew 5:4 – Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.- I Corinthians 5:1-2 – The Corinthians should have mourned over their sin.
- II Corinthians 12:21
- James 4:8-10
- Jeremiah 6:15
- Romans 12:9
- I need to get to the point where I am truly sad and sorry about my sin.
Matthew 5:5 – Blessed are the gentle, for they shall inherit the earth.Matthew 11:29, 20-24 – Jesus was strong, but meek.
Matthew 21:12
Matthew 23:37
Meekness is strength under control.
“Inherit the earth?”
Joshua 23:14 – It’s not referring to the land promise given to Abraham. That had already been fulfilled.
It’s not talking about a future thousand-year reign of Jesus on earth.
II Peter 3:7-14
This must be referring to a spiritual place – a heavenly inheritance.
I Peter 1:4
I need to get to the point where I have my strength under control.
30 min - Christian Attitudes, Part 17Last week: forgivenessGovernmentAuthority comes from God
All authority comes from God – Ephesians 1:18-23
Authority is under Him – Colossians 2:8-10
Defying authority is to defy God – II Peter 2:9-10
He has ordained governments – Romans 13:1-7
They have a purpose – Romans 13:4
They may sustain themselves – Romans 13:6
He expects that we submit to their rule – Romans 13:1
God reigns supremeGod and government don’t always agree
Government sometimes usurps or conflicts
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego (Daniel 3)
Daniel (Daniel 6)
Peter and other apostles (Acts 4)
For God’s purpose- The Exodus – Exodus 10:1-2
- Cyrus – Isaiah 44:28-45:3; 46:8-11
Government serviceJoseph
Pharaoh’s bodyguard – Genesis 39:1-4
For head jailer – Genesis 39:20-23
Pharaoh’s number two – Genesis 41:41-44
Daniel
Nebuchadnezzar – Daniel 2:48-49
Belshazzar – Daniel 5:29
Darius – Daniel 6:1-2
Cyrus – Daniel 6:28
Saul and David
30 min - Simon the MagicianClaims vs truth
- Acts 8:6-13 – Simon was practicing magic and claiming to be someone great.
- Simon immediately saw there was a difference between what he was doing and what Philip was doing. It was real power and was not done to promote Philip himself.
- It’s easy to claim anything, but people need truth.
It’s hard to kick old habits- Acts 8:14-24
- Mark 16:16
- Simon was saved through baptism, then sinned and needed to repent. This disproves the “once saved, always saved” doctrine. See Galatians 5:4; James 5:19-20.
- Simon had built a reputation as a magician and was likely used to the attention.
- Acts 8:21 – Simon’s problem was his heart.
- I John 2:16
The gospel is for all- Acts 8:5, 12-13, 22 – Philip went to teach the Samaritans, a group hated by the Jews.
- Galatians 3:28
- You can find hope in the gospel.
- Anyone can find hope in the gospel.
- Everybody has a soul!
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