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  • Good Fathers Needed
    • Acts 17:25
    • A father is to:
      • Be a good example in character.
        • Ecclesiastes 9:10
        • Put family before self.
        • Don’t do what you don’t want children to do.
        • Teach right values.
          • Galatians 5:17
          • One of the things children need most from both father and mother is time.
          • Luke 12:15
          • Show that kindness, caring, and consideration for others are manly traits.
            • Luke 10:30-35
            • Matthew 5:44-45
            • Be an example in hard work.
              • I Timothy 5:8
              • Mark 9:4
              • Ephesians 4:28
              • Be an example in spiritual values.
                • Matthew 5:6
                • I Timothy 4:7-8, 10, 12, 13-15, 16 – Be a good example, study the scripture.
                • I Timothy 6:10
                • II Timothy 1:8-12
                • II Timothy 1:3 – The value of holding to strong words.
                • II Timothy 2:15
                • Let children see that family comes before self.
                • Summed up: Train up his children in the way they should go.
                  • 30 min
                • How to be an Example
                  • Titus 2:7-8 – Be an example of good deeds.
                  • Just genuinely serve God.
                    • Matthew 22:37
                    • Matthew 6:1-5, 16 – Do not do good just to be seen by others.
                    • Matthew 23:1-5 – Don’t be a hypocrite!
                      • Deuteronomy 11:18 – This was metaphorical. The Pharisees took it literally and then expanded on it by increasing the size of their phylacteries.
                      • Numbers 15:39
                      • Be other-oriented.
                        • Matthew 22:39 – Love your neighbor as yourself. Be a good example to them!
                        • I Thessalonians 1:6-8; 2:5-12
                        • II Thessalonians 3:7-12 – Paul worked another job to pay for his food even though he had to be paid for his work as a preacher. He was more concerned about setting an example that others could follow.
                        • Be like the moon (reflecting the Greater Light).
                          • Genesis 1:16-19
                          • The moon has no light of its own – it just reflects the light of the sun.
                          • Psalms 19:1
                          • I Corinthians 11:1
                          • Matthew 5:14-16
                            • 30 min
                          • I John, Part 4
                            • I John 3:7-24
                            • I John 3:6-10 – One who abides in God does not practice sin. He may sometimes fail and sin, but he does not continually practice sin. See Hebrews 2:14; Ephesians 4:8.
                            • I John 3:11 – See John 13:4-5; I John 5:1. Love for God and love for brethren is the badge of discipleship.
                            • I John 3:17 – The only exception to this is a brother who refuses to work. II Thessalonians 3:10.
                            • I John 3:19-21 – Our conscience is not completely reliable as a guide. It is possible to sear your conscience so that it does not guide you correctly. You must use the word of God to train your conscience so that it will be a proper guide.
                            • I John 3:24 – “Abide” here means to continue in. Those who keep God’s commandments continue in Him.
                              • 30 min
                            • People of the Bible, Part 1
                              • Joseph
                                • Genesis 30:22-24 – the birth of Joseph
                                • I need to conquer temptation
                                  • Genesis 39:5-20 – Joseph flees Potiphar’s wife, even though he was a young man who had faced so much unfairness in his life.
                                  • I Timothy 4:12
                                  • I Corinthians 10:13; James 4:7; II Peter 2:9 – dealing with temptation
                                  • We must recognize Satan’s traps for what they are. We have to look at things from God’s point of view.
                                  • I must strengthen my faith over the years of my life.
                                    • Genesis 39:20-21
                                    • Genesis 41:15-16 – Joseph gives God the glory when he interprets Pharaoh’s dream.
                                    • Genesis 41:51-52
                                    • Genesis 50:19-21 – Joseph speaks kindly to his brothers after the death of his father.
                                    • Genesis 45:4-8
                                    • Luke 17:10
                                      • 30 min
                                    • Ephesians, Part 7
                                      • Ephesians 4:17-32
                                      • Ephesians 4:19 – These people had lost their conscience. They no longer had a sense of shame. See I John 2:20-21.
                                      • Ephesians 4:21 – “If” here is used in the sense of “since.” It is not a conditional.
                                      • Ephesians 4:22-24 – Compare Galatians 5:17.
                                      • Ephesians 4:27 – Compare Galatians 2:5.
                                      • Ephesians 4:29 – “Unwholesome words” here are those that do not edify. This may not necessarily be foul language. False doctrine and corrupt teaching would be included, though.
                                      • Ephesians 4:30 – See Hebrews 10:29. This seal indicates ownership.
                                      • Ephesians 4:31 – Don’t slip back into the old ways of sin!
                                        • 30 min
                                      • Hell
                                        • Introduction
                                          • Ezekiel 33:1-9 – The duty of the watchman and those who hear his warning.
                                          • Would Jesus want us to talk about Hell?
                                            • II Thessalonians 1:6-9
                                            • Matthew 13:40-42
                                            • Matthew 23:15, 33 – Jesus warned scribes and Pharisees about creating children of hell with their teaching.
                                            • Eleven of the twelve references to Hell in the New Testament are by Jesus!
                                            • Gehenna (translated Hell) comes from the Valley of Hinnom – a place outside Jerusalem were refuse was burned.
                                            • Mark 9:43-48
                                            • Hell is a terrible place!
                                              • Matthew 5:22, 29-30 – Jesus warns about Hell. We don’t want to go there!
                                              • Matthew 8:11-12 – The place of outer darkness will be separation from God.
                                              • Luke 12:4-5 – As bad as physical punishment on earth can be, Hell will be much worse.
                                              • Judgment Day could be today!
                                                • Matthew 25:1-13
                                                • God’s love and grace is offered NOW, not THEN!
                                                  • Matthew 7:13-14, 21
                                                  • Hebrews 10:26-31
                                                    • 30 min
                                                  • I John, Part 3
                                                    • I John 2:21-3:6
                                                    • I John 2:22 – Whoever denies Jesus is an antichrist and a liar. One who claims to acknowledge God but denies Jesus is still an antichrist.
                                                    • I John 2:24 – If we believe and obey, we abide in both the Father and the Son.
                                                    • I John 2:26 – John was trying to shore up their faith, so they would not be led astray.
                                                    • I John 2:27 – Everyone John was writing to had this anointing, so we know he did not mean spiritual gifts. As in I John 2:20-21, the anointing is the Word of God that they had received. That is what was teaching them.
                                                    • I John 3:1 – See John 7:17; Titus 3:5. Salvation is a gift God freely bestows on us. We cannot earn it.
                                                    • I John 3:6 – See I John 1:8-9; I John 3:8-9. One can practice righteousness even though he may sometimes fail and sin. Confessing those sins and repenting is involved in practicing righteousness.
                                                      • 30 min
                                                    • Spiritual Growth
                                                      • II Peter 1:5-11
                                                      • Faith
                                                        • Hebrews 11:1-3, 6 – What faith is.
                                                        • Romans 1:22
                                                        • James 2:14-26; Matthew 7:20-27 – faith alone is not enough to save us
                                                        • John 3:16
                                                        • John 20:30-31
                                                        • Virtue
                                                          • I Timothy 3:16-17
                                                          • John 16:13
                                                          • John 12:48
                                                          • I Corinthians 16:13
                                                          • Acts 4:18-20
                                                          • Knowledge
                                                            • John 8:31-32
                                                            • Proverbs 24:5
                                                            • Hebrews 5:12-14
                                                            • Psalms 119:11
                                                            • Hosea 4:6
                                                            • Matthew 4:1-11
                                                            • I Peter 1:14-15
                                                            • Romans 10:2-3
                                                            • Temperance (self-control)
                                                              • Galatians 5:22-23
                                                              • I Corinthians 9:24-27
                                                              • Proverbs 16:32
                                                              • Matthew 16:24-26
                                                              • Patience
                                                                • Not being hasty enduring when things aren’t going your way
                                                                • Hebrews 12:1-2
                                                                • Romans 15:4-5
                                                                • James 5:10-11
                                                                • I Timothy 3:10
                                                                • Revelation 2:2, 3, 19
                                                                • II Timothy 4:2
                                                                • II Corinthians 6:4
                                                                • James 1:2-4
                                                                • Hebrews 6:12
                                                                • Godliness
                                                                  • God-likeness
                                                                  • John 14:7
                                                                  • I Peter 2:21
                                                                  • Galatians 2:20
                                                                  • I Corinthians 11:1
                                                                  • Brotherly kindness
                                                                    • Matthew 5:43-48
                                                                    • Matthew 7:1-12
                                                                    • Love
                                                                      • I Corinthians 13:13
                                                                      • Matthew 22:36-40
                                                                      • Ephesians 5:23-33
                                                                      • Hebrews 13:1
                                                                      • John 3:16
                                                                      • I John 2:15
                                                                      • I Timothy 6:10
                                                                        • 30 min
                                                                      • Opportunity of Many Lifetimes
                                                                        • Mark 10:13-16
                                                                        • Class structure at Benchley
                                                                          • Class 1 (1-2 years)
                                                                            • Learn how to be in Bible class
                                                                            • Learn “Bible words”
                                                                            • Class 2 (2-4 years)
                                                                            • Class 3 (K-2nd grade)
                                                                            • Class 4 (3rd-4th grade)
                                                                              • Make connections to applications
                                                                              • Class 5 (5th-8th grade)
                                                                                • Become independent learners
                                                                                • Class 6 (8th-10th grade)
                                                                                  • Prepare for independent lives
                                                                                  • Prepare for adult responsibilities
                                                                                  • What can I do?
                                                                                    • Teach!
                                                                                    • Help
                                                                                    • Parents: prepare children for class
                                                                                    • Give feedback
                                                                                    • Give
                                                                                      • 30 min
                                                                                    • I John, Part 2
                                                                                      • I John 2:7-21
                                                                                      • I John 2:8 – See John 13:34.
                                                                                      • I John 2:16 – The devil only has three ways to get us to sin: lust of the flesh, lust of the eyes, and pride of life. Satan used all three of these on Even in Genesis 3:1-6. He also used the same approach when tempting Jesus.
                                                                                      • I John 2:19 – Being against Christ is not the only way one can become an antichrist. Claiming to be for Christ, but working against His teachings is also sufficient to become an antichrist.
                                                                                      • I John 2:20 – This “anointing” is the word of truth. I John 2:21 shows that they know the truth – this is that “anointing.”
                                                                                        • 30 min

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