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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September 24, 2017Where Did Matter and Energy Come From?
Introduction
Psalms 8:1-4
Isaiah 42:5
Psalms 33:6
Self-created
Big bang – big problems
Where did the cosmic egg come from?
Laws of thermodynamics
Energy can neither be created nor destroyed. It can only change forms.
“Flatness”
“Horizon”
Mature galaxies
Comets
Blue stars
Spiral galaxies
Redshift
Can we reconcile this with the Bible? NO
Genesis 1:31
Exodus 20:11; 31:17
Genesis 1:1, 16, 19 – God created heavens and the earth first.
Eternal
Laws of thermodynamics
Energy is becoming less usable. (Entropy is increasing.)
Created
Colossians 1:13-18; Psalms 102:25-27; 136:1-9
Psalms 19:1
It’s not that science hasn’t found the answer yet. Science isn’t capable of finding the answer.
A word about faith
Hebrews 11:3
Belief in the Big Bang Theory requires faith! We didn’t observe it and can’t test it.
Why our origins matter
Romans 1:18-20 – God’s creation points to Him.
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September 24, 2017Psalms, Part 9
Psalms 49-54
Psalms 49:1 – The high, low, poor, and rich will all be alike in death.
Psalms 49:12 – Man’s body decays just like the bodies of beasts.
Psalms 50:10 – See Acts 17:25
Psalms 51:16-17 – God wants a contrite heart first before the sacrifices are acceptable.
Psalms 51:5 – This verse is often misused in Calvinist doctrine. We know that it does not mean David was sinful at birth (Ezekiel 18:2-4). Matthew 18:3 also tells us that children are not in sin.
Psalms 71:6; 139:13-14; 58:3
We know that this birth is not saying David was born out of wedlock. See Ruth 4:22. David was in the line to Christ and was certainly not illegitimate.
Psalms 53:1 – Declaring that there is no God identifies you as a fool regardless of your intellectual accomplishments.
Psalms 53:6 – See Ephesians 4:8, which applies this passage to those who are captives of sin.
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September 20, 2017Focus on the First Century, Part 15
Somewhere in the middle, continued:
Tax collectors (publicans)
Bought position
Assessment arbitrary
Fill quota
Shaky heritage
High net worth
Very low esteem with all
Matthew 5:43-48
Matthew 18:15-17
Matthew 9:9-13
Luke 18:9-14
Matthew 21:23-31, 33-46
Luke 19:1-10 – Zaccheus was a rich tax collector.
The elites
The rich
Usually the most successful farmers and merchants
Not always Sadducees
Luke 15:11-32 – father of the prodigal son was a wealthy man
Pharisees, scribes
The religious elite
Rarely among the rich
John 3:1; 19:39 – Nicodemus was a Pharisee, but evidently a man of means.
Priesthood
The priestly elite
Usually among the richest
Priests made money on concessions around the temple and money-changing.
Regions, cities, enclaves of the Diaspora
Persia had largest regional Jewish population
Mostly remainders of Babylonian captivity
Had the lowest level of Hellenization of all Jews
Alexandria had largest Jewish urban population
About 200,000
Mostly around Heliopolis
Easy access to ports to rest of the world, relatively easy to get back to Jerusalem for worship
Enclaves from Morocco to India, Cape Horn to the Bosporus
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30min
September 17, 2017Salvation is Available for All
Introduction
It is God’s salvation
Psalms 51:12
Romans 6:23
Salvation shows God’s love
John 3:16
Hebrews 2:9
Titus 2:11
Salvation is conditional
I Timothy 2:4
II Peter 3:9
That which God requires one to understand, he can understand
John 7:17
Galatians 5:17
John 8:43 – The problem was that people were not willing to do the will of God. They heard the word but had not committed themselves to do it.
That which God requires one to believe, he can believe.
Hebrews 11:6
Psalms 19:1-2
Romans 1:20
Matthew 24:46
I Corinthians 15:6
Hebrews 8:6
Jeremiah 10:23
Psalms 37:23
That which God requires one to do, he can do
Acts 17:30
Romans 10:10
Acts 2:38, 47
Many will not do these things, but it is not because they cannot.
I Timothy 5:22
I Corinthians 15:58
Matthew 6:33
Galatians 6:1
James 5:19-20
Matthew 28:18-20
That which God requires one to be, he can be.
I Peter 1:16
Ephesians 5:25-27
I Timothy 5:22
Ephesians 3:21
Matthew 5:16
Do we really want to be saved badly enough to be saved?
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30min
September 17, 2017Being “In Christ”
Introduction
John 15:5
Why would I want to be in Christ? Romans 6:3
Ephesians 1:3-5, 9, 13 – We receive so many blessings in Christ!
Respect authority of Christ
Matthew 28:18-20
Colossians 2:6-8; 3:1, 5, 8, 12-13 – These are demands of being in Christ.
Devoted to Christ
Philippians 3:7-14
Luke 14:26-27 – Christ must come before all our physical relationships.
Maintain sincere faith
Hebrews 12:1 – What is “the sin?” Is it not the sin of unbelief?
Hebrews 10:36-11:1, 4, 5, 7
Hebrews 6:10
Hebrews 10:22-29
II Timothy 1:5-8
Hebrews 3:12
James 2:14
John 8:24
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30min
September 17, 2017Spiritually Minded?
The “spiritual” man …
I Corinthians 2:14-15, 6-10 – Judges (appraises) the gospel of the cross by the Holy Spirit’s confirmed revelation (compares spiritual things with spiritual).
I Corinthians 1:18, 22-24, 30-31 – The spiritual man understands and values the gospel.
I Corinthians 2:4-5
Just because a person believes in the gospel does not mean he is a spiritual man.
I Corinthians 14:37 – Recognizes the authority of the apostolic writings
Galatians 5:2 – 6:1 – Walks by the spirit
Galatians 6:7-8
The “spiritual” person is not …
Acts 17:22 – Simply religious
I Timothy 4:3-4 – In denial of lawful pleasures
I John 2:3-5 – Simply saying he knows God
II Corinthians 11:13, 15, 19-21 – Simply esteemed by others
I Corinthians 5:1-2 – Simply a member of a local church
Application
Matthew 7:15 – judging others
John 7:23-24 – judging ourselves
James 1:25
Why do we care?
Romans 8:5-6
Romans 7:24-8:2
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30min
September 13, 2017Focus on the First Century, Part 14
Last lesson
Women in Jesus’ ministry
Social strata of Jerusalem and Judea
This lesson
Continue with social strata in Judea
Who were these people?
What made them tick?
What was the 1st century social scene?
Farmers, farmers, farmers, and fishermen
Farmers included shepherds, and lots of them
All had long days, hard work
Most formed the base of the social strata
Matthew 4:18-22; Luke 5:1-11
John 21:1-8 – Jesus appears to the disciples in a similar manner to the way in which He first called them.
John 5:2 – There was a gate near the temple used for bringing sheep in for sacrifices. Sheep were important!
Merchants
Distributed goods to/from other parts of the world
Ran markets where farmers, shepherds, fishermen sold
Generally better off than most agrarians/fishermen
One rung up from the agrarians/fishermen
Matthew 25:14-30 – Most merchants had servants. They needed their servants to help them make money or they would go out of business.
Somewhere in the middle
Tax collectors (publicans)
Bought position
Assessment arbitrary
Fill quota
Shaky heritage
High net worth
Very low esteem with all
Matthew 5:43-48
Matthew 18:15-17
Matthew 9:9-13
Luke 18:9-14
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30min
September 10, 2017How Should I Behave in Worship?
II Peter 1:3
Godliness
I Timothy 4:7-8
II Peter 3:9-11
Philippians 1:27
We must have the correct attitude in worship.
I Timothy 3:15
The purpose of the church is to glorify God.
Ephesians 3:21
John 4:24
The five items of worship:
Sing - Ephesians 5:19; Colossians 3:16
Pray – Acts 2:42; I Thessalonians 5:25
Lord’s Supper – I Corinthians 10:16; I Corinthians 11:26; Acts 20:7
Give – I Corinthians 16:1-2; II Corinthians 9:7
Study – Acts 2:42; II Timothy 2:15
How to worship – Luke 22:19; II Corinthians 9:7; II Timothy 2:15
Work of the church
I Thessalonians 1:8
II Timothy 4:2
Acts 11:29
Reverence for God
Psalms 89:7; 90:2; 95:6; Hebrews 10:31; 12:28-29
Reverence is not merely:
Respect
Being quiet
Participating in worship
Job 1:1; Psalms 128:1; Ecclesiastes 8:12-13
Ecclesiastes 5:2-3
Psalms 111:9; Matthew 4:10; Habakkuk 2:20
We must reverence God’s word. Isaiah 66:2; Ezra 9:4; John 12:48
Deuteronomy 6:13; Matthew 4:10; I Corinthians 6:19-20; Romans 11:22
The love of God requires reverence. Mark 12:30-31
Our love for God
Matthew 22:37; Titus 2:4; Ephesians 5:25
Romans 5:6-8
I John 4:19; John 3:16
I John 3:16; 4:9-19 – God first loved us.
John 10:10; Ephesians 5:1-2
Romans 5:6-8
John 15:13
II Corinthians 8:9; Philippians 2:5-8
How can we fail to reciprocate such love?
John 21:16
Luke 22:33
I John 5:3
Matthew 5:39
Obedience
I John 5:3
John 14:15, 21-24
I John 2:3-5
Malachi 1:13
Psalms 122:1; 27:4
Ephesians 2:22; I Peter 2:5
When we worship, we are in His presence. Matthew 26:39; 18:20
When we worship, we are aware of things beyond our sight. John 4:24
Psalms 89:7
Ephesians 5:19
Hebrews 10:22
Hebrews 13:15
Our attitude makes us dependable to assemble.
I Corinthians 5:4
I Peter 3:12
Psalms 100:1-3
I John 3:1
On Jesus’ account: Romans 4:25; Matthew 18:12-14
On the saints’ account: Hebrews 10:24-25; I Corinthians 12:12-14, 22
On our own account: Ephesians 3:16
Matthew 6:33
Colossians 3:16; Hebrews 2:12
Matthew 6:6; Luke 22:19; I Corinthians 11:26, 29
I Corinthians 16:2; II Corinthians 9:7
Ephesians 6:18-20
Hebrews 13:18
Luke 8:18
Matthew 13:15-16
Luke 8:15
Psalms 1:1-2
I Timothy 4:15
I Corinthians 10:31
We have a soul to save! Matthew 16:26
We have friends to influence! Matthew 5:16
We have Hell to avoid! Matthew 25:41; Romans 2:7-9
II Thessalonians 1:7-9
I Peter 1:3-4
Romans 14:12
John 4:24
Revelation 22:12
II Peter 3:9-14, 17
II Timothy 3:16-17
Genesis 6:9
Acts 3:22-23
II Peter 1:1
Romans 10:17
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30min
September 10, 2017The Divided Kingdom
I Kings 12 – II Kings 25; II Chronicles 10-36
The kingdom divides
Southern kingdom: Judah, Benjamin, Levites, and others
II Chronicles 11:1-4, 13, 16; 15:9
Northern kingdom: Israel (other 10 tribes)
Jeroboam was afraid of losing people to Judah when they went to Jerusalem to worship, so he set up places to worship in Israel with non-Levite priests.
Israel: 20 kings, all bad
Judah: 20 kings, three that were pretty good (Jehoshaphat, Hezekiah, Josiah), and a few other that were good for part of their reign. All were descendants of David.
God sent dozens of prophets to both kingdoms. They were mostly ignored.
Israel was conquered in 722 B.C. by Assyrians.
Judah was conquered in 586 B.C. by Babylonians.
You must choose righteousness, regardless of your parents.
I Kings 12:25-33 – Jeroboam sets up his own places and idols to worship.
It is possible to break a cycle!
II Kings 16:3 – Ahaz – sacrificed a son to an idol!
II Kings 18:1-6 – Hezekiah – broke down idols and served God
II Kings 21:1-3 – Manasseh – did evil until the end of his life – rebuilt the idols! He was a bad influence on his son Amon, who ruled after him.
II Kings 21:19-21 – Amon – served the idols of Manasseh
II Kings 22:1-2 – Josiah – served God with all his heart
II Kings 23:32 – Jehoahaz – did evil before God, despite the good influence of his father Josiah
II Kings 23:37 – Jehoiakim – did evil before God
Ezekiel 18:14-17 – God judges us based on our actions – not our parents.
Listen to God’s word.
II Kings 17:7, 12-16, 22-23, 19 – Why Israel fell.
God tried many different strategies to reach His people.
When we ignore God’s word, we are making the same mistake.
Galatians 5:19-21 – sins to avoid
Galatians 5:22-24 – The good side!
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30min
September 10, 2017Psalms, Part 8
Psalms 41-48
Psalms 44:8 – This should be our goal: to praise God all day long!
Psalms 44:9-21 – The reason God rejected them was because they had forsaken God. Compare Romans 8:35-36. This passage seems to present the view of God’s actions from the human perspective. People felt that God was forsaking them for no reason. We know from many other scriptures that this was not really true.
Psalms 45:6 – This is a Messianic prophecy. See Hebrews 1:8-9.
Psalms 48:12-13 – Know God and His word well so you can teach it to the next generation.
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30min

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How many episodes does ScriptureStream have?

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