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ScriptureStream episodes

  • II Corinthians, Part 13
    • II Corinthians 11:1-9
    • II Corinthians 11:6 – See Mark 16:20. The other apostles used miracles to confirm what they were saying and Paul did the same.
    • II Corinthians 11:4 – The Corinthians were happy to follow false teachers, but were not inclined to listen to Paul (see II Corinthians 11:1).
      • 30 min
    • The Parable of the Talents
      • Matthew 25:14-30
      • Colossians 1:13
      • Under my rule, servants should make the most of every opportunity to serve their master!
      • I need to find and use my ways to serve the Master.
        • “each according to his own ability”
        • Romans 12:4
        • I Corinthians 12:17 – We all have our unique abilities!
        • Matthew 25:37-40
        • Inaction is not an option.
          • “you have what is yours”
          • Matthew 25:24
          • Esther 4:13
          • Luke 19:11-27
          • There will be a day of reckoning.
            • “settled accounts with them”
            • Matthew 25:19
            • Matthew 25:31-46
              • 30 min
            • Exodus, Part 8
              • Exodus 14-18
              • Exodus 14:10-12 – Israel was trying to transition from slavery to freedom at the hands of God. They were now personally involved in the conflict with Pharaoh.
              • Colossians 3:1-4
              • Hebrews 11:29
              • I Peter 5:6-7
              • Exodus 15:4 – Red Sea or Sea of Reeds?
                • Hebrew word is yam-sûf (סוּף)
                • Whatever yam-sûf was, it was deep and vast enough to kill the Egyptian army!
                • I Kings 9:26
                  • 30 min
                • II Corinthians, Part 12
                  • II Corinthians 10:1-18
                  • II Corinthians 10:3-4 – Compare Titus 2:15.
                  • II Corinthians 10:5 – Compare Colossians 3:16-17.
                  • II Corinthians 10:8-9 – In order to plant spiritual seed, you have to first root out the weeds and stumps. Some don’t like “negative” preaching, but it is often necessary in order to prepare for “positive” preaching.
                  • II Corinthians 10:12 – The standard is the word of God – not other people. Christians are not to compare themselves even with other Christians because our standard is higher than that.
                    • 30 min
                  • Marks of Spiritual Strength
                    • II Thessalonians 1:1-5
                    • Give thanks to God for our brethren (II Thessalonians 1:3)
                    • A faith that grows exceedingly
                      • II Timothy 2:15
                      • Hebrews 5:14
                      • An abounding love for one another
                        • I Peter 4:8
                        • Proverbs 17:9; 19:11
                        • A steadfast faith in persecution and tribulations
                          • I Peter 4:16
                          • II Timothy 3:12
                          • The end result: counted worthy of the kingdom of God
                            • 30 min
                          • Three Take-Aways from Job
                            • Job 1:20
                            • Satan is crafty and ruthless!
                              • II Corinthians 11:1-4 – Satan was crafty enough to introduce error and they were accepting it!
                              • I Peter 5:8
                              • Don’t fill ignorance with assumptions!
                                • Job 4:8, 12-13 – Eliphaz’s knowledge could only take him so far. He did not know the full situation.
                                • Job 8:6
                                • Job 11:13-15
                                • Job 22:9-11 – He didn’t know this! Job didn’t do any of these things!
                                • John 21:21-22; Acts 1:6-8 – God doesn’t owe us explanations. He tells us what we need to know.
                                • God is in control!
                                  • Job 38:1-7; 40:1-2; 42:1-6
                                  • Job 42:10
                                  • Job 28:12, 23-28 (Proverbs 1:7)
                                    • 30 min
                                  • Exodus, Part 7
                                    • Exodus 11-13
                                    • The Passover (Exodus 12:27)
                                      • Hebrews 11:27
                                        • Passover Feast & Lamb
                                        Jesus
                                        Observed night of Exodus (Exodus 12:11-12)
                                        Observed night of arrest (Luke 22:7, 54)
                                        Old Covenant memorial (Luke 22:14-15)
                                        New Covenant memorial (Luke 22:19-20)
                                        Israel’s Passover (Exodus 12:47)
                                        Our Passover (I Corinthians 5:7)
                                        Unblemished (Exodus 12:5)
                                        Unblemished (I Peter 1:19)
                                        No bones broken (Exodus 12:46)
                                        No bones broken (John 19:36)
                                        Saved by its blood (Exodus 12:13)
                                        Saved by His blood (Romans 5:9)
                                        Must apply the blood (Exodus 12:22)
                                        Must apply His blood (Romans 6:3-4)
                                        • Plague #10: Death of the firstborn (Exodus 12:28-32)
                                          • Egyptian gods:
                                            • Pharaoh – son of Ra, incarnation of Horus
                                            • Pharaoh’s son – born of the gods
                                            • Anubis – god of death/embalming
                                            • Min – god of procreation/reproduction
                                            • Isis – associated with reproduction
                                            • Hathor – one of 7 deities who attended births
                                            • Apis bull – sacred, firstborn animal
                                            • This plague was catastrophic, touching even Pharaoh’s own family. Notice the difference between Exodus 5:2 and 12:31-32. God sent an unforgettable message: You have enslaved my firstborn; I have killed your firstborn (Exodus 4:22-23).
                                            • The Exodus (Exodus 12:33-51)
                                              • Moses led 600,000 men (Exodus 12:37; perhaps 2,000,000 people total) out of Egypt.
                                              • God holds the future in His hands! II Peter 3:10-11
                                              • How long were they in Egypt?
                                                • Exodus 12:40-41
                                                • Genesis 15:13-14
                                                • Acts 7:6
                                                • 430 years in Egypt? But what about this?
                                                  • Math from genealogies (Exodus 6:16-20; I Chronicles 23:6-13)
                                                    • This allows a maximum of 350 years)
                                                    • Galatians 3:16-17
                                                      • Promises to Abraham à leave Egypt, get law = 430 years
                                                      • Other ancient sources
                                                        • Septuagint
                                                        • Samaritan Pentateuch
                                                        • Possibly God counted the years of Abraham and his family in Canaan, which was 215 years. This would allow 215 years to be in Egypt.
                                                          • 30 min
                                                        • II Corinthians, Part 11
                                                          • II Corinthians 9:8-15
                                                          • II Corinthians 9:12 – Paul repeatedly states that the funds are specifically for relieving needy saints. There was a definite limit to the scope of the benevolence. It was directed only to the needy Christians in Jerusalem.
                                                          • II Corinthians 9:13 – The benevolence served two purposes: relieving needy Christians and cementing the relationship between Jewish Christians and Gentile Christians.
                                                            • 30 min
                                                          • The Two Greatest Relationships
                                                            • There are five basic relationships for mankind
                                                              • Christ/church – for man’s salvation
                                                              • Family – husband/wife; parent/child
                                                              • Government – civil powers/citizen
                                                              • Economical – employer/employee (Genesis 2:15; Ephesians 4:28)
                                                              • Social – neighbor/neighbor (Luke 10)
                                                              • The Christ-church relationship
                                                                • This is the greatest relationship.
                                                                • Planned from eternity (Ephesians 3:10-11)
                                                                • Purchased with Jesus’ blood (Acts 20:28)
                                                                • The relationship that glorifies God (Ephesians 3:21)
                                                                • Jesus saves (Ephesians 5:23)
                                                                • The husband-wife relationship
                                                                  • The second greatest relationship:
                                                                  • Is honorable (Hebrews 13:9)
                                                                  • He who finds a wife finds a good thing (Proverbs 18:22; 21:9; 27:15)
                                                                  • Husband/wife relationship patterned after the Christ/church relationship (Ephesians 5:23-26)
                                                                  • A godly wife is an honorable thing (I Peter 3:7)
                                                                  • There is no greater shame than the way these two relationships are degraded in our society.
                                                                    • 30 min

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                                                                  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…