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ScriptureStream episodes

  • I Corinthians, Part 8
    • I Corinthians 4:17-5:9
    • I Corinthians 4:17 – It’s possible that Paul baptized Timothy when he passed through Derbe.
    • I Corinthians 4:20 – See Hebrews 12:28. No one can assail the kingdom of God.
    • I Corinthians 5:5 – The primary reason for withdrawing from the sinner was to attempt to save him. Additional reasons are given in I Corinthians 5:8 (keeping the church pure) and I Corinthians 5:11 (so that sinners will fear discipline).
    • I Corinthians 5:8 – Just as the Jews could not have any leaven in their houses with God’s approval during the Passover week, so we cannot have any malice or wickedness in us with God’s approval.
      • 30 min
    • The Fruit of the Spirit
      • Galatians 5:22-23
      • Context: Galatians 5:13-26
      • Keep choosing the Spirit over the flesh.
        • We have a choice.
        • This is a continual choice.
          • If you are alive a year from now, some part of you will be stronger. What part will it be, the physical or the spiritual?
          • Find ways to use these qualities in life!
            • Action: “… working … serve … live … walk … fruit”
            • What you do determines who you are. Matthew 7:15-20
            • The fruit of the Spirit
              • Love
              • Joy
              • Peace
              • Patience
              • Kindness (gentleness)
              • Goodness
              • Faithfulness
              • Gentleness (meekness)
              • Self-control
              • We have to bear fruit to be useful to God.
                • 30 min
              • Dealing with the Lies of the World:  Becoming a Closet Christian
                • Some accuse Christians of being intolerant bigots.
                • II Corinthians 2:11 – We are not ignorant of Satan’s devices.
                • Isaiah 5:20
                • We are going to have Satan motivating his crowd against us.
                • Jesus was falsely accused of many things during His time on earth.
                • God never designed the life of a Christian to be an easy one. Christians have suffered many things for the faith.
                • We are called to a life of being accused and reviled.
                • John 15:18-19
                • John 17:14
                • God is calling people to be the true light of God.
                • We should never allow accusations to redefine who we are.
                • We have to present the real God and the real truth if we are to help others.
                • II Timothy 1:7
                  • 30 min
                • Calling
                  • Noor Salman, wife of Orlando shooter, did not warn others of the attack intended by her husband.
                  • Hebrews 3:1
                  • Galatians 1:6-8
                  • Romans 11:29-31
                  • I Corinthians 1:25-31
                  • Ephesians 4:1-7
                  • II Thessalonians 1:11-12
                  • II Timothy 1:8-13
                  • I Thessalonians 4:1-7
                  • II Thessalonians 2:7-14
                  • I Timothy 6:3-12
                  • Hebrews 9:11-15
                  • Calling – definition of the word
                    • Hebrews 9:15; James 2:17; I Peter 2:10, 16-17; 3:15; I John 3:1-2; Romans 10:13; Philippians 3:14
                    • What is our calling? II Peter 2:21
                    • II Peter 1:1-11
                    • II Thessalonians 1:5-8
                    • If we know of impending doom, we have a duty to warn others!
                      • 30 min
                    • I Corinthians, Part 7
                      • I Corinthians 4:4-17
                      • I Corinthians 4:5 – See Matthew 7:22-23.
                      • I Corinthians 4:6 – See II John 1:9 regarding going beyond the written Scripture. The context here, however, is dealing specifically with judging other men. We are not to go beyond what is written when judging other men (Matthew 23:8).
                      • I Corinthians 4:8 – See I John 3:8. Paul is wishing that they all had fellowship in God together.
                      • I Corinthians 4:9 – Secular history tells us that Paul was killed for his faith.
                      • I Corinthians 4:14 – Notice this is a not-but passage. Paul’s primary goal was not to shame them although his words should have. His primary purpose was to admonish them.
                        • 30 min
                      • Living the Life of a Christian
                        • I John 1:8-10; 2:1-2
                        • The Christian lives to serve God and bring others to Him.
                        • Living a life of faith
                          • Hebrews 11:6
                          • II Peter 1:5
                          • Hebrews 5:14
                          • Luke 9:1-3
                          • Romans 10:10
                          • Acts 2:38
                          • Living a life of service
                            • Giving self to the Lord
                              • Giving our time to the Lord
                              • Matthew 18:3
                              • Sacrifice
                                • Philippians 3:7-8
                                • Philippians 3:13-14 – Paul sacrificed much for God.
                                • Hebrews 11:24-29 – Moses also sacrificed to serve God.
                                • John 17:14-15 – We belong to Christ.
                                • II Corinthians 6:14-18
                                • Living a life of separation
                                  • Luke 6:22
                                  • Philippians 4:7 – The peace of God surpasses all understanding.
                                  • Philippians 4:4
                                  • Living a life of victory
                                    • I Corinthians 15:54-58
                                      • 30 min
                                    • Things Jesus Never Said, Part 2
                                      • Matthew 7:24-27
                                      • Jesus never said, “Salvation is by works alone.”
                                        • In the 1500s, the Catholic church needed money, so they raised it in part by selling indulgences. Johann Tetzel was instrumental in this practice.
                                          • Roman Catholic view of sin:
                                            • Sin
                                              • Eternal penalties
                                                • Confess to a priest
                                                • Temporal penalties
                                                  • Penance (good work)
                                                  • Crusade (or pay for a peasant to go on a crusade)
                                                  • Indulgence
                                                  • Romans 4:1-8
                                                  • Ephesians 2:4-10
                                                  • Titus 3:1-8
                                                  • Jesus never said, “Salvation is by faith alone.”
                                                    • Martin Luther (1483-1546)
                                                      • Deep sense of personal guilt.
                                                        • Matthew 22:37-38
                                                        • Reacted to Catholic church
                                                          • 95 Theses
                                                          • Matthew 7:24, 21 – Good works do not earn our salvation, they are simply conditions God requires to receive His grace.
                                                          • Mark 16:15-16; John 6:27-29; II Peter 1:5-11; James 2:14-26
                                                            • 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…