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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August 30, 2015Humanitarian and Spiritual Relationships
All obligations come from relationships.
I Corinthians 15:45-49
GOD
Galatians 3:26-27
Adam
Christ
Humanitarian
Spiritual
Train children – Ephesians 6:1-4
Man
Worship God
Good citizen – I Corinthians 13
Edify the saved
Compassionate
Save the lost
Schools
Benevolence to needy saints – I Corinthians 16:1-4; 8
Civil government
Discipline the unruly/disorderly – II Thessalonians 3:6
Benevolent society
Local church
Worship society
Worship society
Missionary society
Edifying society
Edifying society
Missionary society
Benevolent society
Disciplinary society
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August 30, 2015Three Ways to Improve Your Speech This Week
Matthew 12:33-37
Plan what you will say.
Proverbs 15:28
Proverbs 25:15
I Thessalonians 5:14
Proverbs 29:20
Proverbs 10:19
James 1:19 – Be swift to hear and slow to speak.
Get rid of your bad attitudes.
I Peter 3:8-9
Proverbs 15:1
Ephesians 4:15 – Speak the truth in love.
We must fix our heart in order to fix our language.
Keep your goal in mind: positive change.
Colossians 4:5
Ephesians 4:29
II Corinthians 2:4
II Corinthians 7:8
Proverbs 9:8
Proverbs 25:12
Ecclesiastes 12:11
Isaiah 50:4
Psalm 19:14
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30min
August 30, 2015Luke, Part 1
Introduction
Neither Luke nor Acts names Luke as the author, but all early records unanimously understood him to be the author.
Acts 16:9 – Luke was a companion of the apostle Paul.
Colossians 4:11
Luke is the longest book in the New Testament, followed by Acts.
Luke records lots of minutiae (names of people and places), including the most parables any of the gospels.
Luke 1
Luke 1:15 - John would be restricted in what He could do, but would be devoted to his job from the very beginning.
John 10:39-42; 3:26-30 – John did his job of paving the way for Jesus well.
Luke 7:28 – No one was greater than John! What made John great? His obedience to God!
Luke 1:18 – Zacharias asked for a sign and was punished.
Genesis 15:1-8 – Abraham sought information and confirmation, but he asked out of faith.
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30min
August 26, 2015Lessons on the Local Church, Part 8
Lesson 4, continued:
Lord’s Supper on the first day of the week (Matthew 26:29; Acts 20:7) (continued)
Matthew 26:29
The Supper is for citizens of the kingdom.
“That day” is a specific day – the first day of the week (Acts 20:7).
The prayers during the Supper are specifically to offer thanks for the bread and the fruit of the vine.
Must take the supper in worthy manner (I Corinthians 11:27)
In memorial of Christ’s death (I Corinthians 11:26)
As a monument to His coming (I Corinthians 11:26)
Discerning the Lord’s body (I Corinthians 11:29)
Conclusion: Regardless of how sincere people may be, a local church is not like a local church in Paul’s day if they add to or take away from these assigned acts in the assembly of the saints.
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30min
August 23, 2015 God’s Two Families
Physical family (home)
Spiritual family (church)
Adam
Christ
Head of home – Genesis 3:16; 1:28
Head of church
Alone before sleep – no bride
Alone before death – no bride (Acts 20:28; John 16:32)
In sleep, side opened
In death, side opened
Eve formed from rib to fill man’s need
Church bought by blood to fill man’s need – Acts 20:28
Received name from Adam – Genesis 5:2
Received name from Christ – Romans 16:16
Law of procreation: first family by miracle, reproduction by natural birth
Law of procreation: first family by miracle, reproduction by spiritual birth – John 3:3-5; Hebrews 2:12; Galatians 3:27-28
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August 23, 2015Giving God Our Leftovers
Time, Acts 24:25-27
Money, Matthew 15:4-6
Effort, Haggai 1:2-5
Prayer, Daniel 6:10
Meditation, Joshua 1:8
Worship, Malachi 1:8, 13
Strategies to help
Love God more!
II Corinthians 8:1-5
Spend time thinking about what God has done for us. Psalms 77:11-15
Read the Bible. Psalms 119:159-164
Sacrifice self more!
Matthew 16:24-25
Acts 4:34-37
If God is going to be first on my list, He has to be first on my list!
Change your priorities!
Spiritual things are important and urgent!
Luke 12:17-23, 24-31
Earthly things are important, but not urgent. Luke 9:57-62
Limit things that are urgent but not important. Luke 8:14; 10:40-42
Romans 12:11
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30min
August 23, 2015Word of the Day, Part 14: Sin, Family
Sin
How do we come to sin?
Matter of conscience – Romans 14:23
What about when we doubt?
How do we guard against (master) it? The heart of the matter; a matter of the mind.
Mark 7:21-22
James 1:14-15; 4:1
Matthew 23:26
Psalms 66:18
Romans 13:14
Romans 8:5
Philippians 4:8-9
Proverbs 4:23
II Corinthians 10:4-5
I Corinthians 14:20
We strive for perfection – II Corinthians 13:11
We sometimes miss the mark – James 3:2; I John 1:8-2:2
Remember
God wants us no longer dead _in_sin - Ephesians 2:1-7; Romans 5:8
But dead _to_sin - Romans 6:1-14
Family
There are both physical and spiritual families – Ephesians 3:14-15
Familiar reference to us all
Father, son
Genesis 22:7
Malachi 2:10
I Chronicles 22:6-10
Brethren
Genesis 25:26
Romans 9:3
Romans 12:1
Hebrew
מִשְׁפָּחָה (miš·p__ā__ḥā(h))
A family, that is, circle of relatives
Amos 3:1
אֶלֶף (ʾěl__ěp̄)
A family (from a sense of yoking or taming) an ox or cow
Very few occurrences
Judges 6:15
Greek
πατριά (patria)
A group of families or a whole race
Twice – Luke 2:4
οἶκος (oikos)
A dwelling
A family (literally or figuratively)
Household, temple
One time – I Timothy 5:4
γένος (genos)
Acts 13:26
Disparity between Old and New Testaments
Why?
Genealogies
Nature of family vs. religion in the Old Testament
Familial nature of religion in the New Testament
Genealogies throughout Old Testament
Genesis 5, 10, 11:10-32
Numbers 1:5-16, 19-49
I Chronicles 1-9, 24-26 (501 verses!)
Purposes for genealogies
Give historical context
Numbering warriors and tribes
Establishing lineage
New Testament genealogies
Matthew 1:1-17
Abraham to Jesus
Luke 3:23-38
Jesus to God
Both proving the legitimacy of Jesus
Importance of genealogies in New Testament
Lineage of Jesus – very important
Since Jesus – not important
Hebrews 7:3, 6
I Timothy 1:4
Titus 3:9
Effect of the destruction of Israel
Genealogy broken
No way to establish lineage to Israel
No way to establish Aaronic priesthood
No way to legally re-establish temple worship
One lineage
No genealogy
Priesthood – I Peter 2:9
Sons of God – Romans 8:14-19
Who is our spiritual family?
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30min
August 19, 2015Lessons on the Local Church, Part 7
Lesson 4 (continued):
Contribute on the first day of the week (I Corinthians 16:2)
Must give according to prosperity (I Corinthians 16:2), as purposed in heart, cheerfully (II Corinthians 9:7), and bountifully (II Corinthians 9:6)
No specific command given to collect funds to use for preaching locally. However, we are told how to raise funds and what the church’s responsibilities are, therefore we conclude that gathering funds to support local preaching is permitted. (Acts 20:28-32)
There is no authority for a local church to amass a large sum in the treasury with no purpose in mind. Money collected should be used for edification and to relieve the needy.
Business ventures are not authorized in the Lord’s plan for church finance; no pie sales, house rentals, skating parties, farming, or any business enterprise.
Some churches use a pledge card system to pressure members into giving more than they would otherwise. This does not fit with I Corinthians 16:2.
Lord’s Supper on the first day of the week (Matthew 26:29; Acts 20:7)
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30min
August 16, 2015 God’s Mindfulness of Man
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August 16, 2015 Paul’s Prophets
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FAQs about ScriptureStream:

How many episodes does ScriptureStream have?

The podcast currently has 3,208 episodes available.