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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June 21, 2015Confessions We Should Make
Hebrews 11:13
Hebrews 4:14
Confession of Christ
Romans 10:9-10
Romans 10:3-11
Acts 8:35-38
John 9:22; 12:42-43 – Many were afraid to confess Jesus because of the Pharisees.
I John 2:22
I John 4:2
Confessing Christ as Lord is absolutely necessary for salvation.
Confession of sins
Acts 19:18-19
I John 1:6-10
Psalms 32:1-5
James 5:13-16
We do not read about confessing sins to a priest.
A public confession does not substitute for repentance.
The appropriateness of a public confession is determined by circumstances.
Luke 17:3-4
Saying the same thing as Christ
Matthew 10:32-33
Matthew 10:7, 19, 27 – Jesus encourages them to spread the gospel.
Matthew 7:21-23
If you are living your life and failing to tell others about Jesus, you are denying Jesus!
Mark 8:38
Philippians 2:10-11
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June 21, 2015Word of the Day, Part 6
Lead, continued:
Kinds of leadership, continued:
Leading poorly
Bad leadership:
Vision – I Kings 12:26-30
Direction – Jeremiah 23:1-4
Motivation – II Peter 2:1-3
Unskilled leadership
Relation – Jonah 3:3-4:3
Communication – II Samuel 23:14-17
Timing of action – Exodus 14:5-8
Things that lead:
“This” leads to “that”
Luke 21:10-12
II Timothy 2:14-15
II Timothy 2:16
II Timothy 3:14-15
Proverbs 19:23
Matthew 7:13-14
Follow
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June 17, 2015Sprinting Through the Old Testament, Part 12
The Prophets (Isaiah – Malachi)
Introduction
II Peter 1:19
Jeremiah 7:25
Isaiah 30:8
Repent
Ezekiel 18:23, 27-32
Jeremiah 26:1-6
II Peter 3:9-10
II Timothy 4:3-4
The need for God’s word in time of crisis
I Kings 18:3-4
Jeremiah 6:10; II Chronicles 24:19; Hosea 4:6
We have to remember God when we need Him most.
Prophets became the enemy by telling the truth.
Jeremiah 38:3-6 – Jeremiah is cast into the cistern.
Amos 7:10-17
Galatians 4:16 – The same thing happened in the New Testament. So it is for Christians today.
James 5:10-11
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June 14, 2015Powerful Blessings of the Gospel
Hebrews 6:4-8, 11-12
Purpose – Acts 17:24-27
Ecclesiastes 1:1-2, 17-18; 3:10 – Without God, life is vanity.
The gospel gives us purpose.
Romans 1:18-21
Matthew 22:36-38 – The greatest commandment is to love God.
Ecclesiastes 12:13
Hope – I Thessalonians 4:13
Proverbs 13:12
I Corinthians 15:16-19, 32, 51-57
We can take joy in our future because the gospel gives us hope.
Ephesians 4:4
Peace – Philippians 4:6-7
II Corinthians 1:12
II Timothy 1:13
We can have peace because our sins are forgiven.
Mark 4:36-39 – With Jesus we can have this perfect calm.
Love – Romans 5:6-8
I John 5:1
Romans 2:4 – God’s love leads us to repentance!
Nothing else in the world can provide these things.
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June 14, 2015Six Seconds
A second covenant
Jeremiah 31:31-34; Hebrews 8:9-13 – God has given us a new covenant established on better promises.
Galatians 3:17, 29
A second birth – John 3:3,5
Matthew 7:21 – Calling on the name of the Lord requires obedience. It is not just saying God’s name.
A second law of pardon – I John 1:8-10; Acts 8:22
When a child of God sins, he can repent and pray to God for forgiveness.
A second coming of Christ – Acts 1:11; Hebrews 9:27-28; I Thessalonians 4:13-18; II Thessalonians 1:8-10
A second death – Revelation 20:12-14
The second death is eternal condemnation and separation from God.
A second home – Matthew 25:46
Matthew 7:14
Two pseudo seconds:
A second chance for one who died in sin if a priest is paid to appeal to God for pardon of a dead loved one.
A second change for one who died in sin if one is baptized for a dead loved one.
Seriously contemplate two things:
What sorrow it will be to hear Jesus say, “Depart into the lake of fire and brimstone.”
What joy it will be to hear Jesus say, “Come ye blessed of the Father, enter the joy of heaven.”
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June 14, 2015Word of the Day, Part 5
Lead, continued:
Leadership qualities, skills, traits (continued)
Vision – Philippians 3:14
Service – Matthew 20:25-28
Communication – Ephesians 4:29
Revelation 2:1-7 is a good example of how to deliver constructive criticism: tell them what they are doing well, tell them what they are doing wrong, and then encourage.
Competence – II Timothy 2:15
Confidence – I Samuel 17:45
Commitment – Romans 12:1-2
Stable/sober – I Corinthians 16:13; I Peter 1:13
Engagement – John 3:16; Matthew 5:16
Kinds of leadership
Leading well
Good leadership
Vision – II Corinthians 4:16-18
Direction – I Timothy 1:16
Motivation – I Thessalonians 2:4
Skilled leadership
Relation – Hebrews 4:15: Jesus can relate to us!
Communication – Psalms 19:1-11: God communicates what we need to know.
Timing of action – Hebrews 5:12
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30min
June 10, 2015Sprinting Through the Old Testament, Part 11
Exile, Return and Rebuilding (Daniel, Ezra, Esther, Nehemiah)
Lamentations 1:1-3
The remnant returns:
1st return
Ezra 2:1-67
538 -535 BC
Large group led by Sheshbazzar/Zerubbabel and others
2nd return
Ezra 7:28-8:20
458 BC
Large group led by Ezra
3rd return
Nehemiah 2:5-11
445 BC
Nehemiah (group unknown)
When things aren’t right
Daniel 1:8
God is faithful
Deportations:
1st
Jeremiah 25:11-12
605 BC
2nd
Jeremiah 29:10
597 BC
3rd
II Chronicles 36:21
586 BC
Cyrus Cylinder
Getting motivated to work
Rebuilding the temple (Ezra 4-6)
536 BC – Work starts; adversaries discourage
520 BC – Haggai and Zechariah encourage; work resumes
516 BC – Finished
Ezra 3:10
Nehemiah 4:1-6 – Nehemiah pushes ahead with the work despite adversaries
Nehemiah 6:14-16
Rebuilding the wall around Jerusalem (Nehemiah 3-6)
445 BC – 1st month (Nisan) – Nehemiah asks permission to go to Jerusalem
445 BC – (month unknown) – Wall to half its height
445 BC – 6th month (Elul) – finished in 52 days
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June 07, 2015The Ways Jesus Loves Me
Ephesians 5:1-2
Demanding love
Mark 10:17-22 – Jesus demanded sacrifice from the man.
Matthew 10:32-33, 16, 22, 25, 28, 34-36; 11:1 – Jesus demanded much from His 12 apostles.
Tough love
Matthew 23:37 – The people needed tough love from Jesus
Acts 9:3-16 – Paul’s conversion
Don’t let anyone soften Jesus’ love – it should cut us deeply!
Love does not mean the absence of rebuke.
Unpopular love
Luke 7:34-50 – Jesus loves even the most lowly people.
Patient love
Matthew 14:30-31; 16:21-23; John 13:8-10; Luke 22:31-32, 50-51, 60-62; John 21:15-22 – Jesus had patient love for Peter through all his mistakes.
Sacrificial love
John 1:29; 10:11; 15:13; 19:1-3, 16-18, 28-30 – Jesus gave Himself for us.
Personal love
Galatians 2:20
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June 07, 2015Word of the Day, Part 4: Lead and Follow
Lead and follow, continued:
Hebrew words, continued:
יָצָא yatsa
To go or bear out; break out; bring forth, out or up
Psalms 68:6; Numbers 27:17
נָהַג nahag
To drive forth a person, an animal or chariot, that is, lead or carry away
Isaiah 49:10; Deuteronomy 4:27
New Testament
Like in Old Testament, multiple terms
Not always translated “lead”
Man root word
ἄγω ag****ō: to bear, bring, carry, lead
Mark 13:11 (KJV)
Romans 2:4
Other Greek words from ἄγω ag****ō:
ἀνάγω anag****ō: to lead up, Matthew 4:1
ἀπάγω apag****ō: to lead away, Mark 14:44
περιάγω periag****ō: to lead about, I Corinthians 9:5
εἰσάγω eisag****ō: to be led into, Acts 21:37
ἐξάγω exag****ō: to be led out, John 10:3
συναπάγω sunapag****ō; being led away with II Peter 3:17 (KJV)
Specific words vs. ideas of leading
Concepts of leadership abundant
Usage:
Leading is noted as:
Who is leading (actor)
Who or what is being led (object)
How it is done (method or guide)
Destination
Who leads?
God leads
Isaiah 48:17
II Corinthians 2:14
His appointed leaders lead
Isaiah 63:11-12 (KJV)
Psalms 78:70-72
Civil authorities lead
Romans 13:1
Individuals lead
Proverbs 12:26
What individuals lead?
Leadership qualities, skills, traits
Integrity – Hebrews 13:8
Courage – John 18:4-6
Focus – Colossians 3:2
Vision – Philippians 3:14
Service – Matthew 20:25-28
Communication – Ephesians 4:29
Competence – II Timothy 2:15
Confidence
Commitment
Stable/sober
Engagement
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30min
June 03, 2015Sprinting Through the Old Testament, Part 10
Divided kingdom and defeat (I Kings 12 – II Kings 25; II Chronicles 10-36)
I Kings 12:12
Roughly 20 kings each, most of them bad. Israel had only bad kings.
Israel conquered in 732 BC.
Judah conquered in 586 BC.
I Kings 12:26-33 – Jeroboam’s first act as king was to lead the people away from God.
II Chronicles 11:14-16 – Jeroboam’s error ran off all the good people. Israel was left with people who were not focused on serving God.
You choose your own path
II Kings 16:3 – Ahaz
II Chronicles 18:1 – Hezekiah
II Kings 21:1 – Manasseh
II Kings 21:19-21 – Amon
II Kings 22:1-2; 23:25 – Josiah
II Kings 23:32, 37 – Josiah’s sons
The faith of your parents can only take you so far. You have to develop your own faith!
God is faithful
Deuteronomy 28:58-63
II Kings 19:30
Hezekiah’s tunnel
II Kings 20:20
Samaritans
II Kings 17:6, 24
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30min

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How many episodes does ScriptureStream have?

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