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- First Things First
- “First” passages
- Matthew 22:36-38 – The first and great commandment of the law.
- If we love God first and neighbor second, we will be pleasing to God. This has been true throughout history.
- Matthew 10:37
- John 14:15
- Our day to day actions will show who you love more – God or other people.
- Matthew 6:33 – Serving God is more important than even worrying about our daily necessities.
- Luke 9:57-62 – We have to put Jesus first, both in priority and in urgency.
- Matthew 7:5 – We must tend to our own problems first before addressing the problems of others.
- Ezra 7:10
- Matthew 23:25-28 – To be right with God, we first have to tend to our heart and the rest will fall into place.
- Matthew 12:35
- II Corinthians 8:5, 12
- Matthew 5:23-24 – We must do right to others in order to properly serve God.
- Romans 12:17-18 – Try to be at peace with all men as much as we can.
- Exodus 34:26 – The first of the first fruits belong to God!
- II Peter 3:14
30 min - Do You Have Great Faith?
- Examples of little faith:
- Matthew 6:24-34 – One who does not put God first or who is over concerned with physical things has little faith.
- Matthew 8:23-27 – The men did not understand Jesus’ full power and He rebuked them for their little faith.
- Matthew 14:22-33 – Peter became distracted and took his eye off Jesus. He also doubted Jesus’ words, showing his little faith.
- Hebrews 12:1-2 – We must lay aside our encumbrances and follow Jesus.
- Matthew 16:5-12 – Jesus rebuked the disciples for failing to understand Jesus in a spiritual context.
- Examples of great faith:
- Matthew 8:5-12 – The great faith of the centurion. He knew Jesus could heal his servant even without coming to his house.
- Matthew 15:21-28 – Jesus compliments the great faith of the Syrophoenician woman. Great faith persists through opposition and difficulty!
- Luke 18:8
- Romans 10:17
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- Is It Written? Part 2
- The importance of inspired words
- John 6:63
- John 12:48
- I Corinthians 2:12-13
- Given the importance of inspired words …
- For better or worse, what are some reasons to use words absent from, or used differently in, the Bible?
- Translation!
- Discuss extra-biblical/secular topics
- Express ideas counter to scripture
- Macro-evolution, other gospels (Galatians 1:8)
- Summarize scriptural concepts or phrases
- “Discipline”
- Operating in areas of freedom
- “Singing night”
- Which of those (or others) are acceptable?
- Singing night
- “The original” singing night
- Acts 16:25
- We are commanded to teach and admonish one another in song. Ephesians 5:19; Colossians 3:16
- Not told when, how many at a time.
- Song leader
- What is the role of a song leader?
- Most fundamental: lead congregation in fulfilling the command to sing.
- Even inspired songs were to be sung in an orderly manner. I Corinthians 14:26, 40
- Beyond leading singing
- Word of Christ dwelling within
- Teach with all wisdom
- Admonish with all wisdom
- “Gospel meeting” or “meeting”
- Define it
- To an outsider
- Frequent meeting to hear the Word
- Apostles preaching and teaching daily in the temple and from house to house.
- Consider how important this was before the Word was written down.
- Visiting preachers
- Acts 8:25
- Acts 8:40
- What to expect from a preacher of the gospel
- Preach the gospel (Acts 8:25, 40; 14:21)
- Preach the Word (Acts 8:4)
- Preach peace through Jesus Christ (Acts 10:36)
- Preach Jesus and the resurrection (Acts 12:18)
- Preach the kingdom (Acts 20:25)
- Strengthen and encourage in the faith (Acts 14:21-22)
- Preach the Word … reprove, rebuke, exhort (II Timothy 4:2)
- Benevolence
- Husband to render benevolence due to his wife (I Corinthians 7:3)
- Synonyms?
- Acts 24:17
- I Corinthians 16:3
- Philippians 4:6
- Church discipline
- Discipline of the body (I Corinthians 9:27; I Timothy 4:7)
- Fathers discipline children (Ephesians 6:4)
- I Corinthians 5:4-5
- I Corinthians 5:11
- I Corinthians 5:13
- II Thessalonians 3:6
- Member of… Place membership…
- Members of the body
- Romans 12:5; I Corinthians 12:27
- Members of the household of God
- Ephesians 2:19
- Members of one another
- Ephesians 4:25
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About ScriptureStream
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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…
and additional resources for Bible study.