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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March 25, 2015Sprinting Through the Old Testament, Part 2
Genesis 1-11
God created us and thus has the right to rule!
Isaiah 45:9-13 – What right has the creature to question the Creator?
God exists in a plurality of Persons.
Genesis 1:26, 2 – God is described in plural terms.
John 1:1-3 – Jesus was involved in Creation.
Colossians 1:16 – All things were created through Jesus and for Jesus.
Hebrews 1:2 – The world was created through Jesus.
The first sins
Genesis 3:1-19
I Timothy 2:11-14 – See Genesis 3:16.
The flood
Genesis 7:11; 8:13-14 – It was about one year, ten days from the beginning of the flood until the earth was dry.
Genesis 6:14-15 – The ark was about 437.5’ x 72.92’ x 43.75’. It had about 95,700 square feet of deck area and 1.396 million cubic feet of volume.
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March 22, 2015Jesus Healing the Blind Man
John 9:1-41
Admit that you might be wrong!
John 9:16-17, 24-34
How did they know Jesus was a sinner? (John 9:24)
We should not try to align ourselves for or against any particular party. We should be aligned only with God and His Word.
Acts 18:24-28 – Apollos was wise enough and humble enough to be taught.
Get involved!
John 9:18-23
John 12:42
If more people had stood up for their belief in Jesus, the Pharisees would have seemed more like a minority.
Luke 19:47-48
Deuteronomy 20:8
Hebrews 10:24-25
Proverbs 26:17
Is there something you can do or say this week that will humbly show you are on God’s side?
Accept God’s gifts!
John 9:6-7
Are we using the blessings God has offered us?
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March 22, 2015Which Baptism Saves?
There is one baptism that is in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ.
Is baptism, believing that sprinkling water on a person, in Jesus’ name? Romans 6:4; Acts 8:38-39
Colossians 2:12
Is baptism, believing one is already saved, in Jesus’ name? Acts 2:38; 22:16; I Peter 3:21; Mark 16:16
Is baptism, believing Jesus died a spiritual death, in Jesus’ name?
Jesus did not die a spiritual death.
Baptism is into the benefit of Jesus’ physical death. Romans 6:3-4
He purchased the church with His blood, not His Spirit. Acts 20:28
The saved are redeemed by the sacrifice of His blood, not the sacrifice of His Spirit. Ephesians 1:7; I Peter 1:18-19
The Lord’s Supper is a memorial of His physical death, not a spiritual death. I Corinthians 11:24-25; Matthew 26:26-28
Jesus entered the Holy Place once with His own blood, not His Spirit to obtain eternal redemption for us.
You were not forgiven nor were you added to the body of Christ if:
You were sprinkled calling it baptism. Wrong mode.
You were baptized believing you were already saved. Wrong purpose.
You were baptized believing Jesus died a spiritual death. Wrong sacrifice.
There is one baptism: Baptism believing that Jesus’ physical death is the sacrifice for forgiveness of sins is the one baptism.
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March 22, 2015Building Foundations, Part 6
Lesson 6: Overcoming Sin
I Corinthians 15:56 – The literal meaning of sin is “missing the mark”.
Romans 6:23
James 1:13-15 – God does not tempt anyone! We are responsible for our own sin.
James 4:17 – There’s no excuse for not doing the right thing!
I Corinthians 10:12-14
I John 1:8
I John 2:1
Hebrews 4:12-16 – It should be a great comfort that we have a Savior in Jesus who can sympathize with us.
Hebrews 10:16-27
II Corinthians 5:17-21
Galatians 2:20
Titus 2:11-14 – We must live upright and godly lives until the end. We don’t ever retire from serving God.
Galatians 5:16-26 – We must walk according to God’s will. Any other way causes spiritual death and destruction.
Romans 5-6
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March 18, 2015Sprinting Through the Old Testament, Part 1
Even though we are under the New Covenant today and not the Old Covenant, the Old Testament is still valuable and helpful:
Reveals God’s eternal plan and ancient human history
Ephesians 3:4,11
Genesis 3:15
Genesis 12:3
Gives examples of human qualities commanded under the New Covenant
Patience – Abraham did not always have enough!
Teaches us about God
II Peter 3:3-7
Hebrews 3:7
Warns us of disobedience
I Corinthians 10:5-12 – Learn from Old Testament examples!
Gives us instruction, courage, and hope
Romans 4:19-22
Romans 15:2
Provides evidence for the inspiration of the Bible
The Old Testament is full of examples of scientific foreknowledge and historical accuracy that demonstrate its inspiration.
Shows us how to interpret Scripture
Exodus 3:6; Luke 20:37 – Jesus made a very fine point from Exodus, showing that God expects us to make inferences and read His Word closely.
Teaches us timeless truths
Matthew 19:4
Shows, by way of contrast, the superiority of the New Covenant
Hebrews 8:6
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March 15, 2015Contentment
Philippians 4:10-13
Paul said he had learned to be content.
Contentment is paradoxical
A virtue, when content with right things.
A vice, when content with wrong things.
It is being satisfied in the sense of absence of craving.
It is not being satisfied in the sense of effort. II Corinthians 12:9
Contentment is not:
Being satisfied with all matters of one’s physical life.
Being satisfied with just what one has.
Suppression of all desire.
The philosophy of the Stoicks.
Contentment is:
Absence of fretting, worrying, and craving – Matthew 6:25-34
Doing one’s best and then not fretting about that which cannot be improved.
Things with which we should be content:
Wages – Luke 3:14; I Corinthians 7:21
Raiment and food – I Timothy 6:8
Wife/husband of one’s covenant – Malachi 2:14
Summed up: Whatever state one is in – Philippians 4:11; Romans 8:31
Things with which we should not be content:
Lack of Bible study
Lack of prayer
Lack of attendance
Failure to be a brother’s keeper
Failure to give as prospered
Attainments and conditions of local church
One’s shortcomings
One’s spiritual progress
The tragedy is that so many are content in the area where they should not be content (spiritual things) and are not content in the area where they should be content (physical things).
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March 15, 2015Nahum and Ninevah: Woe to the Bloody City!
Nahum 3:1
Nahum 2:1-10
Nahum’s prophecies fulfilled
#1: The city would be destroyed by a flood (Nahum 2:6-8)
612 BC – A flood weakens the walls, allowing invaders to overtake the city.
#2: Ninevah would be burned and her riches taken as spoil (Nahum 2:9-10, 13; 3:13-15)
#3: The citizens would be slaughtered (Nahum 2:11-13; 3:3, 18)
#4: The capital city would be completely devastated (Nahum 1:12-15; 3:6-7, 19)
Later historians reported the city to be completely destroyed.
Zephaniah 2:13
Ninevah was rediscovered in the 1800s.
God will punish sinners
Nahum 1:1-6
Why did God preserve this story for us? As a warning about how He deals with sinners.
Deuteronomy 7:9-11
Nahum 1:9-10 – No defense is sufficient if God is against you.
II Thessalonians 1:6-10
God will protect the righteous
Nahum 1:7
Nahum 1:15
Romans 10:13-17 – If God could protect Judah from Assyria, He can protect us from Satan.
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March 15, 2015God’s Law Through the Ages
Genesis 1: Laws for patriarchs
Genesis 3:3; 6:14; 18:9
Exodus 20: Law of Moses for Israel (Old Covenant)
Deuteronomy 5:1
Matthew 5:17
Galatians 3:16, 19, 24 – The old law led up to Christ.
Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel: Laws for Gentiles
Isaiah 13:1; 14:29; 15:1; 18:1; 21:11, 13 – messages for various nations
Jews: Acts 2, Gentiles: Acts 10: Laws of Christ for all (New Covenant)
Hebrews 1:1
Galatians 3:28
Are Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John part of the Old Covenant?
Jesus lived under the Old Covenant.
Galatians 4:4; Matthew 5:17-18
Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John: Taught the New Covenant
Acts 2: Law of Christ (New Covenant)
But Jesus introduced the New Covenant that would soon take effect.
Jesus proclaimed the kingdom which was “at hand.”
Matthew 4:17, 23
Matthew 5:3, 10
Matthew 16:18, 28
Luke 16:16-17
Luke 17:14
Jesus introduced new truths not found in the Old Covenant.
Matthew 26:26-29 – institution of the Lord’s Supper
John 4:20-21 – Jerusalem would no longer be important.
John 2:15
John 3:3 – being born again
The words of Jesus before the cross were still binding after the cross.
I Corinthians 11:23-26
Colossians 1:13
I Timothy 6:3-4 – Teaching must conform to what Jesus taught.
So what?
Galatians 5:3-4
Marriage, divorce, and remarriage passages – Matthew 5:19; Mark 10; Luke 16
Hebrews 1:1-2; 2:3
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March 11, 2015Bible Principles Which Help Marital Communication
We must learn how to LISTEN! (continued)
Don’t assume or assign motives
II Samuel 10:1-4 – Hanun misinterprets David’s motives
I Corinthians 13:7
Job 19:1-3
Don’t turn around and blab (use discretion)
Proverbs 11:13; 25:9-10
I Timothy 5:13
We must learn how to SPEAK!
Speak with sincere love
Ephesians 4:15, 29
Proverbs 12:18; 15:1-2
Philippians 2:3-5
Matthew 7:1-5
Speak with clarity
I Corinthians 9:20-22
I Corinthians 14:19
Slow down
John 13:8-10
Proverbs 15:28; 17:27
James 1:19
Use those little words that mean so much
“I’m sorry” – Luke 15:21
“I forgive you” – Matthew 6:14-15
“Please!” – Acts 26:3; Nehemiah 5:10-11
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March 08, 2015Should I Judge?
Introduction
Matthew 7:1-2
John 7:24
This shows the importance of taking a passage in context.
Judging that is right
Two things are indispensable for judging to be right:
Right standard
Right motives
Of civil courts – Romans 13:1-4
Of church on ungodly members – I Corinthians 5:1-5
Of individual judgment on wrongdoers – Matthew 7:15-19
Recognizing and correcting faults of a brother – Galatians 6:1
Preaching that draws a line between good and bad – II Timothy 4:2-4; I Thessalonians 5:21-22
Identifying false teachers – II Peter 2:1; I Timothy 1:20
Judging that is wrong
According to appearance – John 7:24
By a standard by which you are not willing to be judged – Romans 2:2; Matthew 7:1-2
By a standard which you set up – James 4:11
By a standard that any man sets up – Romans 3:4
Judging by right standard but with wrong motives – Philippians 1:15-16
Causes of unjust judgment
An effort to build self up while tearing another down – Luke 18:9-14
Envy and dislike – Matthew 27:18; I Samuel 18:7-9; Esther 5:9-14
Love of errors and hatred of truth – II Corinthians 11:13-14
The censorious judge is worse than his victim; he judges while condemning judging.
The censorious judge is his own victim.
The remedy for censorious judging
Love – I Corinthians 13:7; I Peter 4:8; Proverbs 17:9
Self-examination – Matthew 7:3; John 8:7
Look for good in others – I Corinthians 13:7
Consider the hurt done others.
Consider the hurt done to self.
Put self in victim’s shows.
Take advantage of God’s way of escape – I Corinthians 10:13
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FAQs about ScriptureStream:

How many episodes does ScriptureStream have?

The podcast currently has 3,209 episodes available.