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ScriptureStream episodes

  • Sprinting Through the Old Testament, Part 3
    • Genesis 12-36
    • Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and the 3 promises
      • The 3 promises to Abraham (Genesis 12)
        • “I will make you a great nation”
          • Exodus 1:7
          • Deuteronomy 26:5; Galatians 3:28-29; 6:15-16; Romans 2:28-29
          • “To your descendants I will give this land”
            • Joshua 21:43
            • “In you, all the families of the earth will be blessed”
              • Acts 3:26
              • All three of these promises have already been fulfilled!
              • Sodom and Gomorrah (Genesis 18-19)
                • Some try to argue that this is not about homosexuality. The context shows plainly that the men of the city were attempting to commit homosexual acts.
                • Abraham offering Isaac (Genesis 22)
                • The 12 tribes of Israel (Genesis 29-30; 35:18)
                  • Jacob
                    • By Zilpah:
                      • Gad
                      • Asher
                      • By Leah:
                        • Reuben
                        • Simeon
                        • Levi
                        • Judah
                        • Issachar
                        • Zebulun
                        • By Rachel:
                          • Joseph
                          • Benjamin
                          • By Bilhah:
                            • Dan
                            • Naphtali
                              • 30 min
                            • By Faith
                              • Hebrews 11
                              • Hebrews 11:1 – This is faith defined.
                              • Hebrews 11:3 – See Genesis 1.
                              • Hebrews 11:7 – The faith of Noah.
                              • Hebrews 11:8-10 – Abraham had faith in an outcome that he could not see. See Genesis 12:1-3.
                              • Hebrews 11:11-12 – See Genesis 17:15-17.
                              • Hebrews 11:27 – Moses endured because He looked to God.
                              • Only the unseen things are eternal.
                                • II Corinthians 4:16-18
                                • Never forfeit the unseen for the seen.
                                • We need to develop a faith that says, “God said it, I believe it!”
                                  • Luke 17:5
                                  • Trust in God in the dark!
                                    • 30 min
                                  • How to Help Others Serve Christ
                                    • Hebrews 10:23-24
                                    • Occasionally, be gracious enough to let others serve you
                                      • Mark 10:43
                                      • Matthew 25:35-36
                                      • Philippians 4:15-19
                                      • I Corinthians 9:11-12, 15; II Corinthians 11:8-9
                                      • Be a partner
                                        • Acts 18:1-5 – Paul devoted himself to preaching full time once Silas and Timothy arrived to help. As great as Paul was, he was made better by having partners!
                                        • Lead by example
                                          • Acts 20:17-35 – Paul was a great example of how to serve God.
                                            • 30 min
                                          • Building Foundations, Part 7
                                            • Lesson 7: Worship
                                              • Exodus 34:14; Deuteronomy 8:19; Hebrews 12:28-29 – God is jealous for our worship. There is such a thing as unacceptable worship.
                                              • Matthew 4:9-10
                                              • Matthew 15:8-9
                                              • John 4:23-24 – We must worship in spirit and truth.
                                              • James 2:1-10 – We are not to show partiality in our dealings with people.
                                              • I Corinthians 1:2; 11:16-34 – We must be careful to partake of the Lord’s Supper in a worthy manner.
                                              • Acts 20:7-10
                                              • Ephesians 1:1; 5:17-20 – We are singing to each other as well as to God. We are to submit to each other in an effort to get along and serve God in harmony.
                                              • I Corinthians 14:15-19
                                              • I Corinthians 16:1-4 – We are to give on the first day of the week.
                                              • II Corinthians 9:6-7 – It is a cheerful thing to give to the Lord!
                                                • 30 min
                                              • Sprinting 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.
                                                          • 30 min
                                                        • Jesus 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?
                                                                  • 30 min
                                                                • Which 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.
                                                                            • 30 min
                                                                          • Building 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
                                                                                • 30 min
                                                                              • Sprinting 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
                                                                                                      • 30 min
                                                                                                    • Contentment
                                                                                                      • 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).
                                                                                                                  • 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…