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 12, 2014Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs, Part 6
Psalms of praise
Purpose
Declarative – Psalm 116. Also called psalms of thanksgiving.
Descriptive, also called hymns of praise. Psalm 146
General hymns – Psalm 146:6-10
Creation psalms – Psalm 19:1
Praising God as king – Psalm 47:7-8
Zion psalms – Psalm 48:2
Entrance psalms – Psalm 24:3,7,9
Prophetic warning – Psalm 50:22
Trust psalms – Psalm 91:2
Structure
Psalm 113
Call to praise – Psalm 113:1-4
Reasons for praise – Psalm 113:5-9
Call to praise – Psalm 113:9
Key features
See Psalms 146-150
Call to action - “Praise the Lord! Hallelujah!”
Who is called?
Self – Psalm 146:1
Jerusalem – Psalm 147:12
Every created thing – Psalm 148:2-4,7-12
The people of God – Psalm 149:2,4
Everything that has breath – Psalm 150:6
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30min
March 09, 2014Naaman and the Servants
II Kings 5:1-14
Naaman’s reluctant obedience
It all boils down to obeying God!
Naaman was not a lazy man (II Kings 5:1)
Naaman was not a cheapskate (II Kings 5:5)
Naaman was not skeptical of divine powers
Naaman was reluctant to obey simply because the command was different than what he expected and preferred.
Mark 16:16 – Baptism is required!
Colossians 3:9-11 – Racism, sexism, and other prejudices have no place in a Christian’s heart.
Ecclesiastes 12:13 – Just obey God!
The servants’ vital contributions
Little girl
Messenger
Servants
Luke 8:1-3
Romans 16:1-2
Philippians 4:2-3
Let’s look for the little things we can do to help others serve God.
I Corinthians 6:7
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30min
March 09, 2014Epitaphs
Epitaphs are an old custom.
Hebrews 11:4 - “Able being dead yet speaketh”
Let us consider some good and bad epitaphs
Good epitaphs
Dorcas – Acts 9:36-39 - “Full of good works and alms deeds”
Enoch – Genesis 5:22-24 - “Walked with God”
Noah – Genesis 6:9 - “A just man and upright in his generation … walked with God”
Abraham – James 2:23 - “The friend of God”
Apostle Paul – II Timothy 4:7 - “Fought the good fight, finished the course, kept the faith”
Jesus Christ
Hebrews 4:15 - “Was without sin”
Acts 10:38 - “Went about doing good”
Every New Testament Christian – Revelation 14:13 - “Blessed … died in the Lord … at rest from their labors.”
Bad epitaphs
Judas Iscariot – John 18:2 - “One that betrayed the Lord Jesus Christ”
Demas – II Timothy 4:10 - “Forsook Paul … a lower of this present world”
A certain rich man – Luke 12:20-21 - “Layed up treasure for self, not rich toward God”
Felix – Acts 24:24-25 - “A procrastinator”
Any unfaithful individual
I Timothy 1:19 - “Made shipwreck of the faith”
Revelation 2:4 - “Left first love”
I John 2:3; Revelation 22:14 - “Did not keep God’s commandments”
James 4:4 - “A friend of the world”
Matthew 10:22 - “Did not endure to the end”
II Peter 2:20 - “Last state worse than the first”
Hebrews 6:4-6 - “Impossible to renew them again unto repentance”
Every unbeliever – Luke 16:25 - “Son … remember”
Every epitaph might not be true. Acts 24:5-6; 17:6 but … Hebrews 9:27; I Corinthians 4:2-5
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30min
March 09, 2014Mark, Part 5
Mark 4:1-20 – Parable of the sower and soils
Mark 4:21-25 – We are the light of the world.
Mark 4:26-29 – Parable of the seed.
Mark 4:30-32 – Parable of the mustard seed.
Mark 4:33-34 – Jesus privately explained His parables to the disciples.
Mark 4:35-41 – Jesus displays control over the weather.
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30min
March 05, 2014Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs, Part 5
Analysis of Psalm 22, continued:
Repeated terms
“Loaded” or powerful terms
Figures of speech
“enthroned upon the praises of Israel” (Psalm 22:3)
“I am a worm and not a man” (Psalm 22:6)
Parallelism
Couplets throughout (note Psalm 22:2)
A – Psalm 22:12-13 – enemy imagery
B – Psalm 22:14-15 – effect on speaker
A – Psalm 22:16 – enemy imagery
B – Psalm 22:17-18 – effect on speaker
Word play
“upon you I was cast from birth” (Psalm 22:10)
Reasons for God to intercede
Delivered in the past (Psalm 22:4-5)
Contradict the mockers (Psalms 22:8)
Trusted since birth (Psalm 22:9-10)
Vow of praise (Psalm 22:22,25)
Structure of the psalm
Analysis of Psalm 88
Identity of the speaker and addressee
Individual (Psalm 88:1)
Addresses God exclusively
Specific events under consideration
Setting of the Psalm in Hebrew worship
Use of diving names and descriptions of the relationship between the speaker and God
Repeated terms or phrases
“Loaded” or powerful terms
Figures of speech
Parallelism
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30min
March 02, 2014Attitudes Needed in Congregational Work
Attitudes toward God
Love – Matthew 22:37
Faith and trust – Hebrews 11:6; Romans 10:17
Thankfulness – Colossians 3:15-17; Romans 1:18-21; Proverbs 16:7
Attitudes toward ourselves
Humility – Romans 12:3,16; John 13:1-17; Matthew 25:21
Teachability – Proverbs 15:32
Honesty toward our mistakes – James 5:16
Attitudes toward our brethren
Love – John 13:34-35; I Peter 1:22-23
Cooperation – I Corinthians 12:24-26
Appreciation for others and their work – I Corinthians 12:18-26
Submissiveness – Hebrews 13:17; I Peter 5:5
Peaceableness – Romans 14:19; Ephesians 4:1-3
Hospitality – Romans 12:13; III John 1:5-8
Warmth, friendliness, openness – Acts 2:44-47; 11:27-30
Gentleness, meekness – Galatians 6:1; II Timothy 2:24-26
Forgiveness, forbearance, patience, longsuffering – Ephesians 4:1-3,31-32
Attitudes toward our work
Gratitude for the privilege of our work – I Corinthians 15:9-11
Enthusiasm, eagerness – II Corinthians 9:6-8
Industriousness, diligence, energy – Nehemiah 4:6; Colossians 3:23-24; Proverbs 18:9
Initiative
Positiveness – Philippians 2:14-15
Persistence – John 4:34; Hebrews 6:11-12; II Timothy 4:7
Conclusion
Ideal attitudes make for ideal working conditions.
Ideal attitudes in a congregation will help the cause of Christ. II Timothy 2:21
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30min
March 02, 2014Mark, Part 4
Mark 3:1-12 – Jesus heals many and crowds throng Him.
Mark 3:13-19 – Jesus selects twelve apostles.
Mark 3:15 – Note that it doesn’t say anything here about Jesus asking the Father to give them power to cast our demons. Jesus himself gave them the power because He had the power. Some attempt to deny this in denying the deity of Christ.
Mark 3:20-30 – The scribes arrive to accuse Jesus of casting out demons by the power of Satan. Jesus refutes this thinking with parables and common sense. The scribes could not deny that Jesus was working miracles, so they took the only option they had left, which was to undermine the source of His power. It is this blasphemy against the Holy Spirit that Jesus was speaking against in Mark 3:29. See also John 5:14-15; Luke 12:10; Matthew 13:21.
Mark 3:31-35 – Jesus asserts that His true family is spiritual.
Mark 4:1-9 – The parable of the sower and soils.
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February 26, 2014Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs, Part 4
Laments, continued:
Element 1: Invocation
Element 2: Complaint
Element 3: Petition
Element 4: Conclusion
Key features:
Besides “lament,” what other terms could be used to describe this type of Psalm? A plea or prayer.
Is it to try to “reason” with God to convince Him to do something?
Yes, it is. This happened several times in the Old Testament. Moses did this in Exodus 32:11-14, for example.
“For”: reasons in the Psalms
God’s character – Psalms 5:4-6,10
God’s past actions – Psalms 3:7; 106:44-46
Actions of evil ones – Psalms 10:3-4
Vindication of the righteous – Psalms 26
“Lest” - consequences of God not responding – Psalms 6:4-5; 35:24-25
“That” - positive outcome of God responding – Psalms 9:13-14; 35:9-10. (In a sense, this vow to praise is fulfilled in the psalms of praise.)
Examples of people who tried to convince God to act in a certain way:
Genesis 18:20-26,32,19 – Abraham interceding for Sodom and Gomorrah.
Reason: punishing the righteous with the wicked would be unjust
Outcome: God qualified His decision
Outcome: God did not relent, but did preserve Lot
Exodus 32:12-14 – Moses interceding for Israelites
Reason 1: Protesting God’s name among the Gentiles
Reason 2: Remembering the promise to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob
Outcome: God relented
Matthew 15:22-28 – The Canaanite woman
Examples
Psalm 22
Speaker and addressee
Individual point of view to God
Addresses those who fear the Lord
General declaration (refers to God in third person)
Specific events under consideration
Not in context
Setting of the Psalm in Hebrew worship
To the choir director
Use of divine names and descriptions of the relationship between the speaker and God
Repeated terms of phrases
“Loaded” or powerful terms
Figures of speech
Parallelism
Word play
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30min
February 23, 2014Local Church Membership
When one obeys the gospel, he is added by the Lord to the church (Acts 2:47). He is then a “lively stone” in the “whole building fitly framed together unto an holy temply in the Lord” (Ephesians 2:21).
By what procedure does on become a member of a local church?
Acts 9:26-28 – Paul had to join himself to the local fellowship.
What is the purpose of local church membership?
The local membership is God’s arrangement for the saved in an area to work and worship together and to build each other up.
One can worship God on his own, but it is much easier with others there to encourage each other.
The local church is to support preaching, both at home and in other places.
Who is really in the local fellowship?
Those who have joined themselves to the local fellowship and are working with their fellow Christians in the work of the Lord.
Is a local church to control its fellowship?
Yes. A local church must remove those who are in sin and will not repent.
What is to be the action of members toward one who has been refused fellowship?
I Corinthians 5; II Corinthians 2; 7 – He must be delivered to Satan. Fellowship and social company are to be severed.
When a member insists upon having “company” with one who has been disciplined, what action is the church to take?
Admonish them and if they will not repent, sever fellowship with them also.
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30min
February 23, 2014Dinner Lessons From Jesus
John 4:13; 6:10,35; 9:11 – Jesus was the master teacher. Jesus used simple things to teach spiritual lessons.
Luke 14
Humble yourself – Luke 14:7-11
I Peter 5:5-6
John 13:5-17 (1:49; 6:69; 10:30,36; 11:27) – Jesus washes the disciples’ feet.
Philippians 2:3-5
Do good for the sake of doing good – Luke 14:12-14
Matthew 22:35-40
I Corinthians 10:31
Luke 6:27-35
Make the Lord’s invitation your highest priority. Luke 14:15-24
Matthew 11:5
Deuteronomy 24:5
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30min

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