Monthly Archives: May 2008

Gospel meeting at Benchley church of Christ

May 31, 2008 – 7:19 am

The Benchley church of Christ (just north of Bryan, Texas) will be holding a gospel meeting all next week. All are invited! Click the flyer below to download the PDF of the announcement, which contains all the necessary information.  We hope to see you there!

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2008-05-11 - Jesse Jenkins - Sins Classified

May 24, 2008 – 5:12 pm
 
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Sins Classified
By Jesse Jenkins
Benchley, May 11, 2008

  • Sin is:
    • I John 3:4 - transgression
    • I John 5:17 - unrighteousness
    • James 4:17 - to know to do good, but do it not
  • Sins classified
    • Sin of ignorance
      • Romans 10:1-3 - Israel’s ignorance of God’s way of making man righteous
      • Acts 3:17; I Corinthians 2:8 - Jews’ ignorance in crucifying Christ
      • Acts 17:3 0 - ignorance is punished
    • Sin of rebellion
      • I Samuel 15:22-23 - Saul’s rebellion
      • Hebrews 10:26-30 - no mercy for those who sin willfully
      • Numbers 16:1-3 - rebellion of Korah
      • I Samuel 15:28 - rebellion punished
    • Sins of doctrine
      • Galatians 1:6-9 - false preaching condemned
      • II John 9 - abide in the doctrine of Christ
      • Titus 1:9 - hold to sound doctrine
      • Matthew 15:7-9 = doctrinal sins punished
    • Sins of morals
      • Galatians 5:19-21 - works of the flesh
      • I Peter 4:3-5 - more works of the flesh
      • I Corinthians 6:9 - moral sins punished
    • Sins of religious practice
      • Business enterprises to raise funds
      • Thursday Lord’s Supper
      • Mechanical instruments of music in worship
      • Centralization in organization
      • Recreation in function
      • Individually supported missionary societies
      • John 4:23-24 - sins of religious practice punished
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Survivor: Benchley 2008

May 23, 2008 – 3:40 pm

Since Survivor: Benchley 2008 will soon be upon us, I thought it would be a good idea to remind all the competitors what they will be in for. Joanna has totally redesigned everything, but to get you in the Survivor spirit, I’ll be posting a few videos of last year’s competitions in the coming weeks. And now, the most exhausting event of the whole competition, Swim for Success!:

And, of course, the gag reel:

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Raptor Onboard Video

May 14, 2008 – 2:25 pm

An old one, but new to Vimeo:

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2008-05-11 - Jesse Jenkins - Prayer

May 13, 2008 – 7:13 pm
 
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Prayer
By Jesse Jenkins
Benchley, May 11, 2008

  • Luke 18:1; Ephesians 6:18; Colossians 4:2; Romans 12:12; II Thessalonians 5:17 - pray without ceasing
  • II Samuel 9:7 - this passage gives us an idea of what “pray without ceasing” means
  • Jesus prayed:
    • At the beginning of his ministry. Luke 3:21
    • At the start of the day. Mark 1:35
    • At meal time. Matthew 14:19
    • At the close of day. Matthew 14:23
    • When making big decisions. Luke 6:12-13
    • When He was transfigured. Matthew 17:1-2; Luke 9:28-29
    • At Gethsemane. Mark 14:32-36
    • As He was dying. Luke 23:34,46
  • How can we know He answers prayers?
    • One five letter word answers this question: FAITH
    • John 9:31; I Peter 3:21; I John 3:22; I John 5:14-15
  • How does He answer prayer?
    • We can’t understand how, but we know that He does.
    • He answers prayers by the laws He has put in place.
      • In spiritual things
      • In material things
  • Like Jesus, we should pray:
    • At the beginning of the day.
    • At meal time.
    • At the close of day.
    • When making big decisions.
    • During trials (at our Gethsemane).
    • At our death.
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2008-05-04 - Jesse Jenkins - The Indwelling of the Holy Spirit

May 13, 2008 – 7:01 pm
 
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The Indwelling of the Holy Spirit
By Jesse Jenkins
Benchley, May 4, 2008

  • The New Testament says the Holy Spirit dwells in the Christian. II Timothy 1:14
  • So it is not a question of whether but of how.
  • Is it literal and personal, or is it representatively through His revealed Word?
  • Deity dwells in the Christian.
    • The Father - II Corinthians 6:16; I John 4:12
    • Christ - Ephesians 3:17
    • The Holy Spirit - II Timothy 1:14
    • What is the meaning of Deity dwelling in the Christian?
    • No one thinks that the Father and Christ dwells in us personally.
  • Definition of two words:
    • “In” means “in union with” - John 17:21
    • “Dwell” means that the Word controls one’s life - Revelation 2:13; Colossians 3:16
  • Things that equal the same thing equal each other (transitive property).
    • John 1:7 - walk in light = fellowship with God
    • Walking in light = Holy Spirit dwelling in one
    • Therefore, Holy Spirit dwelling in one = fellowship with God.
  • Summary
    • Colossians 3:17 - Deity dwells in the Christian by faith. Faith comes by hearing the Word. Romans 10:17
    • Every influence ascribed to the Holy Spirit is also ascribed to the Word.
Holy Spirit Word
John 3:3,5 Born I Peter 1:22
John 16:7,8 Convicts Titus 1:9
Acts 9:31 Comforts I Thessalonians 4:18
Titus 3:5 Saves James 1:21
II Timothy 1:14 Indwells Colossians 3:16
  • Let the Word control your life and the Holy Spirit will dwell in you.
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Who knew crows were so smart?

May 13, 2008 – 1:32 pm

Just up on Ted.com, there’s a video about a guy that taught crows to pick up coins and return them to a vending machine in exchange for food. Cool stuff.

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Catholics can now believe in aliens

May 13, 2008 – 11:53 am

According to this, Catholics are now allowed to believe in aliens.  That just seems like an unusual topic for the Vatican to address.  What do you think?

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2008-04-27 - David Watson - Online Purity

May 12, 2008 – 9:43 pm
 
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Online Purity
By David Watson
Benchley, April 27, 2008

  • Purity
    • Ephesians 5:1-8 - God demands purity
    • II Timothy 2:19; Romans 6:17-20 - depart from iniquity and be slaves of righteousness
  • The online community
    • Myspace, Facebook, Pleonast, blogs
  • Online impurity is sin
    • Galatians 5:19-21; James 4:8; Colossians 3:5-6
  • You destroy your influence
    • What do others think about God and the church when they see filth on your site? Romans 2:17-24; I Peter 2:12; I Peter 1:13-16
  • How to fix it?
    • Ephesians 4:19-24 - repent, pray for forgiveness, and do works worthy of repentance
    • I Peter 4:3-6 - we must live according to God
    • II Corinthians 12:21 - Paul mourned for those that had not repented of their sins
  • Where to go from here
    • Proverbs 23:17; Titus 2:14
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The Veyron meets its match

May 12, 2008 – 2:16 pm

Is it possible? A car that is faster than the Bugatti Veyron? Check out this video of a test drive of the Porsche 9FF GT9. I’m guessing the FF stands for Foolishly Fast.

Medium: www.youtube.com
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