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The Raptor Flies

// March 20th, 2009 // View Comments // Mark's stuff

This is a little video for Chris.? Get your stuff together and let’s go fly!

2009-03-15 – Jesse Jenkins – Romans 8:17-27

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Romans 8:17-27

By Jesse Jenkins

Benchley, March 15, 2009

Owen talks

// March 16th, 2009 // View Comments // Mark's stuff

Here’s a little video from back in February when Owen was feeling talkative.? Enjoy!

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Benchley Twitter Army

// March 14th, 2009 // View Comments // Mark's stuff

At long last, Lesli is now on Twitter, as am I.? Come and join the Benchley Twitter Army!

2009-03-08 – Jesse Jenkins – Preach the Word

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Preach the Word

By Jesse Jenkins

Benchley, March 8, 2009

• Matthew 18:20; II Timothy 4:2
• An individual responsibility
  • The Christian is authorized to personally teach the word.? Matthew 28:20; Acts 8:4
  • The Christian is authorized to support another to teach the word.? II John 5-8; I Corinthians 16:17
  • The Christian is authorized to support the preaching of the word collectively.? I Corinthians 9:7-14; II Corinthians 11:7-9; Philippians 4:15-17
    • In the local church where he is a member
    • In other places
• Local church is God’s specificied collective arrangement.
  • Music:? only vocal music authorized
  • Collective teaching:? only work through a local church is authorized
• No brotherhood arrangement authorized
  • Local church to support preachers
  • Local church to train preachers – no human arrangement needed.
• From local church directly to the preacher.? This is God’s way at work!

2009-03-08 – Jesse Jenkins – Two Sides of Man’s Salvation

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Two Sides of Man’s Salvation

By Jesse Jenkins

Benchley, March 8, 2009

• Ephesians 2:1-10
• Divine side of salvation:
  • Romans 6:23?- This side of salvation is a free gift from God.
  • What’s involved:
    • God, the Father?- John 3:16; Ephesians 3:10,11; Romans 5:8
    • Christ – John 19:10; Ephesians 1:7
    • Holy Spirit – John 14:26; 16:13
    • Grace – Ephesians 2:8; Titus 3:7
    • Gospel – Romans 1:16; I Corinthians 15:1-4
    • Church – Ephesians 3:10-11, 14-15
• Human side of salvation:
  • What’s involved:
    • Hear – Romans 10:17; John 6:44
    • Believe – Acts 16:31; Hebrews 11:6
    • Repent – Acts 17:30
    • Confess – Romans 10:9-10
    • Baptism – Acts 2:38; Mark 16:16
    • Study – II Timothy 2:15; Ezra 7:10
    • Serve – Philippians 3:14-15; I John 1:7
    • Teach – Acts 8:4; Matthew 28:20
    • Be faithful – I Corinthians 15:58
    • Grow – II Peter 1:5-11

2009-03-08 – Jesse Jenkins – Romans 8:5-17

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Romans 8:5-17

By Jesse Jenkins

Benchley, March 8, 2009

Crazy Mexican wrestling

// March 6th, 2009 // View Comments // Mark's stuff

It’s just not Friday without some crazy Mexican wrestling.

The Slingshot Man

// March 5th, 2009 // View Comments // Mark's stuff

This is pretty amazing.? Kinda makes you want to try a slingshot again, doesn’t it?

2009-03-01 – David Watson – God’s Word is the Answer

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God’s Word is the Answer

By David Watson

Benchley, March 1, 2009

[Notes provided from David's handout for this lesson.? Thanks, Dave!]

God?s Word Is The Answer

1. To man?s search for truth.
   1. ?What is truth?? (John 18:38).
   2. God?s Word is the standard of truth.
      1. Psalm 19:9 asserts, ?The judgments of the Lord are true.?
      2. People tend to reject this universal standard of truth (Isaiah 5:20, 24, Jeremiah 10:23).
      3. We need to get back to God?s word (Psalm 119:105, Acts 26:25).
      4. It will be the basis for eternal judgment (II Thessalonians 2:12).
   3. The Bible is God?s word.
      1. The Old Testament writers attributed their words to God (Isaiah 1:2, II Peter 1:21).
      2. The New Testament records the words of Jesus as He spoke the truth (John 8:31-32).
      3. Jesus? apostles were inspired by the Holy Spirit and continued revealing truth (John 16:13, Acts 2:4, I Corinthians 2:13, 14:37, I Thessalonians 2:13, II Timothy 3:16).
      4. The Bible is the only book which is God?s word (Galatians 1:6-9).

1. To religious division.
   1. If there is only one God, why are there so many churches?
   2. God desires unity.
      1. Jesus prayed for all people to ?be perfected in unity? (John 17:20-23).

      2. Ephesians 4:4-6: there is only ?one faith? and ?one body? (body=church, see 1:22-23).
      3. Paul condemned division in Corinth (I Corinthians 1:13).
   3. How can we unite in the way Jesus prayed for?
      1. Jesus prayed, ?Sanctify them in the truth; Your word is truth? (John 17:17).
      2. The unity God desires will come only when people cast off man-made ideas and submit to the truth revealed in the Bible, which saves souls. (See Matthew 7:21).
   4. History has repeated itself.
      1. The modern departure from truth is nothing new (Jeremiah 6:16).
      2. Today, people have again abandoned the Bible and turned to the ideas of men.
   5. The confusion is not coming from the Bible.
      1. Many doctrines taught today are not found in the Bible, thus the confusion!
      2. Jesus condemned those ?teaching as doctrines the precepts of men? (Matthew 15:8-9).
   6. We must learn the meaning of ?once for all.?
      1. ?the faith which was once for all handed down to the saints? (Jude 3).
      2. Let us unite upon the gospel message for which Jesus Christ shed His blood.
2. To the problem of sin.
   1. Without sin, life would be great!
      1. It was for Adam and Eve until they sinned (Genesis 3:3).
      2. Sin separates a person from God (Isaiah 59:1-2).
   2. What is sin?
      1. I John 3:4 states that ?sin is lawlessness.?
      2. We?re all guilty (Romans 3:23), thus spiritually dead (Romans 5:12).
   3. Jesus is the solution.
      1. Jesus came to earth to solve the sin problem (John 1:29, I John 3:5).
      2. Our obligation is to take advantage of this Divine solution to the sin problem (John 12:48).
      3. We can?t be saved without obeying the Bible?s commands (Romans 1:16, James 1:21-22).