Benchley, March 7, 2010

• Respect the authority of God.  Romans 13:1
• Obey the laws of the land.
  • Romans 13:1 – Obedience is part of being in subjection.
  • Titus 3:1
  • Acts 4:17-20 – God’s law takes priority over the government laws.
  • I Peter 2:17-18
• Uphold the proper attitude toward leaders.
  • Matthew 22:17-22
  • I Peter 2:1 – Pray!

By David Watson

Benchley, June 14, 2009

• II John 9?- We must abide within the bounds of God’s teaching.
• Direct command
  • God tells people what to do.
  • Galatians 1:8?- There is no expiration date on the gospel.
  • The Bible teaches us to pay attention to direct commands.? Acts 5:29; II Thessalonians 3:14
  • Acts 2:38?- baptism commanded
  • I Corinthians 11:23-26?- observance of the Lord’s Supper commanded
  • I Corinthians 16:1-2?- offering on first day of the week commanded
• Divine statement
  • A statement of truth.
  • The Bible teaches us to pay attention to divine statements.
    • Matthew 19:3-6?- Divine statements in Genesis show divorce is wrong.
    • Matthew 4:10?- We are to serve God only.
  • Mark 16:15-16?- belief and baptism required for salvation
  • John 4:24?- We must worship in spirit and truth.
  • Luke 16:18?- adultery defined
• Approved example
  • God approved of certain actions in the Bible, so we can follow those examples.
  • The Bible teaches us to pay attention to approved examples.
    • I Corinthians 9:5, 4:16, 11:1
    • III John 11
    • Philippians 3:17, 4:9
  • Mark 3:5?- It’s possible to be angry without sinning.
  • Romans 15:25-26
  • Galatians 2:11-13?- rebuking a brother authorized; hypocrisy prohibited
• Unavoidable conclusion
  • The understanding of facts which are not stated by the facts which are stated.
  • The Bible teaches us to pay attention to unavoidable conclusions.
    • Exodus 3:6; Luke 20:27, 37-38
    • Genesis 2:24; Matthew 19:3-6
    • Matthew 4:10
  • Matthew 26:26; Mark 14:22; Luke 22:19; I Corinthians 11:23; Matthew 26:17-20, 26-28; Exodus 12:17-20; I Peter 2:22?- use of unleavened bread for Lord’s Supper
  • Acts 8:35-36?- Preaching Jesus implies preaching baptism.
• How to be saved
  • Hebrews 11:6?- faith (unavoidable conclusion)
  • Acts 17:30?- repentence (direct command)
  • Romans 10:10?- confession (divine statement)
  • Acts 2:41?- baptism (approved example)

By Jesse Jenkins

Benchley, May 31, 2009

By David Watson

Benchley, February 8, 2009

• God authorized the church to provide for needy saints.
  • Acts 6:2-4
  • Acts 2:44-45; 4:32-35; Acts 6:1-3; 11:27-30; Romans 15:25-26; I corinthians 16:1-3; II Corinthians 8:3-4,14; 9:1; I Timothy 5:16,5?- only needy saints provided for.
  • Shouldn’t the church help people by doing good works?
    • Yes, but only those good works for which it was designed.
  • Can’t churches do whatever individuals do?
    • No, this is not true.? II Thessalonians 3:7-12; Ephesians 6:4; Titus 2:4-5; I Corinthians 7:2-5
  • Does the Bible ever say not to use church money another way?
    • No, but that’s not how Bible authority works.
    • God’s silence does not permit – it prohibits.
      • Colossians 3:17; I Corinthians 4:6; Acts 15:24; II John 9; Jeremiah 19:4-6; 32:35; Leviticus 10:1; Hebrews 7:14; 8:4
• God authorized the church to provide for worship and edification.
  • Acts 20:7; I Corinthians 16:1-2; Hebrews 10:23-25; I Corinthians 14:3,12,17,26,40
  • What about using church money for kitchens, fellowship halls, gymnasiums, etc.?
    • Since God did not authorize them, we cannot use church money for these things.
  • But aren’t we edifying each other when we socialize or share a meal together?
    • The Bible uses edification very specifically to mean a church assembling together to worship.
• God authorized the church to provide for the preaching of the gospel.
  • I Thessalonians 1:8; I Corinthians 9:9-14; II Corinthians 11:7-8; Philippians 4:14-18
  • What about other arrangements?
    • Since they are not authorized, they are wrong.