Broadstreet
Church of Christ
1213 Broad Street Phenix
City, Alabama
Schedule of Services
Sunday:
Bible Study
10:00 A.M.
Morning Worship
11:00 A.M.
Evening Worship
5:00 P.M.
Wednesday:
Bible Study
7:30 P.M.
All times
Eastern
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By The Book
Introduction:
A. THOSE WHO “GO BY THE BOOK.”:
1. The “Letter of the law.”
2. There are Law books.
3. Sports have rule books.
B. What about the book?
1. Many can explain in great detail what
The rules and regulations are for a
myriad of topics.
2. The insurance industry has numerous
“rule books.”
3. How many view the Bible as being the
Book, by which all should follow?
C. The Bible – means “the book.”
I. The book, the beginning
Genesis
1:1
1
In the beginning God created the heaven and the
earth.
A. Man’s origin
Genesis
1:26,27
26
And God said, Let us make man in our image, after
our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over
the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over
every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.
27
So God created man in his own image, in the image
of God created he him;
male and female created he them.
Matt 19:4
Mark 10:6
B. Man’s fall
Genesis 3:1-24
1
Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of
the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath
God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?
2
And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of
the fruit of the trees of the garden:
3
But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst
of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch
it, lest ye die.
4
And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not
surely die:
5
For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof,
then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and
evil.
6
And when the woman saw that the tree was good for
food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make
one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her
husband with her; and he did eat.
7
And the eyes of them both were opened, and they
knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made
themselves aprons.
8
And they heard the voice of the LORD God walking
in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves
from the presence of the LORD God amongst the trees of the garden.
9
And the LORD God called unto Adam, and said unto
him, Where art thou?
10
And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden, and
I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself.
11
And he said, Who told thee that thou wast naked?
Hast thou eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded thee that thou shouldest
not eat?
12
And the man said, The woman whom thou gavest to be
with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat.
13
And the LORD God said unto the woman, What is this
that thou hast done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did
eat.
14
And the LORD God said unto the serpent, Because
thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast
of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the
days of thy life:
15
And I will put enmity between thee and the woman,
and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt
bruise his heel.
16
Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply
thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children;
and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.
17
And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened
unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded
thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake;
in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life;
18
Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to
thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field;
19
In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread,
till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust
thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.
20
And Adam called his wife's name Eve; because she
was the mother of all living.
21
Unto Adam also and to his wife did the LORD God
make coats of skins, and clothed them.
22
And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become
as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand,
and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever:
23
Therefore the LORD God sent him forth from the
garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence he was taken.
24
So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east
of the garden of Eden Cherubims, and a flaming sword which turned every way,
to keep the way of the tree of life.
C. Man’s hope for redemption
Genesis 3:15
15
And I will put enmity between thee and the woman,
and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt
bruise his heel.
ii. The background, the old testament:
A. God’s instruction to Adam and Eve
Genesis
2:15-25
15
And the LORD God took the man, and put him into
the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.
16
And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of
every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat:
17
But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil,
thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt
surely die.
18
And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man
should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him.
19
And out of the ground the LORD God formed every
beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Adam to
see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living
creature, that was the name thereof.
20
And Adam gave names to all cattle, and to the fowl
of the air, and to every beast of the field; but for Adam there was not
found an help meet for him.
21
And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon
Adam, and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh
instead thereof;
22
And the rib, which the LORD God had taken from
man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man.
23
And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and
flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of
Man.
24
Therefore shall
a man leave his father and his mother, and shall
cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.
Mt 19:5
Mark 10:7
1 Cor 6:16
Eph 5:31
25
And they were both naked, the man and his wife,
and were not ashamed.
B. God’s commandments to Noah
Genesis
6:13-22
13
And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is
come before me; for the earth is filled with violence through them; and,
behold, I will destroy them with the earth.
14
Make thee an ark of gopher wood; rooms shalt thou
make in the ark, and shalt pitch it within and without with pitch.
15
And this is the fashion which thou shalt make it
of: The length of the ark shall be three hundred cubits, the breadth of it
fifty cubits, and the height of it thirty cubits.
16
A window shalt thou make to the ark, and in a
cubit shalt thou finish it above; and the door of the ark shalt thou set in
the side thereof; with lower, second, and third stories shalt thou make it.
17
And, behold, I, even I, do bring a flood of waters
upon the earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein is the breath of life, from
under heaven; and every thing that is in the earth shall die.
18
But with thee will I establish my covenant; and
thou shalt come into the ark, thou, and thy sons, and thy wife, and thy
sons' wives with thee.
19
And of every living thing of all flesh, two of
every sort shalt thou bring into the ark, to keep them alive with thee; they
shall be male and female.
20
Of fowls after their kind, and of cattle after
their kind, of every creeping thing of the earth after his kind, two of
every sort shall come unto thee, to keep them alive.
21
And take thou unto thee of all food that is eaten,
and thou shalt gather it to thee; and it shall be for food for thee, and for
them.
22
Thus did Noah; according to all that God commanded
him, so did he.
C. God’s “book” for Israel
Deuteronomy
12:14
14
But in the place which the LORD shall choose in
one of thy tribes, there thou shalt offer thy burnt offerings, and there
thou shalt do all that I command thee.
III. The binding, the new testament:
A. What would and would not be “by the book”
Matthew
16:16-19
16
And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the
Christ, the Son of the living God.
17
And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art
thou, Simon Barjona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but
my Father which is in heaven.
18
And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and
upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not
prevail against it.
19
And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom
of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven:
and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.
Revelation
22:18,19
18
For I testify unto every man that heareth the
words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things,
God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book:
19
And if any man shall take away from the words of
the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of
life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in
this book.
B. Mediator of the new covenant
Hebrews
8:6
6
But now hath he obtained a more excellent
ministry, by how much also he is the mediator of a better covenant, which
was established upon better promises.
Hebrews
9:15
15
And for this cause he is the mediator of the new
testament, that by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions
that were under the first testament, they which are called might receive the
promise of eternal inheritance.
C. Perfect law of liberty
James
1:25
25
But whoso looketh into the perfect law of
liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer
of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed.
IV. The believer, goes by the book:
A. All scripture given by inspiration
of God
I Timothy 3:15-17
B. The believer hears what the book
has to say
Acts
10:33
33
Immediately therefore I sent to thee; and thou
hast well done that thou art come. Now therefore are we all here present
before God, to hear all things that are commanded thee of God.
C. The believer obeys what the book
teaches
Mark
16:15-16
15
And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world,
and preach the gospel to every creature.
16
He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved;
but he that believeth not shall be damned.
Acts 2:36-42
36
Therefore let all the house of Israel know
assuredly, that God hath made the same Jesus, whom ye have crucified, both
Lord and Christ.
37
Now when they heard this, they were pricked in
their heart, and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men and
brethren, what shall we do?
38
Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized
every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and
ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.
39
For the promise is unto you, and to your children,
and to all that are afar off, even as many as the LORD our God shall call.
40
And with many other words did he testify and
exhort, saying, Save yourselves from this untoward generation.
41
Then they that gladly received his word were
baptized: and the same day there were added unto them about three thousand
souls.
42
And they continued stedfastly in the apostles'
doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers.
Conclusion:
A. Must go “by the book”
John 8:30-32
30
As he spake these words, many believed on him.
31
Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on
him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed;
32
And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall
make you free.
B. sSome go right on “by the book”
II John 9
9
Whosoever transgresseth, and abideth not in the
doctrine of Christ, hath not God. He that abideth in the doctrine of Christ,
he hath both the Father and the Son.
C. Need to “buy the book” today
Proverbs 23:23
23
Buy the truth, and sell it not; also wisdom, and
instruction, and understanding.
Evening Worship
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WISE OBSERVATIONS FROM SOME BIBLE CHARACTERS
INTRODUCTION:
a. All of the Bible is inspired _
II
Timothy 3:16,17, but not every word recorded in it comes from inspired
men.
16
All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and
is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in
righteousness:
17
That the man of God may be perfect, throughly
furnished unto all good works.
b. However, such men have often (by experience, or through life lessons )
expressed some great truths
I. Nebuchadnezzar
Daniel
4:34-37
34
And at the end of the days I Nebuchadnezzar lifted
up mine eyes unto heaven, and mine understanding returned unto me, and I
blessed the most High, and I praised and honoured him that liveth for ever,
whose dominion is an everlasting dominion, and his kingdom is from
generation to generation:
35
And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed
as nothing: and he doeth according to his will in the army of heaven, and
among the inhabitants of the earth: and none can stay his hand, or say unto
him, What doest thou?
36
At the same time my reason returned unto me; and
for the glory of my kingdom, mine honour and brightness returned unto me;
and my counsellors and my lords sought unto me; and I was established in my
kingdom, and excellent majesty was added unto me.
37
Now I Nebuchadnezzar praise and extol and honour
the King of heaven, all whose works are truth, and his ways judgment: and
those that walk in pride he is able to abase.
a. Nebuchadnezzar was a proud and haughty king, and God brought him low
to teach him a lesson in humility
Daniel 4:28-33
28
All this came upon the king Nebuchadnezzar.
29
At the end of twelve months he walked in the
palace of the kingdom of Babylon.
30
The king spake, and said, Is not this great
Babylon, that I have built for the house of the kingdom by the might of my
power, and for the honour of my majesty?
31
While the word was in the king's mouth, there fell
a voice from heaven, saying, O king Nebuchadnezzar, to thee it is spoken;
The kingdom is departed from thee.
32
And they shall drive thee from men, and thy
dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field: they shall make thee to eat
grass as oxen, and seven times shall pass over thee, until thou know that
the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he
will.
33
The same hour was the thing fulfilled upon
Nebuchadnezzar: and he was driven from men, and did eat grass as oxen, and
his body was wet with the dew of heaven, till his hairs were grown like
eagles' feathers, and his nails like birds' claws.
b. Hannah, the mother of Samuel, confirmed this kind of action by God, by
inspiration, in
I
Samuel 2:3,4
3
Talk no more so exceeding proudly; let not
arrogancy come out of your mouth: for the LORD is a God of knowledge, and by
him actions are weighed.
4
The bows of the mighty men are broken, and they
that stumbled are girded with strength.
c. Mary, the mother of Jesus said of God in her hymn of praise,
"He hath put down princes from their thrones, And hath
exalted them of low degree." -
Luke 1:52
d. Jesus taught this divine lesson in
Luke 14:11
11
For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased;
and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.
II. The Man Born Blind--
John 9:24-33: With Jesus' help, the blind man could
now "see," in more ways than one, but the Jews became "blind" to clear
evidence that Jesus was the Christ:
24
Then again called they the man that was blind, and
said unto him, Give God the praise: we know that this man is a sinner.
25
He answered and said, Whether he be a sinner or
no, I know not: one thing I know, that, whereas I was blind, now I see.
26
Then said they to him again, What did he to thee?
how opened he thine eyes?
27
He answered them, I have told you already, and ye
did not hear: wherefore would ye hear it again? will ye also be his
disciples?
28
Then they reviled him, and said, Thou art his
disciple; but we are Moses' disciples.
29
We know that God spake unto Moses: as for this
fellow, we know not from whence he is.
30
The man answered and said unto them, Why herein is
a marvellous thing, that ye know not from whence he is, and yet he hath
opened mine eyes.
31
Now we know that God heareth not sinners: but if
any man be a worshipper of God, and doeth his will, him he heareth.
32
Since the world began was it not heard that any
man opened the eyes of one that was born blind.
33
If this man were not of God, he could do nothing.
a. The blind man first said, "He is a prophet"
(Vs. 17),
17
They say unto the blind man again, What sayest
thou of him, that he hath opened thine eyes? He said, He is a prophet.
but later testimony
convinced him that Jesus is the Son of God
(Vs. 35-38)
35
Jesus heard that they had cast him out; and when
he had found him, he said unto him, Dost thou believe on the Son of God?
36
He answered and said, Who is he, Lord, that I
might believe on him?
37
And Jesus said unto him, Thou hast both seen him,
and it is he that talketh with thee.
38
And he said, Lord, I believe. And he worshipped
him.
b. This was the purpose of John's Gospel.
John 20:30,31
"Many other signs
therefore did Jesus in the presence of the disciples, which are not written
in this book:
31 but these are written, that ye may believe that Jesus is
the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye may have life in his
name."
Iii. Jothan, son of Gideon--
Judges 9:1-21 -Jotham had strong insights into
what happens when a wicked man makes a covenant with other wicked men:
1
And Abimelech the son of Jerubbaal went to Shechem
unto his mother's brethren, and communed with them, and with all the family
of the house of his mother's father, saying,
2
Speak, I pray you, in the ears of all the men of
Shechem, Whether is better for you, either that all the sons of Jerubbaal,
which are threescore and ten persons, reign over you, or that one reign over
you? remember also that I am your bone and your flesh.
3
And his mother's brethren spake of him in the ears
of all the men of Shechem all these words: and their hearts inclined to
follow Abimelech; for they said, He is our brother.
4
And they gave him threescore and ten pieces of
silver out of the house of Baalberith, wherewith Abimelech hired vain and
light persons, which followed him.
5
And he went unto his father's house at Ophrah, and
slew his brethren the sons of Jerubbaal, being threescore and ten persons,
upon one stone: notwithstanding yet Jotham the youngest son of Jerubbaal was
left; for he hid himself.
6
And all the men of Shechem gathered together, and
all the house of Millo, and went, and made Abimelech king, by the plain of
the pillar that was in Shechem.
7
And when they told it to Jotham, he went and stood
in the top of mount Gerizim, and lifted up his voice, and cried, and said
unto them, Hearken unto me, ye men of Shechem, that God may hearken unto
you.
8
The trees went forth on a time to anoint a king
over them; and they said unto the olive tree, Reign thou over us.
9
But the olive tree said unto them, Should I leave
my fatness, wherewith by me they honor God and man, and go to be promoted
over the trees?
10
And the trees said to the fig tree, Come thou, and
reign over us.
11
But the fig tree said unto them, Should I forsake
my sweetness, and my good fruit, and go to be promoted over the trees?
12
Then said the trees unto the vine, Come thou, and
reign over us.
13
And the vine said unto them, Should I leave my
wine, which cheereth God and man, and go to be promoted over the trees?
14
Then said all the trees unto the bramble, Come
thou, and reign over us.
15
And the bramble said unto the trees, If in truth
ye anoint me king over you, then come and put your trust in my shadow: and
if not, let fire come out of the bramble, and devour the cedars of Lebanon.
16
Now therefore, if ye have done truly and
sincerely, in that ye have made Abimelech king, and if ye have dealt well
with Jerubbaal and his house, and have done unto him according to the
deserving of his hands;
17
(For my father fought for you, and adventured his
life far, and delivered you out of the hand of Midian:
18
And ye are risen up against my father's house this
day, and have slain his sons, threescore and ten persons, upon one stone,
and have made Abimelech, the son of his maidservant, king over the men of
Shechem, because he is your brother;)
19
If ye then have dealt truly and sincerely with
Jerubbaal and with his house this day, then rejoice ye in Abimelech, and let
him also rejoice in you:
20
But if not, let fire come out from Abimelech, and
devour the men of Shechem, and the house of Millo; and let fire come out
from the men of Shechem, and from the house of Millo, and devour Abimelech.
21
And Jotham ran away, and fled, and went to Beer,
and dwelt there, for fear of Abimelech his brother.
a. There is a spiritual example of this principle in
Jeremiah 5:31
31
The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests
bear rule by their means; and my people love to have it so: and what will ye
do in the end thereof?
b. Jesus said, "Let them alone: they are blind guides. And if the blind
guide the blind, both shall fall into a pit." - Matthew 15:14
iv. The servants of Naaman
II
Kings 5:13
13
And his servants came near, and spake unto him,
and said, My father, if the prophet had bid thee do some great thing,
wouldest thou not have done it? how much rather then, when he saith to thee,
Wash, and be clean?
a.They knew that men should obey the Lord in humility.
B. Never was a man more humbled than Paul
I Timothy 1:12-17
12
And I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who hath
enabled me, for that he counted me faithful, putting me into the ministry;
13
Who was before a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and
injurious: but I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief.
14
And the grace of our Lord was exceeding abundant
with faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.
15
This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all
acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom
I am chief.
16
Howbeit for this cause I obtained mercy, that in
me first Jesus Christ might shew forth all longsuffering, for a pattern to
them which should hereafter believe on him to life everlasting.
17
Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible,
the only wise God, be honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen.
CONCLUSION:
a. Romans 3:4
4
God forbid: yea, let God be true, but every man a
liar; as it is written,
That thou mightest be justified in thy sayings, and
mightest overcome when thou art judged. Psa
51:4
b. Isaiah 55:8,9
8
For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are
your ways my ways, saith the LORD.
9
For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so
are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.
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