The Gift of Jesus

Sunday, November 28, 2010 Led by Dennis Jeffries Colossians 3:15-17  -  don't let other things (hatred, anger, envy, greed, fear of man's opinion, etc.) rule in your heart *** Read Job 2:9-10 and Job 1:20-22 *** *** What do you do to show God thanks? *** Psalm 100:4-5  -  Q: Why should we thank the Lord? A: Because He is good, His mercy is everlasting, and His truth endures to all generations 1 Timothy 1:12-13  -  Paul didn't choose the ministry but God chose him, enabled him, and had mercy on him *** Using scripture, what did Paul do that showed he was thankful to God? *** 2 Corinthians 3:5-6  -  emphasis on the fact that God enabled Paul for the ministry, he didn't do it himself because we are not sufficient of ourselves *** See 1 Corinthians 15:10 and Philippians 2:13 *** 1 Thessalonians 5:18-19  -  the will of God is that we would give thanks for everything and if you don't do this, you are quenching the Spirit *** How can you know the will of God in yo

Sunday, November 21, 2010 Led by Eric Gintert Remembering the Land that the Lord has Brought You out of: Psalm 90:12  -  As evidenced by the prayer requests (below) many people have cancers and illnesses where the doctors predict death. Therefore we need to ask the Lord to teach us to number our days that we might apply our hearts to wisdom. May we remember what the Lord has done for us and become better servants to Him because of his marvelous works. *** Read James 4:14 *** Psalm 23  -  Sometimes we have to endure "the valley of the shadow of death", or the remembrance of the old man, that we might be encouraged. Fearing no evil doesn't mean to not be afraid of the evil, but that we won't serve the evil when we are in that valley. Our enemies are those who don't serve God, even though they may be "good people". Revelation 2:4-5  -  When you're in a slump and feeling low, go back to your First Love and the first works God did in you to remem

Sunday, November 14, 2010 Led by Dennis Jeffries   What is the Gift of Jesus? Romans 6:23  -  the gift is eternal life; wages are what you earn or the price of something *** Where did death begin? See Genesis 2:17 *** *** To overcome the separation between Adam & Eve and God, a sacrifice had to be made, blood shed. ***  John 3:16  -  the gift is not perishing but having everlasting life Ephesians 2:8-9  -  salvation is by grace through grace, the gift of God How Do You Recieve the Gift?  John 3:14-19  -  the Son of Man was lifted up on the cross; you get the gift by believing *** What does it mean to believe? (See Romans 10:9-10) *** Romans 10:9-10  -  confess and believe with your heart and you shall be saved; with the heart you believe and with the mouth confession is made Acts 2:38  -  repent and be baptized and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost *** Study: Does Baptism save you? ***  Romans 5:8-12,17  -  while we were yet sinners Christ died for us;

Sunday, November 7, 2010 Led by Dennis Jeffries   Hebrews 13:2  -  entertain angels unawares  *** Do you know of a specific time when you entertained angels? *** Genesis 18:20-21, 19:1-28  -  the angel of the Lord put a hedge around Lot, his wife, and two daughters by making a way for them to come out of Sodom and Gomorrah. Genesis 7:1  -  God protected Noah and his family, eight souls, by calling them into the ark and saving them from the Flood. *** If the end times are going to be like in the days of Lot and Noah, Luke 17:28 and Matthew 24:37, what do you think it will be like for those who don't have the angel of the Lord with them? *** 2 Peter 2:1-9  -  the Lord will deliver the godly  1 Chronicles 21:1-7, 15-17  -  David leaned on the the numbers instead of God and the angel of the Lord smote all of Israel with a plague. He didn't just punish David, he punished the whole nation. Numbers 16:1-3, 21  -  God protected the righteous by telling them to separate them