The Gift of Jesus

Sunday, April 29, 2012 Led by Eric Gintert Acts 20:28-38  -  Jesus said it is more blessed to give than receive.  Matthew 17:24-27  -  It's not about giving money... Why didn't Jesus just reach in his pocket and pull out the money? Money wasn't a concern for Jesus, He provided. Luke 21:1-4  -  Why doesn't this scripture show Jesus giving money? Jesus could care less about money... it was the woman's heart that he saw! Matthew 10:5-8  -  Freely you have received, freely give; not money or possessions. Jesus didn't want them to worry about money but trust that He would provide. 1 Corinthians 2:12  -  We've been given the spirit that we may know the gifts that have been freely given to us of the Lord. Romans 15:1-3  -  God gave us Jesus; we didn't have to purchase a redeemer... He was freely given. Jesus found it more blessed to give than receive.... ...patience. ...longsuffering. ...forgiveness. ...love. ...time. ...salvation. ...know

  Sunday, April 22, 2012 Led by Eric Gintert What is meditation? Is it reflecting on the past... what you've done whether good or bad? No, this is the worldly definition of meditation. Biblical meditation is God centered (not self centered) in God's Word.  It's important for babes in Christ, as well as the spiritually mature to meditate on God and His Word. (1 Peter 2:2 & Hebrews 5:12-14). Reading the Bible in a year is a religious exercise that doesn't profit much unless your heart is in it. Man's teaching and labor in God's Word is to replace personal meditation on God. "Why is Meditation so Powerful?" by Bill Gothard .... also read "What is Scripture Meditation" "Meditating on God" by A.W. Tozer (excerpt from "That Incredible Christian") Among Christians of all ages and of varying shades of doctrinal emphasis there has been fairly full agreement on one thing: They all believed that it was im

Sunday, April 15, 2012 Led by Eric Gintert 1 Corinthians 14:40  -  Do all things decently and in order Matthew 22:36-40  -  The 10 commandments are summed up in these two commandments. If you don't love God, you cannot love man. The second commandment is like unto the first, it is not the same. You must do it decently and in order. You cannot learn to love your enemies until you first love God. Love God first, then love man like God but not as God. Matthew 4:18-22  -  When Jesus called his apostles they had to drop their business and their family to follow a man they barely knew. They loved Jesus with their heart by putting him first. Jesus then taught them how to love others. 1 Corinthians 13:1-3  -  Look at how much Paul loved God that he could love his neighbors. Paul was saying that if he didn't love God first, he couldn't do all these things. charity = Strong's Greek #26: (agape) love, affection or benevolence affection = 1941 Webster: dispositio

Sunday, April 8, 2012 Led by Eric Gintert Revelation 3:15-16  -  Mixing the Easter bunny and eggs in with Jesus and the resurrection is lukewarm and God spews it out of His mouth. John 6:22-58 The Passover is no longer a physical thing that we are to observe. Jesus fulfilled the law when the veil in the temple was rent in two as He was dying on the cross. We now have a spiritual Passover that we should observe in our hearts every day. In Luke 22:19-22 , Jesus commands us to eat the bread and drink from the cup in remembrance of Him, but Jesus also said not to labor for meat that parishes (John 6:27). Does this sound like a contradiction? JESUS IS THE BREAD (John 6:35)... JESUS IS THE WORD (John 1:1,14) ... THE BREAD IS THE WORD (Luke 4:4) . "This do in remembrance of me..." (Luke 22:19) is not about reenacting a place and event... it's about our heart, mind, and soul seeking to draw life from Him. Through this "spiritual remembrance" the believers

Sunday, April 1, 2012 Led by Eric Gintert If you were told today that your life will be over by the time you wake up tomorrow, what would you do? What now would your cares and worries be? Would you care about your job, flues and colds, money, etc? Acts 5:1-11  -  Ananias and Sapphira didn't have to give any money, but instead they lied saying they gave all they had... they kept some back for themselves. They we're trying to fit in with everyone else who were giving with their heart. If they would have known that the sin they were about to commit would cost them their lives, would they have done it? Luke 12:13-21  -  This man did all he could to gain from this world. God took his breath to prove that none of the earthly possessions will profit us if we lose our soul. If this man would have known that his life would be required of him for all his greed, would he have continued to gather from the world's riches? Mark 14:32-36  -  Jesus, knowing that that