The Gift of Jesus

Sunday, January 27, 2013 Led by Eric Gintert Review from Last Week Mark 12:29-31 The first commandment is to love God. Then we are to love our neighbor. We tend to put our neighbor before God. How can we love our neighbor without loving God? Just as in a husband / wife relationship, they are one flesh but sometimes love the children more than each other. You can't truly love someone else before you love God. 2 John 1-7 Love is in truth . The Truth is Jesus (John 14:6). Definition of Love: that we walk after His commandments. His commandment is that we love Him with all our heart, mind, and should and them we love one another as ourselves. We must do God's commandments to display love. The neighbor is the non willing to do the will of God (the parable of the Good Samaritan). Should we stay away from evil doers? If so, is that "loving your neighbor"? 2 Corinthians 6:11-18 This is love, that we be not unequally yoked wi...

Sunday, January 20, 2013 Led by Eric Gintert Mark 12:29-31 The first commandment is to love God. Then we are to love our neighbor. We tend to put our neighbor before God. How can we love our neighbor without loving God? Just as in a husband / wife relationship, they are one flesh but sometimes love the children more than each other. You can't truly love someone else before you love God. What is Love Love in the natural is an emotional affection toward another person. Love in the spiritual is an action... something you DO. Romans 13:810 Owe no man anything but to love one another. These are not man's commandments, but God's commandments. Love is fulfilling the law and worketh no ill. Therefore, you are loving your neighbor by not condoning something that is against God's law. They may not like what you said or did to them, but it was love because it was fulfilling the law. 2 John 1-7 Love is in truth . The Truth is Jesus ...

Sunday, January 13, 2012 Led by Eric Gintert Question #1 Can prayer change or delay the outcome of the events foretold in the book of Revelation? Answer Matthew 24:3, 22 God will shorten the days for the sake of the elect, His people. 2 Peter 3:1-13 God doesn't take pleasure in the death of the wicked (Ezekiel 33:11). The end will come as a thief in the night, when you least expect it. "Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth." 2 Timothy 2:15 We can't change it, but we can prepare ourselves for it. He will not delay it, but will come in His good and acceptable timing. Question #2 If God says that we shouldn't add to or take away from His word (Deut 4:2 & Rev 22:18-19), why are pastors and churches marrying homosexual couples? Answer 2 Kings 22-23 In this example, the Word of God was left hidden and dusty in the "church" building. ...

Sunday, January 6, 2013 Led by Eric Gintert Who is Jesus to You? Savior? What does that mean? Savior from what? Lord? What does that mean? What does it mean to be Lord? We need to be lightened! Matthew 4:17 "Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand." Jesus' first sermon was "Repent". The kingdom of heaven is a realm. We can be there now if we repent What Does Repent Mean? Repent means to think differently and reconsider Fleshly repentance is changing your mind about fleshly things. Spiritual repentance is changing your mind about spiritual things. Spiritual repentance is to change your mind about what you think is good verses what God says is good. Godly Sorrow and Worldly Sorrow: Examples 2 Corinthians 7:10 Godly (spiritual) sorrow works repentance but the sorrow of the world works death. Hebrews 12:16  -  Esau Esau sought repentance carefully with tears. He didn't think differently about his si...