The Gift of Jesus

Sunday, April 14, 2013 Led by Eric Gintert Ephesians 2:8-10 We are saved by grace through faith... it is the GIFT of God. Saved from what? Why are you afraid of death? We, as a society, make ourselves god, deciding who goes to heaven and who goes to hell. John 3:16-19 Jesus wasn't God's "only" son... he was God's only begotton Son. (See John 1:14) Jesus didn't come to bring condemnation... those who do not believe have condemned themselves already. If you say that you believe, why do you not care about the one who saved you? Why do you go on as if you never knew Him? Qualifications for Salvation: Grace. Faith. Not of works. The death of a loved one (whether they went to heaven or hell) should not determine whether you will love God. Romans 8:28-39 God has made us equal with Christ (joint heirs). It's not by our works that we receive anything from God. Jesus doesn't condemn us, we condemn ourselves. We choose to s...

Sunday, April 7, 2013 Led by Eric Gintert John 8:12-38 Pharisees are the religious people. Jesus made them mad and they wanted to kill Him. Sin is anything contrary to the Word of God. To not do what God has said to do is just as much a sin as to do something God said not to do. Those who do not believe in Jesus will die in their sins. Sin doesn't send a person to hell, unbelief sends a person to hell. Do you have a heart belief or a mind belief? The Pharisees had an intellectual belief system. What have you been made free from? In the final judgment, all people will be judged either from the Lamb's book of Life or the books of works (Revelation 20:12-15). Even those who profess to believe in Jesus (but only with a mind belief) will come before Jesus with a their wonderful works, but will not be accepted into the kingdom (Matthew 7:21-23). We need to remember that land of bondage that God has brought us out (Deuteronomy 15:15). Just as the Children of ...