The Gift of Jesus

Sunday, June 19, 2011 Led by Eric Gintert Matthew 24:12  -  Love waxes cold because iniquity increases more and more; love is not affection & sensualism. 2 John 1-6  -  Love is defined as keeping God's commandments. Therefore, referring to the above verse, the keeping of God's commandments is waxing cold. 1 Timothy 2:13  -  Eve was deceived, not Adam... Adam harkened unto his wife. If Adam would have rebuked Eve, would that have been love? Yes. ***** Example of love waxing cold today: Women preachers/pastors (1 Tim. 2:12 & 1 Tim. 3:2). Luke 11:14-28  -  a kingdom or house divided against itself will fall; problems need to be dealt with quickly or it will fall (See Prov. 19:18 & Prov. 13:24); If you don't deal with the problem but sugar coat it, the problem leaves, swept and garnished, for a time but then comes back worse than it was before. John 6:52-69  -  Jesus was speaking in the church building to the religious and ...

Sunday, February 20, 2011 Led by Eric Gintert Many times, when studying the Scriptures, you'll find that the meaning of certain words was different in the time they were written than they are now. The word "keep" when it was written in the original language means to guard or preserve. In this study we looked at the different places with the word keep to get a greater understanding of the scriptures. 1 John 2:3-5  -  if you truly love God you want to stand up to defend him just as Peter did when the soldiers came to garden to take Jesus; "keep his commandments" means that you want to guard and protect His word. Deuteronomy 7:8-9  -  God keeps (preserves) the oaths and covanents to those that love Him and keep (gaurd/preserve) His commandments Proverbs 2:8  -  He keeps the paths of judgment (chastening or condemnation) and preserves the way of His saints Psalm 121  -  the Lord is our guard and He preserves us forevermore (you won't ever lose y...