The Gift of Jesus

Keeping the Temple This Week: Have Faith Sunday, December 2, 2012 Led by Eric Gintert Mark 11:1-33 Fruit Bearing Mark  11:12-14 Jesus cursed the tree because it didn't bear any fruit. It was useless to Him because it didn't satisfy the hunger that he had. "Whoso keepeth the fig tree shall eat the fruit thereof: so he that waiteth on his master shall be honoured." Proverbs 27:18 Jesus always follows up with what He says He is going to do. When He proclaimed that the tree was cursed... it was cursed and withered away. Ask & Receive Mark 11:20-24 This is not the justification for the "word of faith" movement. When we pray and ask God for things, sometimes He answers with a "yes" or "no", but then other times He says "yes, but not now".  This scripture doesn't mean that He is always going to give us what we want because we have a desire for it.  When we're in communion with...

Sunday, March 25, 2012 Led by Eric Gintert Matthew 3:22-35 - Setting the stage for Chapter 4 Mark 3:27  -  Jesus is the strong man and Satan cannot enter in to destroy Him or spoil what is His. Mark 3:29  -  Blaspheme against the holy ghost is unpardonable sin... Should not pray for those who have done this... See 1 John 5:16 Mark 3:30  -  These were in danger of blaspheming the holy ghost because they said that Jesus had an unclean spirit. Mark 3:35  -  This is the crowd... The people whom Jesus is talking to. There are religious, those who wanted to find fault in Him, brethren, His earthly mother, etc. Matthew 4:1-20 - A Parable of True and False Conversion Mark 4:2  -  Parable = analogy; fictitious story with meaning; an earthly story with a heavenly meaning Mark 4:7  -  The good seed will not choke out the thorns. The thorns will always choke the good seed. Mark 4:9  -  See Mark 3:35... Wh...