The Gift of Jesus

The Whole Armor of God This Week: The Shield of Faith Click image to enlarge. Sunday, October 7, 2012 Led by Eric Gintert Ephesians 6:10-18 The Whole Armor of God is meant to protect us, that we may be able to stand against the powers and principalities that come against us. What is the Shield of Faith for? The shield is the one part of a soldier's gear that is used for defense. It allows them at times to be still and hide their whole body behind it. Then, when the arrows stop flying, they can get up and be encouraged to charge ahead toward the enemy with boldness. 1 John 5:4-5 Unless you're born of God (born again) you will not overcome the world. He who overcomes the world believes in faith that Jesus is the son of God. If you drop the shield, these things can become big questions in your mind: Am I really saved? Did I lose my salvation? Is Jesus really  the Son of God? Is Jesus the only  way? If we don't have the shield of faith, w...

  Sunday, November 27, 2011 Led by Eric Gintert Genesis 19: 1-8  -  Lot was a righteous man. 2 Peter 2:7 calls him "just Lot". How did he know that the men he saw were from God? See Romans 8:16. Are not many men, even church men, condemning homosexuality and in return sending forth their daughters to other perversion such as television, youth groups and being a companion of fools, just as Lot wanted his daughters to do? Genesis 6:1-5  -  The sons of God are those who are born again; the daughters of men are unbelieving daughters. There were unequally yoked relationships happening in Noah's day. And it becomes worse when the daughters fathers willingly give her over to an unequally yoked man with approval. See 2 Corinthians 6:14-15. Just as with Sodom, the sins in Noah's time were also sexual... the ungodly dwelling with the godly in relationships. This same thing happens in marriages and congregations today where the godly and ungodly are treated ...

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...

  Sunday, January 30, 2011 Led by Dennis Jeffries Hebrews 13:5-6  -  God is always with his saints and therefore we need not fear man Genesis 28:10-15  -  God reavealed to Jacob in a dream that He would be with him and leave him Deuteronomy 31:6-8  -  Be strong and of good courage because God is with you and He won't leave you *** See Proverbs 3:5-6 *** 1 Chronicles 28:9, 20  -  be of good courage and strong, don't fear or be discouraged, God will not fail you. God doesn't forsake those who love Him . Joshua 1:1-9  -  God repeats to Joshua to be strong and of good courage many times; strength comes from the book of the law *** Can you think of any times in Joshua's life when he needed to be strong and of good courage? *** Romans 8:31-39  -  nothing can separate God's children from His love Also See: Psalm 37:24-29 Something to Think About: Read Psalm 51:17 and Revelation 5:1-5. Think about how it must have felt...

Sunday, November 7, 2010 Led by Dennis Jeffries   Hebrews 13:2  -  entertain angels unawares  *** Do you know of a specific time when you entertained angels? *** Genesis 18:20-21, 19:1-28  -  the angel of the Lord put a hedge around Lot, his wife, and two daughters by making a way for them to come out of Sodom and Gomorrah. Genesis 7:1  -  God protected Noah and his family, eight souls, by calling them into the ark and saving them from the Flood. *** If the end times are going to be like in the days of Lot and Noah, Luke 17:28 and Matthew 24:37, what do you think it will be like for those who don't have the angel of the Lord with them? *** 2 Peter 2:1-9  -  the Lord will deliver the godly  1 Chronicles 21:1-7, 15-17  -  David leaned on the the numbers instead of God and the angel of the Lord smote all of Israel with a plague. He didn't just punish David, he punished the whole nation. Numbers 16:1-3, 21  -...