The Gift of Jesus

Sunday, January 15, 2012 Led by Eric Gintert   1 Corinthians 16:13  -  Watch... be sober, as a watchman on a tower appointed to protect. Stand fast... let your yea be yea and your nay be nay (Matthew 5:37). Quit you like men... quit means to be brave and act manly. Be strong... be strong and courageous (Deuteronomy 31:6) 1 Peter 3:1-7  -  Conversation means conduct and lifestyle. Today, we have turned these verses around and gone to the wrong extreme. Women are getting and doing what ever they want and men no longer stand up, but bow down to the wife. A woman who is godly and lives according to God's Word will win over their wayward husband. Isaiah 3:1 - 4:2  -  The men are refusing to rule and the women who are ruling are causing them to error and the children are oppressing. The men will fall by the sword (see Ephesians 6:17, the sword is the spirit, which is the word of God) losing the war against sin. After the men are all destroyed, th...

Sunday, January 2, 2010 Led by Eric Gintert A break down of Ephesians 5:23-33. Ephesians 5:25 Colossians 1:18  -  Jesus gave himself to the church by making peace with the Father; husbands must first make peace with the Father Ephesians 5:26 John 17:14-19  -  Jesus sanctified the Church using the Word; husbands should sanctify his wife with the Word *** What does "sanctify" mean? *** Ephesians 5:27 Hebrews 12:2-8  -  sometimes the husband must tell his wife things that don't feel good, just as God chastens His children *** NOTE: God doesn't divorce , He chastens . *** 2 Corinthians 5:1  -  we are clothed with righteousness through Christ *** See also 2 Corinthians 11:2-3 *** Prayer Requests Dennis Jeffries  -  hunting in Kansas and traveling home on Tuesday Margret Dermont  -  health issues; children determining best care for her needs Jen O'Hare's Mom  -  recovering from surgery; still has bone cancer ...