December 5, 2010

The Gift of God's Son!
Mike Fritscher

Matthew 7:9 "Or what man is there among you who, when his son asks for a loaf, will give him a stone? 10 "Or if he asks for a fish, he will not give him a snake, will he? 11 "If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give what is good to those who ask Him!

John 3:16 “For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life.

1 John 4:7-10 – God Loved Us and Sent His Son!

Isaiah 53 – The Greatness of God’s Gift!

1 Corinthians 11:23- This do in Remembrance of Me!

This is My Body!

1. He Bore Our Sins in His Body!

1 Peter 2:24and He Himself bore our sins in His body on the cross, that we might die to sin and live to righteousness; for by His wounds you were healed.

2. He Took Our Sins Away!

John 1:29The next day he saw Jesus coming to him, and said, "Behold, the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!

3. He Bore our Grief – He Carried Our Sorrows. Is. 53:4

This Cup is the new Covenant in My Blood! Through His Blood. .

• 1. He Cleanses Us! Cleansing

Hebrews 9: 14 how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself without blemish to God, cleanse your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?

• 2. He Forgives Us! Forgiveness

Hebrews 9:22And according to the Law, {one may} almost {say}, all things are cleansed with blood, and without shedding of blood there is no forgiveness.

• 3. He Justifies Us! Rom. 5:9 been justified By His Blood!

• 4. He Sanctifies Us! Sanctification

Hebrews 13:12 Therefore Jesus also, that He might sanctify the people through His own blood, suffered outside the gate.

• 5. He Gives Us Victory!

Revelation 12:11 "And they overcame him because of the blood of the Lamb

Let Us Examine Ourselves!

• Idolatry – Do you love anything or anyone more than God?

• Immorality – Have you participated in any immorality?

• Lustful thoughts * Dirty Stories
• Course Jesting * Pornography
• Adultery
• Fornication

• Pride – Are any of these things true of your life?

• Un-forgiveness * Anger
• Critical spirit * Jealousy
• Fault-finder * Bitterness
• Always Right (Pride) * Arrogance

• Greed

• Do you covet those things you do not have?
• Have you stolen?
• Have you cheated? (income tax?)
• Are you a lover of money and things?
• Are you entangled with the affairs of this life?
• Do you have material lust?

• Disobedience

• Is there anything that God has told you to do that you have not done?
• Is there anything that God has told you to give up and you have not given it up?
• Do you honor your mother and father?

• Selfishness

• Do you give cheerfully?
• Are you stingy?
• Do you give tithes and offerings?
• Are you disappointed when things do not go your way?
• Do you love your neighbor as you love yourself?
• Are your statements mostly about yourself?
• Do you get your feelings hurt easily?
• Are you self centered?

• Dishonesty

• Do you lie? Do you stretch the truth? Do you gossip?

• Family

• Husband, do you love your wife?
• Husband, do you truly seek to understand your wife?
• Husband, are you harsh or embittered toward your wife?
• Wife do you respect and honor your husband?
• Dad/Mom, are you bringing up your children in the Lord?
• Dad/Mom, are you provoking your children to anger?
• Dad/Mom, are you the spiritual leader of your home?
• Dad/Mom, are you living Christ-like in your home?

• Self-Discipline

• Are you disciplined in the area of your appetite?
• Do you over indulge in your eating?
• Do you take care of your body?
• Do you have a problem with alcohol?
• Are you filled with the Spirit or does some other substance influence you?
• Have you neglected service to the body of Christ?
• Do you take care of the things that God has given you?

The Fruit of the Spirit

• Do you show love?
• Do you possess joy? Or are you a grumbler and complainer w/ an embittered spirit?
• Do you have peace? Or is there dissension, factions, fighting arguing and irreconcilable differences? Worry? Fear? Anxiety? A lack of trust in His work?
• Are you patient? With your family? With your children? With your employer or employees? With your church leaders?
• Are you kind in word and in deed?
• Do you practices the goodness of God? Or are you mean, grumpy and critical?
• Are you faithful? Can you be depended on? Are you a person of your word? Do you finish a job you have started? Do you work in your field as unto the Lord?
• Are You gentle? Or are you harsh?
• Do you practice self-control? With your tongue? With your appetites? With your actions? 

ARE YOU WALKING BY THE SPIRIT?