God offers his people unique ways to happiness.  We can be happy in ways that the world knows nothing about.  The world’s happiness is derived from pleasure.  They might be happy with an event, a person, an accomplishment, or some form of entertainment.  We can be happy with these things,...

In Jn 13:17 Jesus said, “If ye know these things, happy are ye if ye do them.”  “These things” that he wanted them to know are found in the context.  The context is Jesus washing the feet of his disciples, among whom was Judas Iscariot, Jn 13:2, 10-11, 21.  He...

“How to Survive a Bad Day” Genesis 22:1-19 Have you ever had a bad day? Oh, you will!  Some signs you’re having a bad day: You call suicide prevention and they put you on hold. You turn on the evening news and they are showing emergency routes out of the...

Vessels of Honor II Tim. 2:19 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Vessels of honor are mentioned in 2 Tim 2:20-21.  In 2 Tim 2:19-26 we can see the characteristics of these vessels of honor.  And we also see that they are contrasted to vessels of dishonor.  In a great house vessels of...

Occupy Till I Come Luke 19:11-13 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Jesus used the parable of the pounds to preach a truth about his coming kingdom and about what you and I should be doing with the faith he has given us while we are here on this earth.  Jesus said, Occupy...

Why is Serving a Great Opportunity? John 13:2-20 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Why is Serving a Great Opportunity? (John 13:2-20)  The passage for this lesson deals with Jesus washing the disciple’s feet. In this passage Jesus is giving a great example of service. Serving God as well as others can be...

Serving By The Will of God (Acts 13:36)  Acts 13:36 says that David served his generation by the will of God. When we think about a generation we typically think about just one age group. But in reality we can impact on average 3 generations. We can affect our age...