Martha and Mary, Lk 10:38-42
Martha and Mary Lk 10:38-42 takes place at Martha’s house in Bethany. She invited Jesus and the disciples who were with him for a meal. Martha and Mary were both there. While Martha was serving, Jesus was speaking to those who were with him and Mary was sitting at his feet listening. Martha got fussy […]
Unique Ways to Happiness, Job 5:17-18
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, too. Yet, this happiness is […]
Happy Are Ye If Ye Do Them, Jn 13:17
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 washed their feet as an […]
How to Survive a Bad Day
“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 city. Your kids start treating […]
Vessels of Honor II Tim. 2:19-23
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 honor are things like Dan […]
Occupy Till I Come Luke 19:11-13
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 till I come. The context […]
Why is Serving a Great Opportunity? John 13:2-20
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 a challenge sometimes, but it also has great rewards. First we will look at some that […]
Serving by the will of God.
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 group, those who can just […]