Consider the words of the Master as He taught the disciples, “…just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many” (Matt. 20:28). Jesus not only spoke these words but He was a doer. He showed us this service through the example of His own life. Healing the sick, feeding the hungry, and by His sacrificial death on the cross. Truly the Son of Man did come to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many.” Our LORD, our MASTER Jesus was willing to serve us in the most perfect and complete sense by laying down His life for us. What will we do to serve Him in return? Let us consider together, what is involved in serving God and it all starts with…
Those who refuse to admit the recorded history of Jesus of Nazareth do so because they have put their own will above the will of God. They do so because the love the praise of men, more than the praise of God. They do so because they wish to erase history in their own minds, and the power of creation, which is inescapably by design. When we read the record of Jesus entering Jerusalem riding on a donkey, we are reading history, and the fulfillment of prophecy (Zachariah 9:9). The key is to allow God’s will to be greater than “my will”. Jesus did this, so can we.
“27 Now My soul is troubled, and what shall I say? ‘Father, save Me from this hour’? But for this purpose I came to this hour. 28 Father, glorify Your name. Then a voice came from heaven, saying, “I have both glorified it and will glorify it again” (John 12:27-28). Being An Again of God. God will glorify His name again and again and the question is will you be the one that brings Him the glory? What must we do to bring glory to God’s name? What does it take to be an AGAIN of God’s?
Just imagine the scene—a great multitude hears that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem, not to an official gathering of leaders, but rather a great number of common people—thousands “took branches of palm trees and went out to meet Him, and cried out: “Hosanna! ‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!’ The King of Israel!” (John 12:13-14). Contemplating this magnificent scene and wonder, what will it be like when the saints are delivered up to the Father? What will it be like to see the face of God? What will it be like to see the glories of Heaven? What will it be like to see Jesus on that Day?
From the book of Philemon we will learn about Human Relations. We all have common goals in Christ, and this world does cause strain on our relationships. The world we live in has primed us to look out for number one, lookout for self. As Christians we have more that we can be doing with our lives, we can look out and see that others need Christ. In Philemon at verse seven we read, “For we have great joy and consolation in your love, because the [f]hearts of the saints have been refreshed by you, brother” (v.7). From here let us consider the relationships we have with one another and learn to work together toward the hope of Heaven…
In this lesson brother Matt will help us learn how not to sin. His premise it that when we do sin, one of two conditions exist. Either we know what we are doing is wrong, and we lie to ourselves thinking it is ok, therefore our sin is willful, or we don’t know what we did was wrong, but it is still sin. But most often the later is the case. Listen as he outlines examples from the scriptures and offers directions to help us all live godly lives…
Paul has a formula for every child of God that will truly enable us to “shine as lights in the world”: Consider these 5 points: Work out our own salvation – Phil. 2:12, Do so with “fear and trembling” – Phil. 2:12, Allow God to work in you – Phil. 2:13, Do all things without “murmuring and disputing” – Phil. 2:14 and Be children of God without fault, by being “blameless and harmless” – Phil. 2:15
Often times we read these two words in our bibles, “many” and “Jews”. This almost always points to one of two situations. Either many of the Jews are seeking to kill Jesus of one of His followers, or many of the Jews became followers of Jesus. Such is the case recorded in John chapter 12 verses 9-11. But note that regardless of which scenario, it is all proof of the power of one. The Lord’s one message, and the one message of His followers saves some, condemns others.
From John chapter 12 we read of three, Mary, Lazarus and Martha, all who in their own way honor Jesus in their house. In this lesson we will discuss each of the three ways that we might adapt them and in our own homes honor Jesus even more…