Say “Yes” to the Lord

Christmas really is a season of saying “yes” to things! We say yes to the lists our children provide us, to the requests for charitable giving flooding our mailboxes, to the invitations from work colleagues and friends. But this Christmas I wonder if we’re as quick to say “yes” to Jesus as we are everything else?

Lesson 3

1 Thessalonians 4:13-5:28 Paul speaks of the Rapture of the Church as well as the resurrection of the righteous dead which occurs at Christ’s second coming! He also gives us instructions on how to live for the Lord while we wait!

Lesson 2

1 Thessalonians 2:17-4:12. Paul explains that following Jesus as King produces such counter-cultural way of life that conflict with our neighbors over our beliefs is sure to arise. However, our response to their hostility should always be that of love, grace and generosity motivated by the hope we have in Christ.

Lesson 1

Acts 17:1-13 and 1 Thessalonians 1:1-2:16. Paul focuses on how we can live for Christ in times of suffering and persecution and his words are as relevant to us as they were to the church in Thessalonica.

Lesson 4Colossians 4:2-18 and Philemon 1:1-22. Paul concludes his letter to those in Colossae by mentioning a run-away slave called Onesimus, with whom Paul had shared the Gospel while in prison. The story of Onesimus and his master Philemon provides us with a fascinating illustration of how dramatically the love and grace of God is to change our own lives and relationships.

Lesson 3

In Colossians 3:1-4:1. Paul urges believers to let go of the traits of our past lives and he speaks of the new life in Christ that we are to pick up! Our love for Jesus is to not only change us, it is also to transform our closest relationships!

Lesson 2

Colossians 1:24-2:23. Paul viewed his suffering as a privilege rather than a punishment! His whole life was committed to serving Christ in the places that God put him and to seeing believers grow in their faith whether he'd met them or not. He knew that his witness to others mattered for eternity and ours does too!

Lesson 1

Colossians 1:1-23. We begin in the book of Colossians as Paul describes the supremacy of Christ and the affect He has on our lives.

Lesson 4

Philippians 4:1-23. Paul gives us the secret to having peace and contentment in any and every circumstance!