As Jesus set his face toward Jerusalem and started walking the road toward the cross, he still interacted with people along the way. This lesson briefly examines four people from Mark 14 and 15 who had to make decisions about Jesus. All of us have to make these decisions too.

Too many times we wait until the future is present and then we panic. The breakfast program had a great start and is doing effective work feeding and helping those in Managua who are struggling. In our work in Nicaragua, we are making plans to feed the future.

What causes Jesus to sigh? In Mark 8:11 some Pharisees asked Jesus for a sign which resulted in Jesus giving a disapproving sigh. Even today, our attitude and actions are sometimes a sign that causes Jesus to sigh.

The theme of Philippians is "joy." That being the case, we shouldn't be surprised that Paul's last words of this book (Phil. 4:14-19) are about joy too. But the last, great lesson on joy in Philippians is a lesson about "the joy of giving." We normally don't associate "giving" with "joy" but Paul did. In this lesson we notice some tangible ways to better appreciate how there really is joy in giving as Paul uses the gift of the Philippians as a lesson for us today.

Our culture demands we go, go, go. It translates into being busy, busy, busy. Biblically speaking, we must allow our faith to work and serve, but we must remember that work demands rest. In Mark 6:30-31, Jesus shows us after we work we should "rest a while."

Lonnie Jones was our guest preacher this weekend. He gave the Sunday morning sermon after his weekend of being our marriage seminar speaker.

You can't really reduce something as dynamic as salvation into a simple list of things to do, but we sometimes try. But this lesson is not what you might think. It's a story about five things four men did to help a man who needed Jesus. When we follow their "steps" we can bring others to Jesus!

One of the most memorable verses in the Bible is often not clearly understood. Phil. 4:13 is not the motivation to win the game or run a race. It can be, but it’s much, much more. It’s really about persevering through trials and struggles to be able to do what God has asked you to do. And when you fail at that, it is the calm reassurance Jesus will cover for you.

Brother Gary Bradley from the Mayfair church of Christ in Huntsville, AL was our guest preacher this weekend. In this lesson, he gave us the first three things the first century church did to open the door to new Christians.

Brother Gary Bradley from the Mayfair church of Christ in Huntsville, AL was our guest preacher this weekend. In this lesson, he gave us the last three things the first century church did to open the door to new Christians.