Perhaps surprisingly, this popular Christmas story provides interest parallels to important Biblical truths. In this powerful lesson, Mike shares his 13-year old Bible version of the song, and uses the story to illustrate powerful spiritual lessons.
Today’s culture – the culture of “24/7” – leaves no room for rest. Does your life need some space? In this lesson, Mike teaches about “sabbath” and what relevance it has for you. God made the sabbath just for you, and Jesus consistently practiced the principle of “rest.”
Simon the Zealot was, for a number of reasons, an unlikely choice to be an apostle of Jesus. Or was he? Perhaps it was his zeal that made him the perfect choice. In this lesson, Mike reveals an interesting perspective of the apostles and the idea of unity in the Body.
You have been called to follow Jesus, just as the apostles were called by Jesus. What better way could there be in understanding what our response should be to that call — the things that we should be doing in loving service to Jesus — than to look at the lives of those apostles?
Does any holiday conjure up more national pride than Independence Day? In 1776, the United States proclaimed its independence from the “tyranny” of the English monarch. And we have become a people that value independence — choosing our own paths, making our own decisions, and being in control of our own destinies.
“But our citizenship is in heaven.” (Philippians 3:20)
Memorial Day is a holiday in the United States. Sadly, many people only recognize it as that — a holiday. But Memorial Day is a day created to remember the brave men and women who have paid the ultimate sacrifice in service to this country. On this Memorial Day weekend, Mike’s lesson calls to mind the great…