Bible Lessons
Dear Young Christian: When you have a problem, go to God first, not last.
Not everyone will help you when you have a problem. They don't care. Not everyone can help you. Some of them will give you bad advice. But there is one source that you can always rely on: God. He is capable of doing all things. The Bible teaches that there is nothing that is impossible for God.
Best of all, God wants to help you. The Bible teaches that historically God has always encouraged his people to come to him with their problems. And when they did, he always solved them. It's the same God Christians pray to today.
In fact, when God's people did not come to him with their problems, that is when they got into trouble. It's the same today. When we try to handle our problems without God we will fail. So when you have any problem at all, take it to God by praying to him and asking him to help you, and do it in Jesus' name.
Listen to Jesus speaking in Mark 11:22-24. He said, "Whatever you ask in my name, believe that you will receive it and it will be yours." Jesus himself told us promised that if we would ask for anything and believe that he will provide it, he will.
What stops us from taking him up on his promise to help? We often think our problem is too small to bother God, or we figure he's too busy. No he isn't. He loves you and wants to help. In fact, it's actually the Devil who wants you to think that God doesn't love you or care. That is because the Devil hates humans and he knows that if you will ask God, our heavenly father will help, if you will believe and not doubt.
It may a problem at school, or a problem with a friend. Maybe you need money or help passing a test at school. It does not matter. But also, go to God when you have a goal you want to achieve. Stop. pray to God and ask him for what you need in Jesus' name. Then believe. And remember, Jesus did things people could not do. He healed people doctors had given up on. He gave sight to the blind. He made the dead come back to life. Surely he can help you and me.
(To see some of his miracles read Matthew Chapter 9). So the next time you have a problem or a goal, Go to God first, before you try to solve your own problems without him. After all, can you do better than God? Can any of us?
Many children want to go to church. But we need churches to volunteer to take them
We are receiving more and more requests from children to take them to church. Sometimes their parents can't take them because of lack of a vehicle at home. Other times, the children are the only ones who go to church in the home. Whatever the reason, they need help getting to church. Jesus said, "Allow the little children to come to me." Will you help these children get to him? Remember, no one can get to heaven unless they have accepted Jesus as Lord and savior. But how can they get to Jesus if they can't even get to a church? Please help. Talk to your pastor and Sunday School about helping us transport children to church.
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The Bible tells us that all of us are to honor our parents. Exodus 20:12 says, "Honor your father and mother so that you may have a long life in the land that the LORD your God is giving you." But also respect all adults.
WHAT DOES THE BIBLE TEACH ABOUT GAY MARRIAGE?
Today this is a very important quetion as gay marriage is a subject in the news. Many people believe people should marry whoever they want regardless. But what does the Bible say about it? What is God's veiw point and what does he want Christians to do? In 1 Corinthians 6:19-20, we're reminded that as Christians, our bodies are not our own. They were bought for a price by Jesus dying on the cross for our sins. You see, when you become a Christian you give your body to Jesus and he gets to decide how you use it. That means that we as Christians must submit to God and Christ's view point instead of going with what is popular. In Leviticus 18:22 God said to men, "You are not to sleep with a man as with a woman; it is detesable." In the New Testament, Romans, chapter 1, we are told that homosexuality is a sin and in 1 Corinthians 6:9-10, we are also told that those who practice same sex relationships
or gay lifestyles and who do not repent can't get into heaven. That's why we warn gay people to turn from the sin of homosexuality. This is misunderstood by some and they criticize believers. The Bible tells us to remain strong and obey God despite what the world says. In Acts 5:29 we're told that when the world and God disagree, a Christian must obey God. It is a loving thing to tell a gay person that homosexuality is a sin and that like all sin they must repent and turn from it and stop doing it, in order to be saved and go to heaven. That is not bigotry. It's an act of love. We love all people gay and straight and we should pray for God to use us to witness his truth to them. Ask God to help you witness to those who are gay and to do so in love.
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