The following are short lessons given in the form of encouragements.  These mini lessons are written to encourage fellow Christians in their walk for God.  Click the title name to read the whole article.

Rebellion or Submission - When the Israelites were in the wilderness, God chose Moses to be the leader of… Read Article
God’s Plan - We are told that God had a plan for the world and mankind that he… Read Article
Love Without Hypocrisy - We know that the greatest commandments are about love.  A lawyer came to Jesus and… Read Article
Calling On The Name of the Lord - The prophet Joel gave the following prophesy in Joel 2:32 “And it shall come to… Read Article
Uncleanness - We all want to inherit the kingdom of God and receive God’s blessings.  We are… Read Article
Self-Control - The apostle Paul had returned to Jerusalem from his missionary journeys.  Certain Jews incited a… Read Article
The Spirit Within - We understand that we are made up of body, soul and spirit.  The apostle Paul… Read Article
Redeeming The Time - There are a number of ways that can describe how an individual lives his or… Read Article
All Things Work Together For Good - You have trials in your life and I do too. These trials could be health… Read Article
Bearing Fruit - Jesus describes himself as a vine.  John 15:1-8 "I am the true vine, and My… Read Article
Reconciliation - In the Bible we read about the two brothers, Jacob and Esau.  Even though they… Read Article
The World - The “world”, in the biblical sense, is not the physical earth. It generally refers to… Read Article
We Stumble In Many Things - James 3:1-12 “My brethren, let not many of you become teachers, knowing that we shall… Read Article
Lying To God - We have the account of Ananias and Sapphira in the first century. Acts 5:1-11 “But… Read Article
Characteristics of Prayer - Because we believe in God, we also believe that He hears our prayers. 1 John… Read Article
Blood - We all need to have blood to live.  Blood in our arteries carries nutrients and… Read Article
Abundance of Possessions - Jesus taught us in Luke 12:15 “And He said to them, ‘Take heed and beware… Read Article
The Woman In Adultery - The apostle John gave us this story about Jesus. John 8:3-11 “Then the scribes and… Read Article
Remember - People are prone to forget what has happened in the past.  They may know something… Read Article
Right In His Own Eyes - God through Moses brought the children of Israel out of Egypt and gave them the… Read Article
The Responsibilities of Fathers - Fathers are given the responsible for the proper training of their children. Ephesians 6:4 “And… Read Article
Honor Your Father And Mother - Do you honor your parents?  We are commanded to do so.  Ephesians 6:1-3 “Children, obey… Read Article
The Temptation of Jesus - God sent His son into the world to redeem mankind.  Jesus was born to His… Read Article
Living Life With Faith - Faith is central to the life of a Christian.  We must believe that God is… Read Article
Living Life With Love - I had an uncle who told everyone he met “I love you”.  He was sincere… Read Article
Living Life With Humility - As we travel through life, we can be proud or we can be humble.  We… Read Article
Our Response To The Grace of God - We have a wonderful, marvelous God.  He loves us.  1 John 3:1 “Behold what manner… Read Article
Faith Is The Victory - There is a spiritual war going on within us and around us. Ephesians 6:10-12 “Finally,… Read Article
I Want To See - We are given the story of blind Bartimaeus in Mark 10:46-52 “Now they came to… Read Article
Being Fleshly or Siritually Minded - All of us have within ourselves the conflict between the flesh and the spirit.  The… Read Article
The War of The Flesh vs The Spirit - As a Christian, you are a follower of Jesus Christ.  You have made Him your… Read Article
Be Strong In The Lord - Our God wants us to depend upon Him for strength and not upon ourselves.  I… Read Article
Faith Comes By Hearing - As Christians, we all have faith in Jesus Christ.  How did you come by your… Read Article
Who May Dwell With God - Consider the instruction of Psalm 15.  “LORD, who may abide in Your tabernacle? Who may… Read Article
Renewing of the Mind - Non-Christians often think about fulfilling their fleshly desires.  Ephesians 2:3 “Among whom also we all… Read Article
Goodness and Severity of God - Some preach “hell, fire and brimstone” to put the fear of God in their listeners. … Read Article
Submission - In most societies, submission has a bad connotation.  It brings up ideas of slavery or… Read Article
No Fellowship With Darkness - Once you were darkness; now you are light.  That is what we are told in… Read Article
God With Us - The world has made the birth of Jesus into a commercial event where many businesses… Read Article
Help From The Holy Spirit - As I seek to please my heavenly Father, I find that I often fall short. … Read Article
The Law of Christ - The Apostle Paul wrote about fulfilling the law of Christ.  Galatians 6:2 “Bear one another's… Read Article
Follow Me - One of the best ways to learn how to do something is to follow the… Read Article
Be Thankful - The fourth Thursday in November has been designated as Thanksgiving Day in the USA.  Similar… Read Article
Reasons to Not Sin - There are multiple reasons why you should want to avoid sin. God has been so… Read Article
Fornication - Fornication is illicit or unlawful sexual intercourse.  In other words, it is sexual relations that… Read Article
God Holds the Future - Consider this description of our God:  Romans 4:17b “God, who gives life to the dead… Read Article
Zealous - Many “Christians” are content to put very little effort into their service to God.  They… Read Article
Worship God - In the book of Revelation, the apostle John describes the vision that he saw.  Revelation… Read Article
Our Father In Heaven - Each one of us has had a father.  As you grew up, your father had… Read Article
Slavery - If I were to ask you if you are a slave, you would probably say… Read Article
Shall We Continue In Sin? - All of us who are Christians have been saved by the grace of God.  Once… Read Article
Confess Your Sins - As Christians, we died to sin.  Romans 6:1-4 “What shall we say then? Shall we… Read Article
Confess Jesus Is Lord - All who believe in Jesus Christ should be willing to confess that belief. Romans 10:8-10… Read Article
Seven Things The Lord Hates - The writer of Proverbs tells us seven things that the Lord hates.  Proverbs 6:16-19 “These… Read Article
The Work of Ministry - Jesus departed from the earth and went back to heaven and He left his apostles… Read Article
Potter and Clay - Have you ever wished you were different than you are?  You might wish that you… Read Article
To God Be Honor And Glory - In this encouragement, I wish to encourage you to consider the awesome God that we… Read Article
Be Kind, Tenderhearted, and Forgiving - In the Ephesian letter, the apostle Paul instructed the church about the attitude they should… Read Article
Do Not Grieve The Holy Spirit - Parents want their children to grow up to be responsible, successful adults of good character. … Read Article
Be Angry and Sin Not - Anger is a natural emotion. My observation is that people usually get angry when they… Read Article
Watch and Be Ready - After His resurrection, Jesus was seen by His disciples during forty days.  At the end… Read Article
Trusting - Faith is essential for us as Christians.  Part of faith is believing in God and… Read Article
Prayer of Encouragement - Paul was a prisoner in Rome because He had preached the Gospel of Jesus Christ. … Read Article
Led by the Spirit - The Holy Spirit is promised to believers who repent and are baptized.  Act 2:38-39 “Then… Read Article
Praise to God - God wants us to praise Him.  Hebrews 13:15-16 “Therefore by Him let us continually offer… Read Article
The Inspiration of Scripture - The Bible claims to be inspired by God.  2 Timothy 3:16-17 “All Scripture is given… Read Article
Why Did Jesus Perform Miracles? - The Bible records many miracles that Jesus performed.  A miracle is a phenomenon not explained… Read Article
Why Did Jesus Come? - The Bible tells us that God had a plan before the foundation of the world. … Read Article
Edification of the Body In Love - Those of us who are parents can remember when our children were born.  When we… Read Article
Not Conformed But Transformed - You and I must not be conformed to this world but be transformed.  Romans 12:2… Read Article
Who Shall Separate Us From The Love of Christ - The apostle Paul asked the question: “Who shall separate us from the love of Christ?”… Read Article
Put Off and Put On - Jesus told the following story. Matthew 12:43-45 "When an unclean spirit goes out of a… Read Article
All Liars - Acts 5:1-11 “But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession.… Read Article
Get Into the Word - What if we didn’t have the Bible?  We would still know that there is a… Read Article
Testing God - Do you test God?  Is it good or bad to test God?  Actually, it can… Read Article
God Resists the Proud - "God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble.” (James 4:6, 1 Peter 5:5) … Read Article
The Pride of Life - John writes that we should not love the world.  1 John 2:15-17 “Do not love… Read Article
The Lust of the Eyes - John writes that we should not love the world.  1 John 2:15-17 “Do not love… Read Article
The Lust of the Flesh - John writes that we should not love the world.  1 John 2:15-17 “Do not love… Read Article
To Fear or Not To Fear - Some have historically preached “hell fire and brimstone” to instill the fear of God in… Read Article
Faith, Hope and Love - Hebrews chapter 11 is known as the chapter of faith.  Faith is defined in the… Read Article
Being One Who Serves - Jesus Christ is our example in life.  One of the important examples He left for… Read Article
About The Kingdom - Jesus and His disciples preached “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” People… Read Article
The Kingdom - Throughout the Bible, God’s people have interacted with kingdoms of this world.  These include the… Read Article
Am I In The Place of God? - We understand that we are very different from God.  He is all-powerful; we have very… Read Article
A Mediator - The Israelites had left Egypt and had come to Mount Sinai.  The Lord promised to… Read Article
Flee Sexual Immorality - In the beginning, God made man and woman and provided for their union in marriage. … Read Article
Angels - Many years ago, my wife was in a near-fatal car accident.  She was making a… Read Article
Commitments - Jesus said this about marriage in Mark 10:6-9 “But from the beginning of the creation,… Read Article
Resurrection - We have several instances in the Bible of individuals who died and came back to… Read Article
Kindness - Jesus gave a famous story in Luke 10:30-35 “Then Jesus answered and said: ‘A certain… Read Article
Hard Hearts - Your physical heart is one of the most important organs in your body.  The heart… Read Article
Singing - Singing is an important part of the Christian assembly.   Two different but similar passages address… Read Article
In Works They Deny Him - Titus was in Crete, an island in the Mediterranean Sea.  Paul had been to Crete… Read Article
But Rather Giving of Thanks - Is God interested in the words that come out of your mouth?  Yes, very much… Read Article
How Are You Clothed? - In the Garden of Eden, Adam and Eve ate the fruit of the tree of… Read Article
Faithful Sayings - In Paul’s letters to Timothy and Titus, he includes several statements that he calls “faithful… Read Article
God Sees All - It is written in Hebrews 4:12-13 “For the word of God is living and powerful,… Read Article
Works - We are not saved by works.  Ephesians 2:8-10 “For by grace you have been saved… Read Article
Judging - Jesus said in Matthew 7:1 "Judge not, that you be not judged.”  Does this mean… Read Article
Humble Yourself Before God - God gives His grace to those who are humble.  1 Peter 5:5-7 “Likewise you younger… Read Article
Accepting What Comes From God - Often times we experience various emotions such as depression, sadness, worry, fear, anger, discouragement, impatience,… Read Article
Jesus Is Lord - The disciples of Jesus called Him Lord.  Even the people that He healed called Him… Read Article
Never Give Up! - During World War II, Britain was under attack by the forces of Germany.  The attack… Read Article
Husbands Love Your Wives - In the past, many marriages were arranged.  The parents of the bride and groom decided… Read Article
Boldness - I have great respect for the Apostle Paul.  He was instrumental in the spreading of… Read Article
The Book of Life - The apostle Paul wrote a letter to the Philippians.  As he began to close his… Read Article
Eternal Punishment - It is clear from the Bible that one of two destinations awaits each person after… Read Article
The Furtherance Of The Gospel - At the time that the Apostle Paul wrote the Philippian letter, he was imprisoned in… Read Article
Imitating God - God wants us to imitate Him.  Ephesians 5:1 “Therefore be imitators of God as dear… Read Article
It’s All About God - Most of us are very familiar with the Lord’s Prayer. Matthew 6:9-13 “In this manner,… Read Article
Is Anything Too Hard For The Lord? - The Lord had given Abraham a promise that his descendants would be as numerous as… Read Article
Rejoice - Do you have joy in your life?  Joy is a feeling of extreme happiness or… Read Article
Praying For Others - God wants us to pray to Him.  We are even told to “pray without ceasing”… Read Article
Cast Your Burden On The Lord - Is there something in your life that weighs you down and takes much of the… Read Article
The Need To Assemble - A recent poll asked Americans if they have attended religious services in the last seven… Read Article
Forgive Others - Have you ever had trouble forgiving someone?  I have.  When I begin to think back… Read Article
Bless The Lord, O My Soul - David wrote Psalm 103; it is truly a most beautiful psalm.  It reminds us of… Read Article
God’s Grace - It is impossible to save ourselves.  Without God’s grace, none of us are saved.  Ephesians… Read Article
Patient In Trials - Every one of us faces trials and tribulations.  That is part of life and part… Read Article
Let Not Your Heart Be Troubled - Jesus was nearing the end of His earthly ministry.  Matthew 20:17-19 “Now Jesus, going up… Read Article
A Life To The Praise And Glory Of God - The apostle Paul prayed the following prayer for those at Philippi.  Philippians 1:9-11 “And this… Read Article
Ministering to the Saints - Every one of us has received help from other people.  You have received help from… Read Article
Fear of Death - When you were young, it probably seemed like you would live forever.  People rarely think… Read Article
Worthy Conduct - Sometimes we see people in positions of authority that do things that are inappropriate for… Read Article
Pursue Peace - Jesus said in Matthew 5:9 “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons… Read Article
Hospitality - You are instructed in Romans 12:13 to be “given to hospitality.”  That implies that you… Read Article
Bless and Do Not Curse - When we spend time around fellow Christians, we should be treating each other with Christian… Read Article
Pleasing God - Jesus always worked to please His Father.  John 8:29 “And He who sent Me is… Read Article
Subject To The Government - As a Christian, you are a member of the Kingdom of Heaven.  There are righteous… Read Article
The Word In You - The Bible is an amazing resource.  We understand that it is the word of God. … Read Article
Deny Yourself - Jesus tells us what is required to be His disciple. Matthew 16:24-25 “Then Jesus said… Read Article
Worry - Are you sometimes a worrier?  Maybe you can’t sleep because of the problems you are… Read Article
Saved - Matthew 8:23-27 “Now when He got into a boat, His disciples followed Him. And suddenly… Read Article
The Holy Spirit Within - As Christians, we are given the Spirit of God to live within us.  Romans 8:9… Read Article
Confessing Sin - God, through Samuel, commanded King Saul to destroy the Amalekite people. 1 Samuel 15:3; 13-15;… Read Article
Eyes To See and Ears To Hear - We have the story of Stephen, one of the chosen seven, in Acts 6:8-7:1 “And… Read Article
You Are Not Your Own - Joseph had interpreted the dreams of Pharaoh concerning the years of plenty and the years… Read Article
Lamb of God - The Israelites were slaves in Egypt.  God had sent Moses to Pharaoh to free the… Read Article
What You Have Done - Every one of us is a sinner.  That means that we deserve death before a… Read Article
The Disadvantaged - Our God has a heart for those who are disadvantaged and suffering needs. Here are… Read Article
The Curse - We have the disobedience of Adam and Eve recorded in Genesis 3:6-19 “So when the… Read Article
Reverence For God - The Apostle John gives this description of his vision of the Lord God in heaven… Read Article
God Looks At Your Heart - King Saul had disobeyed, and the Lord regretted that He had made Saul king over… Read Article
Do You Have To See To Believe? - Jesus had just risen from the grave and had appeared to Mary Magdalene.  John 20:19-20;… Read Article
Peace Among Brethren - In relationships between people, it is common for there to be conflict.  There can be… Read Article
One Body - The scriptures describe the church as a body.  We all understand about a body because… Read Article
Spiritual Blessings - The letter of the apostle Paul to the Ephesians begins in a very powerful way.… Read Article
Idolatry - In the Old Testament, there were many gods and idols.  There was Baal and Ashtoreth the… Read Article
Born Again - John 3:1-2 “There was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the… Read Article