Lesson 001 - “The Big 'Why'”

How do you feel about the work you have to do? The leftover jobs that seem relegated to you? The menial or mundane? Assuming the perspective of Christ, who washed His disciples' feet, the highness or lowness of a task should actually lose all significance.

The Pineapple Story is a best-loved classic. How was it possible that a pineapple garden and a village full of thieves were used of God to instruct a missionary in Biblical principles?

What if my life is bearing no fruit? Does it mean I am not a Christian or that I have lost my salvation? What does it mean in John 15 when it says that the husbandman takes away such branches? And what if I am bearing fruit? Does that mark the end of pain and pruning?

God can turn around a worst case scenario for good. In Larry Guthrie's situation, it certainly seemed no good could come from the mistake he made! First, he had allowed a problem to escalate out of control before calling for help.