A Beautiful Life!

Lk. 10:36-37 "So which of these

three do you think was neighbor to

him who fell among the thieves?"

And he said, "He who showed

mercy on him." Then Jesus said to

him, "Go and do likewise."

The title for my lesson tonight comes

from one of the songs we often sing!

“A Beautiful Life!” (Page 570)

▪ In our lesson tonight we will be working

to learn to think about the message and not

just the melody of the songs we sing!

▪ I am afraid that we often focus far more

on the “sound of the song” and far less on

the “soundness of the song” that we are

singing!

▪ The words are important!

Singing is one of the five acts found

in the worship of the NT church!Five Acts of Worship! (Act. 2:42)

▪ Preacher/Teaching and Singing “apostles’

doctrine” (Mt. 28:18-20; Mk. 16:15-16; 2 Tim.

4:1-5 and Eph. 5:19; Col. 3:16)

▪ Giving “fellowship” (1 Cor. 16:1-2; 2 Cor.

8:1-5 see vs 4; 9:1-8)

▪ Lord’s Supper “breaking of bread” (Mt.

26:26-28; Act. 20:7; 1 Cor. 11:23-28)

▪ Praying “prayers” (Lk. 18:1-14; 1 Thess.

5:17)

We even read of God singing to His

children!Zeph 3:17 The LORD your God in your midst,

The Mighty One, will save; He will rejoice over

you with gladness, He will quiet you with His

love, He will rejoice over you with singing."

▪ There is just something powerful about

music! The right song at the right moment

can really turn one’s day around for better!

▪ Singing really has the ability to open up our

hearts and minds! The ability to draw us into

worship!

The words of the songs we sing are

important!1Co 14:15 What is the conclusion then? I will

pray with the spirit, and I will also pray with the

understanding. I will sing with the spirit, and I

will also sing with the understanding.▪ Songs help us to be filled with the Words

and will of Jesus!

▸Col 3:16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you

richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing

one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual

songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the

Lord.

A Beautiful Life was written by

William M. Golden in 1918He was serving 8 years in a Mississippi State

Penitentiary when he wrote this song & the song

To Canaan’s Land (867)

▪ He said that he got his inspiration for

this song from the parable of the “Good

Samaritan” (Lk. 10:30-37)

▪ We will spend the rest of our time

tonight looking at what He had learned

even in prison that would motive him to

write this wonderful song!

I. He Learned to Enjoy Life!Php 4:4 Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I

will say, rejoice!▪ If anyone has reason to rejoice, we

do!

▪ We are blessed beyond measure!

▸Eph 1:3 Blessed be the God and Father

of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has

blessed us with every spiritual blessing

in the heavenly places in Christ,

▸Hab 3:18 Yet I will rejoice in the LORD, I

will joy in the God of my salvation.

We need to learn to truly “enjoy” the

lives that God has given us!

▪ Let’s keep in mind that it is often in our darkest

hour that the Light shines the brightest!

▸2Co 12:9-10 And He said to me, "My grace is

sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in

weakness." Therefore most gladly I will rather

boast in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may

rest upon me. Therefore I take pleasure in

infirmities, in reproaches, in needs, in persecutions,

in distresses, for Christ's sake. For when I am

weak, then I am strong.

II. He Learned to Enrich Life!

▪ As we go through life we are often given the

opportunity to “help” people or to “hurt” people!

▪ It has been said that, “we shouldn’t just “go”

through it, but “grow” through it!

▪ God requires us to “consider one another!”

▸Heb. 10:24-25 “one another”

▸We “need” each other!

–Ec 4:12 Though one may be overpowered by

another, two can withstand him. And a threefold

cord is not quickly broken.

Life is better together!

▪ We are blessed to become a blessing,

saved to help save others, forgiven to

become forgiving!

▸Phil. 2:1-4

▸Gal. 6:1-2

▪ No one can do everything, but

everyone can do something and that is

why we “need” one another!

▪ May we come to see our need to

“enrich” life!

III. He Learned to Entrust Life!▪ Entrust = to give someone

responsibility for an important job or

activity; to put into someone else’s care

(Oxford Dict.)

▪ Even though William Golden was in

prison, he was aware that “spiritual”

freedom is far greater than “physical!”

▪ When we come to see the real beauty

of life and trust the Lord, we then will

have learned a valuable lesson!

It is easy to get catch up in where

we are, rather than in where we are

going!

▪ When God is on our side, or better yet, when

we are on God’s side we have won already!

▸1Jo 4:4 You are of God, little children, and

have overcome them, because He who is in

you is greater than he who is in the world.

▸Heb 13:6 So we may boldly say: "The

LORD is my helper; I will not fear. What can

man do to me?"

We need to always remember

that God is greater than our

present circumstances!▪ Rom 8:28 And we know that all

things work together for good to

those who love God, to those who

are the called according to His

purpose.

▪ God has no problems, just plans!

Conclusion:▪ It is good to be a Christian! A-men!!!

▪ William M. Golden is found on the Freed-

Hardeman Researching the Restoration

Movement website for his part in helping

bring people to Christ through his songs

and faith in Jesus, even while in prison!

▪ Have we come to really understand that

this is “A Beauty Life?”

▪ Life is always good with God! Have you

come to trust God with your life? Are you

living life with Him?