Psalm: 88 Meditation 1 Timothy: Confession of faith is an on-going thing. Paul seeks to encourage Timothy yet at the same time, remind him that this Christian faith can often lead to persecution. To bring Timothy to the stark reality of the cost of discipleship, Paul reminds him of Jesus’ chat with Pilot – we …
Tag: Timothy
Thursday, February 17
Psalms: 141, 142 Meditation 1 Timothy: “Let no one despise your youth. (v. 12) That youth had to be a challenge as much as an opportunity. Timothy had to walk what must have felt like a tightrope. He had to be respectful of those older people and, at the same time, prove an example to …
Monday, February 14
Psalms: 121, 122 Meditation 1 Timothy: Scholastic consensus is that this letter to Timothy was written prior to Paul’s final imprisonment; 2nd Timothy during his final “stretch in the joint”. Timothy must have been a remarkable Christian. He was young, to be sure, as Paul refers to him as “my loyal child in the faith” …
Tuesday, February 8
Psalms: 120, 127 Meditation 2 Timothy: Timothy must have been quite young when he received this letter for Paul refers to his grandmother Lois and his mother Eunice. The faith was given him by these women and then later by Paul. Paul was in prison in Rome awaiting his day before the emperor and his …
Saturday, June 12
Psalms: 87, 93 Meditation 1 Timothy: Paul warns Timothy about false teachers and in the next breath cautions him not to crave money for “those who want to be rich fall into temptations and are tripped up by many senseless and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction. For the love of money …
Wednesday, June 9
Psalm: 119:73-96 Meditation 1 Timothy: Paul is telling Timothy (whom Paul regarded even as a son) all the qualifications of both elders and deacons. Many of these qualifications are shared by both. The elder cannot be a recent convert else he may be conceited. The insertion of women among the deacons may suggest, in fact, …
Thursday, January 7
Psalm 103 Meditation: Colossians - Paul and Timothy are praising the church at Colossae for their faith and love. They pray that God fills the church with wisdom and understanding of the Spirit. That they live lives worthy of God and bear fruit in every good work that they do, and give joyful thanks to …
Friday, October 23
Psalms: 35 Meditation 1 Corinthians: Paul’s concern for Timothy (v. 10) is probably because of his youth and that he may be unfamiliar with the Corinthians. Apollos, originally from Alexandria, Egypt, was a co-worker with Paul who was trained by Pricilla and Aquila and they, in turn, were mentored by Paul. As the letter closes, …
Discipling Friendships
I want to begin with a bold and provocative statement: it is nearly impossible to grow as a Christian by yourself. We need other people to walk with us. I say this because we have a relational God and a relational faith. Have you ever stopped to think about the fact that the God we …
Generations
I am sitting at Reverence Church and I am disappointed. We all are. Attendance is down significantly at our third evening service, the church planting team seems disjointed and distracted, and “George” is drunk. We smelled it on his breath as soon as he walked in. Months of work, time, and sacrifice seemed to be …
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