July 31st, 2009
I was just reading through 1 Timothy chapter 4 again and I came across verse 13. It is where Paul is encouraging Timothy on what to do in the church until he returns to be with him.
Paul says, “Until I get there, focus on reading the Scriptures to the church, encouraging the believers, and teaching [...]
July 30th, 2009
In 1 Timothy 4:6-16 we find some good advice on how to be a good servant of Jesus Christ. In this passage we see four things that will help us in service to God.
1. Be spiritually fit – Verses 7-8 tell us to spend out time and energy in training yourself for spiritual fitness. It [...]
July 27th, 2009
I was just checking some webstats for this month on my website. It is interesting that the articles and MP3’s that have had the most visits are the ones about hearing and discerning God’s voice.
The top articles and posts are:
Does God still speak to us today?
How do we know if it is God [...]
July 25th, 2009
I had a very profound experience recently while leading a service in our church. As I stood up the front and looked around at the congregation singing I had a real awareness of everyone there being my brothers and sisters in Christ.
As I looked at various faces I felt God say to me this person [...]
July 24th, 2009
One of the things that has really come through in my daily Bible readings this year is Paul’s great love for the local church. In a number of his letters he describes his love for the people in the local church and his desire to see it thrive.
In 1 Thessalonians 2:7-11 Paul talks about his [...]
July 23rd, 2009
In the New Testament book of 1 Thessalonians we see the Apostle Paul gives the local church at Thessalonica a good report about how they are going.
In 1 Thessalonians 1:3 he says, “As we pray to our God and Father about you, we think of your faithful work, your loving deeds, and the enduring hope [...]
July 22nd, 2009
Some days I wish I could properly explain the joy I have inside me that comes from knowing Jesus.
I really wish that all the people I know who don’t know Jesus could walk around with this feeling inside them for two weeks. It would be life changing and they wouldn’t want to go back.
Why do [...]