December 12, 2015. Daily reading: Acts 15-18. Background: Acts 13-14. Concepts and Connections. Chapter 15 1. The Jerusalem counsel: As Paul and Barnabas return from their first missionary journey and proceeded to tell the Jewish believers in Antioch all that God had done for the Gentiles through them, there were some men who were of…
Tag: Timothy
I Timothy 1-3: Training for leadership.
August 23, 2015. Daily Reading: I Timothy 1-3. Background: This is the first letter (that we have) of Paul to his “child in the faith,” Timothy, likely written while Paul was in Macedonia (see Acts 19-20). Timothy had worked very closely with Paul, joining him on his second missionary journey and accompanying him on his…
Philippians 1-2: To live is Christ.
June 16, 2015. Daily Reading: Philippians 1-2. Background: This letter is a letter of Paul written to the church at Philippi, which was one of the earliest churches in Europe. Paul, along with Timothy and Silas, had visited Philippi on his second missionary journey after being called to the region in a vision at night,…
Political fallout.
November 7, 2014. In the midst of these midterm elections, I can’t help but notice the heightened amount of political statements being may either in favor or opposition of the results. I must say that I don’t particularly like this part of the year (or every two years, I guess) due to the increase in…
Mentoring/disciple making.
September 12, 2014. “Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by command of God our Savior and of Christ Jesus our hope, To Timothy, my true child in the faith: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.” (I Timothy 1:1-3) Recently my class went over a lesson on mentorship and its importance in our spiritual…
Timothy’s charge.
May 27, 2014. “As I urged you when I was going to Macedonia, remain at Ephesus so that you may charge certain persons not to teach any different doctrine, nor to devote themselves to myths and endless genealogies, which promote speculations rather than the stewardship from God that is by faith. The aim of our…
Living according to the call of God
January 19, 2014. Today we are wrapping up the lessons on Paul’s letters to Timothy at the Family Vacation retreat, and let me tell you the two classes today in which we split up between girls and guys were quite good (well, I guess I can only speak from the guys perspective). There were a…
Men of sincerity.
January 18, 2014. “For we are not, like so many, peddlers of God’s word, but as men of sincerity, as commissioned by God, in the sight of God we speak in Christ.” (II Cor. 2:17) Stop. Before you go on reading, read that statement again and dwell on it for three minutes. I will give…
Timothy: the example from youth.
January 17, 2014. I am very excited to get the opportunity to go to Florida today to participate in the “Family Vacation Retreat: We Are Young” conference that is being held in Panama City this weekend. This event is geared towards college students as a means to retreat in the winter from all the busyness…
Diligent study.
January 15, 2014. “Be diligent to present yourself approved to God as a workman who does not need to be ashamed, accurately handling the word of truth.” (II Tim. 2:15) Today is a call for further study. I do not believe that God intended for us to be fed our beliefs. It is my fear, however,…
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