The Excellent Way
... can be like Apostle Paul through the love we have for brethren by keeping others on our minds, in our hearts and our prayers (Phil. 1:3-11). That is the most excellent way of life.
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Pressing towards the goal
... This should be our ultimate goal each day of our lives as Christians.
Challenges always arise whenever we set goals in our lives. The apostle Paul admonishes us to do just one thing in the face of these ...
I’m pressing on
... Phil. 3:12-14
These were the words of an inspired writer, wont to Hebrew culture, knowledgeable as a scribe and enlighten in the Roman world. Paul, the apostle tells us that, with all his burning desire ...
What do you have that you did not receive?
... empowered by God, intruded into the priesthood—a sacred space not his to enter. The result? He was struck with leprosy and lived isolated till death.
Why do we boast in what we did not originate? Paul ...
Sufficient grace
... sees things differently. When the Apostle Paul pleaded with God to take away a “thorn in the flesh,” God didn’t remove it. Instead, He gave Paul a greater gift: grace. God has carefully created us such ...
Where Does Your Strength Come from?
““Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows. Whoever sows to please their flesh, from the flesh will reap destruction; whoever sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap ...
Second mile (II)
Did you miss Second mile (I)?
The book of Philemon tells of a slave named Onesimus who had run away, but was later converted by Paul and sent back to his master. "Confident of your obedience, I write ...
Second mile (I)
... Paul would not have us give to the idle (2 Thess. 3:10-"...The one who is unwilling to work shall not eat.")
What then is the principle that the Lord is teaching? Is He not showing that His follower ...
What do you desire for?
... the psalmist said?
Jesus, as the finisher of our faith, desired for heavenly things and so we are admonished to do same (Hebrews 12:1-2}. The Apostle Paul in Philippines 3:12 desiring eternal crown writes, ...
Serving God
... of the Bible. Therefore, we are encouraged to “keep putting into practice all you learned and received from me (Paul)--everything you heard from me and saw me doing. Then the God of peace will be with ...
Christianity must cost you something
... life for God’s sake.
Paul said he considered whatever was to his profit a loss for the sake of Christ (Phil 3:7). Peter once enquired of The Lord: ‘We have left everything to follow you! What then will ...
Recapturing Christian Virtue in our modern world
... many passages in the scripture, not least in the epistles or letters written by the apostle Paul we’re called to develop virtues (the fruit of the Spirit) through the help of the Holy Spirit. It is only ...
Testimony time
“When the jailer woke and saw that the prison doors were open, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself, supposing that the prisoners had escaped. But Paul cried with a loud voice, "Do not harm ...
Be Bold
... Joseph in your stand against sin (Gen. 39:6-10). Be bold like Daniel and his friends in standing for what is right (Dan. 3). Be as bold as Apostle Paul in declaring the truth of God to others if you want ...
Seven Gospel Imperatives
... and doing the will of God. The travels and experiences of the apostle Paul in Acts 19 provide many lessons for the followers of Christ. Open your Bibles and read Acts 19:1-41; then follow the Seven Gospel ...
What have I done for Jesus? (II)
... the gospel. The root cause of this fear is that many Christians do not study the Bible.
Paul admonished Timothy to study the scriptures to show himself approved (2 Timothy 2:15) to be able to defend ...
What will be your legacy?
... only tangible things like buildings, money and possessions? The apostle Paul instructed Timothy to leave a legacy by investing the gospel in faithful men who would be able to pass God's truth on to the ...
Faithfulness with confidence
... boldly because of the unfaithfulness of believers to the Lord, fear and because we do not appreciate and believe in the kingdom as the only vehicle for saving mankind.
Apostle Paul was so confident with ...
Faithfulness to God at all times
... power. Have nothing to do with such people." (NIV) 2 Timothy 3:1-5
Bible reading: Acts 4:19-20; 23
We live in a perilous world now. Paul cautioned Timothy about the last days and the need for all ...
Brighten someone's da
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Our job is to serve and minister to one another. We're to build up, not tear down. Paul said, “We who are strong ought to bear with the failings of the weak and not to please ourselves. Each of us should ...