Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth. Psalm 46:10 Today is Reflection Day! I love reflection day. It’s a time for me to go back and reflect on what God has spoken to me. It gives me time to pray and seek God about what he wants to change in my life. It gives me time to make a game plan of putting action to what God is telling me and asking of me. Reflection Day gives me a slower pace to grasp what God is telling me. It gives me more time to listen…
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Prayer Day
Our Father in heaven, Your name is honored as holy. Your kingdom come. Your Will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And do not bring us into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. [For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.] Let’s take some time and focus on prayer. Look up these verses and glean from them. Prayer! It’s a conversation with God. Do you struggle with praying? Is it intimidating to you to pray to God? Is there a right way to…
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Relating To Self and The Rich
But godliness with contentment is a significant gain. 1 Timothy 6:6 What is the balance of contentment and wanting more? Read 1 Timothy 6 Isaiah said some people are like greedy dogs. Read Isaiah 56:11, Luke 12:15, Hebrews 13:5. We need to be content with what we have and what we honestly earn to have those things. Paul warns that the desire for riches is a temptation and a trap – an invitation to ruin and destruction. Paul warns us that we cannot serve God and money – we must choose one or the other. The love of money is the root of many evils,…
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Relating To Slaves And False Teachers
All who are under the yoke of slavery should consider their masters worthy of full respect so that God’s name and our teaching may not be slandered. Those who believe masters are not to show less respect for them because they are brothers. Instead, they serve them even better because those who benefit from their service are believers and dear to them. These are the things you are to teach and urge on them. One timothy 6:1-2 Read 1 Timothy 6 Slaves: Why did God want slaves to show respect to their masters? Outsiders evaluate God and the gospel based on Christian behavior. To understand…
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Relating To People In The Family Of God
Give proper recognition to those widows who are really in need. But if a widow has children or grandchildren, these should learn first of all to put their religion into practice by caring for their own family and so repaying their parents and grandparents, for this is pleasing to God. 1 Timothy 5:3-4 We have been studying the book of First Timothy now for a few weeks. We have learned about the need for the correct doctrine, proper attitudes, and a good reputation. In Chapters 5 and 6, we will learn about the right relationships. Paul refers to the church body as a family in…
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Reflection Day
Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth. Psalm 46:10 Today is Reflection Day! I love reflection day. It’s a time for me to go back and reflect on what God has spoken to me. It gives me time to pray and seek God about what he wants to change in my life. It gives me time to make a game plan of putting action to what God is telling me and asking of me. Reflection Day gives me a slower pace to grasp what God is telling me. It gives me more time to listen…
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Responsibilities To Others
Until I come, give attention to the public reading of Scripture, exhortation, and teaching. 1 Timothy 4:13 We have been learning about Timothy is to be an example of sound discipline to the congregation. What is the instruction Paul gives Timothy in verse 13? The church service is to include the public reading of Scripture. Scripture is powerful. It changes people’s lives and brings them out of darkness into the light. Let’s look at an example of the power of the Scripture. Then we will know why not neglect the public reading of Scripture. Read Nehemiah 8:1-12. What are the events that are happening in…
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Faithful Leaders
Everything God created is good, and nothing is to be rejected if received with thanksgiving because the word of God and prayer consecrate it. 1 Timothy 4:1-5 What are some characteristics of false teachers? False teachers are “hypocritical liars.” What they teach doesn’t match what they practice. Believers must not believe every person that carries a bible. The Bible is true, but even Satan quotes the Bible. We must search and know scripture to be able to identify false teachers. False teachers have seared consciences. When one has a seared conscience, they have no feeling of right or wrong, just as scorched flesh has no…
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Qualifications of A Godly Leader
“…. set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith, and purity” 1 Timothy 4:12 There are positives and negatives of qualifications for overseers and deacons. There are 5 negatives that 1 Timothy 3 states. They are: For the overseer: For the Deacon: not given to drunkenness …
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Reflection Time
Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth. Psalm 46:10 Today is Reflection Day! I love reflection day. It’s a time for me to go back and reflect on what God has spoken to me about. It gives me time to pray and seek God about what he wants to change in my life. It gives me time to make a game plan of putting action to what God is telling me and asking of me. Reflection Day gives me a slower pace to grasp what God is telling me. It gives me more time to…