The heavens proclaim the glory of God. The skies display his craftsmanship. Day after day they continue to speak; night after night they make him known. They speak without a sound or word; their voice is never heard. Yet their message has gone throughout the earth, and their words to all the world. Psalm 19:1-4 Paul was a man that was not ashamed of the gospel of Jesus Christ because “it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes”. Paul knew that it has the power to change everyone, and his passion is that all people would believe in the gospel and be saved. The book of…
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The Good Fight
I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. 2 Timothy 4:7 The end is coming for Paul. He knows death is right around the corner, therefore, he is reviewing his life. Paul describes his life in a few phrases. Paul saw his Christian life as a good fight, the only fight worth fighting for. What was he fighting? Paul was fighting Satan, all behaviors that went against God, religious hypocrisy, immoral behavior, Abuse a spiritual freedom in the church, false teachers, distortion of Christ message, worldliness, and every kind of sin. When we look at this list, does it make you…
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Our Conduct
You are witnesses, and God also, how holy and righteous and blameless was our conduct towards you believers. 1 Thessalonians 2:10 What is one thing that is hard for you to make a commitment to Jesus when you look at other Christians? Is that the way they conduct their lives? What do you witness when you observe of how Christian conducts their lives? Do you get confused, frustrated, or angry? If you do, why? Let’s take a look at two Words. The first one is witness. The meaning of the word witness is a person who sees an event, typically a crime or an accident, that takes place. It…
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When We Are Hindered
because we wanted to come to you- I, Paul, again and again- but Satan hindered us. 1 Thessalonians 2:18 Be careful of accusing people of things when in reality they may be having a spiritual battle. I do not believe, we Christians put a lot of stock in the spiritual realm. Christians go through a lot when they choose to be obedient to God. There are struggles that we do not see. Satan did at times put obstacles in Paul’s way of his missionary endeavors. There are three biblical truths concerning Satan’s opposition to faithful Christians. The first opposition is God allow Satan to war against us. Satan is…
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The Athletes Race
Brothers, I do not consider that I have made it my own. But one thing I do; forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Jesus Christ. Philippians 3:13-14 Athletes have to be determined and full of concentration in order to win the race. This is how Paul felt about himself. An athlete in a race. He put forth all his strength and pressing on with determination and concentration to finish the race and to win. Paul’s goal was to reach and fulfill the goal that Christ set before him. For…