Throughout the pages of scripture, we see how God uses the most unlikely people. Moses who was slow in speech. Rahab who worked as a prostitute. David who committed adultery. Peter who denied Jesus three times. Paul who persecuted the church. If God can restore such people and use them for His glory and for…
Timothy was dealing with the headaches of pastoring a church in a place where falsehoods abound. There were false doctrines promoted and misinformation and lies being spread. Timothy was at a place where he had enough. He was tired of dealing with such useless arguments that hindered the church. However, Paul urges Timothy to stay…
The book of first and second Timothy are letters from the Apostle Paul to a young pastor we know as Timothy. This letter was written to Timothy to encourage him not to give up. “Paul had put him in a position of leadership in the church in Ephesus but it had turned out to be…
We know the church is to be missional. The entire purpose and thrust of the church is to make disciples who make disciples. We are to be involved in the work of multiplication; reaching the lost for Christ and discipling and equipping believers to live the missional life so others may come to know Jesus.…
Being missional requires not only obedience to the Lord and living a holy life; being missional also involves paying attention to detail. The scripture says in 1 Corinthians 14:40, “Let all things be done decently and in order.”[1] Matthew 25:23 says, “His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant. You have…
The Apostle Paul is known as the greatest missionary that ever lived. One cannot engage in a study of the missional life without including an examination of the life of Paul. As we consider the example Paul set as a missional man, there are six things about the kind of man Paul was that is…
In Acts 6:5 we see Philip listed as one of the first deacons of the church. He was seen as a man that was filled with the Holy Spirit and he was appointed to serve the church. Philip was not only a deacon, but he was also known for being a great evangelist. Philip was…
When it comes to being missional, men should lead the way. Godly men should set the example of what it means to live a missional life. There are many examples of men in scripture that lived a missional life. One of those men is Daniel. Missional men are men of wisdom. Daniel was a man…
We can never underestimate the value of women in our society and in the church. We need Godly women today that we can look up to. The church cannot be the church that God intends for it to be without Godly women who love the Lord. The women of the church are important and valuable…
Nearing the end of Jesus’ ministry on earth, He visits some friends in Bethany where a meal was being prepared in honor of Lazarus. People wanted to see this man whom Jesus raised from the dead and many were present in Bethany. At the meal we are introduced to a woman named Mary whose devotion…
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