Tag - 1 Timothy
08Dec

Kids First

S. O. A. P. Here’s Your 90 second AM Devotional! S-cripture:1 Timothy 3:5 If anyone does not know how to manage his own family, how can he take care of God’s church? O-bservation:In writing to Timothy, St. Paul said anyone who desires to lead people within the Church must be able to first of all manage and lead their own family. Paul asks, “How can they lead the church if they can’t lead their own family?” A-pplication:Even in this short forum, through the years I’ve said that the Church, in its purest form, is a mom and dad and some kids. That’s where a...

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22Jun

Help Me Be An Example

S. O. A. P. Here’s Your 90 second AM Devotional! S-cripture: 1 Timothy 4:12 Don’t let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith and in purity. O-bservation: As "Followers of Jesus," St. Paul writes that we are to set an example for others in 5 categories. They are: Speech, Conduct, Love, Faith, and Purity. A-pplication: The Apostle is not suggesting that we should try to set an example, he's directing us to set an example. I don't think he wants any of us to operate in a legalistic, religious way,...

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19Jun

The Worst

S. O. A. P. Here’s Your 90 second AM Devotional! S-cripture: 1 Timothy 1:15 Here is a trustworthy saying that deserves full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners—of whom I am the worst. O-bservation: At an elderly age, the Apostle Paul was still amazed by the love and grace of our Lord. In this passage, he still believed that if a person was judging him based on the wretchedness of his former life of sin, he indeed was "The Worst." A-pplication: This statement was made during the reign of Nero, the wicked emperor of Rome. Even faced with the staggering depravity of Nero’s...

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08Dec

SHIPWRECKED

S. O. A. P. Here’s Your 90 second AM Devotional! S-cripture: 1 Timothy 1:19 Holding on to faith and a good conscience, which some have rejected and so have suffered shipwreck with regard to the faith. O-bservation: Paul the Apostle wrote to his son in the faith, who's name was Timothy. He encouraged him to hold on to his faith and respect his conscience, otherwise his faith could suffer "SHIPWRECK."  Because that's what Paul had seen happen to others. A-pplication: I literally just saw an Instagram photo of a luxury yacht which had been "Shipwrecked" this AM. It startled me. I had two thoughts: the captain of...

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08Dec

Keep Praying

S. O. A. P. Here’s Your 90 second AM Devotional! S-cripture: 1 Timothy 2:8 Therefore I want the men everywhere to pray, lifting up holy hands without anger or disputing. O-bservation: Paul instructed his young understudy, Timothy, on how he wanted the work of God to go on everywhere. He said he wanted men to “Keep Praying” wherever Christianity began and flourished. He wanted them to pray with hands lifted, and he said that praying would help transcend any disputes they may have. A-pplication: This passage of scripture reminds us that the driving force of world evangelization is PRAYER. Prayer is an activity of the heart and mind...

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