In the first letter that we have that the Apostle Paul wrote to the Corinthians, he addressed several significant problems in the church.  These problems included divisions among the brethren, an accepted brother committing sexual immorality, suing each other in the courts, participation in idolatrous practices, and improper observance of the Lord’s Supper.  The apostle’s […]

God is a merciful Father in heaven.  He cares for those who are in distress and need.  He takes special care over the orphans and widows.  Psalms 146:9 “The Lord watches over the strangers; He relieves the fatherless and widow; but the way of the wicked He turns upside down.”  He expects you to also […]

You know what it means to be dirty.  You get dirt or grease or food on your hands or clothes and you need to wash it off.  Water is usually good to wash off most things, but sometimes you need soap or detergent or something stronger to come clean.  But what about being dirty spiritually?  […]

Timothy was a young man when the apostle Paul wrote to him the following exhortation.  1 Timothy 4:12 “Let no one despise your youth, but be an example to the believers in word, in conduct, in love, in spirit, in faith, in purity.”  Just as Timothy was to be an example to other believers, you […]

God is a holy God.  He is unlike any other.  He is pure and without any evilness or sin.  He cannot lie but is always true.  He is love.  He has great mercy.  He is almighty – none come close to His power and might.  He is all knowing.  He has always existed and will […]

The apostle Paul admonished Timothy in 1 Timothy 4:7b-8 “Exercise yourself toward godliness.  For bodily exercise profits a little, but godliness is profitable for all things, having promise of the life that now is and of that which is to come.”  Perhaps your normal daily activities cause you to have a strong physical body.  This […]

Many times in life I have started a task only to make mistakes and mess things up.  Sometimes I try to correct the mistakes and it gets worse.  It is like painting a picture but I get paint in the wrong places; the painting is not what I want it to be and it becomes […]

Do you like to eat?  Most of us do.  Maybe you like hot, spicy foods or ice cream or buttery baked potatoes or broiled steak or fresh fruit.  Is God interested in the food that you eat?  Under the Law of Moses, there were very specific regulations on what the Israelites could eat.  Leviticus 11:1-8 […]

God is a very loving God.  But he is also a God of wrath and vengeance for those who reject him.  There is a wonderful place reserved in heaven for you, but there is also punishment for those who do not obey the gospel.  2 Thessalonians 1:7b-9 “When the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven […]

In the early church, the apostles were the ones that Jesus sent out to proclaim the gospel.  They were the leaders of the church.  As the church grew, it became apparent that they needed to delegate some of their responsibility.  Acts 6:1-6 “Now in those days, when the number of the disciples was multiplying, there […]