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Perhaps you have some secrets in your life that you have never told anyone: secret things in your past, secret things that you desire, secret plans that you have made, or secret fears that you have.  What you should not have are secret sins that you hold on to.  1 Timothy 5:24-25 “Some men’s sins […]

Whether you realize it or not, you are in a fight and in a war.  Your fight is not a physical fight but a spiritual fight.  2 Corinthians 10:3-5 “For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh.  For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty […]

In almost every country today, there is prejudice and partiality.  Prejudice is an irrational hostile attitude, fear or hatred towards a particular group.  Prejudice and partiality can be shown towards or against people of a particular race, color, country of origin or ethnic group.  Prejudice and partiality may be shown to men or to women, […]

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 […]