August 10 1 Timothy 6:11-21 (ESV) Fight the Good Fight of Faith 11 But as for you, O man of God, flee these things. Pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, steadfastness, gentleness. 12 Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called and about which you made the good [...]
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August 10 1 Timothy 6:11-21
Posted: August 10, 2011 by Pam Larson in 1 Timothy, August Bible Readings, Bible PassagesTags: 1 Timothy, August 10 1 Timothy 6:11-21, August Bible Readings, Bible, Bible reading, Bible study, daily Bible, Scripture
Covetousness can mess up your eternity
Posted: August 9, 2011 by Pam Larson in 1 Timothy, August, Devotionals/CommentariesTags: 1 Timothy, Bible, Bible reading, Bible study, covetousness, Covetousness can mess up your eternity, daily Bible, Dr. John Piper, fight of faith, GREAT GAIN! GREAT GAIN!, love of money is the root of all kinds of evil, Scripture, sermon, sword of the Spirit
1 Timothy 6:9 says, “Those who desire to be rich fall into temptation, into a snare, into many senseless and hurtful desires that plunge men into ruin and destruction.” John Piper, in a sermon, “Battling the Unbelief of Covetousness” In the end covetousness destroys the soul in hell. The reason I am sure that this [...]
August 9 1 Timothy 6:1-10
Posted: August 9, 2011 by Pam Larson in 1 Timothy, August Bible Readings, Bible PassagesTags: 1 Timothy, August 9 1 Timothy 6:1-10, August Bible Readings, Bible, Bible reading, Bible study, daily Bible, Scripture
August 9 1 Timothy 6:1-10 (ESV) 6:1 Let all who are under a yoke as slaves [1] regard their own masters as worthy of all honor, so that the name of God and the teaching may not be reviled. 2 Those who have believing masters must not be disrespectful on the ground that they are brothers; rather they [...]
The Old Testament, Oxen and us
Posted: August 8, 2011 by Pam Larson in 1 Timothy, August, Devotionals/CommentariesTags: Bible, Bible reading, Bible study, daily Bible, don't muzzle the ox, elders, Old Testament principles for us, Ray Stedman, The Old Testament Oxen and us
Ray Stedman, in a sermon “Help for Elders” based on 1 Timothy 5: He [Paul] goes back to the Law, to the book of Deuteronomy, and quotes what Moses said: “You shall not muzzle an ox when it is treading out the grain,” {cf, Deut 25:4}. That was a requirement in Israel. In those days, [...]
August 8 1 Timothy 5:16-25
Posted: August 8, 2011 by Pam Larson in 1 Timothy, August Bible Readings, Bible PassagesTags: 1 Timothy, August 8 1 Timothy 5:16-25, August Bible Readings, Bible, Bible reading, Bible study, daily Bible, Scripture
August 8 1 Timothy 5:16-25 (ESV) 16 If any believing woman has relatives who are widows, let her care for them. Let the church not be burdened, so that it may care for those who are truly widows. 17 Let the elders who rule well be considered worthy of double honor, especially those who labor in preaching [...]
Now this is a strange passage
Posted: August 7, 2011 by Pam Larson in 1 Timothy, August, Devotionals/CommentariesTags: 1 Timothy, A Place of Accountability, Bible, Bible reading, Bible study, caring for the church, daily Bible, J. Ligon Duncan III, mutual accountability, Now this is a strange passage, relating to others in the church, Scripture, sermon, the church is the family of God
J. Ligon Duncan III on 1 Timothy 5:1-15, “Caring For the Church” Now this is a strange passage, isn’t it? It doesn’t have the feel of I Timothy 1,2,3, and 4. The personal nature of Paul’s interaction with Timothy is for the moment set aside, and now some specific practical directions for ministry in the [...]
August 7 1 Timothy 5:1-15
Posted: August 7, 2011 by Pam Larson in 1 Timothy, August Bible Readings, Bible PassagesTags: 1 Timothy, August 7 1 Timothy 5:1-15, August Bible Readings, Bible, Bible reading, Bible study, daily Bible, Scripture
August 7 1 Timothy 5:1-15 (ESV) Instructions for the Church 5:1 Do not rebuke an older man but encourage him as you would a father, younger men as brothers, 2 older women as mothers, younger women as sisters, in all purity. 3 Honor widows who are truly widows. 4 But if a widow has children or grandchildren, let them [...]
Expectations
Posted: August 6, 2011 by Pam Larson in 1 Timothy, August, Devotionals/CommentariesTags: 1 Timothy, Bible, Bible reading, Bible study, daily Bible, Dr. John Piper, Expectations, God's standards, Scripture, sermon, youth
1 Timothy 4:12 Let no one despise you for your youth, but set the believers an example in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, in purity. John Piper, in a sermon, “Let No One Despise You For Your Youth” This is one of Paul’s words to the younger Timothy who needed to be reminded that [...]
August 6 1 Timothy 4
Posted: August 6, 2011 by Pam Larson in 1 Timothy, August Bible Readings, Bible PassagesTags: 1 Timothy, August 6 1 Timothy 4, August Bible Readings, Bible, Bible reading, Bible study, daily Bible, Scripture
August 6 1 Timothy 4 (ESV) Some Will Depart from the Faith 4:1 Now the Spirit expressly says that in later times some will depart from the faith by devoting themselves to deceitful spirits and teachings of demons, 2 through the insincerity of liars whose consciences are seared, 3 who forbid marriage and require abstinence from foods that God created [...]
Piper: five reasons why the fight of faith is a good fight and not a bad one.
Posted: August 10, 2011 by Pam Larson in 1 Timothy, August, Devotionals/CommentariesTags: Bible, Bible daily, Bible reading, Bible study, daily Bible, Dr. John Piper, Piper: five reasons why the fight of faith is a good fight and not a bad one., Scripture
But as for you, O man of God, flee these things. Pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, steadfastness, gentleness. Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called and about which you made the good confession in the presence of many witnesses. —1 Timothy 6:11-12 John Piper, [...]