1 TIMOTHY 5:6-8 – But godliness with contentment is great gain, for we brought nothing into the world, and we cannot take anything out of the world. But if we have food and clothing, with these we will be content. THEME OF THE DAY. THE SIN OF DISCONTENTMENT. It ranks high on sins that Christians may allow to exist in their lives.…
Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ
Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ
1 Timothy
Three of the most deceitful and soul-damaging sins we may commit are complaining, procrastination, and discontentment. Today we focus on the topic of discontentment. Here we find an attack on God’s character. Discontent says, “God, I don’t deserve this treatment and I deserve more from You than I have.” Don’t go there. We don’t want what we really deserve from God.
1 Timothy 1:15-16 – The saying is trustworthy and deserving of full acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am the foremost. But I received mercy for this reason, that in me, as the foremost, Jesus Christ might display his perfect patience as an example to those who were to believe in him for eternal…
1 Timothy 3:15 – If I delay, you may know how one ought to behave in the household of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and buttress of the truth. THEME OF THE DAY. JESUS, YES, CHURCH, YES. The highlight of the week for Christians is Sunday; the Lord’s Day. It is a day we look forward…
Friends, when it comes to passing down the faith in our homes, churches, communities, and nation to the next generation, it will be accomplished more by what is observed in us than what is heard from us. And I want to tie this to our families. There is a growing alarm among reputable church leaders about the mass exodus of youth from our churches and the faith.