Consider the term “church family.” What does it mean to you? How is this local church your family? In the first century where people gathered in homes it was much easier to get a concept of church family, or more accurately a household. Those gatherings were intergenerational and made up of people who really cared for the welfare of all in their midst. As we look at a model for church today, consider your part in a church family.
- May 29, 2016The Power of “Family” Titus 2:1-8
The Power of “Family” Titus 2:1-8Consider the term “church family.” What does it mean to you? How is this local church your family? In the first century where people gathered in homes it was much easier to get a concept of church family, or more accurately a household. Those gatherings were intergenerational and made up of people who really cared for the welfare of all in their midst. As we look at a model for church today, consider your part in a church family.
- May 22, 2016Consistency in an Inconsistent World
Consistency in an Inconsistent World
Between news media, entertainment media, and social media, we can get pulled in many different directions. Just as the sailors of old we need our own “North Star” a fixed point that is reliable. In our passage today we find that developing Godly character is the solution to spiritual posing and empty religion. - May 15, 2016Accepting My Role Titus 1:1-4
Accepting My Role Titus 1:1-4
Take a little self test. Choose four words to describe yourself, and write them down. It doesn’t have to be list. It can be a brief statement, or phrase. But it can only be four words. Three is too brief, and five is too long. Just four words. It's not easy. In the passage at hand we will discover that a simple four word description with the correct focus can be a life changing difference maker.
- May 8, 2016Final Charge to a Young Warrior (1Tim 6:11-21)
Final Charge to a Young Warrior (1Tim 6:11-21)
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If you had one piece of paper left to send your final words to a young friend what thoughts would be on your mind? How would you synthesize the key principles of living that you wanted to convey? As we wrap up this part of our study of the Pastoral Epistles, we find Paul trying to summarize great truth in a few lines. As a result we have ten verses that are full of practical theology for us to consider and apply.