Archive for April 2020
S52P2 – Outside ourselves: emergency response
Jude 1:17-23 But you must remember, beloved, the predictions of the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ. They said to you, “In the last time there will be scoffers, following their own ungodly passions.” It is these who cause divisions, worldly people, devoid of the Spirit. But you, beloved, building yourselves up in your most…
Read MoreS52P1 – Outside ourselves: consider others
Phil. 2:3-7 Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves. Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others. Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, who, though he was in the form of…
Read MoreS51P6 – Notes on godliness: living above the noise
1 Tim. 2:1-4 First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all people, for kings and all who are in high positions, that we may lead a peaceful and quiet life, godly and dignified in every way. This is good, and it is pleasing in the sight of…
Read MoreWhen the storm blows
There are many things of which we can be certain in this life. One of those certainties is that we will encounter storms. Although the storms of life can be varied in nature and magnitude, there are certain similarities we can expect to find. Let us take a journey through one of the many storms…
Read MoreS51P5- Notes on godliness: waiting with purpose
2 Pet. 3:11-13 Since all these things are thus to be dissolved, what sort of people ought you to be in lives of holiness and godliness, waiting for and hastening the coming of the day of God, because of which the heavens will be set on fire and dissolved, and the heavenly bodies will melt…
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