Take a Walk We went on ahead to the ship and sailed for Assos, where we were going to take Paul aboard. He had made this arrangement because he was going there on foot. Acts 20:13 Luke wrote the book of Acts, so when he says ‘We went on ahead’ he’s talking about himself and
The Greatest Commandment One of the teachers of the law came and heard them debating. Noticing that Jesus had given them a good answer, he asked him, “Of all the commandments, which is the most important?” “The most important one,” answered Jesus, “is this: ‘Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is one.’
The Potter’s Clay This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord. “Go down to the potter’s house and there I will give you my message.” So I went down to the potter’s house, and saw him working at the wheel. But the pot he was shaping from the clay was marred in
Time Management Be very careful, then, how you live – not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil. Ephesians 5:15,16 There are two extremes in how you use your time. Up one end are those who keep a close record of what happens in every part
Your White Clothes Put to death, therefore, whatever belongs to your earthly nature … You used to walk in these ways, in the life you once lived. But now you must rid yourselves of all such things as these … you have taken off your old self with its practices and have put on the
Spiritual Warfare Then the dragon was enraged with the woman and went off to make war with her offspring – those who obey the commandments and hold to the testimony of Jesus Revelation 12:17 “Spiritual warfare was a 70’s and 80’s thing,” I’ve heard people say. What they mean is: in the 1970’s and 1980’s
Watchful and Thankful Devote yourselves to prayer … Be wise in the way you act toward outsiders Colossians 4:2,5 In this final part of the letter to the Colossians Paul concentrates on two of the most crucial areas in the lives of these young believers – their prayer life and their public testimony. You
The Money Trap But you, man of God, flee from all this, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love endurance and gentleness. Fight the good fight of faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called … I charge you to keep this commandment without spot or blame, until the appearing of our
Worship Only Him And God spoke all these words: ‘I am the Lord your God who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery. You shall have no other gods before me. You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth
