preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort, with great patience and instruction. 2 Timothy 4:2 Exhort – When you read this word, “exhort,” what comes to mind? Do you have images of a coach on the sidelines, pushing his players on with animated gestures? Do you think of…
preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort, with great patience and instruction. 2 Timothy 4:2 Rebuke – Why should we include “rebuke?” If the leader of the flock reproves, bringing conviction and correction that leads to repentance, then why include “rebuke?” Haven’t we already covered that ground with…
preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort, with great patience and instruction. 2 Timothy 4:2 Reprove – Paul had a Ph.D. in Jewish theology. His source for theological formation is found in the Scriptures of the Old Testament, which he knew very well. So, when it comes to…
preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort, with great patience and instruction. 2 Timothy 4:2 In Season And Out Of Season – When should you announce the word; on Sunday mornings or Saturday evenings; at crusades or festivals; on designated religious holidays? These occasions are expected by men,…
preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort, with great patience and instruction. 2 Timothy 4:2 Preach – The New Testament gives a clear and concise description of the required actions of a leader of the flock. The list is short, but powerful. It begins with this word, keruzon…
I have fought the good fight. I have finished the course. I have kept the faith. 2 Timothy 4:7 Finished – God is not interested in you just crossing the finish line. Do you know that? Do you know that getting to heaven is not the goal, that dying “saved” is not what this race…
I have fought the good fight. I have finished the course. I have kept the faith. 2 Timothy 4:7 Good Fight – Wouldn’t it be nice if we could be as bold as Paul is as he describes his life? Could you say to the world that you have fought the good fight? Do you…
All discipline for the moment seems not to be joyful, but sorrowful; yet to those who have been trained by it, afterwards it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness. Hebrews 12:11 Peaceful Fruit – Is God interested in your happiness? Sometimes it doesn’t seem so, especially when we are in the midst of discipline. Then…
All discipline for the moment seems not to be joyful, but sorrowful; yet to those who have been trained by it, afterwards it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness. Hebrews 12:11 Sorrowful – Ever been thrown for a loop? This English idiom describes what it feels like to be battered by experience. It’s not very…
For He has not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted; nor has He hidden His face from Him; but when he cried to Him for help, He heard. Psalm 22:24 Despised – David’s psalm is only one description of the most despised person to ever live. Isaiah completes the picture in chapter 53. …
