Christ’s Free Servants

Video Talk Psalms 44:1-3 ESV “O God, we have heard with our ears,our fathers have told us,what deeds you performed in their days,in the days of old:you with your own hand drove out the nations,but them you planted;you afflicted the peoples,but them you set free;for not by their own sword did they win the land,nor … Continue reading Christ’s Free Servants

Reverent in Behavior

Video Talk Titus 2:3-5 ESV “Older women likewise are to be reverent in behavior, not slanderers or slaves to much wine. They are to teach what is good, and so train the young women to love their husbands and children, to be self-controlled, pure, working at home, kind, and submissive to their own husbands, that … Continue reading Reverent in Behavior

They Turn From the Truth

2 Timothy 4:1-2 ESV “I charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who is to judge the living and the dead, and by his appearing and his kingdom: preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and exhort, with complete patience and teaching.” What this teaches … Continue reading They Turn From the Truth

The Pattern of Sound Words

Video Talk 2 Timothy 1:8-14 ESV “Therefore do not be ashamed of the testimony about our Lord, nor of me his prisoner, but share in suffering for the gospel by the power of God, who saved us and called us to a holy calling, not because of our works but because of his own purpose … Continue reading The Pattern of Sound Words

But I Received Mercy

Video Talk 1 Timothy 1:12-14 ESV “I thank him who has given me strength, Christ Jesus our Lord, because he judged me faithful, appointing me to his service, though formerly I was a blasphemer, persecutor, and insolent opponent. But I received mercy because I had acted ignorantly in unbelief, and the grace of our Lord … Continue reading But I Received Mercy

Pray for Us

Video Talk 2 Thessalonians 3:1-5 ESV “Finally, brothers, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may speed ahead and be honored, as happened among you, and that we may be delivered from wicked and evil men. For not all have faith. But the Lord is faithful. He will establish you and guard you … Continue reading Pray for Us

Outside of God’s Will

Video Talk 1 Thessalonians 4:1-8 ESV “Finally, then, brothers, we ask and urge you in the Lord Jesus, that as you received from us how you ought to walk and to please God, just as you are doing, that you do so more and more. For you know what instructions we gave you through the … Continue reading Outside of God’s Will

Being a Godly Example

Video Talk Paul, along with Silvanus (Silas) and Timothy, wrote this letter to the believers in Jesus Christ in Thessalonica. And as we read this first chapter together, I would like for us to imagine the letter is being written to us, and for us to consider how much of this might be applied to … Continue reading Being a Godly Example

Doing What is Right

Video Talk Psalms 15:1-5 ESV “O Lord, who shall sojourn in your tent?Who shall dwell on your holy hill?He who walks blamelessly and does what is rightand speaks truth in his heart;who does not slander with his tongueand does no evil to his neighbor,nor takes up a reproach against his friend;in whose eyes a vile … Continue reading Doing What is Right

Do Your Words Offend Others?

Video Talk Matthew 15:1-20 ESV Then Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem and said, 2 “Why do your disciples break the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat.” 3 He answered them, “And why do you break the commandment of God for the sake of your … Continue reading Do Your Words Offend Others?