by ray | Jul 23, 2010 | Other Ministries
Here is a good little article from Pastor Rick Warren of Saddleback. Pastor, your church still has an audience to reach. But you may have to change your structure to reach that audience effectively. Jesus said in Matthew 9:17: “No one puts new wine into old wineskins....
by ray | Jul 22, 2010 | NT, Sermons
For Paul, he demonstrated what a life of love looked like. In 1 Tim 4:15, he advises Timothy to — Be diligent in these matters; give yourself wholly to them, so that everyone may SEE your progress. 16Watch your life and doctrine closely. Persevere in them,...
by ray | Jul 22, 2010 | NT, Sermons
Next, we are given a spirit of love. Love is both God’s part and our part. God’s love comes to us, that’s God part. While we were sinners, God loved us. For God so loved the world, he gave his only son. This is God’s part. And what is our response?...
by ray | Jul 21, 2010 | NT, Sermons
What does Paul mean that God did not give us a spirit of timidity but a spirit of power? What is timidity? Timidity is the natural result after an accurate assessment of your situation through human eyes. Some people are blind to themselves so they overestimate their...
by ray | Jul 20, 2010 | NT, Sermons
This leads me to our main verse for today that we covered in our recent DTs. 2 Tim 1:7. For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love and of self-discipline. ~2 Tim 1:7 We are utterly powerless left to ourselves. But God gives powerless...
