Forgiveness for All Who Will Have It

Jun 30, 2011 | SOAP Journal

SCRIPTURE: Amos 7-9; Psalm 104; Titus 2 Titus 2:11-14 God’s readiness to give and forgive is now public. Salvation’s available for everyone! We’re being shown how to turn our backs on a godless, indulgent life, and how to take on a God-filled,...

Leadership 808

Jun 29, 2011 | SOAP Journal

SCRIPTURE: Amos 4-6; Psalm 86; Titus 1 Titus 1:5-9 I left you in charge in Crete so you could complete what I left half-done. Appoint leaders in every town according to my instructions. As you select them, ask, “Is this man well-thought-of? Is he committed to...

Who Walked Away?

Jun 28, 2011 | SOAP Journal

SCRIPTURE: Amos 1-3; Ps. 80; 2 Tim. 4 Psalm 80:3 God, come back! Smile your blessing smile: That will be our salvation. OBSERVATIONS: Often, we think of God as having left us; in fact, God, being everywhere, is waiting for us to recognize that he’s hanging...

Teacher, After All

Jun 26, 2011 | SOAP Journal

SCRIPTURE: Jonah 1-4; 2 Timothy 2 2 Timothy 2:22-26 Run away from infantile indulgence. Run after mature righteousness—faith, love, peace—joining those who are in honest and serious prayer before God. Refuse to get involved in inane discussions; they always end up in...

Wonderful

Jun 24, 2011 | SOAP Journal

SCRIPTURE: 2 Kings 11-12; 2 Chronicles 24; 1 Timothy 6 1 Timothy 6:11-12 11-12But you, Timothy, man of God: Run for your life from all this. Pursue a righteous life—a life of wonder, faith, love, steadiness, courtesy. Run hard and fast in the faith. Seize the eternal...