Self-emptying Outpouring

SCRIPTURE: Hosea 2-5; Hebrews 2 Hebrews 2:16-18 It’s obvious, of course, that he didn’t go to all this trouble for angels. It was for people like us, children of Abraham. That’s why he had to enter into every detail of human life. Then, when he came...

Forgiveness for All Who Will Have It

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

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?

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

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

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...