Mar 19, 2009 | SOAP Journal
SCRIPTURE: Josh. 3-6; 1 Cor. 4 1 Corinthians 4:1-4 Don’t imagine us leaders to be something we aren’t. We are servants of Christ, not his masters. We are guides into God’s most sublime secrets, not security guards posted to protect them. The...
Mar 18, 2009 | SOAP Journal
SCRIPTURE: Josh. 1-2; Ps. 37; 1 Cor. 3 1 Corinthians 3:18-20 – Don’t fool yourself. Don’t think that you can be wise merely by being up-to-date with the times. Be God’s fool—that’s the path to true wisdom. What the world calls smart, God...
Dec 12, 2007 | SOAP Journal
Scripture: Heb. 5-8 Hebrews 5:1-3 Every high priest selected to represent men and women before God and offer sacrifices for their sins should be able to deal gently with their failings, since he knows what it’s like from his own experience. But that also means...
Dec 11, 2007 | SOAP Journal
Scripture: Philem.; Heb. 1-4 Hebrews 4:12-13 God means what he says. What he says goes. His powerful Word is sharp as a surgeon’s scalpel, cutting through everything, whether doubt or defense, laying us open to listen and obey. Nothing and no one is impervious...
Dec 10, 2007 | SOAP Journal
Scripture: 2 Tim. 1-4 2 Timothy 3:1-5 Don’t be naive. There are difficult times ahead. As the end approaches, people are going to be self-absorbed, money-hungry, self-promoting, stuck-up, profane, contemptuous of parents, crude, coarse, dog-eat-dog, unbending,...
Dec 9, 2007 | SOAP Journal
Scripture: 1 Tim. 5-6; Tit. 1-3 1 Timothy 6:11-12 But 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 life, the life you were...
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