Posts with the tag “discipleship”

Reading: 2 Timothy 1:1-5Devotional: Paul opens his letter to Timothy by anchoring his identity and mission in a promise -- not a promise he invented, but one given before time began. Grace is not a re...  Read More

Reading: 1 Timothy 6:11-12 Devotional: The Christian life is not passive. Paul calls Timothy to active movement in two directions simultaneously -- away from the corrupting pull of worldly desires, an...  Read More

Reading: Colossians 3:22-24Devotional: The way we conduct ourselves in our daily work is never separate from our faith. Paul reminded Timothy that the relationship between slaves and masters carried a...  Read More

Reading: Ephesians 4:11-16Devotional: Truth without love wounds. Love without truth misleads. Paul's vision for God's family holds both together in a tension that only grace can sustain. Before we spe...  Read More

Reading: 1 Thessalonians 5:25Devotional: Paul's appeal to the early church was brief but weighty. In just a few words, he acknowledged something that gifted, Spirit-filled leaders throughout history h...  Read More

Reading: 2 Thessalonians 3:6-12Devotional: The Thessalonian believers had allowed anticipation of Christ's return to become an excuse for irresponsibility. Paul's corrective word was firm but loving. ...  Read More