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Scripture “Do not lay hands on anyone hastily, nor share in other people’s sins; keep yourself pure”—1 Timothy 5:22. Observation Throughout the book of Timothy, the Apostle Paul is giving young Timothy a download of everything he can think of as it relates to practical ministry and spiritual doctrine. In this one scripture, Paul gives [...]

Scripture “Call unto me, and I will answer you and show you great and mighty things, which you know not” – (Jeremiah 33:3). Observation Jeremiah was shut up in the prison court with no contact to the outside world, but God gave him a chance to make an outside call for help. I like to [...]

Scripture “Take heed to yourself and to the doctrine. Continue in them, for in doing this you will save both yourself and those who hear you” – 1 Timothy 4:16. Observation In the Apostle Paul’s letter here to young Timothy, he is encouraging him to let no one despise the work of God in him [...]

Scripture “Cast your bread upon the waters, For you will find it after many days” – (Ecclesiastes 11: 1). Observation Bread is not exactly the easiest or quickest thing to make. Nowadays, we just go to the store and buy a plastic-wrapped loaf of bread and don’t think a thing about what it took to [...]

Scripture “For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor, that you through His poverty might become rich” — 2 Corinthians 8:9. Observation Christ was by no means materially rich or wealthy while on Earth. His riches referred to here are the [...]

Scripture “Do you not know that those who run in a race all run, but one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may obtain it.” 1 Corinthians 9:24 Observation The Apostle Paul would have been an ESPN Sports Center enthusiast. Throughout his writings he used many sports analogies in describing the [...]

Scripture Deuteronomy 11:10-12 10 For the land which you go to possess is not like the land of Egypt from which you have come, where you sowed your seed and watered it by foot, as a vegetable garden; 11 but the land which you cross over to possess is a land of hills and valleys, [...]