Devotions

Paul instructs one of his faithful disciples giving him positive encouragement in the prophetic word spoken over his life. Paul also offers guidance for overseers and deacons. And, Paul instructs Timothy to combat the false doctrines that some are “speaking ...

Paul reminds the people of the church in Philippi that “our commonwealth exists in heaven” so we should not walk as the world does, but hold on to what we have attained. But not everyone is getting along in this ...

Paul recounts the fellowship that has developed with the church at Philippi as they not only accepted the gospel of Jesus Christ, but also became partners with him in the work of the ministry. Paul encourages them to continue, to ...

Philemon is a unique letter because of its very personal nature. The life of Onesimus had been transformed as he accepted Christ, but in the eyes of the world, he was still a runaway slave. Onesimus could never fulfill his ...

As Paul closes this letter he turns attention from the false teachers to the true gospel and says in Colossians 3:1–2 “seek the things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. 2 Set your mind on the ...

Paul is in prison, likely in Rome where it says in Acts 28:30 “So he stayed two whole years in his own rented house, and welcomed all who came to him”. But he was not free to travel as he ...

Many people look at the world as it is and think this is the way God created it to be. What we see now is the fallen world. What we see now is the world influenced by good and evil. ...

Paul has rehearsed the gospel message. He has reminded them that God, in Christ has broken down the wall of separation between Jew and Gentile and we are all in Christ, as he said in Ephesians 2:22 “built up together ...

The church in Ephesus is now six or more years old and they are a mix of Jews and Gentiles. But they are also still in the midst of a pagan religious center. This is the city where the crowd ...

Jesus appeared to Paul after he was imprisoned in Jerusalem in Acts 23:11 And the next night the Lord stood by him and said, “Have courage, for as you have testified about me in Jerusalem, so you must also testify ...