Is there a better season than Advent and Christmas for Christian families—both at home and in the church—to ponder, pray, and sing? Trees and lights go up, candles are lit, hymns fill the air, and ...
“These kinds of elders.” Sometime after Paul’s first imprisonment in Rome, he and Titus brought the gospel to the island of Crete. Their efforts were fruitful—believers arose in many cities. After Paul left the island, ...
Do you ever doubt you are qualified to serve as a pastor in Christ’s church? We are right to ask with Paul, “Who is equal to such a task?” and to echo with him that ...
“We are so blessed (by God)!” Perhaps you have heard others say those words or have said them yourself. What prompted that exclamation? The greater gifts of forgiveness, life, and eternity with God? Or an ...
As if Timothy’s list of things to do weren’t long enough already, the Apostle Paul adds these three: Flee! Pursue! Fight! None is easy, quickly done and checked off the list. These require constant vigilance ...
We are bombarded with messages that money is king, and that the things money can buy will bring us satisfaction and importance in life. Whether we are rich or poor or somewhere in between, the ...
Opposition to false teachers is a significant topic in Paul’s first letter to Timothy. In chapter one Paul described their speculative theology. Near the end of the letter, Paul paints a realistic picture of the ...
Imagine being a Christian doulos in 1st-century Ephesus. Which of these two situations would be harder for you: serving under a non-Christian master or under a Christian one? Paul’s counsel in both situations is similar. ...
A devotion on 1 Timothy 5:17–25. “I solemnly charge you” sounds serious enough, but Paul adds that this charge is “in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus and of the elect angels.” The ...
The Grace Notes devotions in 2025 are based on verses from 1 Timothy. Each devotion includes Greek, pastoral ministry notes, and prayer. In chapter 5, Paul gives Timothy counsel about how to serve various groups ...
