Jesus met a Samaritan woman at the Sychar well. In his conversation with her, he explained that God is seeking true worshipers, people to worship him in spirit and truth (John 4:23-24).
Speaking the Truth in Love
Speaking the Truth in Love
Sermons by David Wright (Page 19)
Paul predicted times of stress in the “last days” (2 Tim. 3:1). When are the last days? What distressing things did Paul foresee?
A temple is a place where God meets man. The glory of the Lord once filled the tabernacle. The glory of the Lord once filled Solomon’s temple. But now God’s house is the church (Eph. 2:19-22)
Paul urges his young friend Timothy to present himself to God as “a workman who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth” (2 Tim. 2:15). “Teaching God’s word is the most important work in the world. If we mishandle it, people can be misled and lost forever.
Andrew and Philip were among the earliest followers of Jesus. As soon as they became disciples, they also became evangelists. Andrew brought his brother to Jesus, and Philip brought a friend (John 1:40-50).
“Ashamed” is an adjective describing the embarrassment we feel when we do something wrong or have a connection with an embarrassing person. Writing from prison, Paul urges Timothy not to be ashamed (2 Tim. 1:8-18). Ashamed of what – or of whom?
False teachers in Galatia were perverting the wonderful message of God’s grace. They were teaching that salvation depended on both Jesus and Moses. But Jesus is the only answer to our sin.
If you were on death row for an unjust reason, what would you need from your friends? I’d need lots of encouragement. But in the opening lines of his final letter, a letter written in a Roman dungeon, Paul is the one giving the encouragement.
The American church is in trouble. Fewer and fewer people are reading the scriptures and searching for God. Why? Maybe the church has forgotten its reason for existence.
Researchers have carefully investigated the causes, symptoms, and treatments for depression. But what about happiness? University of Pennsylvania researcher Martin Seligman has identified the characteristics of happy people. Surprise, surprise — the Bible said it first.