In His Service

  The Importance of Living a Holy Clean Life 2 Tim. 2:20-26 Scripture continually tells us from Genesis to Revelation that all who believe must be holy, “ Therefore, having these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all defilement of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.” “And everyone who has this hope fixed on Him purifies himself, just as He is pure.” “Make every effort to live in peace with everyone and to be holy; without holiness no one will see the Lord. (2 Cor. 7:1; 1 Jn. 3:3; Heb. 12:14)  As others and Paul exhort all believers, let us live a life that is holy to honor our God and Lord, for honor should be the goal of every believer, especially when it comes to honoring Jesus with a holy clean life. For Paul had told us in Romans the value of honor is in fulfilling what is due them. “ Give to everyone what you owe them: If you owe taxes, pay taxes; if revenue, then revenue; if respect, then respect; if honor, then honor.” (Rom. 13:7) ...

   Keep God’s Word Ever Before Us 2 Tim. 2:14-19 If there was ever a time in human history, it is now that we keep the Word of God in our minds, in our hearts, and in our very acts and words. This is Paul’s admonition to Timothy and the Ephesian church and the churches throughout the world today. We are inundated with disinformation, misinformation, false teachings about the Word of God, the very precepts of the Word, and the knowledge of God. Jesus told us as well as Paul to be ready for deception in teaching of the Word in Matthew 24:4 and 2 Corinthians 10, “Watch out that no one deceives you.” “ For though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does. The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.” (vv.4-6) With that said...

  Be Strong in Christ’s Grace and Endure  2 Timothy 2:1-13 Before we begin the lesson, please let us pray unceasingly for all the people of Israel, Palestinian Christians, and all the military. May God go before them in every way. Amen God’s command to all believers, from Joshua on, was ““Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.” (Jos. 1:9) and in the midst of this command is the exhortation to endure the hardships for Jesus told us that he would never leave us nor forsake us. He gave us the Holy Spirit to help us, for in this is the strength in the grace of Jesus. So let’s look at the first portion of the text, “You then, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. And the things you have heard me say in the presence of many witnesses entrust to reliable people who will also be qualified to teach others. Join with me in suffering, like a good soldier of ...