We are the most blessed people in the world, yet our level of giving to the Lord does not always show it. We have an upcoming opportunity to glorify God and help the church meet its annual budget. May our focus be on what we can do to help.
Sermons by Billy Smith (Page 13)
In writing to the churches of Galatia, Paul addresses the problem of how well they had started the Christian race but they also had fallen behind. Today, why do so many begin well but do not finish?
We all have found that life can be consumed with the “things” that dominate the “here and now,” leaving little to no thought of the “there and then.” Our focus must be on Heaven, even as we discharge the duties of daily life.
Too many of God’s children lack confidence in their salvation. Peter affirms just the opposite in this stirring passage, for which we rejoice!
For November, we are Focused on Heaven, and today we begin our focus with the assurance Jesus gave the apostles in the upper room: “that where I am, you will be also.”
We bring our October focus on Teaching to a close by reviewing the four areas of training that Paul provided the Philippians and how we must apply these areas to saints in every generation in order for the church to survive and thrive.
In our focus on teaching this month, it is good to be reminded of the basic steps in God’s eternal plan to bless, preserve and save those who become His children.
The relationship between Paul and Timothy illustrates the lasting impact of a seasoned teacher on a good faithful student, who becomes the teacher of many others.
From the beginning of His ministry in Galilee, the message of Jesus was, “Repent and believe in the gospel.” Why should we?