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We’ve been talking about Trials and keeping an eternal focus on Trials.  I’ve blogged about this in a couple of blogs listed here:

Treat Your Trials Right, An Overview
Treat Your Trials Right, Seeking Comfort in God

I think I’m going to end this series with 8 total applications, so we should jump right into #2.
Think about death
What? [...]

In a previous post (Treat Your Trials Right), I discussed we need to treat as gifts, the circumstances of life we would normally qualify as trials.  They are meant as a vessel of joy sent to us by God through His grace so that we can bring the Gospel to those around us.  Great!  Easy! [...]

I was recently directed to an article written by John Piper about dealing with cancer.  It was helpful and is great, so I decided to completely plagiarize it, but call it my own.  He was very specific to an immediate issue of cancer, but I’ve personally struggled with keeping this perspective in many trials in [...]

If you miss this entire series or skim over these detailed studies on the importance of studying Scripture, stop.  Read this one.  This is the place where I summarize everything that my study of 2 Timothy taught me.
In 2 Timothy 2:14-18 Paul is telling Timothy one thing.  He is telling him to “Be a Watchdog [...]

Over the next several “Bible Study” posts we’ll be looking at 2 Tim 2:14-18.  Today I want to look at a couple of words in 2:14.
14  Remind them of these things, and solemnly charge them in the presence of God not to wrangle about words, which is useless and leads to the ruin of the [...]

The next several “Bible” posts will be excerpts from my study of and sermon prepared using 2 Tim 2:14-18. This study had such an impact on how I will approach the Bible for the rest of my life, that I can’t imagine hiding it on my hard drive. I hope that you all [...]

I’ve been struggling with how to intro a series on the study of Scripture.  I know that I want to talk a lot from my study of of 2 Timothy 2:14-18.  I spent nearly a year studying that section and there is a lot of fruit that I want to share.  However, there are several [...]

I was asked about my reading plan that I mentioned in a previous post.  Reading through the Bible in 4 months sounds like a crazy task.  It seems too fast, it seems near impossible.  I know a lot of people who read through the Bible each year and I commend them for it.  I know [...]

Every four or five months I’m asked to prepare a message and help our body prepare their hearts for communion. I love doing this, because it gives me an opportunity to look at the Word with an eye for the Gospel. Every time I do it, I get a new perspective on who [...]

Notes from Colossians 1:13-16
I recently studied Colossians 1:13-16. As part of the study, I prepared a short 5 minute summary of what I learned. One of the items was the significance of Christ being the Creator. This is not a way that I often think of Him. I was encouraged that [...]