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5 Valuable Lessons from Paul on the Benefits of Giving

Heather Adams

Giving impacts how effective a church will be in reaching out to the local community and into the world beyond. Our tithes and offerings can turn into rich blessings for others.While I learned this tr...

5 Relatable Lessons from Paul and Timothy’s Relationship

Emma Danzey

Paul and Timothy had their need of a relationship met in one another. They realized that God had blessed them with a special friendship and bond like family. They were spiritual father and spiritual s...

How Paul’s Life Encourages Us When We Face Life’s Storms

Frank Santora

Even spiritual giants face storms. Just look at how many storms the Apostle Paul faced during his life and ministry. This is the same Paul who wrote two-thirds of the New Testament. This is the man wh...

How This Mom and Grandma from the Bible Remind Us of the Power of Small Acts of Faith

Mary Carver

Paul went on to Derbe and Lystra, where there was a disciple named Timothy, the son of a believing Jewish woman, but his father was a Greek. (Acts 16:1) Timothy was Paul’s protég...

To Live Is...

Is it an alarm or a calling that gets you out of bed in the morning? The apostle Paul was clear about what he lived for......

Spiritual Gifts – 1 Corinthians 12:8-10 Meaning

Alan Knox

According to Paul, every member of the body is important, and every gift is important. There are no unimportant parts of the body of Christ....

Who Was Silas, and What Did He Do for the Early Church?

Mike Leake

Silas was instrumental for the spread of the gospel in the early church. Silas would have also been vital to the establishment of the churches in Macedonia (like Philippians). It seems like Silas was ...

Where Does the Bible Mention a Third Heaven?

Britt Mooney

A famous New Testament passage mentions the Lord bringing a person into the “third heaven.” What is it talking about?...

What Was the Purpose of Paul’s Epistles to the Churches?

Bethany Verrett

God used the Apostle Paul in a mighty way. He planted many churches, shared the Gospel all around the Mediterranean, and discipled young, future pastors who would go on to spread the Gospel even furth...

Being Like Jesus: 8 Weeks in the Beginning of Colossians

The beginning of Colossians tells us how we can be like Christ. We learn the theology necessary to fight evil and the practicality of loving Jesus....

Why Does Paul Say “Love Does Not Boast”?

Lisa Loraine Baker

If we love someone with a godly love, then by definition of the word, we decide to compassionately and responsibly pursue the well-being of another. God’s Word tells us in Philippians 2:3 to, “Do...

3 Reminders from Paul about Being Homebound during COVID-19

Kristi Walker

It seems like the whole world is quarantined, housebound, or in isolation right now due to the coronavirus (COVID 19). Does the Bible have any advice for us during this time? Yes, in fact, it does. Th...

What Is Saving Faith? Do James and Paul Disagree?

David Paul

We are told in no uncertain terms in the Bible that if we believe in the Lord Jesus Christ we shall be saved, and that whosever believes in him will not perish, but have everlasting life. Faith is c...

Mark: from Young Follower to Church Father

Ed Jarrett

While Mark likely never traveled with Jesus, he clearly was familiar with him. It is likely that Jesus visited his home while in Jerusalem. And it is certain that the early church used his home as a m...

Where Does the Bible Talk about Our Blessed Hope?

Mary Oelerich-Meyer

When Paul tells his disciple Titus to hold onto the blessed hope in difficult times, what is he talking about?...

What Can the Jars of Clay Bible Verse Teach Us Today?

Melissa Henderson

Why does the Bible use "jars of clay" to talk about something Jesus gave us?...

What Does the Bible Mean by 'My God Will Supply All My Needs'?

Tammy Kennington

Since scripture tells us that 'my God will supply all my needs,' why do Christians still struggle?...

Why Does the Apostle Paul Tell Women to Be Silent and Not to Teach?

Catherine Segars

Given the litany of examples from Scripture where women pray, praise, prophesy over and instruct nations, much less congregations, why this prohibition? Two New Testament passages are frequently refer...

What Love Looks Like According to 1 Corinthians 13

Heather Adams

There are many different kinds of love. But the one the Apostle Paul seems to be most focused on, especially in this chapter of 1 Corinthians, is agape love. But this selfless affection is something t...