Monthly Archives: February 2012

08

Jump Start # 535

Jump Start # 535  Colossians 4:22-23 “Slaves, in all things obey those who are our masters on earth, not with external service, as those who merely please men, but with sincerity of heart, fearing the Lord. Whatever you do, do your work heartily, as for the Lord rather than for men”  Paul, in both Ephesians […]

07

Jump Start # 534

Jump  Start # 534  2 Peter 3:12 “looking for and hastening the coming of the day of God, because  of which the heavens will be destroyed by burning, and the elements will melt with intense heat!”   Peter is detailing the coming of the Lord in the context in which our passage today is found. […]

06

Jump Start # 533

Jump Start # 533  2 Timothy 2:5 “Also if anyone competes as an athlete, he does not win the prize unless he competes according to the rules.”    Last night was the Super Bowl. Great game! The apostle Paul used illustrations from sports several times. He talked about running, boxing and winning. Here in this […]

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Jump Start # 532

Jump Start # 532 Psalms 23:4 “Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I fear no evil, for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.”   Going through the valleys is part of life. We have to journey through them. There are no ways around […]

02

Jump Start # 531

Jump Start # 531  Proverbs 19:2 “Also it is not good for a person to be without knowledge, and he who hurries his footsteps errs.”   This passage brings together two valuable ideas. First, the importance of knowledge. It is not good for a person to be without knowledge. Most would agree. Knowledge empowers. Knowledge […]