Morning Meditations

In this episode, Paul reminds Timothy that the word of God is powerful in teaching us how to live as God's people!

In this episode, Paul is telling Timothy that he should seek a mature faith based in faith, love, and peace, and that he should avoid being argumentative and harsh!

In this episode, we hear Paul telling Timothy to seek after true wealth and not fall into the trap of needing more and more!

Paul lays out for Timothy that the church should treat one another as family and care for those who would not care for themselves!

In this episode, Paul is reminding Timothy to set and example for other believers even though he is young and to keep on using the gifts God has given him for ministry!

In this passage, Paul lists qualifications of leaders. We are encouraged not to be legalistic with this list, but to realize that our choices affect other people's view of God!

In this episode, we talk about taking scripture in context as we look at Paul's words about women.

In this episode, Paul encourages the church to have prayer as the foundation for everything they do!

In this episode, Paul is urging Timothy to keep LOVE at the center of the gospel!

In this episode, Paul confronts those who are being lazy and refusing to work.

In this episode, Paul is praying for the church in Thessalonica, that God would put a fresh heart in them, invigorate their work, and enliven their speech!

In this episode, Paul is giving thanks for the Thessalonian church because of the fact that they are steady and determined in their walk with Christ!

In this episode, we see that the times and dates of the second coming are not something we should be concerned about, but rather living as children of the light!

In this episode, Paul wants to make sure the church is aware of what will happen to those who have died.

In this episode, we see that Paul is giving thanks for the Thessalonian church, and praying that the love of God would well up in them until it overflows!

In this episode, Paul say that he and his companions were being faithful to preach the message and minister to the church at Thessalonica. Their goal was to be faithful to the message, not to earn the approval of the people!

In this episode, Paul is telling the church to take off some of their old ways of living and put on some new ways!

In this episode, we are reminded of the centrality of Christ!

In this episode, Paul is urging the Philippian church to not be anxious, but trust God in prayer. Also, he tells them to give thanks and think about the good things in life!

In this episode, Paul is reminding us that we can always find joy in every situation because God is near to us!

In this episode, Paul says that the cross is central to the true message of Christ!

In this episode, we are called to have the same attitude as Jesus who emptied himself in love for us!

In this episode, Paul tells the Philippian church that it was God who began the work, and will continue the work until it is complete!

In this episode, Paul looks at some relationships and gives some instructions on treating one another with equality!

In this episode, Paul is telling the church at Ephesus to make the most of every chance they get!

In this episode, Paul urges the church to looking different than they did before they knew Christ!

In this episode, Paul tells the church at Ephesus to walk the walk of faith with humility and discipline. He encouraged them to take the journey together, united in Christ!

In this episode, Paul is praying that the church in Ephesus would be able to grasp how high, and wide, and long and deep is the love of God in Christ Jesus!

In this episode, we are reminded that when we were at our worst, God's mercy made us His children!

In this episode, we see Paul giving thanks for the Christians at Ephesus and praying that God would help them to see what God is doing clearly!

In this episode, Paul boasts in the cross rather than in keeping the law! We are reminded that to lose our life is to find it!

In this episode, we see that the life of selfishness is contrary to the life in the Spirit, and that when we live by the Spirit, we see the fruit of the Spirit exhibited in our lives!

In this episode, we learn that Jesus freed us from the law to make us children of God!

In this episode, Paul is talking about the unity we have in the Church that goes beyond the things that often divide us!

In this episode, Paul reminds the Galatians that they have been made children of God in the same way Abraham was, by FAITH!

In this episode, Paul reminds the Galatians that salvation is not just trying to keep the rules.

In this episode, Paul tells the Galatians that they have deserted the gospel that they first heard, and we are encouraged to stick to the simple gospel and have a genuine encounter with God!

In this episode, Paul knows that his next encounter with the church in Corinth has the potential for conflict!

In this episode, Paul talks about the "thorn in his flesh" that causes him to rely on God's power!

In this episode, Paul is confronting the "Super-Apostles" about their boasting, and he says he will boast about his sufferings!

In this episode, we are reminded that those who are generous always seem to have enough!

In this episode, Paul reflects on some harsh words he has had with the church in Corinth and how their response to God has led to a richer, fuller life in Christ!

In this episode, Paul is telling the Corinthian church that TODAY is the day to begin living IN CHRIST, and that the life in Christ is a life that cannot be shaken regardless of our circumstances!

In this episode, Paul lays out the simple gospel, that Christ has made the relationship between God and us right and that we also ought reconcile our relationships with others!

In this episode, we are reminded that God uses ordinary, fallible people to reveal His glory!

In this episode, Paul is talking about the face-to-face encounter that we are invited to have with God, and how we are called to reflect God's glory to the world!

In this episode, Paul is telling the Corinthian church that in Christ, all of God's promises are YES and AMEN!

In this episode, Paul summarizes several truths about the life of faith in a few short sentences!

In this episode, we are reminded that because of Christ's resurrection sin, guilt and death have been defeated!

In this episode, we look at the nature of love and are challenged to examine ourselves to see if our lives and our movements are moving us to greater and greater love.

In this episode, Paul reminds them of Jesus admonition to remember Him by receiving the Eucharist!