Category Archives: teaching

they will veer off to myths

20220620 they will veer off to myths 2 Timothy 4:1-5 (JDV) 2 Timothy 4:1 I seriously warn you before God and Christ Jesus, who is going to judge the living and the dead, and because of his appearing and his … Continue reading

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gently instructing opponents

20220617 gently instructing opponents 2 Timothy 2:22-26 (JDV) 2 Timothy 2:22 Flee from youthful passions, and pursue righteousness, faith, care, and peace, along with those who call on the Lord from a pure heart.2 Timothy 2:23 But reject foolish and … Continue reading

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contentment or controversy

20220520 contentment or controversy 1 Timothy 6:3-10 (JDV) 1 Timothy 6:3 If anyone teaches differently and does not agree with the wholesome words of our Lord Jesus Christ and with the teaching that promotes godliness, 1 Timothy 6:4 he is … Continue reading

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sharing some common ground

sharing some common ground Colossians 1:1-2 (JDV) Colossians 1:1 Paul, a missionary¹ of Christ Jesus by God’s preference,² and Timothy our brother: Colossians 1:2 To the devotees³in Christ at Colossae, who are faithful brothers and sisters. Favor to you and … Continue reading

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unteaching

unteaching Acts 15:22-35 (JDV) Acts 15:22 Then the missionaries and the elders, with the whole congregation, decided to select men who were among them and to send them to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas: Judas, called Barsabbas, and Silas, both … Continue reading

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missionary work

missionary work Acts 11:19-30 (JDV) Acts 11:19 Now those who had been scattered as a result of the trouble that started because of Stephen made their way as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch, speaking the word to no one … Continue reading

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poisonous grapes

poisonous grapes Deuteronomy 32:32-35 (JDV) Deuteronomy 32:32 For their vine is from the vine of Sodom and from the fields of Gomorrah. Their grapes are poisonous; their clusters are bitter. Deuteronomy 32:33 Their wine is serpents’ venom, the deadly poison … Continue reading

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our responsibility to teach

  Deuteronomy 4:9-10 (JDV) Deuteronomy 4:9 “Only be careful and diligently watch your throats,1 or else2 you will forget the things your eyes have seen and they will slip from your mind as long as you live. Teach them to … Continue reading

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millstones and movements

devotional post # 2015 Luke 17:1-2 Luk 17:1 Also, he said to his disciples, “Stumbling blocks are not out of the question, but tragedy will happen to the one through whom they come! Luk 17:2 It would be better for … Continue reading

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authoritative teaching

THEY ARE NOT READY FOR THIS Luke 4:31-35 Luk 4:31 And he came down to Capernaum, a town of Galilee, and was teaching them on the Sabbath. Luk 4:32 And they were astounded at his teaching, because it was authoritative. … Continue reading

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