Living Room Study

1st Timothy 4
“Command and teach these things.  No one should despise your youth; instead, you should be an example to the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, in purity.”  1 Timothy 4: 11-12
Last year, I got a phone call from my 12 year old son, Wyatt.  He had just hit the age [...]

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1st Timothy 3
“But if I should be delayed, I have written so that you will know how people ought to act in God’s household, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and foundation of the truth.  And most certainly, the mystery of godliness is great: God was MANIFESTED in the flesh, JUSTIFIED [...]

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1st Timothy 2
“First of all, then, I urge that petitions, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for everyone, for kings and all those who are in authority, so that we may lead a tranquil and quiet life in all goodness and dignity.  This is good, and it pleases God our Savior, Who wants everyone to [...]

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1st Timothy 1
“As I urged you when I went to Macedonia, remain in Ephesus, so that you may command certain people not to teach other doctrine or to pay attention to myths and endless genealogies.  These promote empty speculations rather than God’s plan, which operates by faith.  Now the goal of our instruction is love [...]

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2nd Thessalonians 2
“Don’t you remember that when I was still with you I told you about the man of lawlessness?  And you currently know what restrains him, so that he will be revealed in his time.  For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work; but the one now restraining will do so until he [...]

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2nd Thessalonians 1
“God is just.  He will pay back trouble to those who trouble you and give relief to those who are troubled, and to us as well.  This will happen when the Lord is revealed from Heaven in blazing fire with His powerful angels” 2nd Thess 1:6-7
My wife and I have four children.  In our [...]

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1 Thessalonians 5
“So then, we must not sleep, like the rest, but we must stay awake and be sober.  For those who sleep, sleep at night, and those who get drunk are drunk at night.  Since we are of the day, we must be sober and put on the armor of faith and love on [...]

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1 Thessalonians 4
“Finally then, brothers, we ask and encourage you in the Lord Jesus, that as you have received from us how you must walk and please God – as you are doing – do so even more.”  1 Thessalonians 4: 1
There are basically two types of slaves:  those forced into it, and those who [...]

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1 Thessalonians 3
“In fact, when we were with you, we told you previously that we were going to suffer persecution, and as you know, it happened.  For this reason, when I could no longer stand it, I also sent to find out about your faith, fearing that the Tempter had tempted you and that our [...]

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1 Thessalonians 2
“So we wanted to come to you – even I, Paul, time and again – but Satan hindered us.  For who is our hope, or joy, or crown of boasting in the presence of the Lord Jesus at His coming?  Is it not you?  For you are our glory and joy!”  1 Thessalonians [...]

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