Stop drinking only water, and use a little wine because of your stomach and your frequent illnesses. 1st Timothy 5:23 Two men worked together in a large company. One was a Christian and the other a Muslim. The Christian believed that the food served in the company cafeteria was to be eaten with a... Continue Reading →
Deserve Wages
For the Scripture says, "Do not muzzle the ox while it is treading out the grain," and "The worker deserves his wages." 5:18 NIV Professionals were flown in for the filming of a New Year´s Eve show in Japan. They were all specialists in some exciting activity. They were given students that were public... Continue Reading →
Dead Even While
But the widow who lives for pleasure is dead even while she lives. 1st Timothy 5:6 NIV The job paid well. It also came with a certain prestige. The man who worked there was not really famous, but he got to feel that way by the rock-star lifestyle. Every day during the touring season,... Continue Reading →
As Family
Do not rebuke an older man harshly, but exhort him as if he were your father. Treat younger men as brothers, older women as mothers, and younger women as sisters, with absolute purity. 1st Timothy 5:1-2 NIV The young girl was visiting family at her grandmother´s village in Spain. She was walking around the... Continue Reading →
Because You Are Young
Don't let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith and in purity. 1st Timothy 4:12 NIV The little guy was not exceptionally fond of boats. He had been on enough of them to know they made him... Continue Reading →
Holding Promise
For physical training is of some value, but godliness has value for all things, holding promise for both the present life and the life to come. 1st Timothy 4:8 NIV After several days of intense physical training, the selection of young men lined up for the last stage of their tryout. It was an... Continue Reading →
Everything
For everything God created is good, and nothing is to be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving, 1st Timothy 4:4 The dog was mean. He was a Bull Terrier and his name was Impi. This meant warrior in some African languages. He lived up to his name. He did not like being petted,... Continue Reading →
Know the Truth
They forbid people to marry and order them to abstain from certain foods, which God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and who know the truth. 1st Timothy 4:3 NIV They met at the beach. Two families laid out their towels and began to enjoy the holiday. The children played... Continue Reading →
Abandon Faith
The Spirit clearly says that in later times some will abandon the faith and follow deceiving spirits and things taught by demons. 1st Timothy 4:1 NIV The preacher stood to give his talk that morning. It could have been a moment of strengthening faith and of ushering souls closer to God. But that morning,... Continue Reading →
Mystery of Godliness
Beyond all question, the mystery of godliness is great: He appeared in a body, was vindicated by the Spirit, was seen by angels, was preached among the nations, was believed on in the world, was taken up in glory. 1st Timothy 3:16 NIV Two Landrovers stood under a large spreading tree near an African... Continue Reading →
