The Teacher´s Word for Today

We can either bring hearts to the Lord or sadly help them miss their chance of coming to know Christ. Our indifference to their plight only displays the selfishness within our own hearts. Shall we pray that we can care about God´s lost children just as He does and as He tried to teach us to... Continue Reading →

Worthy of Respect

Teach the older men to be temperate, worthy of respect, self-controlled, and sound in faith, in love and in endurance.  Titus 2:2  NIV   Under tall spreading trees, a whole pack of dogs heralded his arrival.  He strolled casually from his office building towards the main house where his lunch was being served in a... Continue Reading →

Divine Power

The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds.  2nd Corinthians 10:4  NIV   Heavy steel grates barred the windows of the small church school to prevent grenades from being tossed through to where the students sat at their desks.  Every couple... Continue Reading →

Letter Kills, Spirit Gives

He has made us competent as ministers of a new covenant--not of the letter but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.  2nd Corinthians 3:6  NIV   In the classroom the teacher hung a few simple rules:  I sit in my chair, I am quiet, I respect others, I use... Continue Reading →

To Show God´s Approval

No doubt there have to be differences among you to show which of you have God's approval.  1st Corinthians 11:19  NIV   She worked hard.  More than that she cared about the children she taught.  Her children loved her and were happy to learn.  The school where she worked was a religious institution.  They prided... Continue Reading →

Raised From Sin

By his power God raised the Lord from the dead, and he will raise us also.  1st Corinthians 6:14  NIV The invitation came and all the boys got together.  After a couple of hours, the best man announced that it was time to go out.  They loaded up and drove to the boulevard.  It was... Continue Reading →

Divided

Is Christ divided? Was Paul crucified for you? Were you baptized into the name of Paul?  1st Corinthians 1:13  NIV The church that our David grew up in became divided.  Some felt strongly about some issues and others felt equally convicted of their understandings.  Good friends eventually chose to worship in separate places.  God´s children... Continue Reading →

Thanks

I always thank God for you because of his grace given you in Christ Jesus.  1st Corinthians 1:4 NIV Our boy David grew up to have sons of his own.  He always felt the love his parents showered upon him.  Now he tries to share that same kind of love with his own children.  But... Continue Reading →

Wretched Man

What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me from this body of death?  Romans 7:24  NIV There is a new illness today that has spread into our societies.  It is the love of self.  It has crept even into the fold and into the hearts of God´s children.  Most times we don´t even... Continue Reading →

Oppose God

So if God gave them the same gift as he gave us, who believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I to think that I could oppose God?"  Acts 11:17  (NIV)   Here we have a gathering of believers.  They have sold everything to step out in faith in Jesus Christ.  They have professed... Continue Reading →

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