Daily Meditations on the Bible / We stand with Israel
If you point these things out to the brothers and sisters, you will be a good minister of Christ Jesus…
Summary: Paul’s admonition to “point out” certain things makes us wonder what Paul was referring to.
Have you ever wondered what Paul means by “these things” in this passage? Is he talking about just the things in the last paragraph, or is he talking about his whole letter so far?
Continue reading “1 Timothy 4:6a – Paul’s Points”
Tychicus will tell you all the news about me. He is a dear brother, a faithful minister and fellow servant in the Lord.
Summary: Paul mentions one of the men who will carry this letter to Colossae. His name is Tychicus.
I looked up how to pronounce Tychicus’s name, and I wish I hadn’t. I had imagined that it was a name that sounded cool, and now I found out that it is completely the opposite.
According to my source,* the real pronunciation sounds like someone saying “too” and then making a sound like coughing up a hairball, then “key,” and finally, “toss” only with a “k” instead of a “t.” (If you are serious about this kind of thing, the phonetic pronunciation is “too-khee-kos’.”)
Continue reading “Colossians 4:7 – Paul’s Friend”I became a servant of this gospel …
Summary: Being a servant is not a glorious occupation. In fact, it can be downright degrading and physically painful. Yet, being in the service of the gospel is serving the Lord, and isn’t that what we really need to be about?
Continue reading “Ephesians 3:7a (II) – Serving the Lord”