2 Timothy 3

"Dear Faithful Follower, You need to be inspired if you are going to face the challenges of living in these last days. As Paul warned Timothy, there....."

"Dear Father, Savior, Undergird me with your grace during the days of stress that are present in these last times. Keep me from going in the direction..."

"Dear Father, Help me adhere to right teaching, proper conduct, the right aim in life and faith. Help me hold on patience, love, and steadfastness,..."

Is there a real difference? What would you say? Ron Rose talks about the difference between living with faith and being religious and asks if there is a difference between being a Christian and being religious.

"But you must remain faithful to the things you have been taught. You know they are true, for you know you can trust those who taught you. You have..."

"But you must remain faithful to the things you have been taught. You know they are true, for you know you can trust those who taught you. You have been taught....."

What's a young guy got to do? Rubel Shelly wades into the Tim Tebow issue with some good insight and a reminder to wait and see how this all turns out.

"Dear Friend, In a few days, I will be leading you through My Revelation to John; it contains My message to the churches of Asia Minor — and to...."

Be careful, reading this can lead to all sorts of changed behavior! Rubel Shelly reminds us that the Bible is far from safe and is dangerous to read because it challenges us and changes us and brings us to Jesus to be transformed.

"They will be unloving and unforgiving; they will slander others and have no self-control. They will be cruel and hate what is good. They will betray....."

Beyond Google to God? We can search Google and the Internet for all sorts of things, but the truth is going to be found in Jesus and His Word.

What makes Scripture inspired truth? Phil Ware remembers an old mentor who has gone to be with Jesus, Neil Lightfoot, and as he recalls a lesson from John 4 about real faith is also reminded about the nature of inspired truth.

Isn't it time you put this back into your daily life? Phil Ware continues his shift series, focusing on our need to read Scripture because it is from God and useful to our living and beneficial and able to make us wise and leads us to salvation.

But it is not so much doubting God as doubting ourselves! Phil Ware shares insight into sharing the story of Jesus and its power based on his trips to Thailand and Peru and the young men and women with whom he has shared Jesus' story and shared his heart.

It always brought tears to her eyes when she thought of the first part of Genesis. Tom Norvel reminisces about the days our personal copy of the Bible and our visits to church were something precious and asks us to think through how important they are to us today.

"All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the servant of God  may be thoroughly..."

"Remember this! In the last days there will be many troubles, because people will love themselves, love money, brag, and be proud. They will say evil....."

"Yes, and everyone who wants to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution. But evil people and impostors will flourish. They will..."

"Every part of Scripture is God-breathed [Spirit-inspired] and useful one way or another — showing us truth, exposing our rebellion, correcting our..."

Inspirational illustration of 2 Timothy 3:16-17 -- All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful to teach us what is true and to make us realize what is wrong in our lives. It corrects us when we are wrong and teaches us to do what is right. God uses it

Inspirational illustration of 2 Timothy 3:16-17 All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.

Where do Bibles come from? Knowing the Scriptures is a special blessing we must never take for granted.

How does your garden grow? Like a fine garden, a marriage relationship takes cultivation and care

"Dear Friend, I want you to know Me. I'm not talking about knowing more about Me — although that is a good thing and something I invite you to....."

"Dear Disciple, In today's verses, I AM in the final preparation stages of leaving My disciples and ascending back to the Father. Although the..."

Do we really want the message of God homogenized and filtered by someone else? To know what God says we must, like the young woman in Tanzania, read the Bible. We must become people of the Book, again.

We know Jesus is God's greatest Word, but can we trust the Scriptures that lead us to him? James Nored and Phil Ware share in video and word messages that help us understand that we are part of God's great story of Jesus and that we have a story to share as well.

Is there REALLY an app for that? Nothing replaces reading God's Word.

Do you really believe in the God of power? Bill Sherrill reminds that if we don't believe in the God of power today, it will be hard for those who don't believe in God to listen to us talk about the great deeds of God from long ago.

"From infancy you have known the holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. "

Inspirational illustration of 2 Timothy 3:15 -- 15and how from infancy you have known the holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.© Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible SocietyAll rights re

"Dear Beloved, One of the great blessings that you have received from Us — Father, Son, and Spirit — is the Bible, the "holy Scriptures."...."

So what is our faith really about? Phil Ware talks about what is most important about the Bible and the focus of Scripture and the answer is simple: Jesus must be the center of everything.

What can I do when I get in a tough place in my study group? Elaine Hardt shares some helpful suggestions for small group Bible study.

Do we really need rules? God's word is given to us to be a blessing and to give us a happy life.

Do you really know why God gave us the Bible? The Bible is given to us to help us know God and how to live for God, not to judge others.

What do donkeys, sharks, and airplanes have in common? Russ Lawson reminds us to check out what we are told from Scripture, because just like made up statistics, the facts are not always what is presented to us.

What if your mom knew? One way to help us sort through the moral dilemmas of the day is to ask what our mom would think if we did it?

Are you listening? Phil Ware continues his series on the Holy Spirit focusing on listening to the Spirit's voice and how we hear God and Jesus and the Spirit in our daily life.

What greater need when it is lacking and what greater blessing when present? Faith is not heriditary, it is learned and nurtured, often my loving momthers who take motherhood seriously.

Have you really been listening for God in his word? If we are to grow in our spiritual walk, we must exercise the Spirit within us and one way is lectio divina, sacred reading.

Do you really KNOW the truth? Real knowledge is experiential knowledge: knowledge we've gained by acting on the truth.

Without Jesus at the center of our faith, we are left with only an empty form of religion. Phil Ware talks about what is most important about the Bible and the focus of Scripture and the answer is simple: Jesus must be the center of everything.

We are blessed to have the Holy Spirit and the Scriptures that the Spirit inspired to guide our steps in a confusing and dangerous world. Demetrius Collins and Phil Ware lead us in a virtual, DIY, worship through words and music using YouTube videos to remember God's faithfulness to his promises, the victory our God has promised to us, and the importance of obeying the Scriptures God has gi

So why mess with the Old Testament anyway? Rubel Shelly shares insight on the whole Bible and our need to read the whole Bible, not just the New Testament.

What do you do with the people who treat rules as if they are only suggestsions? God created us and knows how we function best. Why do we think we know better?

Why is it so hard for us to get this one key point? Scot McKnight shares some things on his heart about Scripture, the Bible, and how we have misplaced it as the Church and forgotten to listen to God speak through His Word.

What prizes have you found in Scripture? Phil Ware shares with us the surprises that he found in reading 2 Timothy and compares them with prize eggs at an event called Eggstravaganza.

How can we fire it up a notch? While we are gifted and called by God to our ministries, we must commit to fan into flame the gifts given us!

Can you see the real world as clearly as a child? Kids often know the difference between truth and lie and what is real world and what is not.

Is it more than just mere words? The gospel is about a lot more than words -- without the power of a transformed life it means little.

All anyone wants to talk about is Jesus! Phil Ware concludes his series on Inviting Jesus back to church with this message on Jesus being our center.

Have you been trusting in the wrong things? It is so easy to be deceived by the evil one, but the Scriptures can help us like they helped Jesus overcome temptation.

You don't have to have an e-reader to hold a library in your hands The bestselling book of all time, the Bible is actually a library of books, covering the gamut of human experiences and human emotions.

What have you been thinking about lately? More than needing to think, we need to think about the right things!