2 Timothy 3:16-17

"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..."

"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.

"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 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

"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..."

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.

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.

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

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.

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