Episodes
Tuesday Feb 28, 2017
COA #106 - Use Your Gifts Wisely
Tuesday Feb 28, 2017
Tuesday Feb 28, 2017
At first read, this command seems so obvious as to be unnecessary. Who would choose to use a gift unwisely?
Thursday Feb 23, 2017
COA #105 - Be Sensitive to the Weak in Faith
Thursday Feb 23, 2017
Thursday Feb 23, 2017
It is occasionally easy to read Paul's words about the "weak on faith" from the self-aggrandizing perspective of my maturity.
Tuesday Feb 21, 2017
COA #104 - Encourage One Another
Tuesday Feb 21, 2017
Tuesday Feb 21, 2017
Encouragement is personal. This command clearly comes as a corollary to building up the body of Christ. It is not limited, however, to our relationships with Christians or a church environment. We are exhorted to encourage all men, all women, all children, in all circumstances. This is a 24/7 command.
Thursday Feb 16, 2017
COA #103 - Pursue and Emphasize What Builds Up the Body of Christ
Thursday Feb 16, 2017
Thursday Feb 16, 2017
The analogy of building is used throughout Scripture as symbolic of spiritual growth and development. It is an especially apt image with respect to the church.
Tuesday Feb 14, 2017
COA #102 - Older Men and Women, Teach Younger Men and Women
Tuesday Feb 14, 2017
Tuesday Feb 14, 2017
Christian teaching is built on maturity not celebrity. Gray hair not star power is the guide for leadership in the church.
Thursday Feb 09, 2017
COA #101 - Do Not Be Anxious to Teach or Place the Immature in Leadership
Thursday Feb 09, 2017
Thursday Feb 09, 2017
The "young prodigy" and "famous star" syndromes represent constant temptations for modern Christendom, especially in an era of worldwide entertainment and media exposure.
Tuesday Feb 07, 2017
COA #100 - Equip Yourselves For Fitness to Teach Spiritual Completeness
Tuesday Feb 07, 2017
Tuesday Feb 07, 2017
We climax this series of commands to build mature beliefs (Hebrews 6:1: Let us...go on to maturity) with an exhortation that expands maturity out of the merely personal.
Thursday Feb 02, 2017
COA #99 - Do Not Be Deceived
Thursday Feb 02, 2017
Thursday Feb 02, 2017
The two "D's" we considered earlier are intrinsically linked--Discernment and Deception. Obviously they are opposites. It is discernment that guards against deception.