Month: July 2018

Managing God’s Household
(Prayer Walk thro 1 Tim 4-6)

Backgrounder: Timothy, a young
disciple discovered by Paul on
his second missionary journey,
enjoyed a unique relationship
with the apostle. Referred to
by Paul as his “beloved son”,
Timothy ministered alongside
with Paul as a missionary and
later received the challenging
assignment of pastoring the church
at Ephesus. Paul’s first letter
resembles a manual for building
church leadership and principles
to impact the lives of others.

Dear Lord, we realise that right
belief and right behaviour are
critical for anyone who serves.
Help us manage Your household
by knowing Your Word, obey it;
and be wholly committed to Christ.
Lord, help us Be Example of You;
Care and Honour our Elders and
Fight the Good Fight. Amen.
Continue reading “Praying thro 1 Timothy (Jul 22)”

Having Right Belief & Behaviour
(Prayer Walk thro 1 Tim 1-3)

Backgrounder: Timothy, a young
disciple discovered by Paul on
his second missionary journey,
enjoyed a unique relationship
with the apostle. Referred to
by Paul as his “beloved son”,
Timothy ministered alongside
with Paul as a missionary and
later received the challenging
assignment of pastoring the church
at Ephesus. Paul’s first letter
resembles a manual for building
church leadership. More generally,
it is a rich mine of principles
for anyone who wishes to have
impact in the lives of others.

Dear Lord, we realise that right
beliefs and right behaviour are
critical for anyone who desires
to lead or serve in the church.
Help us know Your Word, obey it;
and be wholly committed to Christ.
Lord, help us Be Patient like You;
help us Hold On to Your Word
& help us Pray in Unity. Amen.
Continue reading “Praying thro 1 Timothy (Jul 21)”

Preview on Paul’s Pastoral Letters

We have been Chronologically
covering the Bible. In the Gospels,
Jesus is being presented as
the obedient Servant in Mark,
the Savior of the world in Luke,
Israel’s Messianic King in Matthew
and the Son of God in John gospel.
We have also covered Acts which
chronicles Growth of the Church.
Then Paul urges the Galatians to
live by Faith alone, Thessalonians
to Serve ahead of Second Coming,
to Corinthians to Live Rightly,
to Romans Justification by Faith,
Ephesians living as Body of Christ
to Colossians Doctrinal Purity; and
to Philippians the Call to Unity.

Next, we go to the pastoral letters:
Timothy, a young disciple Paul
discovered on his 2nd missionary
journey (Act 16:1) enjoyed a unique
relationship with the apostle.
Referred to as his “own son in
the faith”, Timothy ministered
side by side with Paul as a
missionary, and later received
the challenging assignment of
pastoring the church at Ephesus.
Paul’s first letter to him resembles
a manual for building church
leadership. More generally, it is
a rich mine of principles for anyone
who wishes to have a spiritual
impact in the lives of others.
Continue reading “Preview on Pastoral Letters (Jul 21)”

God Promises We Shall Reap

Backgrounder: Galatians is Paul’s
manifesto of justification by faith.
He directs this charter of Christian
freedom to people who are about
to forsake the priceless liberty they
possess in Christ. Jewish legalists
are influencing the believers in
Galatia to trade their freedom
in Christ for bondage to the law.
Paul writes to refute their false
gospel of works & to show the
superiority of justification by faith.

Lord, we will Not Lose Heart:
You will always Harvest what
you plant… But those who live
to please the Spirit will harvest
everlasting life (Gal 6:7-8).
And let us not grow weary while
doing good, for in due season we
Shall Reap if we Do Not Lose Heart.
Therefore, as we have opportunity,
let us do good to all, especially to
the household of faith (9-10) Amen
Continue reading “Prayer Thot for the Day (Jul 20)”

God Gives You Spiritual Fruitfulness

Backgrounder: Galatians is Paul’s
manifesto of justification by faith.
He directs this charter of Christian
freedom to people who are about
to forsake the priceless liberty they
possess in Christ. Jewish legalists
are influencing the believers in
Galatia to trade their freedom
in Christ for bondage to the law.
Paul writes to refute their false
gospel of works & to show the
superiority of justification by faith.

Lord, we Yield to Your Control:
When the Holy Spirit Controls
our lives, He will produce this
kind of fruit in us: Love, Joy, Peace,
patience, kindness, goodness,
faithfulness, gentleness and
self-control (Gal 5:22-23) Amen.
Continue reading “Prayer Thot for the Day (Jul 19)”

God Frees Us To Serve

Backgrounder: Letter to Galatians
is essentially Paul’s manifesto of
justification by faith. Paul directs
this charter of Christian freedom
to people who are about to forsake
the priceless liberty they possess
in Christ. Certain Jewish legalists
are influencing the believers in
Galatia to trade their freedom
in Christ for bondage to the law.
Paul writes to refute their false
gospel of works & to show the
superiority of justification by faith.

Lord, we are Free to Serve You:
It is for freedom that Christ has
set us free. Stand firm then, and
do not let yourselves be burdened
again by a yoke of slavery (Gal 5:1)
You were called to be free. But do
not use your freedom to indulge
the fresh; rather serve one
another humbly in love (v13) Amen
Continue reading “Prayer Thot for the Day (Jul 18)”

God Adopts You As His Child

Backgrounder: Letter to Galatians
is essentially Paul’s manifesto of
justification by faith. Paul directs
this charter of Christian freedom
to people who are about to forsake
the priceless liberty they possess
in Christ. Certain Jewish legalists
are influencing the believers in
Galatia to trade their freedom
in Christ for bondage to the law.
Paul writes to refute their false
gospel of works & to show the
superiority of justification by faith.

Father God, we Love You:
When the set time had finally
come, God sent His Son, born
of a woman, born under the law,
to redeem those under the law,
that we might receive adoption
to sonship (Gal 4:4-5).
So you are no longer a slave,
but God’s child; and since you
are His child, God has made you
also an heir (Gal 4:7). Amen.
Continue reading “Prayer Thot for the Day (Jul 17)”

Christ Living in Me

Backgrounder on Galatians 1-3:
This epistle is Paul’s manifesto of
justification by faith and the liberty
that produces. Paul directs this
great charter of Christian freedom
to people who are about to forsake
the priceless liberty they possess
in Christ. Certain Jewish legalists
are influencing the believers in
Galatia to trade their freedom
in Christ for bondage to the law.
Paul writes to refute their false
gospel of works & to show the
superiority of justification by faith.

Lord, we will Live For You:
For through the law I died to the
law so that I might live for God.
I have been crucified with Christ;
it is no longer I who live, but
Christ lives in me; and the life
which I now live in the flesh
I Live By Faith in the Son of God,
who loved me and gave Himself
for me. (Gal 2:19-20). Amen.
Continue reading “Prayer Thot for the Day (Jul 16)”