
Heroism and Daily Service
Read: Romans 16:3-4; Acts 18:1-4 . . . who risked their necks for my life. (Rom. 16:4) In one of the churches I served, the story is still told about

Read: Romans 16:3-4; Acts 18:1-4 . . . who risked their necks for my life. (Rom. 16:4) In one of the churches I served, the story is still told about

Read: Romans 16:1-16, 21-23 Greet one another with a holy kiss. All the churches of Christ greet you. (v. 16) As a pastor coming to a new church, one of

Read: Romans 16:17-26; 15:22-24 I appeal to you, brothers, to watch out for those who cause divisions. (16:17) A teacher once told me that good books are best approached by

Read: Philippians 4:10-23 I know how to be brought low. (v. 12) What comes to your mind when you hear the phrase “brought low”? Is it rejection, loneliness, the sacrifice

Read: Philippians 4:1-9 And the peace of God . . . (v. 7) In the busyness of life, in the confusion of culture, in the constant bustle at breakneck pace,

Read: Philippians 4:1-9 Stand firm thus in the Lord. (v. 1) One of my favorite hymns goes like this: “On Christ the solid rock I stand; all other ground is

Read: Philippians 4:1-9 In everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving. (v. 6) Is thankfulness the most elusive of all virtues? Maybe so. All I know is that when I

Read: Philippians 3:11-21 I press on to make it my own. (v. 14) Press on. Wherever you read this, take a moment to sit back and let those words do

Read: Philippians 3:1-11 . . . by becoming like him in his death. (v. 10 NRSV) “I want to know Christ” (v. 10 NRSV). It’s such a comforting statement—so much