From: "Phil Rembleski" <PHIl@rescuechurchofchrist.org>
To: "1111RESCUEMEMBERS"
Sent: Wed, Aug 3, 2022 at 6:01 AM
Subject: 8-3-22 THOUGHTS
8-3-22 THOUGHTS
Paul was an unlikely character to be “placed in God’s service”. Yet there he is, and powerfully there! Practiced PURE LOVE and SINCERE FAITH, is set over against “FRUITLESS DISCUSSION.” Paul, the mean angry man, a violent aggressor, became a powerful preacher of the Gospel of Christ. May our God place us in His service to use, with love from a pure heart, the talents He has given us! Php 4:13 I can do all things through Him who strengthens me.
It is time for each of us to play the man to the end! 1Cor 16:13 Be on the alert, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong.
1Tim 1:1-17 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus according to the commandment of God our Savior, and of Christ Jesus, who is our hope, 2 To Timothy, my true child in the faith: Grace, mercy and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord. 3 As I urged you upon my departure for Macedonia, remain on at Ephesus so that you may instruct certain men not to teach strange doctrines, 4 nor to pay attention to myths and endless genealogies, which give rise to mere speculation rather than furthering the administration of God which is by faith. 5 But the goal of our instruction is love from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith. 6 For some men, straying from these things, have turned aside to fruitless discussion, 7 wanting to be teachers of the Law, even though they do not understand either what they are saying or the matters about which they make confident assertions. 8 But we know that the Law is good, if one uses it lawfully, 9 realizing the fact that law is not made for a righteous person, but for those who are lawless and rebellious, for the ungodly and sinners, for the unholy and profane, for those who kill their fathers or mothers, for murderers 10 and immoral men and homosexuals and kidnappers and liars and perjurers, and whatever else is contrary to sound teaching, 11 according to the glorious gospel of the blessed God, with which I have been entrusted. 12 I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who has strengthened me, because He considered me faithful, putting me into service, 13 even though I was formerly a blasphemer and a persecutor and a violent aggressor. Yet I was shown mercy because I acted ignorantly in unbelief; 14 and the grace of our Lord was more than abundant, with the faith and love which are found in Christ Jesus. 15 It is a trustworthy statement, deserving full acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, among whom I am foremost of all. 16 Yet for this reason I found mercy, so that in me as the foremost, Jesus Christ might demonstrate His perfect patience as an example for those who would believe in Him for eternal life. 17 Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.
My Prayer:
Father, give us pure hearts that are not mixed with selfish and vain motives. Keep our consciences good and our faith sincere. Give us the desire and the will to be serving followers in the Kingdom. Help us to develop, and grow, and mature as we labor for the things that matter. Teach us eternity, O God, we learn the world so easily. Help us to set our desires on things above, not on the things of this earth. We would abide in you, O God. In Jesus name, Amen.