Glory be to God in the highest Amen!!! Glory be to God in the highest Amen!!! For His Mercy enduerth forever Amen!… For His Mercy enduerth forever Amen!!!…// Thank You for saving me Thank You my Lord… Thank You for saving me Thank You my Lord…x2
Our Father, we Thank You, we bless Your Holy Name… Hallow be Thy Name… Let Thy kingdom come and Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven… Glory Alleluia… Praise the Living Jesus…
How Great is our God!… Sing with me …How Great is our God!!! All we sing …How Great!… How Great is our God!!!
Come and see the Lord is Good…Come and see the Lord is Good…. There is nothing He cannot do… Come and see the Lord is Good….
Yes the Lord is to us… if you believe shout alleluia…. It is a beautiful day if you ask me… and God will make it beautiful indeed in Jesus Name Amen!!!
Yesterday we dwelt on evangelism … “Catch, Live, Impact” and today we will be considering another interesting topic that says “Everyone Needs A Paul , A Barnabas, And A Timothy in His life….”
What does it means to have all these people around you? Beloveth… If you are Bible student… these three names rings a bell…
We will be analyzing each of them in character as it will help you to identify each of such persons in your life… Permit me to say that these three may not be in your life all at the same time… it may not also remain one or same individual….
But as you grow in the things of the Lord … God will implant each of these personalities as deem fit at the right time in your life… to help your Christian journey… may God help us we pray… Amen!!!
Come along with us for more discoveries:
Everyone Needs A Paul, A Barnabas, And A Timothy In His Life
PAUL: Yesterday, I had coffee with an old friend who set out a decade ago to affect the business community of his city for Christ. God graciously granted him a reasonably fruitful ministry. Along the way, however, his marriage fell apart. “Dwight, if I had had a Paul in my life, my marriage would not have failed.” As he spoke, I was reminded of 1 Corinthians 4:14:
“Even though you have ten thousand guardians in Christ, you do not have many fathers, for in Christ Jesus I became your father through the gospel. Therefore I urge you to imitate me.” (See 1 Corinthians 4:16; 11:1; Philippians 3:7; 4:9)
QUESTION: Do you currently have a Paul in your life? Someone who knows the real you? Someone who challenges you? Someone who models godly character and discipline, and builds them into your life? Someone who lends a more mature perspective to your life? Someone who has earned your trust enough to probe the sensitive and hidden areas of your life? Someone who is committed to walking with you through the difficult times? In a word, a Paul. A spiritual father.
BARNABAS (“Encourager” – Acts 4:36) was used of God to bring Paul out of Antioch and into a fruitful ministry where the two of them teamed up. (Acts 11:25, 26) (See Acts 11:30; 12:25; 13:1, 2, 14, 43, 46, 50; 14:1-3, 23; 15:12, 22, 34)
QUESTION: Do you have a Barnabas in your life? A buddy with whom you can freely share the good, the bad, and the ugly? Someone who will tell it like it is when you don’t want to hear it? (Proverbs 27:6) Someone who is committed to hanging in there with you through thick and thin? (Proverbs 17:17; 18:24)
TIMOTHY: In his travels, Paul ran into a young follower of Christ named Timothy (Acts 16:1-4). For the next decade or so, the Apostle invested deeply into his life. Reflecting back on their friendship, Paul wrote,
“You… know all about my teaching, my way of life, my purpose, faith, patience, love, endurance, persecutions, sufferings—what kinds of things happened to me… the persecutions I endured… ” (2 Timothy 3:10, 11a,c) (See Acts 20:18)
In similar fashion, Paul encouraged Timothy to also invest his life into others: “And the things you have heard me say in the presence of many witnesses entrust to reliable men who will also be qualified to teach others.” (2 Timothy 2:2) (See 1 Thessalonians 1:5, 6)
QUESTION: Do you have a Timothy in your life? Someone into whose life you are currently investing?
Having a Paul, a Barnabas, and a Timothy in our life will indeed play a significant role in (1) fostering our growth toward spiritual maturity, and (2) helping us fulfill Christ’s Great Commission.
Yes! the Lord will help us to grow… in Him through Him and for Him Amen! Amen!! Amen!!!
Further Reading -2Chr.25:9, Eph.1:13, Tit.2:11-14, Exo.33:19, Jude.21, 2Cor.5:1-4,18-21,2Pet.3:9
Remain blessed in the Lord.
