Devotions

“A widow is to be put on the list only if she is not less than sixty years old, having been the wife of one man” (1 Timothy 5:9) We…

“Prescribe these things as well, so that they may be above reproach.  But if anyone does not provide for his own, and especially for those of his household, he has…

“But she who gives herself to wanton pleasure is dead even while she lives” (1 Timothy 5:6). If we live for the body, the body is dead already.  Pleasures are…

“Now she who is a widow indeed and who has been left alone, has fixed her hope on God and continues in entreaties and prayers night and day” (1 Timothy…

“Honor widows who are widows indeed; but if any widow has children or grandchildren, they must first learn to practice piety in regard to their own family and to make…

“Do not sharply rebuke an older man, but rather appeal to him as a father, to the younger men as brothers, the older women as mothers, and the younger women…

“Pay close attention to yourself and to your teaching; persevere in these things, for as you do this you will ensure salvation both for yourself and for those who hear…

“Do not neglect the spiritual gift within you, which was bestowed on you through prophetic utterance with the laying on of hands by the presbytery.  Take pains with these things;…

“Until I come, give attention to the public reading of Scripture, to exhortation and teaching” (1 Timothy 4:13). The “I” here is Paul, but it could just as well be…

“Prescribe and teach these things.  Let no one look down on your youthfulness, but rather in speech, conduct, love, faith and purity, show yourself an example of those who believe”…