Immanuel Fellowship

We begin this series by looking at Ezekiel 34 when God gives a severe warning to those who have been called to be shepherds yet are not caring for the flock, not going after the scattered, not healing the hurting. Rather they are feeding themselves! The promise, however, is that God will raise up a perfect and good Shepherd one day....that is Jesus Christ.

 

 

SHOW LESS

It is easy to skip over the lives of many of the lesser know saints mentioned in the New Testament. Epaphroditus is one such example of a person that we should imitate. His story is found in Philippians 2:25-30.

The Scriptures (2Timothy 3) clearly speak of difficult days ahead when people will become lovers of self, lovers of money, and lovers of pleasure. It is the spirit of this age. Sadly, this is creeping into the Church. Evil men and imposters will go from bad to even worse. They will deceive many. So how do we escape the deception of the spirit of this age? The last part of the chapter (2 Timothy 3) gives us the answer!

We are told in 1 Timothy 3:1-5 that in the last days men will become lovers of self, lovers of money, and lovers of pleasure.  Other words are also describe the condition of mankind in the last days.  While we may see this deterioration of society taking place around us, as Christians, we must stand firm in godly behavior and speech that he has called us to.

Usually bitterness begins with a small misunderstanding or offense. Sometimes bitterness is caused by a legitimate concern of being mistreated. Regardless, bitterness will grow if unchecked, and eventually can cause devastating effects on us. Even more important, bitterness can turn off the flow of God’s grace over our lives. It is essential that we know how to avoid bitterness and how to overcome it.