Paul shares with Timothy the portrait of a Christian servant and the pattern he should be encouraging others to follow.The post The Picture of a Devoted Servant (2 Timothy 2:14-26) first appeared on The Oasis.

Paul shares with Timothy the realities of the Christian life that all of us must come to grips with if we are going to navigate this life successfully.The post What Every Christian Should Know Before Becoming a Christian (2 Timothy 2:1-13) first appeared on The Oasis.

Paul reminds Timothy that there is nothing more important than the ministry that God has entrusted to him. There is nothing on earth that will stretch us more or is as difficult but throughout our lives and even throughout eternity, nothing will be as rewarding fulfilling. So Paul would say to all of us to hang in there, it’s all worth it.The post A Cause Worth Living and Dying For (2 Timothy 1:8-18) first appeared on The Oasis.

All of us have dreams and expectations about our lives but Paul reveals to Timothy that becoming who God created him to be is what makes this life have meaning more than anything else.http://theoasisaz.com/?p=2182&preview=trueThe post Being Who We Were Created To Be (2 Timothy 1:1-7) first appeared on The Oasis.

Paul encouraged the Thessalonians to be strong for their own sake. However, in this passage he reminds them that they need to be strong in order to bless and benefit others also. We need to be “iron sharpening iron.”The post Being Strong for Others (2 Thessalonians 3:6 – 18) first appeared on The Oasis.