Youth and Old Age
Posted Dec 26 2009
Flee also youthful lusts: but follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart – 2 Timothy 2:22
Youthful lusts are not limited to physical attraction. They include excessive desires for popularity, acceptance, worldly success, or academic achievement.
The lusts that Paul warns us against are any of the […]
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Posted Dec 20 2009
He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed – Proverbs 13:20
There is an interesting insight within this proverb that gives hope, as well as warning. Notice the language of purposeful intimacy that is used in both the positive and contrasting negative admonitions.
He that walks with wise […]
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Posted Dec 17 2009
Whosoever shall give you a cup of water to drink in my name, because ye belong to Christ, verily I say unto you, he shall not lose his reward – Mark 9:41
We often look for the big, splashy acts of service or devotion by which we can prove our love for God. But Jesus says […]
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Posted Dec 03 2009
by Justin Huffman
Having his own father pass away while studying “Letters from a Wise Father” leads to some unique and touching insights as Justin Huffman concludes the series with this message.
The opening 8 chapters of Proverbs are perhaps the most relevant, practical, targeted message for young people in all the Bible… and is ultimately meant […]
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Posted Nov 26 2009
The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that seek the LORD shall not want any good thing – Psalm 34:10
Why do you think the psalmist specifies “young” lions? It is for the same reason that Isaiah writes, “even the youths shall faint and be weary” (40:30).
There is a vitality and strength that […]
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