Joe Barnett

Eager to do what is good.           —Titus 2:14 “Good” is a big word in Titus … The church leader is to be “one who loves what is good” (1:8). Older women are “to teach what is good” (2:3). Titus is to set an example “by doing what is good” (2:7). […]

We wait for the blessed hope— the glorious appearing of … Jesus Christ.                            —Titus 2:13 The words crushed his disciples’ hearts—“I will be with you only a little longer” (Jn. 13:33). The only thing that made those unbearable words bearable was the

The Lord knows those who are his.                  —2 Timothy 2:19 Psalm 139 is breathtaking. “O Lord … you know me. You know when I sit and when I rise; you perceive my thoughts from afar. You discern my going out and my lying down; you are familiar

The things you have heard me say in the presence of many witnesses entrust to reliable men who will also … teach others.                                                 —2 Timothy 2:2 “For the support of this

Christ Jesus … has destroyed death and has brought life and immortality to light.                                 —2 Timothy 1:10 Jesus doesn’t guarantee a trouble free life. But he does promise that however rough the road, you have “life in all its

Command those who are rich in this present world not to be arrogant nor to put their hope in wealth.                                —1 Timothy 6:17 Life is a trip between two “nothings.” We brought nothing into this world, and we will take

People who want to get rich fall into temptation … and into many foolish and harmful desires.                              —1 Timothy 6:9 Solomon had a boatload of money. His daddy left him a bundle, and he made a heap on his own. He

If we have food and clothing, we will be content with that.        —1 Timothy 6:8 A big-city magazine recently had 266 ads in a single issue. Ten of them plugged vehicles. Thirty-one advertised residential property and furnishings. Forty-four promoted a variety of things: vacation packages, entertainment, conventions, hotels, banks. And a whopping

We brought nothing into the world, and we can take nothing out of it.                    —1 Timothy 6:7 Cagey advertisers have brainwashed us into believing that happiness is regulated by conditions. In other words, our happiness is determined by such things as our health, wealth, or marriage—leaving

Godliness with contentment is great gain.                       —1 Timothy 6:6 Reading of Paul’s brushes with death, danger, and deprivation is gut-wrenching. Five times he was stripped and flogged with the savage 39 lashes. Three times he was beaten with rods. Once he was stoned. He