Church Of The Lost Sheep

"And the Lord’s servant must not be quarrelsome but must be kind to everyone, able to teach, not resentful." -Apostle Paul writing to the Leader of the 1st church in Ephesus, 1st century 2 Timothy 2:24 in the New International Version [This is the  11t h  lesson of this  series ] The Apostle Paul started the 1st church in the city of Ephesus. He then moved to plant another church in another city. He left Timothy to lead the church in Ephesus. Paul is aware that being a church leader is not going to be easy. There will be frustrations, misunderstandings, disagreements, differences in opinion and even divisions. This is why he was writing letters of instructions to Timothy. Love The teacher should rise above these and be able to instruct with love. They should be able to show kindness, gentleness and self-control. They are to be calm, tempered and patient, and their words and actions reflecting grace, mercy and the love of Our heavenly Father.  Image Credit: dailyverses.n

" Every Scripture passage is inspired by God. All of them are useful for teaching, pointing out errors, correcting people, and training them for a life that has God’s approval. They equip God’s servants so that they are completely prepared to do good things." -Apostle Paul writing to Timothy, 1st century 2 Timothy 3:16-17 in God's Word Translation [This is the  8t h  lesson of this  series ] Christians are fun people to be with. The funniest thing is that whenever a fellow Christian say something, other believers find the smallest thing to criticize, completely overlooking all other things said they are agreeable with. That is our human nature at work, our eyes are drawn to that tiny smudge on an otherwise completley clean and pressed white shirt someone is wearing. Always. It is like an itch that we need to get rid of.  With brothers and sisters in the faith like that, who needs enemies? No wonder Christ has not returned for His bride yet. Even after 2,000 years t