The Great Physician “The good physician treats the disease; the great physician treats the patient who has the disease.” ~ Sir William Osler Sir William Osler, one of the “Big Four” founding professors of Johns Hopkins Hospital explained the difference between a good doctor and a great doctor. As I pray, I often attribute the …
It’s that time of year again. It is time to deck the halls, find the freshly stocked eggnog, and sing the same three songs over and over and over and over again. Likely the only time such repetition is accepted begins around Thanksgiving (sometimes sooner) and ends around the new year! As Americans, it seems …
“I will praise the Lord according to his righteousness: and will sing praise to the name of the Lord most high.” ~ Psalm 7:17 Thankfulness to God is expected and to Christians, is understood. God is good to us and good, period. We have much to praise God for. Examples being: His providence, His love to us, and importantly, …
I could praise You with my lips unending, for the entirety of my life yet it would still fall infinitely short, to what is due to You. Adoration is a word that comes to mind when I think of Your holiness (Philippians 2:10). Nonetheless, no mortal word could quite exact your splendor (Psalm 145:5). But …
In America, there are many troubles lurking that may lead to death. Crime, cancer, car accidents, diabetes, and much more. Death does not discriminate. But the top killer has been and still is- Heart disease. This term encompasses a large variety of illnesses surrounding the heart, but one killer still holds a certain fear in …
Reading of Colossians 1:1-14 Position a. “The Devil knows he cannot touch our position, so he attacks our condition.” ~ Anonymous 2 Corinthians 5:17 Only God can identify with true perfection. 2. Christ; Head of all Principalities (2:10) a. Romans 12:5 When one hears all principalities, some only think of the Church, but this verse …
1:1-7 Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated unto the gospel of God, (Which he had promised afore by his prophets in the holy scriptures,) Concerning his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, which was made of the seed of David according to the flesh; And declared to be the Son …
3:1 This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. Verse 3:1 has had trouble being understood by various commentaries; nonetheless, it is generally agreed upon as the time preceding the second coming of Jesus. More specifically, our current dispensation which would cease at the Rapture of the Church. This message presents …
1:1-2 Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, according to the promise of life which is in Christ Jesus, To Timothy, my dearly beloved son: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord. Paul’s salutation in 2 Timothy is similar yet holds stark differences from the …
4:1-3 Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils; Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron; Forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with …