Entries by David Guzik
Is God Pleased to Bless Your Service?
Be pleased, O LORD, to deliver me; O LORD, make haste to help me! (Psalm 40:31) Many of you have preached and served God, His people, and a needy world over the weekend. Here’s a quick thought that might bless and brighten your Monday. Think of how King David prayed in Psalm 40:13: Be pleased, O […]
The Preacher’s Heart Prays Psalm 33
Our soul waits for the LORD; He is our help and our shield. For our heart shall rejoice in Him, Because we have trusted in His holy name. Let Your mercy, O LORD, be upon us, Just as we hope in You. (Psalm 33:20-22) I’m writing this on Monday, the day after a Sunday that […]
Not Given to Wine
For a bishop must be… not given to wine. (Titus 1:7) Paul told Titus to look for leaders for the many new churches on the island of Crete, and he told him to look for the best leaders possible. The measure of the men suited for leadership was not to be found in their talent, […]
Jähzornig
Denn ein Aufseher muss untadelig sein … nicht jähzornig. (Titus 1,7) Als Paulus die Qualifikationen für Leiter in Gottes Gemeinde auflistet, ist eine davon – die dritte oder vierte, je nachdem wie man zählt – die, dass ein Aufseher, ein Leiter von Gottes Kindern nicht jähzornig sein darf. Wenn wir das Wort „jähzornig“ lesen, denken wir […]
Live with Pastor David – Episode 6
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Nach Gottes Willen, nicht eigenmächtig
Denn eine Aufseher muss untadelig sein als Haushalter Gottes, nicht eigenmächtig. (Titus 1,7) Paulus gab Titus ein Liste mit Beschreibungen, wie der Charakter von den Männern sein soll, die Gottes Kinder anführen. Die erste Eigenschaft auf dieser Liste war, dass ein Mann untadelig sein muss (Titus 1,6), und wir haben uns diese Charaktereigenschaft schon angesehen, […]
Bad and Bitter Temper
For a bishop must be blameless… not quick tempered. (Titus 1:7) As Paul listed the list of qualifications for leaders among God’s people, one quality mentioned – coming as the third or fourth, depending on how one counts – is that the bishop, the overseer, the leader among God’s people must not be quick tempered. When […]
God-Willed, Not Self-Willed
For a bishop must be blameless, as a steward of God, not self-willed. (Titus 1:7) Paul gave Titus a list describing the character to look for in men who would be leaders among God’s people. The first item of the list was that a man should be blameless (Titus 1:6), and we previously looked at that […]