Daily Bread Pastor Mike Anderson

1 Timothy 4 - NIV   4 The Spirit clearly says that in later times some will abandon the faith and follow deceiving spirits and things taught by demons. 2 Such teachings come through hypocritical liars, whose consciences have been seared as with a hot iron. 3 They forbid people to marry and order them to abstain from certain foods, which God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and who know the truth. 4 For everything God created is good, and nothing is to be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving, 5 because it is consecrated by the word of God and prayer. Some of the false teachers were teaching a strict legalism in areas like marriage and food, yet not following the same rules they had set for others. They were teaching that things God created which brought pleasure to the body were by nature bad. Jesus taught that the things we put into our body are not what are bad, but those things which come out of our hearts.  Sure overeating, getting drunk...

1 Timothy 3 - NIV Enduring Word Commentary Qualifications for Overseers and Deacons 3 Here is a trustworthy saying: Whoever aspires to be an overseer desires a noble task. 2 Now the overseer is to be above reproach, faithful to his wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach, 3 not given to drunkenness, not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome, not a lover of money. 4 He must manage his own family well and see that his children obey him, and he must do so in a manner worthy of full[a] respect. 5 (If anyone does not know how to manage his own family, how can he take care of God’s church?) 6 He must not be a recent convert, or he may become conceited and fall under the same judgment as the devil. 7 He must also have a good reputation with outsiders, so that he will not fall into disgrace and into the devil’s trap. Sometimes people imply that the early church had little to no structure, but that isn't true. While the early church was nimble, it had a system...

1 Timothy 2 - NIV Enduring Word Commentary Instructions on Worship 2 I urge, then, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for all people— 2 for kings and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness. 3 This is good, and pleases God our Savior, 4 who wants all people to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth. 5 For there is one God and one mediator between God and mankind, the man Christ Jesus, 6 who gave himself as a ransom for all people. This has now been witnessed to at the proper time. 7 And for this purpose I was appointed a herald and an apostle—I am telling the truth, I am not lying—and a true and faithful teacher of the Gentiles. Paul urges them not to just pray for him and other churches, but also those in authority in the secular world. In our day it would like praying for President Trump, and all of our national, state and local government leaders. This is an excellent example ...

1 Timothy 1 - NIV Welcome to Paul's first letter to his protege Timothy. Click on this link to understand the context of Paul's letter to Timothy. It is written by Chuck Swindoll, beloved pastor and teacher. I would highly recommend you read Pastor Swindoll's synopsis as it gives valuable insight into the nature of Paul's pastoral letters to Timothy, and then Titus.  Corrected Link for Insight for Living Introduction to 1 Timothy Here is a brief summary,  The book of 1 Timothy is a New Testament letter traditionally attributed to the Apostle Paul, offering instructions and counsel to his younger colleague Timothy regarding leadership and conduct within the church in Ephesus. It addresses issues like false teachings, the roles of church leaders, and the importance of a life of faith and integrity. Google AI Enduring Word Commentary 1 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the command of God our Savior and of Christ Jesus our hope,  2 To Timothy my true son in the faith: ...

2 Thessalonians 3 Enduring Word Commentary   Request for Prayer 3 As for other matters, brothers and sisters, pray for us that the message of the Lord may spread rapidly and be honored, just as it was with you. 2 And pray that we may be delivered from wicked and evil people, for not everyone has faith. 3 But the Lord is faithful, and he will strengthen you and protect you from the evil one. 4 We have confidence in the Lord that you are doing and will continue to do the things we command. 5 May the Lord direct your hearts into God’s love and Christ’s perseverance. Paul was passionate about prayer for the Thessalonians, but he is not too proud to ask for prayer as well. We can see his heart for God's Word, as his prayer is that the gospel would spread rapidly. Paul's greatest passion was the spread of the gospel. Though he spent time encouraging all of the churches he planted, he is always praying for those who have not yet heard the gospel.  Do you have a heart for the gospel t...

2 Thessalonians 2 - NIV Enduring Word Commentary The Man of Lawlessness 2 Concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered to him, we ask you, brothers and sisters, 2 not to become easily unsettled or alarmed by the teaching allegedly from us—whether by a prophecy or by word of mouth or by letter—asserting that the day of the Lord has already come. 3 Don’t let anyone deceive you in any way, for that day will not come until the rebellion occurs and the man of lawlessness[a] is revealed, the man doomed to destruction. 4 He will oppose and will exalt himself over everything that is called God or is worshiped, so that he sets himself up in God’s temple, proclaiming himself to be God. Paul continues to teach on Jesus' coming and how all believers will be gathered to him. Again this points to a pre-tribulation rapture. Paul also needs to expose a false teaching in the church that Jesus had already come. It seems strange that anyone who knew anything about Jesus' ...