A Clay Jar

Encouraging, comforting, and urging you to live lives worthy of God, who calls you into his kingdom and glory. (1 Thess. 2:12 NIV)

Christianity

This is an upper-level category for A Clay Jar. It encompasses all of the posts that are related to Christianity. This includes small Bible devotionals, longer book and topic studies, and larger theological posts.

unexpected answer to prayer

An Unexpected Answer to Prayer – Luke 1:18

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How do you respond when your prayer is answered in an unexpected way? Do you doubt, like Zechariah? Or rejoice in what God is doing?

Abram Believed the Lord – Genesis 15:6

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Abraham had every reason in the world to doubt what God had promised him. But he believed, and God counted that belief as righteousness.

Gather together as the church

The Church that Meets in Your Home – Philemon 1:2

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The church is wherever believers are. It is good to gather together in our homes and be united in heart, mind, and spirit.

Relating to people

Instructions for Relating to People – Titus 3:1

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Rules for life! Paul gives us in this short passage some instructions for relating to various groups that we come into contact with.

Say no to ungodliness

Say No to Ungodliness – Titus 2:12

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Dare to be different, to say no to the ungodliness that is so rampant in our society. Instead, live an upright and godly life.

By their actions

By Their Actions, They Deny Him – Titus 1:16

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Can the world around me recognize the truth of my relationship with Christ by the life I live? Or by my actions and words do I deny him?

No Regrets

Finishing With No Regrets – 2 Timothy 4:7

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Will you stand before the Lord with no regrets, having fought the good fight, finished the race, and kept the faith?

Scripture: Inspired by God to Train and Equip – 2 Timothy 3:16-17

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The Scripture is given to us by God to train us in the Christian life and to equip us for service in the kingdom. It's up to us to use it.

the doctrine of the nature of Jesus Christ

The Doctrine of the Nature of Jesus Christ

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The nature of Jesus . . . He is the second person of the Trinity. And he is both fully God and fully man, perfectly united into one person.

Having a form of godliness

Having a Form of Godliness – 2 Timothy 3:1-5

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Don't be a Sunday Christian, having a form of godliness on Sunday morning, and then being like the world the rest of the week.

Approved and unashamed

An Approved and Unashamed Worker – 2 Timothy 2:15

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I need to seek to faithfully serve God in such a way that, when I stand before him at the end of this life, I will be approved and unashamed.

power, love, and self-discipline

The Spirit of Power, Love, and Self-discipline – 2 Timothy 1:7

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This verse is meaningful to those of us who are timid. God has given us his Spirit, the Spirit of power, love, and self-discipline.