Author Archives: Mark Shields

Unfinished Masterpiece

Posted on July 10, 2019 by Mark Shields

This day with God, let us take in the discipline from His Word found in 1 Timothy 3:1-13 which explains the characteristics that pastors should have including being faithful to their spouse, being temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, and good teachers … Continue reading →

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Encouragement

Posted on July 9, 2019 by Mark Shields

Your words have supported those who stumbled; you have strengthened faltering knees. – Job 4:4 One takeaway from the post “Powerful Words” is the amazing guidance and instruction you can get from the Bible. Words are powerful as they can … Continue reading →

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Powerful Words

Posted on July 8, 2019 by Mark Shields

This day with God, let us take in the encouragement, instruction, and guidance from His Word. In 1 Timothy 2:8-15, adverbs are used to help describe the actions we should take. Adjectives are used giving color in order to paint … Continue reading →

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Armor to Win our Battles

Posted on July 5, 2019 by Mark Shields

In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. – Ephesians 6:16 The post “Faith and Integrity” points out what is needed to extinguish all … Continue reading →

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Faith and Integrity

Posted on July 3, 2019 by Mark Shields

The goal is loving God and His people. Reading in 1 Timothy 1:18 through 2:7, to meet the goal requires following God’s plan for us which is a meshing of a pure heart and a good conscience. Accepting Jesus and … Continue reading →

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