Articles by: Dr. George M. Flattery
Hebrews 6:9-12 God Does Not Forget
Hebrews 6:9-12 God Does Not Forget Thoughts from Hebrews 6:9-12 God will reward faithful living and service. That…
1 Timothy 2:1-7
1 Timothy 2:1-7 More Thoughts about 1 Timothy 2:1-7 First, Paul begins this chapter with this statement: “First…
1 Timothy 3:1-16
1 Timothy 3:1-16 More Thoughts about 1 Timothy 3:1-7 In this passage, Paul lists the qualifications for overseers…
1 Timothy 4:1-15
1 Timothy 4:1-15 More Thoughts about 1 Timothy: 4:1-5 As Paul writes to Timothy, he declares: “But the…
1 Timothy 5:1-25
1 Timothy 5:1-25 Thoughts about 1 Timothy 5:1-2 Paul’s letters to Timothy are commonly regarded as Pastoral Epistles.…
1 Timothy 6:1-26
1 Timothy 6:1-26 Thoughts about 1 Timothy 6:1-3 Paul has taught Timothy how to lead various groups of…
2 Timothy 1:1-18
2 Timothy 1:1-18 Thoughts About 2 Timothy 1:1-2 This was Paul’s final letter. He wrote to Timothy to…
2 Timothy 2:1-26 Vessels of Honor
2 Timothy 2:1-26 Vessels of Honor Thoughts from 2 Timothy 2:1-26 Vessels of Honor In verse 21 of…
2 Timothy 4:1-22
2 Timothy 4:1-22 NAS 2 Timothy 4:1 I solemnly charge you in the presence of God and of…
Acts 10:20
Acts 10:20 NAS Acts 10:20 “But arise, go downstairs, and accompany them without misgivings; for I have sent…
Acts 16:6-10 Clarify Your Vision
Acts 16:6-10 Clarify Your Vision Thoughts from Acts 16:6-10 Clarify Your Vision Christ has commanded us, as believers, to…
Luke 1:80 Being Strong in Spirit
Being Strong in Spirit Luke 1:80 Thoughts about Being Strong in Spirit Luke 1:80 All of us face…
Colossians 2
Colossians 2 Thoughts about Colossians 2:1-3 Paul writes about his concern for the people in the churches at…
Colossians 4
Colossians 4 More Thoughts About Colossians 4:2-6 The Colossian church was troubled by teachers of false doctrine. So,…
Ephesians 1:1-23
Ephesians 1:1-23 Thoughts about Ephesians For millions of people, this past year has been very tough. Many people…
Ephesians 3:1-21
Ephesians 3:1-21 More Thoughts about Ephesians 3:1 Paul begins the third chapter of his letter to the Ephesians…
Ephesians 4:1-32
Ephesians 4:1-32 More Thoughts about Ephesians 4:1-6 In this chapter, Paul begins the second half of his letter…
Ephesians 6:1-24
Ephesians 6:1-24 More Thoughts about Ephesians 6:1-4 Paul has just talked about the relationship between husbands and wives.…
Ephesians Themes
Ephesians Themes Thoughts about Themes in Ephesians What are the major themes of the book of Ephesians? I…
Exodus 33:14 The Presence of God
Exodus 33:14 The Presence of God NAS Exodus 33:14 And He said, “My presence shall go with you,…
Hebrews 11:6 Paths to Faith-Reason
Hebrews 11:6 Paths to Faith-Reason Thoughts about Paths to Faith Beginning today, I am going to post several…
John 1:35-51
John 1:35-51 Thoughts from John 1:35-51 As I announced before, I am doing a series of posts on…
John 7:14-17 Paths to Faith-Obedience
John 7:14-17 Paths to Faith-Obedience When people come to faith in Christ, it sometimes takes a while. They…
Luke 4:16-21
Luke 4:16-21 Thoughts from Luke 4:16-21 Broadly speaking, the mission of Christ was to preach the kingdom of…
Luke 7:19-30 and Matthew 14:1-12
Luke 7:19-30 and Matthew 14:1-12 Thoughts from Luke 7:19-30 and Matthew 14:1-12 The Problem of Suffering Through the…
Multi-scripture, Paths to Faith; Christ’s Works
Paths to Faith—Christ’s Works NAS Luke 7:19 And summoning two of his disciples, John sent them to the…
Mark 14:47-52
Mark 14:47-52 Thoughts on Mark 14:47-52 It is the last night of Jesus’ ministry on earth. Jesus and…
Matthew 3:13-15
Matthew 3:13-15 Thoughts from Matthew 3:13-15 Why was Jesus baptized by John the Baptist? Jesus told us why…
Matthew 4:1-11
Matthew 4:1-11 Thoughts from Matthew 4:1-11 Today, I will begin a series of posts based on the words…
Matthew 4:4 The Word—Source of Life
Matthew 4:4 the Word—Source of Life Thoughts from Matthew 4:4 We have been talking about Paths to Faith,…
Matthew 16:13-19 Paths to Faith-Revelation
Paths to Faith Matthew 16:13-19 Thoughts about Paths to Faith Matthew 16:13-19 We have been discussing reason as…
Matthew 13:45-46
Matthew 13:45-46 Thoughts from Matthew 13:45-46 We often talk about values. Most people are concerned about economic and…
Matthew 16:13-16 Walking with Jesus
Matthew 16:13-16 Walking with Jesus Thoughts about Walking with Jesus: Matthew 16:13-16 When people think about visiting Israel,…
Matthew 26:26-46
Matthew 26:26-46 The Passion and Power of Christ Thoughts about the Passion and Power of Christ: God desires…
Matthew 27:46 Determine Your Destiny
Determine Your Destiny Thoughts from Matthew 27:46 For a few days, we will focus on Matthew 27:46 and…
Matthew 28:16-20 Jesus and His Authority
Matthew 28:16-20 Jesus and His authority Thoughts from Matthew 28:16-20. In this passage, Jesus gave the Great Commission.…
Philippians 4:7-9
Philippians 4:7-9 Thoughts from Philippians 4:7-9. With this text as a basis, I will be writing for a…
Titus 3:5-6 Renewal
Titus 3:5-6 Renewal Thoughts from Titus 3:5-6 Renewal When we talk about our spiritual lives, we often hear…
Titus 3:1-15
Titus 3:1-15 More Thoughts about Titus: 3:1-15. Chapter three in Paul’s letter to Titus contains one of his…
Titus 2:1-15
Titus 2:1-15 More Thoughts about Titus 2:1-15 Paul says to Titus: “But as for you, speak the things…
Titus 1:1-3:15
Titus 1:1-3:15 Thoughts about Titus 1 Timothy, 2 Timothy, and Titus are commonly known as the Pastoral Epistles.…
Romans 8:14-17 Assurance of Salvation
Romans 8:14-17 Assurance of Salvation Thoughts from Romans 8:14-17. In today’s world, millions of people subscribe to the…
Romans 15:13 Abound in Hope
Romans 15:13 Abound in Hope Thoughts about Romans 15:13. In this text, Paul says, “Now may the God…
Romans 12:10-11 Fervent in Spirit
Romans 12:10-11 Fervent in Spirit Thoughts About Romans 12:10-11: Fervent in Spirit A full life includes our being…
Romans 12:1-21 God’s Fulfilling Will
Romans 12:1-21 God’s Fulfilling Will Thoughts from Romans 12:1-21. My subject for a few days will be “God’s…
Romans 8:18-30 The Will of God
Romans 8:18-30 The Will of God Thoughts from Romans 8:18-30 The Will of God Our text is a…
Romans 8:1-3 Freedom from Guilt
Romans 8:1-3 Freedom from Guilt NAS Romans 8:1 there is therefore now no condemnation for those who are…
Philippians 4:10-20 Contentment
Philippians 4:10-20 Contentment Thoughts from Philippians 4:10-20 Contentment Millions of people everywhere are discontented. There is such an…
Philippians 4:1-23
Philippians 4:1-23 More Thoughts about Philippians: 4:1-3. In his letter to the Philippians Paul has dealt with the…
Philippians 3:1-21
Philippians 3:1-21 More Thoughts about Philippians: 3:1-21. After writing concerning Timothy and Epaphroditus, Paul returns to his admonitions.…
Philippians 3:1-16
Philippians 3:1-16 Thoughts from Philippians 3:1-16. We have just discussed several aspects of our spiritual walk that may…
Philippians 2:1-30
Philippians 2:1-30 Thoughts About Philippians: 2:1-4. The last paragraph of chapter one emphasizes the unity of the Spirit…
Philippians 1:18-26
Philippians 1:18-26 Thoughts from Philippians 1:18-26. As we pursue our goals in life, both for personal living and…
Philippians 1:1-2
Philippians 1:1-2 Thoughts about Philippians 1:1-2. Paul’s salutation in his letter to the Philippians is written in the…
Philippians
Philippians Thoughts about Philippians. Most of my posts have been about various topics based on Biblical passages. Today,…
Matthew 19:12
Matthew 19:12 Thoughts from Matthew 19:12 My “thoughts” for a few days will be what Jesus said about…
Luke 4:43
Luke 4:43 Thoughts from Luke 4:43 After being tempted by the devil, Jesus went to Nazareth and preached…
John 2:13-25
John 2:13-25 Thoughts from John 2:13-25 As previously announced, we are studying the words of Jesus. Today, we…
Hebrews 11:1-2, 6, 32-40
Hebrews 11:1-2, 6, 32-40 NIV Hebrews 11:1 Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance…
Hebrews 10:36 Discipline of Delay
Hebrews 10:36 Discipline of Delay Thoughts about Delay For my next “thoughts,” I will comment on the role…
JOHN 5:1-9, MARK 9:14-29, AND MARK 1:40-45 Healing
Healing Thoughts from John 5:1-9, Mark 9:14-29, and Mark 1:40-45 These are Scriptures about Divine Healing We often…
1 PETER 2:9-10 God’s People
1 PETER 2:9-10 God’s People Thoughts About God’s People 1 Peter 2:9-10 The problems of life are many!…
Ephesians 6:18-20
Ephesians 6:18-20 Thoughts from Ephesians 6:18-20 This passage will be our text for the next few days. I…
Ephesians 5:1-33
Ephesians 5:1-33 More Thoughts about Ephesians: 5:1-2 Here, Paul introduces more instructions on Christian living by stating a…
Ephesians 3:14-21
Ephesians 3:14-21 Thoughts from Ephesians 3:14-21 My topic today, based on Paul’s prayer in this passage, is “becoming…
Ephesians 2:1-22
Ephesians 2:1-22 More Thoughts about Ephesians 2:1-3 Chapter one of Paul’s letter to the Ephesians emphasized God’s spiritual…
Luke 14:25-30, Hebrews 11:1-6, Acts 10:19-24, Matthew 25:14-30
Doing the Kingdom’s Business Thoughts about Doing the Kingdom’s Business As I talk about this subject, I will…
Colossians 3
Colossians 3 More thoughts about Colossians 3:1-4 In these verses, Paul writes what one writer calls a “hinge”…
Colossians 1
Colossians 1 Thoughts about Colossians Starting today, I will begin posting comments on Paul’s letter to the Colossians.…
Acts 8:4-24
Acts 8:4-24 Thoughts from Acts 8:4-24 In this passage, Luke tells the story of one of the great…
Acts 10:9-16
Acts 10:9-16 Thoughts from Acts 10:9-16 We are commenting on the breakthrough of the gospel among the Gentiles.…
2 Timothy 3:1-16
2 Timothy 3:1-16 More Thoughts about 2 Timothy 3:1-5 Paul begins 3:1-5 by saying, “But realize this, that…
2 Timothy 2:1-26
2 Timothy 2:1-26 NAS 2 Timothy 2:1 You, therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is…
1 John 3:1-3
1 John 3:1-3 Thoughts From 1 John 3:1-3 We Shall Be Like Him. We as Christians have an…
1 Timothy 1:1-6:21
1 Timothy 1:1-6:21 Thoughts about 1 Timothy Today, I will begin a series of posts about Paul’s letters…
Psalm 17:15; 18:29; and 26:11 Perspective
Perspective Thoughts about Perspective. Occasionally, it is wise for each of us to step away from our normal…
Job 33:4-6
Job 33:4-6 NAU Job 33:4 “The Spirit of God has made me, And the breath of the Almighty…
Isaiah 45:15, Job 13:24 The Hiddenness of God
The Hiddenness of God Thoughts about the Hiddenness of God. As Christians, we read our Bibles, pray, go…
2 Chronicles 15:1-7
2 Chronicles 15:1-7 NAS 2 Chronicles 15:1 Now the Spirit of God came on Azariah the son of…
Mark 5:1-20 The Gadarene Demoniac
The Gadarene Demoniac Mark 5:1-20 Thoughts From Mark 5:1-20. After Jesus calmed the storm on the Sea of…
Mark 4:35-41 Calming the Sea
Calming the Sea Mark 4:35-41 Thoughts from Mark 4:35-41. In this passage, Mark tells the story of Jesus…
Matthew 12:22-32 A Blind and Mute Man
A Blind and Mute Man Matthew 12:22-32 Thoughts from Matthew 12:22-32. As Matthew tells the story, Jesus healed…
Luke 7:11-17 The Widow’s Son
The Widow’s Son Luke 7:11-17 Thoughts from Luke 7:11-17. Jesus was making His way to the town of…
Mark 3:1-6 The Man with a Withered Hand
The Man with a Withered Hand Mark 3:1-6 Thoughts from Mark 3:1-6. We have been studying the miracles…
Matthew 9:1-8 The Paralytic
The Paralytic Matthew 9:1-8 Thoughts from Matthew 9:1-8. Matthew tells the story of how Jesus healed and forgave…
Mark 1:29-34 Peter’s Mother-in-Law
Peter’s Mother-in-Law Mark 1:29-34 Thoughts from Mark 1:29-34. Here, Mark tells the story of Jesus healing Simon Peter’s…
Mark 1:21-28 The Capernaum Demoniac
The Capernaum Demoniac Mark 1:21-28 Thoughts From Mark 1:21-28. Mark tells a fascinating story about Jesus, His manner…
Luke 5:1-11 The First Draught of Fishes
Luke 5:1-11 The First Draught of Fishes Thoughts from Luke 5:1-11. Some scholars believe that Luke describes the…
John 4:46-54 The Nobleman’s Son
The Nobleman’s Son John 4:46-54 Thoughts from John 4:46-54. We have just completed our study of the central…
John 2:1-11 Jesus’ First Miracle
Jesus’ First Miracle John 2:1-11 Thoughts from John 2:1-11 Many people face difficult circumstances today. At some point,…
Matthew 6:9-13 “Father”
“Father” More thoughts from The Lord’s Prayer, Matthew 6:9-13. Jesus tells the disciples to address God in this…
Matthew 6:9-13 “Heaven”
“Heaven” More Thoughts from The Lord’s Prayer, Matthew 6:9-13. Jesus exhorted us to begin our prayers with “Our…
Matthew 6:9-13 “Hallowed Name”
“Hallowed Name” NAU Matthew 6:9 “Pray, then, in this way: ‘Our Father who is in heaven, Hallowed be…
Matthew 6:9-13 “Kingdom”
“Kingdom” 10 ‘Your kingdom come. More Thoughts from The Lord’s Prayer, Matthew 6:9-13. The second petition that Jesus…
Matthew 6:9-13 “Come”
“Come” NAU Matthew 6:9 “Pray, then, in this way: ‘Our Father who is in heaven, Hallowed be Your…
Matthew 6:9-13 “Your Will On Earth”
“Your Will On Earth” NAU Matthew 6:9 “Pray, then, in this way: ‘Our Father who is in heaven,…
Matthew 6:9-13 “Give Us Daily Bread”
“Give Us Daily Bread” NAU Matthew 6:9 “Pray, then, in this way: ‘Our Father who is in heaven,…
Matthew 6:9-13 “Forgive Us as We Forgive”
“Forgive Us as We Forgive” NAU Matthew 6:9 “Pray, then, in this way: ‘Our Father who is in…
Matthew 6:9-13 “Deliver Us From Temptation”
“Deliver Us From Temptation” NAU Matthew 6:9 “Pray, then, in this way: ‘Our Father who is in heaven,…
Prayer
Prayer In my last “thoughts” I suggested that you take some time to pray for a request after…
Your Kingdom
Your Kingdom NAU Matthew 6:9 “Pray, then, in this way: ‘Our Father who is in heaven, Hallowed be…
Revelation 3:7-13 – A Door No Man Can Shut!
Introduction Today, I am going to focus on the sixth letter of John to the churches in Asia.…
The Holy Spirit in the Old Testament
Introduction Our focus in this chapter is on the Old Testament believer’s experience of the Spirit. Many studies…