The prayers of Paul I started this series on the prayers of Saint Paul found in his writings in the New Testament back on the first Friday of August 2022. This last post was published on the last Friday of July 2023. It has been a year, though there have been breaks for Advent and …
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Respect—2 Timothy 1:16-18
The prayers of Paul Chapter 1 of Paul's Second letter to Timothy can be be read as being one long prayer which he interrups to introduce a new subject, in this case respect. It follows the pattern of his first letter, where the first two chapters can be considered a prayer. This is a series …
Unnatural talent?-2 Timothy 1:3-7
The prayers of Paul Paul is praying for Timothy, and God gives him a clear picture of Timothy's faith which Paul now shares with Timothy. This is an example of the gift of prophecy in action. This is a series of the prayers of St Paul found in the letters attributed to him in the …
Pray without quarrelling—1 Timothy 2:1-9
The prayers of Paul We are still in the opening prayer of Paul in his first letter to Timothy. The short version is that prayer should be for all by all. For a slightly longer version, read on. This is a series of the prayers of St Paul found in the letters attributed to him …
Transformation—1 Timothy 1:12-17 part 2
The prayers of Paul In part 1 we looked at Paul's argument that the law is good, it shows where dangers lie but it does not transform lives. The Gospel shows the glory of God in Jesus and Jesus transforms people. Paul sets out in the prayer about how his life has been transformed. This …
Anxiety—Philippians 4:6-7
The prayers of Paul This is a series on the prayers of St Paul found in the letters attributed to him in the order he is believed to have written them. Letters to the same place or person will be treated together with the first letter to that destination. There are two prayers here. The …
Two-way—Philippians 1:19
The prayers of Paul This is a series of the prayers of St Paul found in the letters attributed to him in the order he is believed to have written them. Letters to the same place or person will be treated together with the first letter to that destination. This prayer shows two two-way processes, …
Truthful thinking—Philippians 1:9–11
The prayers of Paul This is a series of the prayers of St Paul found in the letters attributed to him in the order he is believed to have written them. Letters to the same place or person will be treated with the first letter to that destination. This prayer can be seen as a …
But Jesus…—Philippians 1:3-6
The prayers of Paul This is a series of the prayers of St Paul found in the letters attributed to him in the order he is believed to have written them. Letters to the same place or person will be treated together with the first letter to that destination. 3 I thank my God in all my …
Keep on praying-Ephesians 6:18-21
The prayers of Paul This is a series on the prayers of St Paul found in the letters attributed to him in the order he is believed to have written them. Letters to the same place or person will be treated together with the first letter to that destination. The letter to the Ephesians is …
Making an ass of myself 