Sermons & Devotionals by David Servant
David Servant
Day 182, Titus 1
It is thought that this letter was written some time after Paul's trial before Nero and his subsequent acquittal, perhaps around AD 66, which would place it after the final chapter of Acts. Paul obviously continued traveling and ministering just as before his imprisonment, and after planting churche... Read More
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Day 183, Titus 2
The world is watching to see if there is any difference between us and them. They are watching for two reasons. Some observe us because they are sincerely searching for some meaning to life, and they wonder if we have something that they don't. Their hearts are open. If they observe hypocritical beh... Read More
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Day 184, Titus 3
Once we've been walking with the Lord for a while it is easy to forget that we were once walking in darkness and enslaved to sin, and our forgetfulness breeds disrespect for those who are living as we once did. We should, however, guard ourselves against such pride and show "every consideration for ... Read More
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Day 185, 1 Peter 1
Scholars often place the date of Peter's writing his first epistle between AD 60 and 64, the latter of which is the assumed time of his martyrdom. Peter wrote to persecuted believers who were scattered across modern Turkey, and he reminded them from the outset of his letter that they were "aliens," ... Read More
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Day 186, 1 Peter 2
Today's chapter continues Peter's emphasis on holiness. Obviously, believers are capable of committing the sins of malice, deceit, hypocrisy, envy and slander, otherwise Peter would not have felt a need to admonish his readers to put them all aside (2:1). Of course, lying, hypocrisy, jealousy and en... Read More
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Day 187, 1 Peter 3
There is just no getting around it. The New Testament teaches wives to be submissive to their husbands. We read it today from Peter and we've read it before in Paul's writings (1 Pet. 3:1-6; Eph. 5:22-24; Col 3:18). Of course, both Peter and Paul have instructions about how husbands should treat the... Read More
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Day 188, 1 Peter 4
Who wants to suffer? Not me! Who may want me to suffer? God! Why is that? He wants me to be holy, and "he who has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin, so as to live the rest of the time in the flesh no longer for the lusts of men, but for the will of God" (4:1-2). Pain, when it is associated w... Read More
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Day 189, 1 Peter 5
Some modern biblical scholars debate if Peter is actually the author of this epistle. They doubt that an unlearned fisherman could write in such an urbane, cultured style of Greek. They seem to forget that Peter retired as a fisherman about 35 years earlier to embark in a career of public speaking! ... Read More
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Day 19, Matthew 19
In Jesus' time, many Pharisees believed that it was lawful for a man to divorce his wife for just about any reason, all based on a very liberal interpretation of what was meant by the word "indecency" found in Deuteronomy 24:1-4. Among other things, finding a woman who was more attractive than your ... Read More
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Day 190, Jude
When Jude wrote this short epistle---assumed to be some time between AD 66 and 90---he was quite alarmed over a certain heresy that was creeping into the churches. The very gospel itself was being subverted by false teaching, and so Jude wrote an appeal to all true believers to "contend earnestly fo... Read More
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Day 191, 2 Peter 1
Praise God that "grace and peace" (1:2) as well as "everything pertaining to life and godliness" (1:3) are ours by means of "the true knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory and excellence" (1:3). Note that Peter stresses not just knowledge about God, but true knowledge about Him. A false kn... Read More
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Day 192, 2 Peter 2
If Peter wrote his second epistle near the same time as Jude wrote his epistle, then there is little doubt that Peter would have been equally horrified over the heresy that was infiltrating the church then, a heresy that "turned the grace of God into licentiousness" (Jude 4). Peter also describes th... Read More
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Day 193, 2 Peter 3
When reading the New Testament epistles, I am often struck by the stark contrast between what was emphasized by Peter, Paul, James, John and Jude, and what is emphasized in contemporary "Christian" culture, specifically in churches, "Christian" bookstores, and on "Christian" television. These are of... Read More
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Day 194, 2 Timothy 1
Paul's second letter to Timothy could be considered his last words, as he knew that "the time of [his] departure had come" (4:6). He wrote from Rome during his final imprisonment there, apparently during a second trial before Nero. Church tradition tells us that Paul was beheaded just outside Rome i... Read More
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Day 195, 2 Timothy 2
The biblical principle of discipleship is well illustrated at the beginning of today's reading, as Paul writes to Timothy: The things which you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses, entrust these to faithful men who will be able to teach others also (2 Tim. 2:2). This principle is vi... Read More
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Day 196, 2 Timothy 3
Although Paul apparently believed that he would not live to see what he refers to as "the last days," he obviously believed that Timothy might live to see them. Therefore, he wanted him to be ready for the difficult times ahead (3:1). Although sin has always characterized the human race, humanity's ... Read More
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Day 197, 2 Timothy 4
It is difficult not to think that we are living in the time that Paul describes in this chapter, when those within the church "will not endure sound doctrine; but wanting to have their ears tickled, they will accumulate for themselves teachers in accordance to their own desires, and will turn away t... Read More
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Day 198, John 1
The other three Gospels were probably all in circulation by the time that the apostle John wrote his account. Most scholars suggest a date of sometime between AD 90-100. John would have been an elderly man by then, and Peter and Paul would have been in heaven for at least 20 years. Ninety percent of... Read More
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Day 199, John 2
John's Gospel consists of twenty-one chapters, of which the first eleven cover about three years of Jesus' earthly ministry, while the last ten cover just the final week of His life. So John's Gospel is heavily focused on what was the most significant aspect of Jesus' life and ministry, that is, His... Read More
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Day 2, Matthew 2
Today we can glean two very important lessons about God's guidance. By means of a star, God led the wise men from the East. They likely traveled for months as the star led them westward towards Jerusalem, the logical place to find the newborn "King of the Jews." At some point they apparently lost si... Read More
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David Servant ( - )
David Servant is the Founder of Heavens Family, helping the least of these world-wide. David Servant has been serving in ministry since 1979 as a church-planter, pastor, teacher and missionary. When David Servant read the results of his high-school vocational aptitude test, he laughed. The results told him that he was best suited for a career in ministry or in entertainment. At the time, David's future goal was to live in a log cabin in the wilderness and live off the land for the rest of his life. The Lord, however, had different plans for David Servant. God didn't intend for him to run away from the world, but rather to play a part in changing the world by building God's kingdom. David received his call to ministry during his (reluctant) freshman year at Penn State, and one year later was enrolled in Bible School.David Servant is the author of eight books, including Forever Rich, and the The Disciple-Making Minister, a 500-page equipping manual that has been translated into more than 20 languages and is being distributed to tens of thousands of pastors.