“Among them are Hymenaeus and Philetus, who have swerved from the truth, saying that the resurrection has already happened. They are upsetting the faith of some” (2 Timothy 2:17b-18). Throughout…
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“But avoid irreverent babble, for it will lead people into more and more ungodliness, and their talk will spread like gangrene” (2 Timothy 2:2:16-17a). The point of using decent and…
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“Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth” (2 Timothy 2:15). No…
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“Remind them of these things, and charge them before God not to quarrel about words, which does no good, but only ruins the hearers” (2 Timothy 2:14). How many fight…
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THE PRAYERS OF THE CHURCH March 6, 2022: 1st Sunday in Lent Deuteronomy 26:1-11 (creedal confession when giving first fruit) Psalm 91:1-13(God will shield his Righteous One; angels will bear…
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“If we have died with him, we will also live with him; if we endure, we will also reign with him; if we deny him, he also will deny us;…
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“Therefore I endure everything for the sake of the elect, that they also may obtain the salvation that is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory. The saying is trustworthy” (2…
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“Remember Jesus Christ, risen from the dead, the offspring of David, as preached in my gospel, for which I am suffering, bound with chains as a criminal. But the word…
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“Think over what I say, for the Lord will give you understanding in everything” (2 Timothy 2:7). We know that Mary pondered things in her heart. Take this as instruction…
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“An athlete is not crowned unless he competes according to the rules. It is the hard-working farmer who ought to have the first share of the crops” (2 Timothy 2:5-9).…
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