Date Reading(s) Verses 01-Oct Titus 1:1-9 9 02-Oct Titus 1:10-16 7 03-Oct Titus 2:1-10 10 04-Oct Titus 2:11-15 5 05-Oct Titus 3:1-8 8 06-Oct Titus 3:9-15 7 07-Oct II Timothy 1:1-7 7 08-Oct II Timothy 1:8-12 5 09-Oct II Timothy 1:13-18 6 10-Oct II Timothy 2:1-13 13 11-Oct II Timothy 2:14-26 13 12-Oct II Timothy …
Monthly Archives: September 2020
September 30 / I Timothy 6:17-21
I Timothy 6:17-21 They [the rich] are to do good, to be rich in good works, to be generous and ready to share, thus storing up treasure for themselves as a good foundation for the future, so that they may take hold of that which is truly life. (vv. 18-19) Paul gives us good advice …
September 29 / I Timothy 6:11-16
I Timothy 6:11-16 Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called… (v. 12a) Paul gives Timothy two admonitions here – that he (and we?) need to fight for “the faith” and that we need to more regularly consider that we are called to eternal life. …
September 28 / I Timothy 6:1-10
I Timothy 6:1-10 Those who have believing masters must not be disrespectful on the ground that they are brothers; rather they must serve all the better since those who benefit by their good service are believers and beloved. (v. 2) At first this seemed to be a strange comment from Paul, in that he already …
September 27 / I Timothy 5:17-25
I Timothy 5:17-25 My Study Bible guided me well this morning – almost the entire reading today is speaking about elders, all except the last three verses. Seeing this reading in its full context makes it more clear than taking a verse out of context. Today’s first three verses obviously point to elders. However, verse …
September 26 / I Timothy 5:11-16
I Timothy 5:11-16 But refuse to enroll younger widows, for when their passions draw them away from Christ, they desire to marry and so incur condemnation for having abandoned their former faith. (vv. 11-12) I can’t speak directly to this topic, but Carol and I do have some connection to this sort of outcome. We …
September 25 / I Timothy 5:1-10
I Timothy 5:1-10 So what’s to discuss with today’s reading…? We have different household arrangements today than they did in the 1st century. Widows were in an unenviable situation back then, dependent on their families and (to some extent) the larger society for their welfare. Paul saw that the church needed to step in for …
September 24 / I Timothy 4:12-16
I Timothy 4:12-16 Let no one look down on your youthfulness… (v. 12a, NASB). I don’t think anyone reading this verse needs to apply it directly to him/herself! HOWEVER, we would do well to always give heed to the younger members of our congregation. I believe that we do that at St. Andrew’s – maybe …
September 23 / I Timothy 4:6-11
I Timothy 4:6-11 … for while bodily training is of some value, godliness is of value in every way, as it holds promise for the present life and also for the life to come. (v. 8) I hope and trust that I am pursuing godliness – that I have even moved somewhat along that scale …
September 22 / I Timothy 4:1-5
I Timothy 4:1-5 Now the Spirit expressly says that in later times some will depart from the faith by devoting themselves to deceitful spirits and teachings of demons, through the insincerity of liars whose consciences are seared… (vv. 1-2) The words in these verses are stronger than words that I might use in applying Paul’s …