Grace Be with You All
- Cornerstone Church
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This week will conclude Hebrews and begin 2 Peter. However, the focus will be on the last writing attributed to Paul in the second letter to Timothy. He is at the end of his life and ministry. Paul is in prison again and suspects that he will be put to death. He writes to his “dearly loved son” in the ministry, Timothy, to instruct and comfort him. The world is a challenging place for Christians in the first century, with pressures from out and in. Paul is encouraging Timothy to remain faithful in his calling and to keep in perspective the prize for which Paul will lose his life. The letter is extremely practical and direct, based on those circumstances. Lastly, Paul asks Timothy to come see him to pass on the ministry of the Gospel and for him to continue to pass it on, relying on the power of God. Paul ends his letter with his final known words recorded in scripture, “grace be with you all.” That is the Big Picture.
Each week, as you take in the Bible, find some friends to talk it out. You can follow this simple guide to help. First, R.E.A.D. and P.R.A.Y. on your own. Then, meet with friends to share what you've learned.
R - Repeated words
E - Examine and mark
A - Ask what you learn about God
D - Do if there is anything to do
P - Praise
R - Repent
A - Ask
Week 49
Bible Reading Plan
Daily Prayer Plan
START IT.
We're reading the Bible together in 2025 to see how Love Shows Up from the Old Testament and into the New Testament. How do we understand so many stories and lessons through the entire Bible while trying to stick to the "sacred timeline"? The answer is the big picture. If we get the big picture, we get the story the Bible is trying to tell. From Sunday's message or The Big Picture Bible Reading Plan this week in the books of Hebrews, 2 Timothy, and 2 Peter, what is impacting you the most? How has praying daily through the Psalms impacted you? Was there a word, phrase, Bible verse, or theme that impacted you?
R.E.A.D. - Repeated words. Examine & mark. Ask what I learn about God? Do.
STUDY IT.
Read 2 Timothy 4:1, 6-9. What is Paul’s overarching purpose in the letter?
Read 2 Timothy 2:22-25. What is Paul’s instruction on how to turn from wickedness (2:19)? What is the hope of “instructing opponents with gentleness” (Hint- 2:26)?
Read 2 Timothy 3:1-7, 13. What is the description of evil people who deceive others? Read 2 Timothy 3:16. How does one keep from being deceived?
Read 2 Timothy 4:1-5. What are the Do’s that Paul lays out here for Timothy and believers more generally?
Read 2 Timothy 1:10. What is the evidence that the God of the universe has saved Christians and called them?
SHARE IT.
Read Hebrews 12:2-3, 7-12. What do you learn about God/Jesus in these verses, and what is the “do” for you this week?
Read 2 Timothy 1:8. What reliance does times of suffering produce in you that ease does not? What has God given you (Hint- 1:7) for the challenges this week?
Read 2 Timothy 1:6, 13-14. What routines have you done this week to rekindle and hold onto and guard the deposit of the Holy Spirit? Why is this important for you to have routines?
Read 2 Timothy 2:11-13. How do these verses both sober and encourage you?
Read 2 Timothy 1:9 & 4:1. What have you been called to do if this letter were written to you?
FINAL THOUGHT
How can Paul be confident when he says, “Grace be with you all?” He has been in prison and will be executed. How is that grace? Paul not only has a longer view in God’s eternal kingdom, but he also sees God's provision in this life. Daniel was rescued from the mouth of the lions, and in the same way, Paul has been rescued time and again from near-certain death. The same God who rescued Daniel from the lions (Daniel 6) is the same God who rescued Paul (2 Timothy 4:17-18). Paul believed in God’s power to complete the purpose for his life and to bring him into His kingdom. This is the same God who has called you for a purpose (2 Timothy 1:9) and will bring you into His heavenly kingdom (2 Timothy 4:18).
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