2020

Always Room for One More Read 2 John 1:1—3 John 1:15 2. Dear friend, I hope all is well with you and that you are as healthy in body as you are strong in spirit. 3. Some of the traveling teachers recently returned and made me very…

Without a Doubt Read 1 John 5:1-21 1. Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has become a child of God. And everyone who loves the Father loves his children, too.2. We know we love God’s children if we love God and obey his…

The Standard Read 1 John 3:1–4:21 11. This is the message you have heard from the beginning: We should love one another. 12. We must not be like Cain, who belonged to the evil one and killed his brother. And why did he kill him?…

Taste Test Read 1 John 1:1–2:29 15. Do not love this world nor the things it offers you, for when you love the world, you do not have the love of the Father in you. 16. For the world offers only a craving for physical pleasure, a…

The Ticking Clock Read 2 Peter 3:1-18 9. The Lord isn’t really being slow about his promise, as some people think. No, he is being patient for your sake. He does not want anyone to be destroyed, but wants everyone to repent. 10. But…

Totally Free Read 2 Peter 2:1-22 12. These false teachers are like unthinking animals. . . . They scoff at things they do not understand, and like animals, they will be destroyed. 13. Their destruction is their reward for the harm…

Practice Makes Perfect Read 2 Peter 1:1-21 12. Therefore, I will always remind you about these things—even though you already know them and are standing firm in the truth you have been taught. 13. And it is only right that I should…

Old-Fashioned? Read 1 Peter 5:1-14 1. And now, a word to you who are elders in the churches. I, too, am an elder and a witness to the sufferings of Christ. And I, too, will share in his glory when he is revealed to the whole world. As a…

Respectfully Armed Read 1 Peter 2:11–4:19 13. Now, who will want to harm you if you are eager to do good? 14. But even if you suffer for doing what is right, God will reward you for it. So don’t worry or be afraid of their threats.…

This May Hurt a Little Read 1 Peter 1:1–2:10 4. We have a priceless inheritance—an inheritance that is kept in heaven for you, pure and undefiled, beyond the reach of change and decay. 5. And through your faith, God is protecting you…