The tone of John’s letter now shifts as he transitions away from heartfelt encouragement to a warning concerning “deceivers” who were denying the…
Watch Out for Deceivers
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Devotions
Walking in the Truth
John now begins to unpack what it means to “walk in the truth.” In the first three verses we saw how important the truth concerning the person…
Jesus Is the Truth
Scholars across the board agree that the author of 2 John is the same disciple that wrote the Gospel of John and 1 John. The main thrust in this…
God Hears and Answers
After watching Jesus pray, His disciples asked Him to teach them how to pray. In Luke 11, He teaches His disciples to pray by using parables of…
Supplication
Today, we will look at the fourth part of payer: supplication. Supplication means to ask with intensity, earnestness, and perseverance. Supplication…
Thanksgiving
So far, we have looked at the first two parts of prayer: adoration and confession. Today we will focus on the third part of prayer: thanksgiving…
Confession
Yesterday we looked at the first part of prayer, which was adoration. Today we will focus on the second part of prayer which is confession…
Adoration
In his book, Discipleship Essentials, Greg Ogden defines prayer this way: “Prayer is a transparent dialogue. It is a conversation with God in…
Make a Right Judgment
We will close out this week with a quote from Jesus. The religious leaders were condemning Jesus for healing on the Sabbath. After revealing…
The Word of God is the Standard
This week we have learned the importance of judging ourselves before judging others. We must first deal with our own sin (plank) before trying…
Listening with Spiritual Discernment
As God’s people, we are privileged to handle the “holy things” of God. He has entrusted to us the precious truths of His Word, and we must regard…