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2 Tim 1:1-7


Christian Leaders for Last Days


We are commencing tonight a series of studies on Paul’s
Second letter to Timothy.


The best way to get to grips with what the book is all
about is to read it through yourself and to read it through
in one sitting. Its not hard. It is only four chapters. In
fact, to begin to get a handle on it, you will need to read
it through a number of times. Perhaps we could all
decide to read the whole of 2 Timothy once a day for the
next seven days. I guarantee, if we do this, we will be
well on the way to understanding 2 Timothy.


In fact, I want to recommend reading whole books of the
Bible from beginning to end. Many books are only a few
chapters in length and can easily be read in one sitting.
Start with the NT epistles. Read the shorter ones first
and that will get you in shape to tackle reading the longer
ones. If you must, with the longer ones, read five
chapters one night ….


The traditional; quiet time of reading a few verses and
then some Bible notes is fine. But, it has a grave
weakness. You never really get to grips with the whole
picture. Everything is fragmented and isolated. You are
simply dipping in – a bit like a promise box. To
understand a book, any book, you must see the big
picture before you can really understand the detail.


So, if possible, good homework for us is to read this
letter as a ‘oner’ each day this week. If we all do, I hope,
indeed, I am sure we will agree with the title I have given
to this series of sermons

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