Daily Bread Pastor Mike Anderson 2026

2 Timothy 2 - NIV 2 You then, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. 2 And the things you have heard me say in the presence of many witnesses entrust to reliable people who will also be qualified to teach others. 3 Join with me in suffering, like a good soldier of Christ Jesus. 4 No one serving as a soldier gets entangled in civilian affairs, but rather tries to please his commanding officer. 5 Similarly, anyone who competes as an athlete does not receive the victor’s crown except by competing according to the rules. 6 The hardworking farmer should be the first to receive a share of the crops. 7 Reflect on what I am saying, for the Lord will give you insight into all this. We know grace is a gift. We are saved by grace through faith in Jesus. Grace is often explained by the acronym,  "God's Riches At Christ's Expense!" It is by grace God saved us, and His grace will lead us home.  So, what does Paul mean when he tells Timothy to be "strong in the...

2 Timothy 1 - NIV 2 Timothy is the apostle Paul’s final personal letter, written from a harsh Roman prison around A.D. 67–68 as he awaited impending execution. Paul wrote to his young protégé Timothy, who was leading the church in Ephesus, to pass on his mission and encourage him to stand firm. Key Details • Author: The apostle Paul. • Recipient: Timothy, Paul's "beloved child" in the faith. • Location & Date: Written from a Roman prison shortly before Paul's death, around A.D. 67–68. • Main Theme: Endurance in the gospel and faithfulness to sound doctrine amidst suffering and internal church attacks (Gospel Project) Chapters 1–2 (Call to Endurance): Paul urges Timothy not to be ashamed of the gospel or of Paul's imprisonment. He uses analogies of a soldier, an athlete, and a farmer to illustrate the sacrifice and hard work required to follow Jesus. (Gospel Coalition) 6 For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the...

1 Timothy 5 5 Do not rebuke an older man harshly, but exhort him as if he were your father. Treat younger men as brothers, 2 older women as mothers, and younger women as sisters, with absolute purity. 3 Give proper recognition to those widows who are really in need. 4 But if a widow has children or grandchildren, these should learn first of all to put their religion into practice by caring for their own family and so repaying their parents and grandparents, for this is pleasing to God. 5 The widow who is really in need and left all alone puts her hope in God and continues night and day to pray and to ask God for help. 6 But the widow who lives for pleasure is dead even while she lives. 7 Give the people these instructions, so that no one may be open to blame. 8 Anyone who does not provide for their relatives, and especially for their own household, has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever. 9 No widow may be put on the list of widows unless she is over sixty, has been faithf...

1 Timothy 4 - NI V 4 The Spirit clearly says that in later times some will abandon the faith and follow deceiving spirits and things taught by demons. 2 Such teachings come through hypocritical liars, whose consciences have been seared as with a hot iron. 3 They forbid people to marry and order them to abstain from certain foods, which God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and who know the truth. 4 For everything God created is good, and nothing is to be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving, 5 because it is consecrated by the word of God and prayer. As we have seen, one of Paul's major concerns is the false teaching that is infiltrating the church in Ephesua. Though the teaching may come from false teachers, the source of it was " deceiving spirits and things taught by demons ". It is strange to think that demons can teach. But whether they teach in a way we normally think of or not, they are the ones who are influencing the church in a...

1 Timothy 3 - NIV Overview of 1 Timothy 3 Qualifications for Overseers and Deacons 3 Here is a trustworthy saying: Whoever aspires to be an overseer desires a noble task. 2 Now the overseer is to be above reproach, faithful to his wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach, 3 not given to drunkenness, not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome, not a lover of money. 4 He must manage his own family well and see that his children obey him, and he must do so in a manner worthy of full[a] respect. 5 (If anyone does not know how to manage his own family, how can he take care of God’s church?) 6 He must not be a recent convert, or he may become conceited and fall under the same judgment as the devil. 7 He must also have a good reputation with outsiders, so that he will not fall into disgrace and into the devil’s trap. 8 In the same way, deacons[b] are to be worthy of respect, sincere, not indulging in much wine, and not pursuing dishonest gain. 9 They must keep hol...

1 Timothy 2 - NIV Overview of 1 Timothy 2 Instructions on Worship 2 I urge, then, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for all people— 2 for kings and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness. 3 This is good, and pleases God our Savior, 4 who wants all people to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth. 5 For there is one God and one mediator between God and mankind, the man Christ Jesus, 6 who gave himself as a ransom for all people. This has now been witnessed to at the proper time. 7 And for this purpose I was appointed a herald and an apostle—I am telling the truth, I am not lying—and a true and faithful teacher of the Gentiles. Paul teaches Timothy put a priority on prayer in the church of Ephesus. There are lots of things we can do at church, lots of programs, but at the heart of any church is prayer. Paul lists four types of prayer.  Petitions/Supplications - As the name su...