Matthew 24:3-14 (Pressing to the Very End) 3 As Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately. “Tell us,” they said, “when will this happen, and what will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the age?” 4 Jesus answered: “Watch out that no one deceives you. 5 For many […]

1 Thessalonians 2: 7-11 (Raising the Next Generation to Press On) 7 Instead, we were like young children among you. Just as a nursing mother cares for her children (next generation), 8 so we cared for you. Because we loved you so much, we were delighted to share with you not only the gospel of God but our lives […]

Matthew 25:31-40 (Pressing into the Kingdom with Care for the Less Privileged) 31 “When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit on his glorious throne. 32 All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate the people one from another as a shepherd separates […]

2 Timothy 1:1-7 (Stir Up the Gifts of the Spirit) …….5 when I call to remembrance the genuine faith that is in you, which dwelt first in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice, and I am persuaded is in you also. 6 Therefore I remind you to stir up the gifts of God which […]

Proverbs 22:20-29 (Pressing On to Reckon with Diligence) 20 Have not I written to thee excellent things in counsels and knowledge, 21 That I might make thee know the certainty of the words of truth; that thou mightest answer the words of truth to them that send unto thee? 22 Rob not the poor, because he is poor: […]