Category Archive: Bible reading & devotions

Devotion – One Hit Wonders, Jude
Posted March 1st, 2010 by Mike Hubbard

Background: One of the great dangers for God’s people happens when people who have joined the church begin to teach false doctrines and live lives that contradict the very teaching of God in the Scripture.  This letter was written by Jude to challenge followers of Jesus to “contend for the faith that was once for [...]

Devotion – One Hit Wonders, 3 John
Posted February 22nd, 2010 by Mike Hubbard

Background: The book of 3 John is a short, personal letter written by the Apostle John to a man named Gaius.  Men named Gaius are mentioned several times in the New Testament, yet, Gaius was a common name at that time, so more than likely, this is the only time we find this man in [...]

Devotion – One Hit Wonders: 2 John
Posted February 15th, 2010 by Mike Hubbard

Background: John was one of the twelve disciples who followed Jesus and one of Jesus best friends on the earth.  He spent three years listening to Jesus teaching and watching him serve people and perform miracles.  This man that John had given his life to follow was much more than an ordinary man, Jesus was [...]

Devotion – One Hit Wonders: Philemon
Posted February 8th, 2010 by Mike Hubbard

Background: Philemon is a letter from the Apostle Paul to a man named Philemon.  After Paul became a Christian, he spent his life as a missionary going from town to town telling people about Jesus.  During this time, Paul preached the Gospel and planted a church in the city of Ephesus.  As Christianity grew in [...]

Devotion – Obadiah
Posted February 3rd, 2010 by Mike Hubbard

Background: As the only one chapter book of the Old Testament, we must go back to the first book of the Bible to understand this book.  God called a guy named Abraham and told him that he would make his descendants a great nation.  Abraham had a son named Isaac, and Isaac had two sons, [...]