Lexham Press has just released my new book on 2 Timothy and Titus (203 pages).

 In the last months before his execution, Paul sent two letters―2 Timothy and Titus―to his sons in the faith. Paul’s final exhortations are deeply relevant to Christians today. We must guard our character and hold firm to the gospel in the face of false teaching and opposition.

 2 Timothy & Titus: A 40-Day Bible Study is meditative, gospel-centered, practical, and prayerful. Over forty days, you will:

 Read and reflect on 2 Timothy and Titus

Meditate on Jesus and the good news

Pray through Paul’s final letters

Apply God’s word to your life

 This is part of a series titled, Planted in the Word: Bible studies for individuals or small groups. Each volume provides forty days of guided Bible study written by respected scholars for everyday Christians. The entries on these two books are short enough to read in 15 minutes or less.

 Each volume includes a reading plan for group study.

 Here is the series preface:

 The longest book of the Bible begins by describing someone who is blessed (Ps 1:1–3). Such a person does not walk with the wicked, stand with sinners, or sit with scoffers. Instead, they delight in God’s law, meditating on it day and night. They are further described as a tree that is located in an ideal setting—it is planted by streams of water. Water brings nourishment and sustenance to a tree. Without water, a tree will wither and die. But with sufficient water comes growth, causing the tree to produce its fruit. Where the tree is planted makes all the difference. If it is planted by a stream, it has a continual source of life-giving water.

 God’s word is the water that nourishes the soul. Without it, we spiritually wither or shrivel, and in order to continue “life as normal” we are forced to draw sustenance from other places—places that were never designed to give us what only God can. The goal of this series is to help you experience God’s blessing by planting you beside the stream of God’s life-giving word. Each volume consists of forty days of guided Bible study through a particular book (or books) of the New Testament. And each day’s study consists of five components:

1.  Read the passage of Scripture.

2, Meditate on the meaning of the text.

3. Reflect on Christ, since all the promises of God are “yes” and “amen” in him (2 Cor 1:20)

4. Apply God’s word because it is alive and active, and it is what God uses to transform us into the image of his Son

5. Pray, asking for God’s help. 

Additionally, the Study It Further section provides a way for you to dig deeper by examining how the Old Testament provides the background for the passage, by looking at a particular word or theme elsewhere in the New Testament, or by encouraging you to consider how the passage relates to you personally.

 So, drink deeply from God’s word. Let us not be like those who are influenced by the things of this world, causing us to drift farther and farther away from God (from walking, to standing, and eventually to sitting with the wicked). Instead, let us be planted in the word, drawing continual nourishment for our souls through the life-giving and fruit-producing words of the living God.