2 Timothy 1:13-18

v13-14: There is a real danger that the churches can lose the gospel or the gospel can become corrupted.  This is why church leaders especially, but members too, must firstly, continue in the gospel by remaining faithful to what Scripture teaches,  but also to protect the gospel from error so that it is passed on faithfully to next generation.

v15: In every period of church history there have been "those who had accepted the Christian faith but later rebelled from it."

v16-17: What a wonderful way to be described!  Someone who refreshes, who seeks out "opportunities to do good and will not turn away from any that offer themselves."  Onesiphorus refreshed Paul "with his letters, advice, and encouragement, and he was not ashamed of his chains," and we would do well to learn from his example.

v18: On the day of our deaths and the day of judgment, our greatest need is God's mercy.  "if you want to have mercy then, you must seek it from the Lord now."  May it be that we all find His mercy on that day.