July 25, 2021
GROUP TIME – Part 4
TIMOTHY – EVEN THE YOUNG CAN CHANGE THE WORLD
During the six weeks of our Acts of the Apostles series, the Group Time lessons shared here will be a deeper exploration of a portion of the sermon rather than our usual lesson based on the sermon itself.
HOW TO GET STARTED:
It’s easy! Circle up with your friends and talk about the passage. We’ve set up the study with the same weekly routine.
A key practice of growing believers is readying, studying, and applying Scripture together.
The Scripture for our lesson today is: 2 Timothy 2:1-19
Each week we’ll READ the passage aloud, PRAY to ask the Holy Spirit to guide discussion, then follow these steps:
- DISCOVER: What is the passage saying?
- Analyze: look for emphasized statements, repeated words, and the flow of the passage.
- How would you summarize or paraphrase these verses?
- LEARN: What is the passage teaching?
- Ask the group to discuss the passage. What do they see?
- What do these verses teach about God (the Father, Son, and Spirit) and His character?
- What are some life lessons Paul imparts to Timothy, and therefore to us, in this passage?
- APPLY: What is our response?
- What is the Holy Spirit saying to you about this passage? Is He convicting you to do or change anything?
- Paul refers to Timothy as his child, imparting wisdom as one further along in the faith with something worthwhile to offer. Paul has discipled Timothy in the faith and is confident Timothy can minister in his place while he is imprisoned. Who is YOUR Timothy right now? Who are you discipling, spending time with, having gospel conversations with, and equipping to do the same?
- Is your life representative of the Gospel of Jesus Christ? If not, what is one thing you can begin to change this week?
READ the passage aloud one more time and allow people to pray out loud in response.