1&2 Timothy

MENTORING SESSIONS WITH PAUL

Would you like to be mentored by Paul? In these books, you can be! These incredible letters to one of his ‘sons’ in the faith are like a mentoring and pastoral session with Paul himself. Hear the cheer of Paul not to fear or let intimidation overtake you, but to be encouraged and strengthened in all God has for you as you read these instructional letters from Paul to Timothy, the Pastor of the church in Ephesus. But be warned, 2 Timothy is the last letter Paul wrote before he was killed, so try not to cry as you hear the heart of the apostle saying goodbye and calling us to take the baton and run with it!

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COMMAND THEM TO DO GOOD, TO BE RICH IN GOOD DEEDS, AND TO BE GENEROUS AND WILLING TO SHARE.

1T 6:18

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Part One

DIVE - TIMOTHY – THE BEST PHOTO BOMBER EVER! |katie haldane

I have been studying the Books of Timothy and wow, this guy is all in! He doesn’t hold back, and when he commits to something, he does it with all his heart. In these books we get to hear about what Timothy is battling with and we will have a chat about that in our next Dive, but when I read the Books of Timothy and about the life of Timothy, I am ashamed of how laid-back I am when it comes to my Christianity.

DEEP DIVE - THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM | RYAN KERRISON

The Book of 1 Timothy contains some heavy-hitting content by Paul; arguably the most enduring part of this corpus (body of work) are Paul’s comments in Chapter 2. The Apostle Paul is not afraid to speak to these matters of doctrine and gender, in particular, the role of women and men in practical ecclesiology (the practices within church communities). Therefore, we in turn should not be afraid to engage with this ancient text.

Part Two

DIVE - THE WHOLISTIC MENTORING SESSION?| katie haldane

The Books of 1 & 2 Timothy tell us more about Timothy than he probably wanted to share with the whole world; imagine a letter from your pastor being put on display for all to read… Now that’s embarrassing!

DEEP DIVE - THE IMPORTANCE OF SOUND DOCTRINE | RYAN KERRISON

The notion of sound doctrine or correct teaching, as this week’s Deep Dive endeavours to convey, is an issue that is dear to Paul’s heart, and lies at the center of the Christian life. The Books of Timothy and all their socio-historical context feed into this one idea: whatever the Church believes, it lives. Within Timothy’s commission in the opening chapter, the word ‘didaskalos’ appears.

Part Three

DIVE - THE FINAL WORDS OF THE APOSTLE PAUL - TAG YOU'RE IT! | katie haldane

This is it; after 13 letters, beatings, stoning, shipwrecks, walking over thousands of miles, churches planted, thousands of messages preached, whole regions and areas impacted for Christ, Gentiles included, the gospel protected, a life lived to the fullness for the gospel of God, Paul is done and he is writing his final letter to his son of the faith, Timothy.

DEEP DIVE - THE RADICAL GOSPEL | NATHAN ROSS

2 Timothy is such an intriguing book to read through and study. Although it’s intention was to encourage and guide Timothy as he led the church at Ephesus, there is so much to be gained from this book as readers today. It is just a small letter that consists of 4 chapters and may at times seem as though it is jumping from one topic to another.