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1 H s O F T H E r o f a t H Ordnary Mn and Womn... Supr Ordnary Powr 47 T m o t h y - A n E x a m p l f o r B l v r s H r o s o f t h F a t h C u r r c u l u m No part of ths currculum may b rpublshd wthout prmsson. Plas fl fr to copy for classroom us.

2 47 T m o t h y - A n E x a m p l f o r B l v r s Mmory Vrs: Prach th word. B rady to srv God n good tms and bad. Corrct popl s mstaks. Warn thm. Chr thm up wth words of hop. B vry patnt as you do ths thngs. Tach thm carfully. (2 Tmothy 4:2 NIrV) Lsson Goals: #1 - Undrstand how ordnary Tmothy was #2 - Dscovr what obdnc ld Tmothy to do #3 - Dsr to lt God do xtraordnary thngs n th lf of th ordnary studnt Audnc: Young, un-churchd larnrs Adaptabl for all ags, ncludng adults (S For mor tranng on Actvts pag) Scrptur to Study: Acts 16:1-5 Acts 19:1-41 1Tmothy 2 Tmothy Tm othy -An Exam pl for Bl vrs / pag 2

3 47 T m o t h y - A n E x a m p l f o r B l v r s Acts 16:1-5, Acts 19:1-41, 1Tmothy, 2 Tmothy Who can tll m what a hro s? A hro s somon who s couragous and brav and compassonat. Thr ar hros and hrons n th Bbl. All of thm ar brav and couragous and mor, but not n th way you would xpct. Our hro: Tmothy Hs Hroc Fat: Sts an Exampl for Blvrs Sttng an xampl for blvrs may not sound vry hroc, but lt s look at th facts and s what you thnk whn you hav hard th whol story W hav bn away from Paul for a fw wks n our lssons, but lt s rvw a lttl. Do you rmmbr that Paul and Barnabas took thr frst journy to strngthn th blvrs who had bn scattrd? Whn Paul wnt on th scond journy, h mt a young man n Lystra. Th young man s nam was Tmothy. Tmothy s mom was a Jw, but sh was also a blvr n Jsus Chrst. Tmothy s fathr was Grk. Tmothy had a sncr fath. H had larnd t from chldhood as hs grandmothr, Los, and hs mothr, Eunc, taught hm th sacrd wrtngs. Evryon n th ara whr h lvd spok wll of Tmothy, so whn Paul journyd on, h took Tmothy along. Tmothy compltd that scond journy wth Paul. H vn bgan th thrd journy wth hm, but was snt to othr churchs along th way to multply th work and to brng words of ncouragmnt. Ultmatly, Paul snt Tmothy to pastor th church n Ephsus. Ephsus was a wckd, vl cty. Thy worshppd th dol of a goddss thr that thy blvd had falln to thm from havn. And nstad of bng happy that many popl had lstnd to Paul and blvd n th on, tru God, thr wr popl n Ephsus who wr angry. You s, thr wr busnssmn who mad small status of th goddss and thy wr losng mony Paul undrstood th dffcults that young Tmothy facd as th pastor of a church n ths vl cty. Paul wrot two lttrs to Tmothy to ncourag hm and to nstruct hm. Paul calld Tmothy hs blovd son and hs tru son n th fath. Thr was a spcal sprtual bond btwn ths two; Paul, th ws, sprtual fathr fgur and Tmothy, th youngr son Paul would nvr hav, but th on h had nurturd n th fath. Paul knw th vls of Ephsus and th world around thm. Paul gav Tmothy spcfc nstructons on th workng of th church and how to choos mn for th work of th church. Paul also warnd Tmothy n both lttrs that th day would com whn popl wouldn t want to har th truth. Thy would surround thmslvs wth popl who told thm what thy wantd to har. Paul nstructd Tmothy, But you, man of Tm othy -An Exam pl for Bl vrs / pag 3

4 God, run away from all thos thngs. Instad, lv n th rght way, srv God, hav fath, lov, patnc and gntlnss. Paul ncouragd Tmothy n both lttrs, as wll. Ovr and ovr Paul told Tmothy to fght th good fght, to rmmbr what h had larnd of God. Paul vn ncouragd Tmothy by tllng hm, Don t lt anyon look down on you bcaus you ar young, but st an xampl for th blvrs n spch, n conduct, n lov, n fath and n purty. (1 Tmothy 4:12 NIV) Thn Paul wnt on to rmnd Tmothy to b carful about how h lvd and what h taught, If you contnu to lv and tach rghtly, you wll sav both yourslf and thos who lstn to you. (1 Tmothy 4:16 NCV) As Paul approachd th nd of hs lf, hs words to Tmothy had an urgncy n thm. H sad, God dd not gv us a sprt that maks us afrad but a sprt of powr and lov and slf-control. So do not b ashamd to tll popl about our Lord Jsus, and do not b ashamd of m, n prson for th Lord. But suffr wth m for th Good Nws. (2 Tmothy 1:7-8 NCV) Paul urgd Tmothy not to bcom stand wth th sn that surroundd hm; thos who mak thmslvs clan from vl ar th ons usd by God. (2 Tmothy 2:21) Paul was clar... Th way to rman unspottd from th world rvolvd around rmmbrng th thngs that had bn larnd about God, allowng God-brathd Scrptur to tach and corrct and to contnu prachng th Good Nws N x t W k Y O U c a n b a h r o, t o o Jsus-Rturnng Kng Whn you lv a lf of fath n Jsus Chrst, you don t hav to lap tall buldngs to b a hro. Tmothy st an xampl for blvrs. Our mmory vrs says, Prach th word. B rady to srv God n good tms and bad. Corrct popl s mstaks. Warn thm. Chr thm up wth words of hop. B vry patnt as you do ths thngs. Tach thm carfully. (2 Tmothy 4:2 NIrV) Th apostl Paul had srvd God n good tms and bad. H ncouragd Tmothy, hs son n th fath, to do th sam. Ths can only b don whn you lv n a way that sts an xampl for blvrs to follow. Ar you sttng that xampl? Hav you accptd th Good Nws of Jsus as truth n your own lf? Lt s talk. Tm othy -An Exam pl for Bl vrs / pag 4

5 p r - s c Who can tll m what a hro s? A hro s somon who s couragous and brav and compassonat. Thr ar hros and hrons n th Bbl. All of thm ar brav and couragous and mor, but not n th way you would xpct. Our hro: Tmothy Hs Hroc Fat: Sts an Exampl for Blvrs Sttng an xampl for blvrs may not sound vry hroc, but lt s look at th facts and s what you thnk whn you hav hard th whol story Do you rmmbr that Paul and Barnabas took thr frst journy to strngthn th blvrs who had bn scattrd? Whn Paul wnt on th scond journy, h mt a young man n Lystra. Th young man s nam was Tmothy. Tmothy s mom was a Jw, but sh was also a blvr n Jsus Chrst. Tmothy s fathr was Grk. Tmothy also blvd n God. Tmothy had larnd about God from hs grandmothr, Los, and hs mothr, Eunc. Tmothy had bn a good boy and now h was a godly young man. Evryon n th ara whr h lvd spok wll of Tmothy, so whn Paul journyd on, h took Tmothy along. Tmothy compltd that scond journy wth Paul. Tmothy startd th thrd journy wth Paul, but was snt to othr churchs to hlp thm. Tmothy fnally wnt to b th pastor at th church n Ephsus. Ephsus was a wckd, vl cty. Thy worshppd othr gods, but som popl had hard about Jsus and blvd. Paul knw t would b hard for Tmothy n ths vl cty. Paul wrot two lttrs to Tmothy. Paul calld Tmothy hs blovd son and hs tru son n th fath. Paul told Tmothy, Don t lt anyon look down on you bcaus you ar young, but st an xampl for th blvrs n spch, n conduct, n lov, n fath and n purty. (1 Tmothy 4:12 NIV) Thn Paul wnt on to rmnd Tmothy to b carful about how h lvd and what h taught, If you contnu to lv and tach rghtly, you wll sav both yourslf and thos who lstn to you. (1 Tmothy 4:16 NCV) Hav you vr wondrd f you could do anythng for God? You don t hav to wat untl you ar old and gray What ar som ways you can bgn today? h o o l l s s o n Tm othy -An Exam pl for Bl vrs / pag 5

6 a c t v t s Mmory Vrs Actvty - Prnt th mmory vrss on lght colord papr, lavng a wd bordr. Usng grn and brown papr, tar unvn pcs and past around th mmory vrs to look lk camouflag. Talk about how ths vrs s our marchng ordrs as w srv th Lord. Contnu addng hros nams and hroc fats to your Hros Bannr. Sng I m n th Lord s Army, Onward Chrstan Soldrs, I Wll, or othr pras songs rlatd to th lsson. Brng tral mx for th snack. For mor tranng: Rad and dscuss 1 Tmothy 2:1-7. For mor tranng: Rad, compar and dscuss 1 Tmothy 4:1-10 and 2 Tmothy 3:1-7, For mor tranng: Rvw 1 Tmothy 4:12. For mor tranng: Rad and dscuss 2 Tmothy 1:7-12. Tm othy -An Exam pl for Bl vrs / pag 6

7 Prach th word. B rady to srv God n good tms and bad. Corrct popl s mstaks. Warn thm. Chr thm up wth words of hop. B vry patnt as you do ths thngs. Tach thm carfully. 2 Tmothy 4:2 Tm othy -An Exam pl for Bl vrs / pag 7

8 H s O F T H E r o f a t H Ordnary Mn and Womn... Supr Ordnary Powr H r o n T r a n n g T mothy-an Exam pl for Bl v rs H r o s o f t h F a t h C u r r c u l u m No part of ths currculum may b rpublshd wthout prmsson. Plas fl fr to copy for classroom us.

9 h r o t r a n n g Scrptur: Acts 16:1-5, Acts 19:1-41, 1Tmothy, 2 Tmothy Mmory vrs: Prach th word. B rady to srv God n good tms and bad. Corrct popl s mstaks. Warn thm. Chr thm up wth words of hop. B vry patnt as you do ths thngs. Tach thm carfully. (2 Tmothy 4:2 NIrV) Our Hro: What dd our hro do that was so hroc? What can you do to b a Hro of th Fath? HS What powr do Hros of th Fath possss? Do you hav th powr? Rvw th lsson and th mmory vrs. Dscuss th mmory vrs n lght of th lsson. Tm othy -An Exam pl for Bl vrs / pag 9

10 h d d n m s s a g Can you crack th cod to fnd th Hddn Mssag? Usng clus from th mmory vrs at th bottom of th pag, fll n th blanks to dscovr who Paul snt to pastor n Ephsus. 1) _ 2) 3) _ 4) _ 5) 6) _ 7) _ 1) _. 2) B rady to 3) _. 4) _ popl s 5). Warn thm. Chr thm up wth words of hop. B vry patnt as you do ths thngs. 6) _ 7) _. (2 Tmothy 4:2 NIrV) Tm othy -An Exam pl for Bl vrs / pag 10

11 w o r d s a r c h S E T A N E X A M P L E B N H G O D A C C E A T C E O T E L P I L I H U R I L L I P Y H A J R A L E N I D A U Y H T O M I T E U E O F P P O S U S E H P E V T N I I G A R P S L A N E H I A N Y B N L I E V E D T N L I S C E I G N U N E U O A T E V Y S N R B A F O S I O L I P O I H T E L D E M A H S A E B T N O D O U E H T A H L A D R C W G R D A O R T R E S E D N B T O L Y S P I R I T U G - Paul - Tmothy - Los - Eunc - tru son n fath - journy - Ephsus - st an xampl - don t b ashamd Tm othy -An Exam pl for Bl vrs / pag 11

12 h Answr Pag d d n m s s a g Can you crack th cod to fnd th Hddn Mssag? Usng clus from th mmory vrs at th bottom of th pag, fll n th blanks to dscovr who Paul snt to pastor n Ephsus. 1) p r a c h T h W o r d 2) s r v G o d I n 3) g o o d t M s a n d b a d 4) c O r r c t 5) m s T a k s 6) t a c H t h m 7) c a r f u l l Y 1) Prach th word. 2) B rady to srv God n 3) good tms and bad. 4) Corrct popl s 5) mstaks. Warn thm. Chr thm up wth words of hop. B vry patnt as you do ths thngs. 6) Tach thm 7) carfully. (2 Tmothy 4:2 NIrV) Tm othy -An Exam pl for Bl vrs / pag 12

13 w o r Answr Pag d s a r c h S E T A N E X A M P L E B N H G O D A C C E A T C E O T E L P I L I H U R I L L I P Y H A J R A L E N I D A U Y H T O M I T E U E O F P P O S U S E H P E V T N I I G A R P S L A N E H I A N Y B N L I E V E D T N L I S C E I G N U N E U O A T E V Y S N R B A F O S I O L I P O I H T E L D E M A H S A E B T N O D O U E H T A H L A D R C W G R D A O R T R E S E D N B T O L Y S P I R I T U G - Paul - Tmothy - Los - Eunc - tru son n fath - journy - Ephsus - st an xampl - don t b ashamd Tm othy -An Exam pl for Bl vrs / pag 13

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