Last Days: 2 Timothy

A person's LAST DAYS can tell us a lot about them. Through Paul's second letter to his spiritual son Timothy, God encourages us to see what is possible, expected, and hopeful in His church in these LAST DAYS. He challenges us to help others get ready for their LAST DAYS as we prepare for our LAST DAYS. #2timothy #2019

Starter

What is the first picture you get of someone who is Full of FAITH (Faith Full)?
Who is someone you would say is/was an example of a FAITHFUL man? Why?

Pray

Lord we pray that you would help us embrace your gift of grace given through your Son and be strong in it so that it would lead us to be FAITHFUL committed people. Specifically Lord, help men be strong in grace and FAITHFUL commitment so they could humbly lead well in teaching others also.

Study Questions for "Faithful Men"

Paul has been in prison for 4 years. Timothy has been serving as the pastor in Ephesus during that time. Paul knows that he is coming to the end of his life most likely by execution. He has written a lot of letters but probably none more endearing than this second letter to his spiritual son Timothy. Timothy had been Paul's ministry partner traveling with him for more than a decade. This final letter is to encourage and equip Timothy and us in these last days.

READ 2 Timothy 1:1-2, 2:1-2

Paul tells Timothy to be strong in grace. Grace has been defined as "the free and benevolent influence of a holy God operating sovereignly in the lives of undeserving sinners" - John MacArthur.

READ these Verses on Grace: Romans 3:23-24, 5:1-2, 1 Corinthians 15:9-11, Galatians 2:19-21, Ephesians 1:7-8, 2:4-10, Titus 3:3-8, Hebrews 4:14-16

1. What do think it means from these verses to be "strong in grace"?
1. How do you think a true understanding of grace provokes in the heart a life of gratitude and obedience?
1. How do you think the mentalities of "cheap grace" (no need to obey) or "keep grace" (have to obey to keep grace) hurts the ability to experience the strong grace of God?
1. God has Paul remind Timothy (and us) that God's plan is to "commit to FAITHFUL men who will be able to teach others also." How do you think being strong in grace helps us to know who is committed, FAITHFUL, and able to teach?
1. The result of the fall of mankind in Genesis 3-4 came from Adam, a man, placing his full FAITH in seen results (It looked good, and Eve didn't immediately die.) and the words of others (Eve and the Serpent), not God's words. As a result, through history there has been an continuing ongoing spiritual struggle in humanity and specifically between the sexes typically with women seeking control, men seeking dominance, and everyone just wanting to have comfort and peace. In Ephesians 5:15-32, God gives the remedy for this brokenness. How is what we read in Ephesians impossible without being full of faith (FAITHFUL) and strong in grace?
1. If you are able to teach something well in a way that motivates others to want to teach it to others, what does that typically mean?
1. What do you think about the illustration using 2 Corinthians 2:14-16 that we need to be FARTS for Jesus (Faithful, Available, Real, Teachable, Surrendered)?
1. 2 Corinthians 2:14-16 says Gods wants to put us on display to show how great He is. What is the role of grace in making that happen, and how do wee see grace in the lives of people in the Bible?