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Understanding the principles of encouragement and Loyalty

2 Timothy 1: 1-11

  • Session: 12
  • Week: 2
  • Day: 5
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Introduction

In this session, 2 Timothy chapter 1: 1-11, we focus on understanding the principles of loyalty and disloyalty by giving examples of people that Timothy knew. How would you encourage your mentee to continue being faithful and loyal on the journey of faith, love, and hope despite major opposition from false teachers and when you, the mentor, are in prison for the same faith?

Objectives

By the end of this session, the learner will have:

  • Understood the principles and purposes of encouraging mentees to be faithful and loyal to God and their mentors
  • Appreciated the need not to be ashamed of Faith in God.

Outline

  • Continue in faith, love, and hope
  • Loyalty and disloyalty
  • Don’t be ashamed

Group Study Time

2 Timothy 1: 1-11

Connecting

  • Gather with two or more people for a community discovery bible study session.
  • Start with a heartfelt prayer, inviting God to guide and bless your understanding.
  • Explore the passage by reading it at least twice, using different Bible versions if available, then retell the story together as a group.
  • Reflect and share the challenges and blessings you experienced from the previous study.

Comprehending

  • What is loyalty, and what is disloyalty? What do you understand by the term ENCOURAGE, or Encouragement?
  • How would you encourage your mentee to continue being faithful and loyal on the journey of faith, love, and hope despite major opposition from false teachers, and when you, the mentor, are in prison for the same faith?
  • Read 2 Timothy 1: 1-2. In his introduction, what did Paul say about himself, about Timothy, and about God to encourage Timothy to continue and finish the journey of faith?
  • Read 2 Timothy 1: 3-7. List 4 things that Paul reminded Timothy about, to encourage him to be loyal and faithful to God and Paul? ( verse 3. 4, 5, 6, 7)
  • Read 2 Timothy chapter 1: 8-what two things did Paul tell Timothy never to be ashamed of despite the opposition and persecution?

Committing

  • Engage with the Bible—read, study, memorize, meditate, pray, listen, and live it out.
  • List three lessons you have learnt as an agent of change that you would like to put into practice and teach others about.
  • Take time and worship Jesus with the attributes revealed about Christ.
  • Use the SPACEPETS model, to assist you in putting God’s word into practice. Look for:
    • Sin to confess
    • Promise to claim
    • Attitude to change
    • Command to keep
    • Error to change
    • Prayer to make
    • Example to copy
    • Truth to obey and
    • Something praiseworthy

Communicating

  • Identify one person you can connect with and share the valuable insights and lessons you gained from this session.
  • Reach out to a new believer—either in person or by phone—and pray with them to support them through their challenges, including any concerns about attending church.
  • Create a new group and guide others through this study to help them grow in their understanding.