August 18th, 2024 - Timothy, My Dear Son

Scripture Passage:  Acts 16:1-5; 1 Timothy 1:1-5

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"Timothy, My Dear Son"
The backstory of Timothy

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Ch 15
Council at Jerusalem: circumcision not required
Paul and Barnabas split over John Mark

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Journey #2, Lystra for the 3rd time
 Paul came to Derbe and then to Lystra

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This raises so many questions
 where a disciple named Timothy lived, whose mother was Jewish and a believer but whose father was a Greek.

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What happens to such a child?
  whose mother was Jewish and a believer but whose father was a Greek.

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What kind of person was his mother?
5 I am reminded of your sincere faith, which first lived in your grandmother Lois and in your mother Eunice

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Of whom could he be a disciple?
 where a disciple named Timothy lived,

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How might this come about?
 2 The believers at Lystra and Iconium spoke well of him.

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Is this why he went to little Lystra again?
3 Paul wanted to take him along on the journey,

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What? Why?
so he circumcised him because of the Jews who lived in that area, for they all knew that his father was a Greek.

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Including "no need to circumcize"
  4 As they traveled from town to town, they delivered the decisions reached by the apostles and elders in Jerusalem for the people to obey.

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Where did Timothy end up?
3 As I urged you when I went into Macedonia, stay there in Ephesus so that you may command certain people

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How does "command" work?
 5 The goal of this command is love, which comes from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith.

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And what is the end of Timothy's story?
 2 Timothy 3:12 "..."

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For continued consideration:
1. Look for disciples
2. Consider the least of these
3. Let God take care of the outcome