Nov 13

2 Timothy 3:10-17 “10 You, however, know all about my teaching, my way of life, my purpose, faith, patience, love, endurance, 11 persecutions, sufferings—what kinds of things happened to me in Antioch, Iconium and Lystra, the persecutions I endured. Yet the Lord rescued me from all of them. 12 In fact, everyone who wants to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted, 13 while evildoers and impostors will go from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived. 14 But as for you, continue in what you have learned and have become convinced of, because you know those from whom you learned it, 15 and how from infancy you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. 16 All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, 17 so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.”

The relationship between Paul and Timothy is a great example of Christian mentoring. Both Timothy and Paul had to have the right attitudes for such a mentoring relationship to succeed. Timothy had to be humble and teachable. It must have taken a great deal of faith and commitment on his part to submit to circumcision. He was free in Christ. Circumcision was not necessary to have a right relationship with God (Galatians 5:6; 6:15). Yet Timothy allowed himself to be circumcised so that he could be a more effective witness for Christ. He exemplified Paul’s words in 1 Corinthians 9:22: “To the weak I became weak, to win the weak. I have become all things to all people so that by all possible means I might save some.” Paul’s role in the mentoring process was to exercise patience as young Timothy grew in wisdom and faith. He spent much time teaching him and even addressed two books of the New Testament to Timothy, who was by then pastoring the church at Ephesus (1 Timothy 1:3). Paul included Timothy in the joys as well as the difficulties of missionary life (Hebrews 13:23) while encouraging him not to allow others to disregard him because of his comparative youth (1 Timothy 4:12). Paul exhorted Timothy often to guard the truth that he had been entrusted with and take care not to lose his passion for ministry (1 Timothy 1:18; 4:14; 6:20).

You

You have what it takes- the word. 2 Tim. 3:16-17 “16 All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, 17 so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.”

Challange:

Write down the name of a person you will have lunch this week?

Not only talk about football but about the Word of God

- Psalm 145:4- each generation has a job to point the younger one to mighty works of God.

- We don’t start or finish anything. It’s just our turn to be faithful to God.

1. There is no secret to reach gen Z

- The Holy Spirit is the power to reach

- The Bible is still relevant to equip and disciple. Heb. 4:12

- The Gospel can still save.

- Isaiah 53:6- God knows how dumb we can be.

2. They are an endangered generation

- Ocer 57 million Gen z are lost. They are an unreached people group.

3. The best missionaries to Gen Z are other Gen Zers.

4. They are the church right now.

- If they can drive, start businesses and create their own brands. They can be the church right now.

5. They are not ageist.

- Young people don’t care how old you are.

- They are not looking for cool leaders, they are looking for authentic ones

6. Extremely diverse generation.

- You can only reach who is around you.

- What are some bridges we can build? What are some barriers we need to remove?

7. They know brokenness all too well

- Young People are asking a lot of questions and experiencing a lot of confusion over these things:

* Mental and Emotional health

* Sexuality

* Gender

- Culture disciples too. Culture preaches too. Culture shares a gospel too. It’s just a bad one

8. They are on a truth journey.

- Young people are desperate for truth. They are a truth hungry generation

- Young people do not trust institutions, the church, while not an institution, it is seen as an institution.