Set a godly example
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1 Timothy 4:11-16
11 Command and teach these things. 12 Let no one despise you for your youth, but set the believers an example in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, in purity. 13 Until I come, devote yourself to the public reading of Scripture, to exhortation, to teaching. 14 Do not neglect the gift you have, which was given you by prophecy when the council of elders laid their hands on you.15 Practice these things, immerse yourself in them, so that all may see your progress. 16 Keep a close watch on yourself and on the teaching. Persist in this, for by so doing you will save both yourself and your hearers.
Questions
In what ways are we to set the example for other believers? (v.12) How does walking this way influence you as a Christian, us as a people and the mission?
Look at Titus 2:1-7. How can younger and older discipleship relationships benefit one another? How could you care and encourage the “youths” like Paul did for Timothy?
What else does Paul exhort Timothy to practice? Why do you think he says, “do not neglect the gift you have”?
Can others see your progress in sanctification? How have you grown spiritually in the last ten years? By God’s grace what progress will you make in ten years from now?
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