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Lesson '
By REV. P. q. FITzwATER, D. d,
TEACHER Of Enslish Bible In the Moody
Bible Institute Of Chicago.)
% 1854. Western Newspaper union.)
LESSON FOR SEPTEMBER q
TIMOTHY A GOOD MINISTER OF
CHRIST JESUS

LESSON TEXT--Acts ls:l-s; Phil.
s:ls-22; II Tim. l:l-s: II Tim. 3:14-16.
GOLDEN TEXT--"Be thou an exam
pie Of the believers, In word. In con.
versation. In charity. In spirit. In faith,
In purity."-I Tim. 4:l2.
PRIMARY ToPIC-A Boy Who Loved
the Bible.
JUNIOR ToP1c-Tlmothy. Paul's
Helper.
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOP
IC-Timothy Trained to Serve.
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC
The Christian Ministry As . Life
Work.
!. Tlmothys Parentass (Acts 16 ~.
His father was q Greek and his
mother a believing Jewess. On his
mpthers side at least. he had a godly
ancestry. Usually the mother makes
the son. Two generations of maternal
pious grandmothers were back Of
Timothy. How thankful we ought to
be to God for a godly ancestry.
Christian heredity and training con.
stitute the essential elements for Z
Christian life.
u. Timothys Training III Tim.
1:5; II Tim. 3:14-l5).
His wise and faithful mother and
grandmother carefully nurtured him
In Gods Word. He knew the Scrip
lures from his childhood through theil
training. The faith which came to
him from his grandmother through his
mother did not come through the laws
OF heredity, but through careful train
ing and teaching. Grace is not rea.
soned by the laws Of heredlty. The
factors involved In his training were
godly ancestors, a Christian home, and
a dlligent study Of the Scriptures.
III. Timothy's Call (Acts 1913.
While on Paul's second missionary
journey In company with Silas, Tim
othy was found at Lystra near Derbe
Perhaps he had been converted or
Paul's first missionary journey, bu,
hearing favorable report Of him BY
the brethren, Paul took and circum
cised him SO as not to offend the
Jews, because his father was u Greek
This was not contrary to the decision
Of the Jerusalem council. 1t was {
case where Cancellation could be made
without compromise Of truth. From
this time to the end Of Pauls life, HI
and Timothy were boon companions
They were as allowing father and .
dutiful son.
". TImothy's Character Rstlesnt.
/. OF a Retiring Disposition. r
Tim. l: g. Timothy had received q glf,
from God at the hands Of the apostle
but It needed to be stirred up, that Is
famed into fame. Such a tempera
ment would mature In touch with ,
great personality like Paul. It Is high
ly important that everyone store uI
the gift which God has given unto him
2. Courageous. II Timothy 2:1-S
Having been stirred up. he was freet
from the spirit Of fear and deliberately
identified himself with Paul In hi
sufterings and trial. Courage Is great
ly needed In doing the Lords work.
8. Faithful. He tarried In the diff
cult field Of Ephesus through many
years. He was the only man Of the
needed fidelity to minister to the Phil
ippians. philippians 2:20). The Sc
cret Of his faIthfulness In such posi-
tion was his fidelity to the Word oi
God.
v. Timothy's Ministry.
!. As q fellow-misslonary with Paul
(Phil. 2:22).
2. As pastor of church at Ephesus
Here he labored for many years tact
fully meeting the difficulties Of that
great church. The Christian minister
should believe in the Scriptures as
Gods Word and be able to rightly d.
vide 1t SO as to meet the needs OF
those who hear him. This Is the only
way to meet the difficulties that arise