Key Ideas
Faith Fact
I believe God can do great things.
Faith Verse
John 14:12 (NLT)
“I tell you the truth, anyone who believes in me will do the same works I have done.”
Question of the Day: What does the word faithful mean to you?
Read about It
Read: 2 Timothy 1:3–5
Think about your family for a moment. Have your parents or your grandparents been Christians for a while? Maybe you are the first person in your family to accept Jesus into your life and are changing your family’s history. There is power in creating a line of believers in your family and in praying for the next generation coming up. Did you know that even today, you can be investing in the future of your family by praying that God will use each member of your family and speak to them in a powerful way? God wants your family to love and follow Him.
Talk about It
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Question 1. What type of faith was talked about in 2 Timothy 1:5? Answer 1. Genuine faith
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| Question 2. Today’s Bible reading was written first to Timothy. Whose faith did Timothy share?
Answer 2. The same faith as his grandmother Lois and mother, Eunice (2 Timothy 1:5)
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| Question 3. How often does Paul remember Timothy in his prayers?
Answer 3. “Night and day I constantly remember you in my prayers.” (2 Timothy 1:3)
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| Question 4. Why is sharing faith with the next generation important?
Answer 4. Answers may vary.
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| Question 5. In what ways can you begin investing in the next generation now?
Answer 5. Answers may vary. |
Pray about It
Dear God, thank You that I can learn and grow from people You have placed in my life. I pray that I will listen to their advice and follow in their footsteps. God, I pray that even now You will begin to use my life to encourage kids who are younger than I am, so that they will follow You. Amen.