7 day plan

Sharing faith in God for the future

Day 1 of 7

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2 Timothy 3:14-15

14But as for you, continue in what you have learned and have become convinced of, because you know those from whom you learned it, 15and how from infancy you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.

Series Introduction: Young children in the whole world today are experiencing many unique challenges, in large part because of the drastic influence of media on their behaviour and attitude. Parents need more than ever to concentrate on introducing God’s love to their children. Spending time with our children in prayer and in sharing Bible stories that demonstrate God’s love, kindness, compassion and his plan for their salvation should be our priority. God encourages us that our teaching to our children will definitely bear fruit. His word will not return empty but will accomplish what he desires and achieves the purpose for which he sent it.

Reflection:  In his final letter to Timothy before his martyrdom, Paul writes to encourage Timothy in his faith, mentioning Eunice and Lois and commending them for their faith. Not only did Eunice and Lois live out their faith in the presence of young Timothy but they also taught him the books of the Old Testament. They spent time with him opening Old Testament scrolls and sharing with him stories from the Bible that pointed to Jesus as the Saviour. Being raised in a godly home, Timothy grew up a faithful Christian who was afterwards chosen by Paul to accompany him in his missionary trips. In Philippians 2: 21-24, Paul writes that he had no one else like Timothy, who showed genuine concern for the Philippians’ welfare. He also added that Timothy served with him, as a son with his father, in the work of the Gospel. This great testimony is a result of a godly mother whose main concern was bringing up her child to the Lord.

Appreciating the great importance of having the Bible read together in the family, the Bible Society of Egypt initiated the “Open Bible in Every Home” project where the family is presented with a Bible and a study guide. The aim of this project is to have the family read and meditate on the Bible together and answer quiz questions on certain books of the Bible. Our goal is to provide 1 million Bibles in 5 years. In the first three years of this project, we distributed 455,000 Bibles, each with the study guide.

Prayer:  Dear Lord, we put our children in your hands. Help us to regard our time with them as the most important task in our parenthood and spend quality time with them, meditating on your precious word.

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2 Timothy 3:1-17

1But mark this: There will be terrible times in the last days. 2People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, proud, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, 3without love, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not lovers of the good, 4treacherous, rash, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God— 5having a form of godliness but denying its power. Have nothing to do with such people.

6They are the kind who worm their way into homes and gain control over gullible women, who are loaded down with sins and are swayed by all kinds of evil desires, 7always learning but never able to come to a knowledge of the truth. 8Just as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so also these teachers oppose the truth. They are men of depraved minds, who, as far as the faith is concerned, are rejected. 9But they will not get very far because, as in the case of those men, their folly will be clear to everyone.

A Final Charge to Timothy

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

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