Feb. 23 - Long-Term View (2 Tm. 4:1-8)

Keep growing in your relationship with Jesus: Take the message with you into your week. Reflect on the Bible passage and sermon (posts Sun. afternoon), then use the ideas below to help you talk it over with your friends, coworkers, family, or Grow Group.

Icebreaker idea: What’s one way you enjoy serving others?

A way to pray: Ask the Lord to give us boldness, passion, and commitment to live out the ministry He has for each of us, as we seek to see 2,000 people by 2022 baptized and growing in relationship with Jesus through the Word, prayer, and community.

Talk It Over:

• Review Paul’s commands to Timothy (verse 2). Which of these is easiest and hardest for me to practice, and why? What growth step does the Lord want me to take right now?

• What ministry has the Lord given me? (See Timothy’s in verse 5.) What practical steps can I take to discover this (if I’m not sure) or to live this out more fully?