Disciple - Maturing in Faith with Timothy

Maturity. It’s part of the natural process of being human. We grow, we grow up and we assume God-given responsibilities in life and mission. Yet in our day maturity has fallen on hard times. Sociologists today are writing about the phenomenon of the kidult, the ban (boy-man) and perpetual peter pans. There seems to be a desire in our day to delay responsibility, delay maturity and life being elongated seasons of goofing around. Yet the Scriptures bring us another view. In the Word of God we find a world where God desires the older to invest in the younger in order to help them assume a passionate mantle of leadership in the mission and Kingdom of Jesus. In the ancient world one of the most influential leaders of the Christian church invested his love, time and heart into a young leader in order to establish firm foundations for the gospel in and through local communities. The Apostle Paul’s words to Timothy unfolded over time with his first canonical letter addressing important topics related to theology, family, mission, finances and our responsibilities as followers of Jesus together as the church. His concern was solid teaching leading to a life that honors the Lord. In our time we desire the courage and love to live for God’s glory as servants of others, holding forth the good news of Jesus that saves. We desire to be disciples, who make disciples of Jesus, maturing in our faith and giving our lives together in the mission of our King.