People
Timothy in 1 Thessalonians 1
TIM-oh-thee
This person shows up in 1 Thessalonians 1:1: “Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, to the assembly of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace from…” The Bible is not talking about a sticker. It is talking about a real person in a real place.
1 Thessalonians 1:1
“Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, to the assembly of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.”
What kids can learn
When you hear timothy in 1 Thessalonians, remember the sentence around it. God put this person in the story on purpose.
Read 1 Thessalonians 1:1 again tomorrow and ask what the person is doing in the sentence, not only what it looks like.
Say it
Practice 1 Thessalonians 1:1
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
Paul,andTimothy,totheassemblyoftheThessaloniansinGodtheFatherandtheLordChrist:GracetoyouandpeacefromGodourFatherandtheJesusChrist.