People
Timothy in 1 Thessalonians 3
TIM-oh-thee
This person shows up in 1 Thessalonians 3:2: “and sent Timothy, our brother and God’s servant in the Good News of Christ, to establish you, and to comfort you concerning your faith;” The Bible is not talking about a sticker. It is talking about a real person in a real place.
1 Thessalonians 3:2
“and sent Timothy, our brother and God’s servant in the Good News of Christ, to establish you, and to comfort you concerning your faith;”
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 3:2 again tomorrow and ask what the person is doing in the sentence, not only what it looks like.
Say it
Practice 1 Thessalonians 3:2
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
andsentTimothy,ourbrotherandGod’sintheGoodNewsofChrist,toestablishyou,andtocomfortyouconcerning