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FOR THE LEADER

Learn and Do2 Timothy 1–4

This second letter to Timothy is the last known correspondence of Paul before his execution by Nero. Paul, awaiting trial because of his faith, sent this personal letter urging Timothy to remain faithful to the gospel. In contrast to Paul’s first letter to Timothy, this installment was more personal in nature and gave Timothy boldness in the face of hardship. While it contained useful teaching for the early church, it can also be seen as a letter that empowers Christians to be bold in their faith as they mature in knowing, loving, and obeying God.

Paul began this letter by reminding Timothy where he came from and the faithful witness of his mother and grandmother. Paul affirmed Timothy, and asserted that Timothy’s faith was genuine, and because of that genuine faith, Timothy needed to be bold and rely on the power of the Holy Spirit who gives to people power, love, and sound judgment. Paul used examples of his own life, his current imprisonment, and impending death to encourage Timothy to follow Paul’s example to not be ashamed of the gospel but to preach with boldness no matter the threat. Paul said we believers need not be ashamed because we know to whom we belong and about whom we preach and teach.

To make his point clear, Paul used three word pictures. Paul compared Timothy to a soldier and encouraged Timothy to live committed to God like a good soldier was committed to his commanding officer. Paul next used the imagery of an athlete who won a crown by competing according to the rules. Athletes who excelled had been through rigorous training akin to the suffering Christian leaders may face. Paul’s final analogy included imagery of a farmer who, through hard work, would reap a great harvest. Paul referred here to Timothy’s commitment to preaching the truth and the spiritual outcome to be gained.

Paul closed this letter by encouraging Timothy, and us, to finish the race well as we help others learn from the Bible and know about Jesus.

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Explore the Bible: Babies & Toddlers Leader Guide54

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OVERVIEW

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SESSION FOCUSTEXT TRUTHLearn from the Bible.

BIBLE STORY2 Timothy 1–4

BIBLE VERSE2 Timothy 3:16

CHRIST IN CONTEXTGod planned before the beginning of time to send Jesus to rescue us from our sin. Jesus fulfilled all Scripture about Himself.

BIBLE SKILLS • Touch, hold, and turn the pages of the Bible.• Hear Bible words and phrases. Say some Bible words and repeat

short phrases.

OFF TO A GREAT START!▸▸ First impressions are important. Help each child and family feel special and welcomed at church.

▸▸ Greet each child individually and personally.

▸▸ Briefly mention to families and their preschooler an activity you have ready for children to enjoy at church.

EXPLORE THE BIBLE TEXT CONNECTION

• Paul continued his encouragement of Timothy with a second letter. This letter was much more personal in nature because Paul knew he would soon be executed. Paul wanted to share his last words with Timothy, a testament to Paul’s love for Timothy.

• Paul shared with Timothy several qualities that followers of God should have. One of the most important qualities was to be genuine.

• Paul also shared with Timothy that he should be unashamed and bold. Paul used his current circumstances as an example. Paul had been imprisoned and faced execution, but he remained faithful to the message of the gospel and continued to share the good news of Jesus.

• The admonition Paul gave to Timothy wasn’t new. When Jacob returned home to his estranged brother, he needed the same advice. Jacob approached Esau with humility and forgiveness.

FAMILY AT HOMEPrint this week’s devotional page (Enhanced CD) to give to families.

EXPLORATIONS FOR BABIES• Roll a Ball• Stick & Peel Bible Pictures• Put Toys in a Box

EXPLORATIONS FOR TODDLERS• Find Bibles in a Box• Design a Bible Marker• Work Puzzles• Lift and Say

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BABIES EXPLORE THE BIBLE

BIBLE STORY NUGGETS• Paul loved Timothy and helped him.• Paul wrote a letter to Timothy.• Paul helped Timothy be a good church leader.

BABIES EXPLORE THE BIBLEBabies are sensory learners, and they are relational. They learn best when teachers engage them through conversation and play. Prepare two or three activities for babies to enjoy as they explore the Bible.

ROLL A BALLTools: Bible, beach ball or other appropriate ball for babies, Story Picture: Timothy’s Second Letter (Pack), Bible Bookmarks (Pack)

• Sit across from a baby and roll the ball to her. As you roll the ball, say the words of the Bible verse: “God gave us the Bible.” Repeat the words as you roll the ball. Help the baby return the ball to you with a push of her hand.

• Set the ball on top of the marked Bible. When a baby bats the ball off the Bible, pick up the Bible. Open it to 2 Timothy 3:16 and point to it. Say: “God gave us the Bible.”

• Look at the Story Picture with the baby. Comment: “See Timothy. He is reading a letter that Paul wrote. We can read the letter in our Bible.”

STICK & PEEL BIBLE PICTURESTools: Bible, pieces of felt, tape, self-adhesive hook-and-loop fasteners (rough side only), Bible and Scroll Puzzles (Pack)

• Tape squares or rectangles of felt to the wall. Attach a piece of the rough side of the self-adhesive fastener to the back of each puzzle picture.

• Press a picture to a piece of felt. The picture should stick and stay in place. Encourage a baby to pull the picture away from the felt.

TEXT TRUTHLearn from the Bible.

BIBLE STORYTimothy’s Second Letter2 Timothy 1–4

BIBLE VERSE PARAPHRASE God gave us the Bible.2 Timothy 3:16

PACK ITEMS 7 Story Picture: Timothy’s

Second Letter22 Bible and Scroll Puzzles28 Bible Bookmarks

LEADER TIP!If available, use a felt-covered board with the Bible puzzles.

I SEE

I HEAR

I TOUCH

I MOVE



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BABIES EXPLORE THE BIBLE

NEXT HOUR (MORE EXPLORATIONS FOR BABIES)

• Continue and repeat activities from the first hour. Babies

learn through repetition and practice.

• As you cuddle, rock, soothe, and tend to babies’ needs, talk

about the Bible. Say Bible words and phrases.

• Use the Bible with babies. Let them see, touch, and turn

Bible pages.

• Talk about what is shown in the picture. Say: “Bible. You can learn from the Bible.”

• Turn the pages in the Bible with a child. Say: “We read about Paul and Timothy in the Bible. Paul helped Timothy. Paul wrote a letter.”

• Open the Bible to 2 Timothy 3:16. Say: “These are some of the words Paul wrote: ‘God gave us the Bible.’ Thank You, God, for the Bible.”

PUT TOYS IN A BOXTools: Bible, assortment of small baby toys, plastic pop beads, 1 or 2 shoe boxes, Diaper Bag Card

• Place the Bible and a few toys in a box.

• Encourage a baby to drop more toys in the box. Help him take the toys out of the box to uncover the Bible.

• Open the Bible to the Book of 2 Timothy. Say: “This Bible book is called 2 Timothy. We learn about Timothy when we read the Bible.”

• Lay the Bible on the floor or in a child’s lap. Show the baby the picture on the Diaper Bag Card and point to Timothy. Say: “Paul told Timothy that God gave us the Bible to help us.”

• Sing the Bible verse using a made-up tune: The Bible, the Bible, God gave us the Bible.

DON’T FORGET! Give every child this week’s Diaper Bag Card and Preschool Family Card.



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TODDLERS EXPLORE THE BIBLE

TEXT TRUTH Learn from the Bible.

BIBLE VERSE PARAPHRASEGod gave us the Bible.2 Timothy 3:16


Second Letter22 Bible and Scroll Puzzles29 Bible Verse Strips

LEADER TIPIf you do not have the suggested LifeWay puzzle, substitute a simple board puzzle showing toys and other resources that toddlers use in your room at church.

EXPLORATION STATIONS (45-60 MINUTES)

FIND BIBLES IN A BOX

Tools: 2 or 3 Bibles, Story Picture: Timothy’s Second Letter (Pack), cardboard

box, shredded colored paper

• Fill the box with the shredded paper and hide the Bibles and Story

Picture in the paper.

• A toddler’s curiosity will lead him to dig in the box. When she

discovers a Bible, talk to her about the Bible. Remark that God gave us

the Bible and it helps us learn about God and Jesus.

• Help the toddler turn to 2 Timothy in one of the Bibles. Find

Timothy’s name on the page. Show the preschooler the Story Picture

and point to Timothy. Tell the Bible story.

TIMOTHY’S SECOND LETTER2 Timothy 1–4

Timothy was a leader of the church in a city named Ephesus.

Timothy’s friend Paul was in another city, Rome. Paul loved Timothy and missed him. “I want to see you, Timothy,” Paul wrote in a letter to Timothy.

Paul told Timothy he prayed for him day and night. “Don’t get discouraged, Timothy. God will help you understand everything. If you are true to Him, He will be true to you,” Paul wrote.

Paul told Timothy to tell people how much Jesus loves them and will help them. Paul said that Timothy should do what is right, be loving and kind, use kind and gentle words, and avoid arguing.

Paul said, “Keep on learning. The things your mother and grandmother taught you from the Bible can help you.” Paul said that God gave the Bible to people so they could know Him and learn how to do His work.

EXPLORATION STATIONSToddlers are on the go and ready to learn. They learn best through playful exploration and discovery. Offer three or more multisensory activities to lead young preschoolers to discover and learn Bible truths.



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TODDLERS EXPLORE THE BIBLE

WORK PUZZLES

Tools: Bible, Bible and Scroll

Puzzles (Pack), puzzle Things

I See at Church (LifeWay,

005160678), toys and other

items similar to church puzzle

• Cut the Bible and Scroll

Puzzles in half to make

puzzles. Lay the pieces on

a table or the floor with the

wooden puzzle.

• Guide a child to put the

picture halves together.

• Gather toys and other

items similar to those

shown on the church

puzzle. Place the items in

places where toddlers will

see them.

• When a child works the

church puzzle, ask her to

search for similar items in

the room. Relate the items

to learning from the Bible.

• Say: “I see a Bible on the

puzzle. Can you find a Bible

in our room? The Bible

helps us learn.”

DESIGN A BIBLE MARKER

Tools: Bible, paper strips, bright stickers, washable markers, white address labels, Bible Verse Strips (Pack)

• Print today’s Bible verse on address labels, making one per child. Mark the verse in the Bible using the Bible Verse Strip for this session.

• Guide a child to stick a Bible verse label on a paper strip. The child can then add stickers and draw on the paper strip using the markers.

• As the child works on his Bible marker, open the Bible to the Bible Verse Strip. Say: “God gave us the Bible. We learn about God and Jesus from the Bible.”

• Hold the Bible open at 2 Timothy. Suggest that the child place her marker in the Bible and close it. Then lead her to open the Bible to her marker.

• Tell toddlers they can take their markers home to put in a Bible.

LIFT AND SAY

Tools: Bible, Enhanced CD, large towel, Diaper Bag Card

• Hold one end of a towel. Guide a toddler to hold the other end.

• Say “up” and lift arms to raise the towel. Say “down” and lower arms. Practice going up and down with the towel. (Two older toddlers can raise and lower the towel together.)

• Play the CD and go up and down to the beat of the music. Lead children to say the Bible verse as they lift the towel.

• Sit down for a minute to rest. Show children the picture on the Diaper Bag Card. Point to Timothy.

• Say: “Timothy is reading a letter from his friend Paul. Paul told Timothy that God gave us the Bible. The Bible helps us know about God and Jesus. We learn from the Bible. Timothy learned from the Bible, too.”



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TODDLERSCIRCLE TIME

CIRCLE TIME TOOLS• Bible• Enhanced CD


Second Letter19 Book: Jesus

LEADER TIP!Use the Bible. Open the Bible to the Scripture passage while you tell the story. That way toddlers will know the story comes from the Bible.

GATHER• Sit on the floor and hold the

Book: Jesus (Pack). Make up a tune to sing: The Bible, the Bible, the Bible tells about Jesus.

• Gather toddlers to sing with you, then read the book.

• Play the Enhanced CD and listen for a song about the Bible. Clap as the music plays.

• Say: “We read the Bible at church. We learn about God and Jesus from the Bible.”

HEAR THE BIBLE STORY• Sing these words (to your own

tune): Learn from the Bible, learn from the Bible, Paul helped people learn from the Bible.

• Say: “Paul wrote letters to help people know what they should do. Paul wrote two letters to Timothy.”

• Open the Bible to 2 Timothy and tell the Bible story.

• Show toddlers the Story Picture (Pack) and pass it around the circle.

PRACTICE BIBLE SKILLS• Show toddlers the Bible opened to

2 Timothy. Remark: “Paul’s letters to Timothy are in the Bible. These are the words of Paul’s second letter.”

• Turn to the Bible verse. Say: “Paul wrote that God gave us the Bible. Say those words with me.”

• Repeat with toddlers: “God gave us the Bible. 2 Timothy 3:16.”

PRAY• Pray and thank God for the Bible.

• Play the Enhanced CD and pass the Bible around the circle.

• Stop the music and ask: “Who has the Bible?” Say the child’s name.

• Play music and pass the Bible again.

CIRCLE TIME (2-5 MINUTES)

Your toddlers may be ready for a simple circle time. You decide when and how long to have a group experience.



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TODDLERS NEXT HOUR

DON’T FORGET! • Make a final diaper check.• Put a Diaper Bag Card and

Preschool Family Card in each child’s bag.

• Release children to authorized adults.

MOVE POP BEADSTools: Bible, pop beads, masking tape, Story Picture: Timothy’s Second

Letter (Pack Item 7)

• Make a line on the floor with tape. Lay pop beads at one end of

the tape line. Lay the Story Picture at the other end.

• Show children how to carry one pop bead in cupped hands. They

can carry the beads along the line and drop the beads on the

picture.

• Play the game with toddlers. Each time a child moves a bead to

the picture, say: “Learn from the Bible.”

• Look at the Story Picture. Say: “See Timothy. Timothy read

the letters that Paul wrote to him. Paul told Timothy to keep

learning from the Bible.” Open the Bible to 2 Timothy.

NEXT HOUR (MORE EXPLORATIONS FOR TODDLERS)

OPTION 1 Continue activities from first hour. (Kids learn through repetition!)

OPTION 2 Try something different. Choose two or three new activities.

MAKE A “BIBLE”

Tools: Bible, colored construction paper, white

paper, washable markers or white crayons

• Fold paper in half to resemble a book.

• Invite toddlers to write or draw on the

white paper. Say: “Paul wrote letters. His

letters are in the Bible.”

• Open the Bible to 2 Timothy 3:16. Read

the verse.

• Say: “We can learn from the Bible. We

can write about what we know about the

Bible, too.”

• On a piece of paper, write the word Bible.

Say: “This word is Bible. Say that word

with me.”

MATCH BIBLES TO OUTLINESTools: Bibles (2 or 3 of different sizes), poster board, marker, Bible Bookmarks (Pack Item 28)

• Lay the Bibles on the poster board and carefully trace around each one. Lay the Bibles on the floor beside the outlines. Mark 2 Timothy in two Bibles.

• Lead a child to match the Bibles to their outlines.

• Say: “We learn from the Bible. Paul told Timothy to keep learning from the Bible.”

• Help the child open one Bible to the bookmark. Say: “We read about Paul and Timothy in the Bible. Bibles may look different, but all Bibles help us learn about God.”

Look for printable Next Hour helps on the Preschool Enhanced CD.



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