Tonight, I get to speak to the children who have labored hard all year in memorizing Scripture for our church’s AWANA program. I’m going to give them an appeal from 2 Timothy 2:1-9 and encourage them, as Paul did Timothy to look to the Gospel.
There are 3 analogies used. Here’s the ESV Study Bible on them…
Verse 4 [The Soldier] calls for a single-minded desire to please God.
Verse 5 [The Athlete] reiterates that one must obey God’s rules in order to succeed.
Verse 6 [The Farmer] is the least clear but seems to encourage hard work by holding out the promise of blessing.
Pray that my words would encourage them and point others to the Gospel.
