Dear Brethren,

Happy Easter!

May the celebration of Easter prove as meaningful even though we are fighting the
Covid-19 virus! Let our faith remain strong and steady throughout these trying times we
are living in.

MEDITATION
1 You therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.
2 And the things that you have heard from me among many witnesses,
commit these to faithful men who will be able to teach others also.
2 Timothy 2:1-2

OBSERVATION AND INTERPRETATION
1. Paul’s relationship to Timothy
a) A father-son relationship
b) Full of affection

2. Exhortation
a) To be strong
b) This strength is to be found in the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ
c) Strength is sorely needed
i) In life
ii) In ministry

3. A special challenge to Timothy to consider
a) To recall all the things that he had been taught
i) By Paul
ii) Among many witnesses
b) To master the many lessons taught

c) To commit to others these great truths
i) Faithful men must first be found
ii) These must be taught well
iii) They must be able to teach others

APPLICATION TO LIFE AND MINISTRY
1. A constant need
a) To look out for the next generation
b) To find good and faithful potential servants of the Lord
c) To equip them thoroughly
d) To get them to reach out to the generation after them

2. A deadly problem
a) To protect our own self-interest
i) Foolishness is seen in the way we keep everyone one out
ii) And we try and protect our ministry
b) To refuse to find others to whom we can pass:
i) Our Knowledge
ii) Our vision
iii) Our wisdom

3. Let us look forward to this enlightened approach
a) For the sake of posterity
b) For the sake of true success in ministry

Prayerfully,
Pastor Charles Tan