February 25, 2018: The Good Fight of Faith (1 Timothy 6:11-21)

To begin the session:

Download the “Let’s Fight About It” activity here. Make copies for the class.

After all class members have arrived, distribute the activity sheets and ask the class to divide into pairs. Give the pairs about a minute to choose a scene to role play. Ask pairs to volunteer to act out their argument for the class.

Lead into Bible study by saying, “People fight. Such fights may be unpleasant and we would like to avoid them. But what are some things worth fighting for? Paul counseled Timothy to be prepared to fight a good fight of faith. Let’s see what this looks like.

To engage the learners in a study of the Scripture text:

Divide the class into groups of 3–5 students each, giving each a poster board, markers, images of various military coats of arms, and copies of the lesson text. Point out the various symbols, slogans, and designs in these images used to lead armies into battle.

Assign groups to try to create a coat of arms based on one of these themes and sections of the lesson text:

PURSUE (1 Timothy 6:11-16)

COMMAND (1 Timothy 6:17-19)

GUARD (1 Timothy 6:20, 21)

Give groups about fifteen minutes to create their designs before showing and explaining them to the rest of the class.