
1 & 2 Thessalonians, 1 & 2 Timothy, Titus, and Philemon Bible Reading Challenge
Challenge yourself to achieve 1000 points by completing your choice of the following activities. Each activity has a certain number of points depending on how challenging it is. Some activites may be particularly suited for children and families, while others may be more suited for adults and teens. One of the best parts of a challenge is doing it together. Find another family to do it with, or involve your Sunday School or CYC.
Read - 400 Points
Read through all of 1 & 2 Thessalonians, 1 & 2 Timothy, Titus, and Philemon for 400 points! Below you can find a printable tracker for each chapter so you can check them off as you go!
Bible Journal - 500 Points
Use a notebook or a Bible Reading Journal to take notes while you read. You can order a prepared reading journal on Amazon (link below) or use just a regular notebook. A page of suggested questions to ask is also available below. Share your thoughts or favourite verses with your friends and family or on Social Media.
Bible Art - 500 Points
Choose a verse that exhorts or encourages you during your Bible readings and illustrate it. Share your creations here: Facebook Bible Journaling Group
Bible Marking - 100 Points
As you read through these letters written by Paul, use coloured pencils to mark all the occurrences of “faith”, “doctrine”. How are these concepts linked?
Language - 150 Points
Do a word study on “godliness”. What is meant by this term? You can find a worksheet below that explains how to do a word study. Share what you learn with your friends and family or on Social Media.
Literature - 200 Points
Read through any of the following books and share a quote or two with family and friends or on Social Media. Links to Booksellers below.
- Letters to Timothy and Titus by Alfred Nicholls
- Growing up into Christ by Phil Shaw and Greg Palmer
- Just Another Runaway Slave by Jonathan Cope
Media - 300 Points
Search for this talk on Christadelphian Bible Talks and Exhortations:
- Timothy, Man of God by Jay Mayock
- Titus by Dev Ramcharan
Write a short review to share what you learn.
Memory Verse - 250 Points
Learn at least one of these selections by heart:
- 1 Timothy 6:12
- 2 Timothy 3:16-17
- 1 Thessalonians 4:13-14
- Titus 2:11-12
Create a bookmark or colouring page using one of these verses if you can to help you memorize them.
Geography - 100 Points
Where is Thessalonica? Find it on a map. Why was it a good place to establish a church at that time?
Our World - 150 Points
Paul uses the metaphors of a soldier, an athlete, and a husbandman to illustrate the need for active service. A soldier needs to remain diligent, an athlete has to train, and a husbandman cannot ignore his vineyard if he expects fruit. In the letter to Titus, the importance of self-control is emphasized. Make a chart of the duties and activities of each and how they could relate to a spiritual life.
Dig Deeper - 400 Points
Take note of all the “faithful sayings” in these letters. What makes them faithful sayings?
Hymn Study - 100 Points
Hymn 94, Immortal, invisible, God only wise.
Sing this hymn. You can find a link below for the music. Write out the hymn (worksheet below), and see if you can find Bible passages that relate to this particular hymn.
Mentorship - 200 Points
Timothy was Paul’s son in the faith. He seems to have taken a special interest in him and leaves an example of how to be a mentor to a younger person in their spiritual life. Find a mentor, or be a mentor. For more ideas about mentoring, consider this resource: Mentoring
Bible Study - 500 Points
These letters provide a lot of instruction in how an ecclesia should work and qualifications for different offices. Do a little study on this.
Art Project - 150 Points
Create a prayer board for yourself or for your ecclesia. Search prayerboards on Pinterest or Google for some ideas.
The Heart - 200 Points
T H I N K ON T H I S :
“Paul’s object was not to state inspiration but to underscore its consquences. If the Revisers are to be trusted he is saying, not, “Scripture is inspired and profitable”, but “Scripture being inspired, is therefore profitable”. God-breathed Scripture is filled with life breathed into it by God, and therefore is meant to be put to use, for teaching (didaskalia, providing the substance of what is taught); for reproof (elegkhos, providing the evidence on the basis of which people can be put to rights), for corrrection (epanorthosis, literally restoring to an upright position), and for instruction (paideia, the disciplined upbringing of children)… All in all, Timothy must learn that from childhood he had been prepared for the task before him, and that now is the time to resume the full exploitation of what he had learned.”
Acts and Epistles, by Alfred Norris
Downloads & Links:
More Resources
For more Bible Reading ideas check out the following links:
- Dynamic Bible Readings for the whole family
- Bible Reading Templates for adults and children
- Family Bible Readings – Book Review
- Bible Reading Discussion Cards
- Link for North American Booksellers: Detroit Book Supply & California Christadelphian Library
- Link for UK Booksellers: The Christadelphian Office
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This website provides piano music for each of the hymns that you can sing along with.
Thank you to Julie S, Karen P, Bailey M for the contributions to this Challenge!