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Sunday School Teachers’ Conference & TTC. Philadelphia Area St. George Malankara Orthodox Church. Meaning of Preaching & Teaching. 2 Timothy 4:2. 2 Timothy 4:2. Preach the word! Be ready in season and out of season. Convince, rebuke, exhort, with all longsuffering and teaching.
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Sunday School Teachers’ Conference & TTC Philadelphia Area St. George Malankara Orthodox Church
Meaning of Preaching & Teaching 2 Timothy 4:2
2 Timothy 4:2 Preach the word! Be ready in season and out of season. Convince, rebuke, exhort, with all longsuffering and teaching.
Preaching & Teaching • Whose role is it to preach & teach? • Priest and Bishops • Sunday School Teachers • Students • All Christians
Preaching & Teaching Preach the word! Be ready in season and out of season. Convince, rebuke, exhort, with all longsuffering and teaching. • Preach the Word in season and out of season • Convince • Rebuke • Exhort • Must have longsuffering
Preach Word in & out of Season • How do we preach in and out of Season • We must learn and experience the teachings of the Christ • Not just knowing dates and figures • Not just studying for a test • We must comprehend & internalize • Then we reflect internally on how it transforms us, and then reflect that back to the world.
Convice • We must be able to convince our students of the Faith. • We must speak from experience • We must speak with Reason, not the reason of man, but the Reason that has been Revealed to us from God
Rebuke • We must be able to Rebuke one another, and our students to lead them in the Faith. • Without being rebuked we cannot grow, we stay stagnant. • Must be done in love, and not anger or spite • Must come from a grounding in Christ teaching, and not our own understanding.
Exhort • To exhort, we first have to know the faith, to help lead them. • We must live out our faith • We must work out our faith in fear and trembling
Longsuffering/Patience • Last of all, we must have longsuffering and Patience • Only through perseverance of faith can we overcome all the ups and downs of our spiritual journey • Only through longsuffering can we see the fruits of our labor in teaching our children • Only through patience do we see God’s presence in our life.