Context

• Who wrote this letter? [ 2 Timothy 1:1 ]
• Who did he write this letter to? [ 2 Timothy 1:2 ]
• Timothy was a seasoned missionary that had worked with Paul for sometime. What has Timothy been struggling with more recently? [ 2 Timothy 1:7-8 ]
• How long does Paul think he has left? [ 2 Timothy 4:6 ]

Characters

• What does Paul want Timothy to do? [ 2 Timothy 4:9 ]
• What could Paul’s motivation have been?
• Who has gone and who is left with Paul? [ 2 Timothy 4:10-11 ]
• How might Paul have felt concerning Demas?
• Why might Paul be mentioning these people to Timothy?
• Why is Luke significant in Paul’s life?
• Mark is thought to be an able writer in Greek. Given this and Paul’s request for books and parchments, what is Paul’s intent?
• Why might Paul have requested his cloak? [ 2 Timothy 4:13 ]
• What has Alexander done? Why is Paul mentioning him to Timothy? [ 2 Timothy 4:14-15 ]
• At his court trial, who was with Paul? [ 2 Timothy 4:16-17 ]
• What was Paul able to do in God’s strength?
• What is Paul convinced off? What is he focused on? [ 2 Timothy 4:18 ]
• Why is this useful encouragement to Timothy?

Application

• How does Paul encourage us to continue to follow Jesus?
• What was he doing, even when he knew that he did not have very much time left?
• How was Paul affected by the church? How did Paul seek to help Timothy? How should we help each other?
• As Christians, who can we count on in our time of need?
• What can we be sure of? [ 2 Timothy 4:18 ]