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First Timothy, chapter 4, verse 12.

Let no one despise you for your youth, but set the believers an example in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, in purity. What an encouragement from Paul to Timothy,

who was leading this church and was young and likely, very intimidated. I mean, you read in

2nd Timothy chapter 1 where Paul encourages him,

God has not given us a spirit of timidity, a fear, but a spirit of power and love and self-control.

And so he looks Timothy in the eye here in 1st Timothy 412 and says,

let no one despise you for your youth, but set the believers an example. And as I read this,

I just want to speak to the next generation. So anyone who would say, okay, I'm classified as

youth or you feel like youth in your life, in the church, and any role of leadership you're in, and hear God saying to you

to set an example for other believers, including obviously those who are older than you in the way

you speak, in your conduct, the way you act, in your love, in the way you love others, in your faith and

impurity. Oh, God, for the next generation to be an example in all these ways. And then for those

who may not consider yourself youth and you're thinking of others when you

think of those who are younger than you, work. I give your life to raise up younger people

who are setting an example for you and then follow their example. I would encourage you to even

intentionally think through,

okay, how are any younger believers around me setting an example for me

in their speech, in their conduct, in their love, in their faith, in their purity?

I mean, I think as a parent of young children,

when we're having our family worship times,

and I see in my kids sometimes,

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