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do you do When the apostle Paul was unable to return to visit the church in Thessalenica, he sent Timothy in his place. So what did Timothy's mission entail? We'll find out today

on Truth for Life as we learn how every follower of Jesus is called to participate in this same mission.

Alistairbegg is teaching from First Thessalonians.

We're looking at the beginning of Chapter 3.

One character stands out to the four in these events that are described, and that is this man Timothy, who was he, what caused

Paul to send him, what was the effect of the news he brought back. These are the

kind of issues that would come to mind as we look at the text and we try to come

to an understanding of it.

And I've endeavored to summarize it under these three words, the motive, the man, and the mission.

What then of the man who is sent?

Brothers, when we were torn away from you,

our intense longing was to see you. When we could stand it no longer,

we decided we would rather be lonely in Athens and give up Timothy than have the privilege of

Timothy and have no news of you. So he says, we sent

Timothy. It's not easy being the second guy. That was Timothy. They tell me that the second

place in the orchestra is a hard spot to fill. Second fiddle is not the one that most people choose to play.

Most would like their hands on the first fiddle. And if you've ever had the privilege of

playing second fiddle, you'll know that it is a challenge. Because there will be

people come to you and say, you know you could play that fiddle better than

him or better than her and appeal to your ego but you need to play your part just

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