“A hundred years from now it will not matter what my bank account was, the sort of house I lived in, or the kind of car I drove. . . but the world may be different because I was important in the life of a child." — That's what I want us to think about today.

Paul, the Apostle of Jesus Christ, sailed the seas of the Western Mediterranean preaching the gospel and establishing churches. He debated the finest philosophers in Athens and wrote a good portion of the New Testament. But one of Paul's finest contributions to Christendom was a young boy he met in Lystra by the name of Timothy. Let's see if we can glean from Timothy's life some essential principles of forming others in the faith.

I. TIMOTHY WAS GROUNDED IN THE FAITH.

“Your sincere faith first lived in your grandmother Lois and yo…