Paul-Timothy User’s Menu

For those who coach apprentice shepherds and children’s teachers

Ministries

Ministry Area 1: Get Started

User's Menu. Guidelines for coaches and for trainees.

 #1 Get Started with Paul-Timothy Studies. (Please, read this first.)

 #2 User’s Menu for those who Coach Shepherds and Children’s Teachers

 #3 Guidelines for those who coach novice shepherds.

 #4 Guidelines for novice shepherds being trained.

 #5 Guidelines for children’s teachers and their helpers.

 #6 Supplement: Ten tasks of mentoring.

 #7 Guidelines for deacons, activity leaders and small group shepherds.

 #8 Guidelines for those who plan and leading group worship.

 #9 Coaching lessons for when other studies are not available.

#10 Basic Principles that undergird Paul-Timothy studies.

#11 Checklist of studies assigned and completed.

#15 Bible insert: Gospel, Commandments, Coaching

#119 Supplement: “Church Reproduction Cycle”

Ministry Area 2: Give Assurance

Counsel and encourage those who need help.

#20 Shepherds: Overcome fear and shame.
 Children: God helps us when we are afraid or ashamed.

#21 Shepherds: Counsel for personal and family problems.
Children: Counsel children with problems.

#22 Shepherds: Joseph received God's liberating grace.
Children: God's Loving Grace.

#23 Shepherds: Visit in homes and bring God’s grace.
Children: Jesus is our true friend.

#24 Shepherds: Break habits: alcohol, drugs, & immorality.
Children: King David Broke a Bad Habit.

#110 Supplement: "River of Grace" (38 pages)

#112 Supplement: Suicide: Satan wants you dead.

#113 Supplement: When adultery happens.

#121 Supplement: Original, Apostolic Good News

Ministry Area 3: Learn the Bible

OT and NT survey, interpretation and application.

#25 Shepherds: The Authority of the Word of God.
 Children: Good King Josiah Obeyed the Word of God.

#26 Shepherds: Search God’s Word as the Bereans Did.
Children: Use the Bible to Resist the Devil.

#27 Shepherds: Overview of the Bible.
Children: The People of God Crossed the Red Sea.

#28 Supplement: Overview of Important Events in the Bible.

Old Testament

#30 Shepherds: Pentateuch 1: Patriarchs in Genesis.
Children: Jacob Saw into Heaven.

#31 Shepherds: Pentateuch 2: God Freed His People from Slavery.
Children: The Angel of Death Visited an Evil King.

#32 Shepherds: Pentateuch 3: Moses and the OT Law.
Children: God Gave His People Good Laws.

#33 Shepherds: God Keeps His Promises: OT Historical Books.
Children: People Worshiped God before Jesus Came.

#34 Shepherds: The OT Prophetical Books.
Children: A Shepherd-King Sang for God.

#35 Shepherds: Prophets Foresaw the Coming of Messiah.
Children: Jesus Moved Men’s Hearts with the Word of God.

#36 Shepherds: Prophets Announced Messages from God.
Children: God Sent Isaiah to Teach His People

New Testament

#37 Shepherds: Four Gospels Testify about Jesus.
Children: Jesus Calls His First Disciples.

#38 Shepherds: The Life, Death and Resurrection of Jesus.
Children: Children Learn Who Jesus Really Is.

#39 Shepherds: The Book of the Acts of the Apostles.
Children: God Brings Good from Bad Things.

#40 Supplement: Follow the Apostles’ Example (12 pages).

#41 Supplement: Nine Freedoms Expand Movements to Christ.

#42 Shepherds: The New Testament Letters
Children: Paul Strengthened Believers with His Letters.

#43 Shepherds: Christ Showed John What Was Going to Happen.
Children: John Foresaw the End of the World.

#117 Supplement: Bible History in 22 Steps

Ministry Area 4: Plant churches

Start reproductive flocks. Checklists. Track outcomes.

#16 Shepherds: Start Churches Easily from Tiny Gatherings.

#44 Shepherds: Christians Meet in Big Groups and in Homes.
 Children: Welcome in our Homes those who Serve Christ.

#45 Shepherds: A Tax-collector Hosted Sinners in his House.
Children: A family Worshipped Jesus at their House.

#46 Shepherds: See #97 Teach children in the way God Said to do so.
 Children: Paul and Barnabas Put New Believers in New Flocks.

#114 Supplement: Track new churches and cells.

#115 Checklists: 1. Mobilise ‘2nd track’ labourers. 2. Track progress in new cells and congregations. 3. Steps to church multiplication. 4. Monitor progress of new shepherds.

Ministry Area 5: Make disciples

Teach loving obedience to Jesus and his commandments.

#47 Shepherds: Make Disciples in the Way Jesus Said.
Children: We Obey Jesus.

#48 Shepherds: We Obey our Great King Jesus.
Children: Jesus is the King of Kings.

#49 Shepherds: See #97 Teach children in the way God Said to do so.
Children: Children and Youth enjoy Serving Jesus.

#116 Supplement: Jesus' Commandments with Stories

Ministry Area 6: Save the lost

The original Good News. Repentance, faith, baptism.

#50 Shepherds: Spreading the Good News.
Children: Tell Jesus' Good News to others.

#51 Shepherds: Repentance, a change of heart.
Children: Jesus found a thief in a tree.

#52 Shepherds: Baptize, confirm repentance and faith.
Children: God saved faithful Noah from punishment.

#53 Shepherds: Witness for Jesus with the Spirit's power.
Children: God's Spirit gave power to tell about Jesus.

#54 Shepherds: New, eternal, holy life in Christ.
Children: A paralyzed man got to meet Jesus.

#55 Shepherds: Family & friends gather to hear about Jesus. Children:
        Philip rode in a chariot and talked about Jesus.

#56a Shepherds: How sin entered the world.
Children: How evil and bad things entered the world.

#56b Shepherds: Jesus died on a cross to bear our sins.

#56c Shepherds: Jesus’ resurrection gives life to believers.
 Children: Jesus died and rose back to life so children may live forever.

Ministry Area 7: Give freely

Stewardship of all that God gives. Bi-vocational self-support.

#57 Shepherds: Give for God's work and for the needy.
Children: A poor widow gave to the Lord all she had.

#58 Shepherds: Self-supporting, bi-vocational 'tentmakers'
Children: Serve God while working or attending a school.

#59 Supplement: Guidelines for self-support. (12 pages).

#60 Shepherds: Stewardship: We use well what God entrusts to us.
Children: How we serve God serving one another.

Ministry Area 8: Grow in Christ

Spiritual transformation. Godly character.

#61 Shepherds: Lead a Spirit-filled life.
Children: God's Holy Spirit changes us.

#62 Shepherds: Spiritual transformation and godly character.
Children: David forgave his enemies.

#63 Shepherds: Renew God's people.
Children: The Valley of Dry Bones.

Ministry Area 9: Review History

Events of Jesus' live. Overview of Christian history.

#64 Shepherds: Jesus was miraculously born as a human.
Children: We celebrate the birth of Jesus.

#65 Shepherds: Jesus' life-giving resurrection from death.
Children: Jesus rose from death and lives forever.

#66 Shepherds: History of Christianity: the 1st 400 years.
Children: The Kingdom of God keeps spreading.

#67 Shepherds: History of Christianity: Years 400 till 1600.
Children: We confess our sins to God.

#68 Shepherds: History of Christianity: Years 1600 until now.
Children: Martin Luther let people read the Bible.

Ministry Area 10: Love God and others

Serve the needy, each other, families, fellow believers.

#69 Shepherds: Show compassion by helping others..
Children: We serve others because we love them.

#70 Shepherds: Family life, marriage, training children.
Children: A young widow finds a family.

#71 Shepherds: Serve the needy.
Children: Dorcas died and was restored to life.

#72 Shepherds: Congregations & cells serve each other.
Children: Christians in Greece helped the poor in Judea.

#73 Shepherds: Show love in a practical ways.
Children: A good Samaritan help a stranger.

#111 Supplement: Believers' Children Marry Believers.

Ministry Area 11: Send out workers

Send workers to neglected groups. Work in other cultures.

#74 Shepherds: Detect ripe fields in other cultures.
Children: A woman meets Jesus at a well.

#75 Shepherds: Travel as a team to reach neglected places.
Children: A team helped Roman soldiers know Jesus.

#76 Shepherds: Wor with other cultures.
Children: Slave girl helps her master from another culture.

#77 Shepherds: Send workers to neglected peoples.
Children: The Good News goes to other places.

#78 Shepherds: Spread a vision of widespread outreach.
Children: Jesus opened Paul's eyes.
 

Ministry Area 12: Prepare for action

Oversee, organize, lead others, manifest spiritual gifts.

#79 Shepherds: Serveone another in love.
Children: God gives us shepherds.

#80 Supplement: Serve one another in God's family (8 pages)

#81 Shepherds: Organise small groups to serve one another.
Children: Gideon, a humble leader, trusted in God’s power.

#82 Shepherds: Maintain helpful discipline and order.
 Children: God made a bad city's wall fall down.

#83 Shepherds: Organise flocks to serve one another.
 Children: We work together to serve God.

#84 Shepherds: Regional overseers of new churches.
 Children: God helps believers Work together.

#85 Shepherds: Serve with God-given spiritual gifts.
Children: God’s people work together like a body.

#86 Supplement: Understand spiritual gifts. (8 pages)

#87 Shepherds: Perform pastoral duties.
Children: Jesus fed 5,000 people with a boy’s gift.

#88 Supplement: God gives overseers to his people. (16 pages)

Ministry Area 13: Pray in Jesus' Name

Faith, healing, spiritual conflict. Endure persecution.

#90 Shepherds: Pray with effective faith..
Children: God heard prayer and shut lions’ mouths..

#91 Supplement: Spiritual Warfare.

#92 Shepherds: Heal in Jesus' name.
Children: Jesus healed a blind man who had Faith in God

#93 Shepherds: Believe and do, as Abraham did.
Children: Trust Jesus like Abraham did.

#94 Shepherds: Endure persecution.
Children: Three faithful men walked amid flames.

#95 Shepherds: Free others from Satan in Jesus' name.
Children: Jesus healed a boy tormented by demons.

Ministry Area 14: Teach biblically

Teach truth and doctrine through story-telling.

#96 Shepherds: Tell stories to teach what God is like.
Children: Jesus, the best story-teller.

#97 Shepherds: Teach children in the way God Said to do so.
Children: Jesus healed a man and sent him Home to tell others about it.

#98 Shepherds: The Father, the Son and the Spirit are One God.
Children: John the Baptist Baptized Jesus.

#99 Shepherds: Moses Helped his People to Know God.
 Children: God revealed joyful truths to Moses and Joshua.

#100 Shepherds: Teach Believers during Worship.
Children: A teacher who did not want to teach.

Ministry Area 15: Coach leaders

Mentor, coach and train as Jesus and this apostles did.

#101 Shepherds: Aquila and Priscilla Coached New Leaders.
Children: One Prophet Showed Another How to Serve God.

#102 Shepherds: Mentor new shepherds as Paul did.
Children: Jesus Sent Out Seventy-Two Evangelists.

#103 Shepherds: Train Novice Leaders as Jesus and Paul Did.
 Children: Jesus Trained Leaders by Humbly Serving Them.

#104 Supplement: “Obedience-oriented training” (32 pages)

Ministry Area 16: Worship the Almighty

Lord's Table. Celebrate holidays. Give thanks.

#105 Shepherds: The Lord's Table (Communion).
Children: God Provided a ‘Lamb’ to Save Us.

#106 Shepherds: Celebrate Communion in your small group.

#108 Shepherds: Aaron and Other Worship Leaders.
 Children: A Woman Washed Jesus’ Feet.