THE STORYTELLER'S BIBLE
Act VII - Acts and the Pauline Epistles
Script by Bob Allen
For four voices

Scene 12

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VOICE THREE:          Timothy was just a young boy when Paul first met him on a visit to the city of Lystra.  The son of a Gentile father and a Jewish mother, Timothy was already known throughout that city for his strong faith. 

VOICE TWO:             He had been taught the Word of God from his earliest years by his Grandmother Lois and his mother Eunice.  This heritage and his call from God to the ministry prepared Timothy to become a gifted leader in the early church.

VOICE ONE:              Paul’s final letter to Timothy was written from a prison in Rome.  Knowing his days upon earth were few, the apostle sought to encourage his young protégé and remind him of the many tasks which lay before him in service for God.

VOICE FOUR:            (CROSS DOWN LEFT)  A teacher in God’s academy.

VOICE THREE:          Teach others, Timothy.  Teach them so well that they will teach the next generation, and the next, and the next—

VOICE FOUR:            A soldier in God’s army.

VOICE ONE:              Dedicated!  Committed!  Willing to endure hardship in order to please the One who had enlisted him.

VOICE FOUR:            An athlete on God’s team.

VOICE TWO:             Disciplined!  In shape!  Striving to win the prize for the glory and honor of his Coach.

VOICE FOUR:            A farmer in God’s vineyard.

VOICE THREE:          Reaping the rewards of the life and time he has invested in preparing the soil for God’s harvest.

VOICE FOUR:            One of God’s wounded.

VOICE ONE:              Suffering like Christ so that others might obtain eternal glory.  Enduring persecution, knowing that he would reign with God.

VOICE FOUR:            A seeker of the knowledge of God.

VOICE TWO:             Unashamedly dedicating his life to the mastery of accurately handling the Word of truth.

VOICE FOUR:            A slave to the cause of Christ.

VOICE THREE:          “Kind to all, able to teach, patient when wronged.”

VOICE FOUR:            A preacher of the Word.

VOICE ONE:              Constant!  Impassioned!  Patient!  Fulfilling his ministry as an evangelist of the Good News.

VOICE FOUR:            A lover of Christ’s soon appearing!

VOICE TWO:             Like his mentor Paul—Fighting the good fight!   Finishing the course!  Keeping the faith!

VOICE THREE:          Paul’s second letter to Timothy reveals a lonely man, abandoned by his friends, longing for a warm cloak, missing his books and parchments and wanting to see his son in the faith one more time.

VOICE ONE:              We don’t know if Paul ever saw Timothy again.  But we know that on the pages of this letter Timothy saw Paul and rejoiced with him in the confidence that God would bring him safely to His heavenly kingdom.

VOICE FOUR:            To Him be the glory forever and ever.

ALL:                            Amen!