Discipleship Requires Proximity
November 23, 2025 | Pastor John Weiand
What if real spiritual growth can’t happen from a distance? This Sunday, we’ll explore the relationship of Paul and Timothy, and discover why true discipleship requires proximity. We’ll learn how God transforms us through close, intentional relationships.
Lessons from Paul & Timothy
Be With Me
Beloved Son
Acts 16:1-3
Timothy Joins Paul and Silas
1 Paul came to Derbe and then to Lystra, where a disciple named Timothy lived, whose mother was Jewish and a believer but whose father was a Greek. 2 The believers at Lystra and Iconium spoke well of him. 3 Paul wanted to take him along on the journey, so he circumcised him because of the Jews who lived in that area, for they all knew that his father was a Greek.
Paul wanted Timothy to go with him
- "I am a Christian, not because someone explained the nuts and bolts of Christianity, but because there were people willing to be nuts and bolts."
- Rich Mullins
Discipleship Does Not Happen at a Distance
Philippians 2:19-22
Timothy and Epaphroditus
19 I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you soon, that I also may be cheered when I receive news about you. 20 I have no one else like him, who will show genuine concern for your welfare. 21 For everyone looks out for their own interests, not those of Jesus Christ. 22 But you know that Timothy has proved himself, because as a son with his father he has served with me in the work of the gospel.
