Session 17: Handling Adversity and Suffering
Preparation Resources
1) Primary text: 2 Timothy 4:6-8
2) Extended text (optional): Acts 27-28
3) Paul, A Biography reading (optional): Chapter 14
4) Tim Keller sermons
Discussion Topics
1) What happened early in Paul’s sea voyage to push the journey off course?
2) What is Paul’s top agenda when finally making it to Rome and why is that important?
3) What is the evidence for and against Paul having made it to Spain? Which do you think is the most likely?
4) What is the evidence for and against Paul having written the Pastoral Epistles (1 & 2 Timothy and Titus)? Which do you think is the most likely?
5) How do you think Paul's life ended?
Session Notes
1) Primary text: 2 Timothy 4:6-8
2) Extended text (optional): Acts 27-28
3) Paul, A Biography reading (optional): Chapter 14
4) Tim Keller sermons
Discussion Topics
1) What happened early in Paul’s sea voyage to push the journey off course?
2) What is Paul’s top agenda when finally making it to Rome and why is that important?
3) What is the evidence for and against Paul having made it to Spain? Which do you think is the most likely?
4) What is the evidence for and against Paul having written the Pastoral Epistles (1 & 2 Timothy and Titus)? Which do you think is the most likely?
5) How do you think Paul's life ended?
Session Notes