Wed June 3

Listen up, little ones

Listen for the word testimony.

Reading

3 John 9-15—Help for a Church

Optional Reading

2 Timothy 4:9-18

Keys for kids

• Jesus uses other churches to help a church in trouble.

Questions

1. What kind of trouble was in Gaius's church?
2. What was John going to do about it?

Notes

(See Saturday for authors.)

We believe that Jesus loves His church. If Jesus loves his church, what does he do for her when she has trouble? 3 John shows us a church with big problems. There is a man in the church, Diotrephes, who is ignoring John and other elders. What is worse, he has a position of leadership and is putting other believers out of the church. When John writes this letter, Jesus is in heaven, so how is he going to help this troubled church?

John tells Gaius in two places that he intends to come visit the church himself. When he comes, John intends to encourage Gaius and put a stop to the trouble Diotrephes is making. One important way that Jesus shows His love for us is by connecting our churches to other churches to help when there is trouble.

Swedish Method questions

Praise

Psalm 28a, 111d

Prayer

1. Pray that God would give good help to churches that are facing trouble.
2. Pray for change in you from last Lord’s Day’s sermons.
3. Pray for a member of our church, for your family, and for a non-Christian friend/family member.