Sunday School Teachers’

Conference & TTC

Philadelphia AreaSt. George Malankara Orthodox Church

Meaning of Preaching & Teaching

2 Timothy 4:2

2 Timothy 4:2

Preach the word! Be ready in season and out of season. Convince, rebuke, exhort, with all

longsuffering and teaching.

Preaching & Teaching• Whose role is it to preach & teach?

o Priest and Bishopso Sunday School Teacherso Studentso All Christians

Preaching & Teaching

Preach the word! Be ready in season and out of season. Convince, rebuke, exhort, with all

longsuffering and teaching.o Preach the Word in season and out of seasono Convinceo Rebukeo Exhorto Must have longsuffering

Preach Word in & out of Season

• How do we preach in and out of Seasono We must learn and experience the teachings of the

Christ• Not just knowing dates and figures• Not just studying for a test• We must comprehend & internalize• Then we reflect internally on how it transforms us,

and then reflect that back to the world.

Convice• We must be able to convince our students

of the Faith.o We must speak from experienceo We must speak with Reason, not the reason of man, but

the Reason that has been Revealed to us from God

Rebuke• We must be able to Rebuke one another,

and our students to lead them in the Faith.o Without being rebuked we cannot grow, we stay

stagnant.o Must be done in love, and not anger or spiteo Must come from a grounding in Christ teaching, and not

our own understanding.

Exhort• To exhort, we first have to know the faith, to help

lead them.o We must live out our faitho We must work out our faith in fear and trembling

Longsuffering/Patience

• Last of all, we must have longsuffering and Patienceo Only through perseverance of faith can we overcome all

the ups and downs of our spiritual journeyo Only through longsuffering can we see the fruits of our

labor in teaching our childreno Only through patience do we see God’s presence in our

life.