Role Models, Mentors, and Examples

1. Role Models, Mentors, and
Examples
3 John 1:11-12

2. I. The Power of Lives Well-
Lived
“Beloved, follow … that which is
good” (3 John 1:11).

3. Matthew 18:1-6
Each is given a bag of tools
A shapeless mass
And a book of rules.
And each must make ere life is
flown
A stumbling block
Or a stepping stone.

4. Acts 4:13
2 Thessalonians 3:9
1 Timothy 4:12
Titus 2:7
Hebrews 10:24
1 Peter 5:3

5. II. The Importance of Mentors
Well-Chosen.
“Beloved, follow not that which is evil,
but that which is good. He that doeth
good is of God: but he that doeth evil
hath not seen God”
(3 John 1:11).

6. Who should be our role models?
• Jesus (John 13: 15; 1 John 2:6).

7. Who should be our role models?
• Jesus (John 13: 15; 1 John 2:6).
• Bible characters (Romans 15:4;
Philippians 4:9)

8. Who should be our role models?
• Jesus (John 13: 15; 1 John 2:6).
• Bible characters (Romans 15:4;
Philippians 4:9)
• Parents (Proverbs 1:8; 2:1; 3:1; 5:1;
7:1).

9. Who should be our role models?
• Jesus (John 13: 15; 1 John 2:6).
• Bible characters (Romans 15:4;
Philippians 4:9)
• Parents (Proverbs 1:8; 2:1; 3:1; 5:1;
7:1).
• Other Christians
(1 Corinthians 11:1; cf. 4:16).

10. 1. Demetrius had a good
reputation:
• From all the brethren
• From those without (implied)
• From the truth
• From John
• From God (implied)

11. 2. Not necessarily the most
prominent . . .

12. 3. Supporter of missions (1:7-8).

13. Every older person should be
mentoring and every younger one
should have a mentor.
• Proverbs 27:17
• 2 Timothy 2:2

14. Mentoring relationships:
• Jethro and Moses
• Eli and Samuel
• Elijah and Elisha
• Jesus and the disciples
• Paul and Timothy

15. What are the traits
needed in mentors?
In Titus 2 . . .

16. Find your category:
Mature men (6)
Mature women (4)
Young women (8)
Young men (6)

17. What does Christian
mentorship involve?
• Setting an example (Matthew 5:14-16).
• Giving wise counsel (Exodus 18:13–25;
Proverbs 18:21; Ephesians 4:29).
• Encouraging / building confidence
(1 Timothy 4:12; Titus 2:15).
• Teaching (Proverbs 1:8)
• Correcting (James 3:13ff)