² And the things you have heard me say in the presence of many witnesses entrust to reliable people who will also be qualified to teach others.

Paul admonishes Timothy, his spiritual son, to repeat/share these teachings, “the directions” (see where I am going) he had given him and shared with the church in Ephesus. To take what he told them, repeat it to others to make sure they are heading the right way. Then to take it to the next level, he tells Timothy to entrust these teachings and directions to other trustworthy, reliable, and qualified people who would be able to do the same. Indirectly, Paul is also telling us to do the same, what we are hearing from the word on Sunday mornings, in our personal study time, bible studies, we should be taking what we learn and passing it on to others.  Practically this can look like sharing it with our spouses, our children, our friends, accountability group members, neighbors, coworkers, with the purpose of them taking these truths to others.

In a more structured setting this looks like a discipleship process where you would go through a process of discipleship with someone who would be your “Paul” – the teacher/disciple, and you would be the Timothy – the learner/disciple who will put into practice what is being taught.  This isn’t the end of the equation though; it should be a continuous feedback loop.  Paul talks about 4 generations of information passing, From him(1) to Timothy(2), Timothy(2) to trust worthy people(3), and from those trust worthy(3) people to others(4) who would continue the process.