Paul, the most successful church planter ever, abandoned to a jail cell in Rome, writes to prepare Timothy for the difficult days ahead by: reminding Timothy of his spiritual heritage (1:3-5), his gifting (6-7), calling him to willingly suffer (1:8-18) to multiply his ministry in others (2:1-15), pursue holiness (2:16-26) all the while expecting great opposition (3:1-13) and ultimately to finish well like Paul (3:14-4:22) by standing on God’s inspired Word and fulfilling his ministry.