This is our last sermon from the epistle of Titus. In this final message, we cover Titus 3:8-15. Paul finishes with some last instructions that we will examine in these four sections: Fruit of Salvation Avoid Divisive Issues Avoid Divisive People A Healthy and Distinct People of Grace. Our Public reading wasJames 2:14-26 Titus 3:8-15 8 The saying is trustworthy, and I want you…

Our sermon is entitled “Paul’s Gospel of Jesus Christ.” We will be in Titus 3:1-7. If you would like a head start on section headers, the message breaks down like so: 1. Reminder 2. The Gospel According to Paul a. Need for Salvation b. Source of Salvation c. Ground of Salvation d. Means of Salvation e. Goal of Salvation 3. How Do…

We continue in our series on the epistle of Titus by examining Titus 2:11-15. We’ll look at God’s grace in three tenses, Past Grace, Present Grace and Future Grace. We will learn that we discover this grace through God’s “Standard Message,” which is that unchanging fidelity to the Word of God. As we have been learning, things that accord with sound doctrine…

Our sermon is entitled “Living in the Community of Grace.” It is from Titus 2:1-10. Paul instructs Titus to teach old and young, men and women, free and slave, to practice what accords with sound doctrine, and he gives several examples. These are the remedies for what the false teachers were preaching. It should be a good lesson for us about how…

Our message comes from Titus 1:10-16 where we discover the kinds of men that were turning whole families upside down on Crete. These false teachers were misleading God’s people with a “Gospel Plus” message, motivated by self-gain, and were destroying the real lives of beloved sheep. These wicked teachers are the reason Titus was sent to put qualified, honest, and Godly men…

Our study in Titus continues as we look at Titus 1:6-9, and we will cover the qualifications we should see in a pastor and why these qualifications are important. Our sermon will be entitled Blameless in Two Houses. We’ll take a high level approach and see that a man who is to lead God’s people should be above reproach in his own home,…

Our sermon this week is entitled “Put Into Order.” We focus on Titus 1:5. What a change from the Samuel series where we often had to read pages of narrative and whole chapters in order to look at over-arching themes. In our text today, we are mostly drawing from one word in Greek, the term translated “put into order.” This kind of…

Our message this week is entitled “Introduction to the Epistle of Titus.” We begin a new series with a look at Titus 1:1-4. We will look at some important lessons and concepts in our text in five divisions: “What is an Epistle?” “What is an Apostle?” Authorship Arguments “Who is Titus?” The Purpose and the Importance of the Pastoral Epistles We want…