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MAKING IT PERSONAL (TITUS 3:12-15)

1/4/2022

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This last sermon from Titus is a good one for the first Sunday of this new year. Paul makes an abrupt turn to what is personal—what was personal between him and Titus, between the Cretan Christians and those around them, as well as between Titus, the Cretan Christians and Paul’s ministry team. In thinking about the will of God in this last passage of Titus, let’s think about how we need to renew our minds regarding what is to be personal to us.
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GOOD & PROFITABLE THINGS (TITUS 3:8-11)

1/4/2022

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​We move on to see how all of this is to affect the general track of our lives together, as well as how to handle anything or anyone that would disrupt it. The general track of our lives together is to be a track of good works, being moved by what is good and profitable for all.
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REMEMBER OUR OWN SALVATION (TITUS 3:3-7)

12/7/2021

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We are to be good citizens and neighbors, and that can be a hard task. Life with those apart from God can be outright maddening, and when it is, how can we be “peaceable, considerate, demonstrating all meekness to all men?” The answer is that we must keep coming back to the wonder of our own salvation.
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GOOD CITIZENS & NEIGHBORS (TITUS 3:1-2)

11/17/2021

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​What is to be our general disposition as Christians in this fallen world? As the people of God, what kind of people are we known to be to those outside of us? God very much cares about the answer to that question and tells us what the answer should be.
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MINISTRY WITH AUTHORITY (TITUS 2:15)

11/9/2021

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Chaplains only offer what they are asked for, which is really what many churches want, namely, someone to turn the lights on and off, and to marry and bury them—keep things running smoothly, speak an encouraging word for daily living, and offer comfort during times of loss. Pastors, however, are called to more consequential ministry than this.
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THE DOCTRINE OF GOD OUR SAVIOR, PART 2: LOOKING FORWARD TO THE ONE WE BELONG TO (TITUS 2:13-14)

10/27/2021

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God's grace is instructing us—re-orienting us—training us—for a new way of living, not in a future age, but in the present age. Yet, as we see now, we are to be looking for the One to whom we belong, which should help us understand the bold border He has put around us, in stark contrast to the world around us.
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THE DOCTRINE OF GOD OUR SAVIOR, PART 1: GRACE IN SALVATION & FOR LIVING (TITUS 2:11-12)

10/19/2021

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​If in how we conduct ourselves, in our character, we are to adorn the doctrine of God our Savior, should we not clearly understand and be able to clearly articulate the doctrine of God our Savior, as it relates to how we live—as it relates to the kind of people we are? Today we start a two-part look at this most essential doctrine of our faith, looking into the textures of its truth in verses 11-14. This message covers verses 11 and 12, on God showing us His grace in salvation, as well as its direct impact on how we are to live in this fallen world.
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PROPER THINGS OF CHRISTIAN CHARACTER, PART 5: EMPLOYEES (TITUS 2:9-10)

10/19/2021

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Some Christians struggle to attach any sense of a higher calling to the menial, monotonous tasks of a job that only pays the bills. Because of that struggle, they can easily neglect to cultivate and apply the proper things of Christian character in their workplaces, while underestimating the importance of their witness in their workplaces.
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PROPER THINGS OF CHRISTIAN CHARACTER, PART 4: YOUNG MEN (TITUS 2:6-8)

10/13/2021

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​Proper things—many people don’t expect too much of those from young men. Yet, as I have stressed with the other age groups, young men are essential to the well-being of their families, their churches, and their communities. Them growing into the proper things of Christian character is vitally needed.
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PROPER THINGS OF CHRISTIAN CHARACTER, PART 3: YOUNG WOMEN (TITUS 2:4-5)

9/21/2021

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God’s will of proper things of Christian character includes the respective roles of men and women as He has defined them in His design. His design for young women in their relationships with Him, their husbands, and their children is essential to the well-being of their families, their churches, and their communities. His design is not a ball and chain of bondage, but a great blessing when rightly understood and applied.
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    "To Titus, my true child according to our common faith: Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior."

    TITUS 1:1-4
    ​A LETTER TO TITUS BUT FOR US

    TITUS 1:5
    ORDER & ELDERS: ESSENTIALS FOR A HEALTHY CHURCH

    TITUS 1:6
    THE RIGHT MAN FOR THE JOB OF PASTOR, PART 1: REQUIRED CHARACTER AS A FAMILY MAN

    TITUS 1:7-8
    ​THE RIGHT MAN FOR THE JOB OF PASTOR, PART 2: REQUIRED CHARACTER AS GOD’S MAN

    TITUS 1:9
    THE RIGHT MAN FOR THE JOB OF PASTOR, PART 3:
    REQUIRED CONVICTION ON GOD’S WORD

    TITUS 1:10-2:1
    THE RIGHT MEN AGAINST THE WRONG MEN

    TITUS 2:1-2
    PROPER THINGS OF CHRISTIAN CHARACTER, PART 1: OLDER MEN

    TITUS 2:3-4A
    PROPER THINGS OF CHRISTIAN CHARACTER, PART 2: OLDER WOMEN

    TITUS 2:4-5
    PROPER THINGS OF CHRISTIAN CHARACTER, PART 3: YOUNG WOMEN

    TITUS 2:6-8
    PROPER THINGS OF CHRISTIAN CHARACTER, PART 4: YOUNG MEN

    TITUS 2:9-10
    PROPER THINGS OF CHRISTIAN CHARACTER, PART 5: EMPLOYEES

    TITUS 2:11-12
    THE DOCTRINE OF GOD OUR SAVIOR, PART 1: GRACE IN SALVATION & FOR LIVING

    TITUS 2:13-14
    THE DOCTRINE OF GOD OUR SAVIOR, PART 2: LOOKING FORWARD TO THE ONE WE BELONG TO

    TITUS 2:15
    MINISTRY WITH AUTHORITY

    TITUS 3:1-2
    GOOD CITIZENS & NEIGHBORS

    TITUS 3:3-7
    REMEMBER OUR OWN SALVATION

    TITUS 3:8-11
    GOOD & PROFITABLE THINGS

    TITUS 3:12-15
    MAKING IT PERSONAL

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  • HOME
  • ABOUT
  • SERMONS
    • ASSORTED SERMONS
    • SERIES: GOD REVEALED (PSALM 19)
    • SERIES: CONTEND FOR THE FAITH (JUDE)
    • SERIES: IN ORDER & DOING GOOD (TITUS)
    • SERIES: EACH TO HIS OWN
    • SERIES: THE GOOD NEWS OF THE GREAT PHYSICIAN (LUKE)
    • SERIES: UNBREAKABLE (ROMANS 8:28-30)
    • SERIES: A NEW PEOPLE WITH A NEW PURPOSE IN A NEW PLACE
  • ARTICLES
  • MORE
    • STATEMENT OF FAITH
    • HOW IS ONE TRULY SAVED?
    • ONE WRONG BITE
    • UNBREAKABLE
    • CONTACT