Sermons on Discipleship (Page 6)

Sermons on Discipleship (Page 6)

Titus – Lessons for the Church – Week 8 – The Christian Worker

Titus 2:9-10 9 Bondservants[a] are to be submissive to their own masters in everything; they are to be well-pleasing, not argumentative, 10 not pilfering, but showing all good faith, so that in everything they may adorn the doctrine of God our Savior. Footnotes Titus 2:9 For the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface Doulos:Original Word: δοῦλοςPhonetic Spelling: (doo’-los)Translations (Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance):Bondman, Servant, SlaveMetaphorically:One who gives himself up wholly to another’s will

Titus – Lessons for the Church – Week 7 – Instructing the Younger

Titus 2:4-8 4 and so train the young women to love their husbands and children, 5 to be self-controlled, pure, working at home, kind, and submissive to their own husbands, that the word of God may not be reviled. 6 Likewise, urge the younger men to be self-controlled. 7 Show yourself in all respects to be a model of good works, and in your teaching show integrity, dignity, 8 and sound speech that cannot be condemned, so that an opponent may be put to shame,…

The Spiritual House of God

1 Peter 2:4-10 4 As you come to him, a living stone rejected by men but in the sight of God chosen and precious, 5 you yourselves like living stones are being built up as a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. 6 For it stands in Scripture: “Behold, I am laying in Zion a stone,    a cornerstone chosen and precious,and whoever believes in him will not be put to shame.” 7 So the…

Titus – Lessons for the Church – Week 6 – Teach what is Good

Titus 2:1-5 Teach Sound Doctrine 2 But as for you, teach what accords with sound[a] doctrine. 2 Older men are to be sober-minded, dignified, self-controlled, sound in faith, in love, and in steadfastness. 3 Older women likewise are to be reverent in behavior, not slanderers or slaves to much wine. They are to teach what is good, 4 and so train the young women to love their husbands and children, 5 to be self-controlled, pure, working at home, kind, and submissive to their own husbands,…

Titus – Lessons for the Church – Week 4 – How to Handle False Teachers

Titus 1:10-16 10 For there are many who are insubordinate, empty talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision party.[a] 11 They must be silenced, since they are upsetting whole families by teaching for shameful gain what they ought not to teach. 12 One of the Cretans,[b] a prophet of their own, said, “Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.”[c] 13 This testimony is true. Therefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith, 14 not devoting themselves to Jewish myths…

Titus – Lessons for the Church – Week 3 – The Qualifications of an Elder

Titus 1:7-9 7 For an overseer,[a] as God’s steward, must be above reproach. He must not be arrogant or quick-tempered or a drunkard or violent or greedy for gain, 8 but hospitable, a lover of good, self-controlled, upright, holy, and disciplined. 9 He must hold firm to the trustworthy word as taught, so that he may be able to give instruction in sound[b] doctrine and also to rebuke those who contradict it. Footnotes Titus 1:7 Or bishop; Greek episkopos Titus 1:9 Or healthy;…

Titus – Lessons for the Church – Week 2 – Family Man

Titus 1:5-9 Qualifications for Elders 5 This is why I left you in Crete, so that you might put what remained into order, and appoint elders in every town as I directed you— 6 if anyone is above reproach, the husband of one wife,[a] and his children are believers[b] and not open to the charge of debauchery or insubordination. 7 For an overseer,[c] as God’s steward, must be above reproach. He must not be arrogant or quick-tempered or a drunkard or violent or…

Titus – Lessons for the Church – Week 1 – The Honor of Apostleship

Titus 1:1-4 Greeting 1 Paul, a servant[a] of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ, for the sake of the faith of God’s elect and their knowledge of the truth, which accords with godliness, 2 in hope of eternal life, which God, who never lies, promised before the ages began[b] 3 and at the proper time manifested in his word[c] through the preaching with which I have been entrusted by the command of God our Savior; 4 To Titus, my true child in a…

Proverbs / Wisdom for Life – Week 9 – God’s Design for Stewardship

Proverbs 3:5-8, 13 ESV5 Trust in the LORD with all your heart,and do not lean on your own understanding.6 In all your ways acknowledge him,and he will make straight your paths.7 Be not wise in your own eyes;fear the LORD, and turn away from evil.8 It will be healing to your fleshand refreshment to your bones. Blessed Is the One Who Finds Wisdom13 Blessed is the one who finds wisdom,and the one who gets understanding, Proverbs 16:4 ESV4 The LORD…

Proverbs / Wisdom for Life – Week 8 – God’s Design for Family/Parenting

Proverbs 3:5-8, 13 ESV5 Trust in the LORD with all your heart,and do not lean on your own understanding.6 In all your ways acknowledge him,and he will make straight your paths.7 Be not wise in your own eyes;fear the LORD, and turn away from evil.8 It will be healing to your fleshand refreshment to your bones.Blessed Is the One Who Finds Wisdom13 Blessed is the one who finds wisdom,and the one who gets understanding, Proverbs 22:6 ESV6 Train up a…

Proverbs / Wisdom for Life – Week 5 – God’s Design for Work

Proverbs 3:5-8, 13 ESV5 Trust in the LORD with all yourheart,and do not lean on your ownunderstanding.6 In all your ways acknowledgehim,and he will make straight yourpaths.7 Be not wise in your own eyes;fear the LORD, and turn awayfrom evil.8 It will be healing to your fleshand refreshment to yourbones. Blessed Is the One Who FindsWisdom13 Blessed is the one who findswisdom,and the one who getsunderstanding, Proverbs 10:4-5 ESV4 A slack hand causes poverty,but the hand of the diligentmakes rich.5…