TITUS 1
5 Outlines
Titus 1:1-3
PAUL
PAUL THE PERSON He was a servant and Apostle Vs. 1
PAUL THE PARTICIPANT Through faith and acknowledging
the truth Vs. 1
PAUL THE PILGRIM In hope of eternal life promised by
God Vs. 2
PAUL THE PREACHER Vs. 3
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Titus 1:1-4
FIVE LESSONS ABOUT GOD
God is mentioned five
times in these first four verses of Titus.
They lead us to some
important lessons about God that we need to learn.
GOD IS PREEMINENT -
"Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ..."
Paul allowed God the
Father and God the Son to be preeminent in his life. They were in charge, along
with the working of the Holy Spirit. We must allow God to be preeminent in our
lives.
GOD HAS A PEOPLE - Titus
1:1-2 "...according to the faith of God's elect, and the acknowledging of
the truth which is after godliness;"
All those who place
faith in Christ as Savior are God's elect. As God's people we are to be
acknowledging God's truth and allowing it to lead them to godliness.
GOD KEEPS HIS PROMISES -
Titus 1:2-3 - "In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie,
promised before the world began;"
GOD REVEALS HIS WORD
THROUGH PREACHING - Titus 1:3 - "But hath in due times manifested his word
through preaching, which is committed unto me according to the commandment of
God our Saviour;"
GOD PROVIDES - Titus 1:4
To Titus, mine own son
after the common faith: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the Father and the
Lord Jesus Christ our Saviour.
God provides grace,
mercy and peace to His children.
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Titus 1:5-9
THE ELDER
Titus 1:5 - For
this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou shouldest set in order the things that
are wanting, and ordain elders in every city, as I had appointed thee:
THE ELDER MUST BE A FAMILY MAN Vs. 6
If any be blameless, the husband of one
wife, having faithful children not accused of riot or unruly.
THE ELDER MUST BE A FIRM MAN Vs. 7
For a bishop must be blameless, as the
steward of God; not selfwilled, not soon angry, not given to wine, no striker,
not given to filthy lucre;
THE ELDER MUST BE A FRUITFUL MAN Vs. 8
But a lover of hospitality, a lover of
good men, sober, just, holy, temperate;
THE ELDER MUST BE A FAITHFUL MAN Vs. 9
Holding fast the faithful word as he
hath been taught, that he may be able by sound doctrine both to exhort and to
convince the gainsayers.
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Titus 1:5-9
QUALITIES OF A
GOOD LEADER
Timothy was to
appoint elders, or men who most of us think of as pastors. Vs. 5
Many in your
congregation will think that this message does not apply to them. Remind them that if these are the standards
for leaders, we should strive to meet these standards, even if we never
lead. We should be Godly, even if we'll
never be pastors.
THE ELDER'S HOME -
Vs. 6
The husband of one
wife.
Having believing
(faithful) children.
THE ELDER'S HABITS
- Vss. 7-8
Blameless
Not self willed
Not soon angry
Not given to wine
No striker
Not given to
filthy lucre.
A lover of
hospitality
A lover of good
men
Sober
Just
Holy
Temperate
THE ELDER'S HOLD
The elder has
"laid hold" on the "faithful word."
He teaches
"sound doctrine".
He opposes the
gainsayers. (Those who contradict.)
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Titus 1:10-16
CRISIS MANAGEMENT
There will be times of
crisis in most churches. Sometimes the crisis will center on false teaching and
teachers. Paul tells Titus what to do to
handle this crisis of false teaching.
RESTRAIN - Vss. 10-11
Those who teach false
doctrine must be stopped.
REBUKE - Vss. 12-13
When people are presenting
false doctrine they must be rebuked sharply and corrected.
REFUSE - Vs. 14
We must refuse to accept
teaching based on the fables and commandments of men. The Word of God is our
authority.
REMEMBER - Vss. 15-16
To the pure all things
are pure.
To impure nothing is
pure.
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