In Titus
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“He Is” our mediator and our faithful Pastor
our Faithful Pastor
is Truth
the Blessed Hope
The Great God and Saviour
Chapter 2 - Verses 1-10 - a way to live every day life with one another and within the church - older men - older women - younger women - younger men - slaves - the older guiding younger - building relationships one day at a time
Why should we live our lives from a relational perspective? Because that is how others come to see first hand the gift of grace we received from Jesus.
Paul offers some explanation in our scripture reading today
Please stand as we honor the reading of God’s Word
11 For the grace of God has appeared that offers salvation to all people.
12 It teaches us to say “No” to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in this present age,
13 while we wait for the blessed hope—the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ,
14 who gave himself for us to redeem us from all wickedness and to purify for himself a people that are his very own, eager to do what is good.
15 These, then, are the things you should teach. Encourage and rebuke with all authority. Do not let anyone despise you.
THE WORD OF GOD, FOR THE PEOPLE OF GOD
G R A C E
G R A C E
Grace - (v 11)
Verse 11 says GRACE appeared offering salvation - Jesus birth, life, death, and resurrection
Elevator transformation story
In a few minutes we’ll talk about what that story means in the context of grace today.
Someone created this acronym of grace…
G (God's), R (Riches) A (At) C (Christ's) E (Expense)
Someone created this acronym of grace…
G (God's), R (Riches) A (At) C (Christ's) E (Expense)
Another person spelled out "grace" as…
Gift, the principle of grace.
Redemption, the purpose of grace.
Access, the privilege of grace.
Character, the product of grace.
Eternal Life, the prospect of grace.
Another person spelled out "grace" as…
G (stands) for Gift, the principle of grace.
R (stands) for Redemption, the purpose of grace.
A (stands) for Access, the privilege of grace.
C (stands) for Character, the product of grace.
E (stands) for Eternal Life, the prospect of grace.
Paul shares with Titus (and with us today) a few things about grace.
Grace Teaches
Grace Teaches
Grace teaches (v 12) us to say no to ungodliness and yes to godly lives
WWJD - yes to self-control, yes to upright things - yes to godly things - yes to godly ways
replacing sinful behavior and saying no to ungodly ways
Grace teaches in practical ways as suggested in verses 1-10 that precede our reading today.
Older mentoring younger - teaching
Managers mentoring trainees (modern day slaves)
Grace Waits
Grace Waits
Grace waits (v 13) with us for the Hope of Christ’s appearing
Advent season - just as much about the Hope of the second appearing as it is about remembering the birth of Jesus
This Hope we’re wating for is the glory of our God and Savior, Jesus Christ appearing - in the present time in His Spirit but also to his second coming to take us home.
Grace Transforms
Grace Transforms
Grace transforms (v 14) us into His people - eager to do what is good.
Maybe it doesn’t look like our elevator story but it is a more powerful transformation.
For some the transformation is dramatic - for others it is just a tweak here and there.
It is a continually transformation - sometimes we veer off the path. When we cry out for God’s grace - He has the power to either pick us up and place us back on the correct path OR He guides us up over the mountain to get to the correct path. I have no idea why or when He chooses one way or the other to transform us.
Paul reminds here through Titus that grace redeems us from wickedness and purifies us to be his people - ready and eager to do His will.
Grace Meets
Grace Meets
Chuck Swindoll in "The Grace Awakening" wrote this:
If our greatest need had been information,
God would have sent us an educator.
If our greatest need had been technology,
God would have sent us a scientist.
If our greatest need had been money,
God would have sent us an economist.
If our greatest need had been pleasure,
God would have sent us an entertainer.
But our greatest need was forgiveness,
So God sent us a Savior!
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Grace meets our need for a Savior
Paul reminds Titus and his readers that Jesus meets our need - He is our savior
Jesus transforms us.
Jesus is the hope we wait for.
Jesus teaches us grace.
Jesus is in Titus!