Titus 2

TRANSFORMED BY GOD’S

STANDARDS

Titus 1:5-9

5 I left you on the island of Crete so you could complete our work there and appoint elders in each town as I instructed you.

Titus 1:5-9

6 An elder must live a blameless life. He must be faithful to his wife,[a] and his children must be believers who don’t have a reputation for being wild or rebellious.

Titus 1:5-9

7A church leader[a] is a manager of God’s household, so he must live a blameless life. He must not be arrogant or quick-tempered; he must not be a heavy drinker,[b] violent, or dishonest with money.

Titus 1:5-9

8Rather, he must enjoy having guests in his home, and he must love what is good. He must live wisely and be just. He must live a devout and disciplined life.

Titus 1:5-9

9 He must have a strong belief in the trustworthy message he was taught; then he will be able to encourage others with wholesome teaching and show those who oppose it where they are wrong.

CRETE CHURCH WERE BEING ATTACKED.

Paul wants to help and instructed Titus in

getting the church to it should be.

Lack of commitment among God’s people, lack of standards for

God’s people.

Sins are not called sins anymore?

Two ways to assist the church in getting to

where it should be:

A BY ORGANIZING

GOD’S PEOPLE

Titus 1:5

5 I left you on the island of Crete so you could complete our work there and appoint elders in each town as I instructed you.

1 TWO (2) PURPOSES FOR TITUS:

“STRAIGHTEN OUT THE

CHURCHES”(SET IN ORDER

WHAT REMAINS).

Transition times are always difficult,

whether it be a baby or church being born.

b APPOINT ELDERS IN

EVERY CITY.

Titus is not only instructed by Paul to put

individuals in charge over the new church

plants but also on who he should appoint.

“Timing of appointing leaders is very

important”

- If it is too early, you may get wrong

leaders.- If it is too late, then

false teachers may arise.

- If it is just right time, then you have good

leaders and have good church.

If you are an “ELDER” you must be more mature, wise

and experienced

(James 5:13)

Elders are very important.

Phil 2:3

3 Don’t be selfish; don’t try to impress others. Be humble, thinking of others as better than yourselves.

Elders should be committed to the

congregation.

Joshua 24:14New Living Translation (NLT)14 “So fear the LORD and serve him wholeheartedly. Put away forever the idols your ancestors worshiped when they lived beyond the Euphrates River and in Egypt. Serve the LORD alone.

Joshua 24:14 (a)14 “So fear the LORD and serve him wholeheartedly.

Elders should reach out.

2 CHURCH ORGANIZATIO

N

Church must be organized especially

when the church becomes big already

and they call it denominations.

“It must be a Christ centered church, lovable and faithful”

“It must be a growing church with a

growing disciple of God”

B BY MANDATING

GODLY STANDARDS

Titus 1:6-9 (NLT)

6 An elder must live a blameless life. He must be faithful to his wife,[a] and his children must be believers who don’t have a reputation for being wild or rebellious.

Titus 1:6-9 (NLT)

7 A church leader[a] is a manager of God’s household, so he must live a blameless life. He must not be arrogant or quick-tempered; he must not be a heavy drinker,[b] violent, or dishonest with money.

Titus 1:6-9 (NLT)

9 He must have a strong belief in the trustworthy message he was taught; then he will be able to encourage others with wholesome teaching and show those who oppose it where they are wrong.

1 Mistaken Notions of Leaders

aAttitudes and lives of children

are not related to the lives of their

parents

The good point is that as you change, your

children should change too.

bA life of a leader is not related to effectiveness of

ministry

The character of a leader is the most

important qualifications for effective ministry.

2Godly Qualities Needed

Be above reproach, the husband of one wife, having children who

believe, not accused of dissipation or rebellion,

above reproach as God’s steward, not self-willed, not quick-tempered, not

addicted to wine, not pugnacious, not fond of

sordid gain.

But hospitable, loving what is good, sensible,

just, devout, self-controlled, holding fast

the faithful word.

“Character is very important according to

Paul”

Poor character = Poor Leaders

Good testimony in the family

There are two great dangers to those in

ministry; wealth and women.

Live what you “preach”

3Developing Godly Leaders

We don’t have great leaders, because we don’t cherish godly

values.

We must be an influence, to others esp.

in our family

It is only when we live holy lives will we attract

people that God is prompting into the Kingdom. Garbage

attracts flies. Holiness attracts those with

whom God is working.

This message is not only to Leaders, Workers, but

to every Believers!!!

Live a Holy life.

Christians are not “Perfect” but always

Forgiven and protected..

As families, we need to recognize that we are

responsible to train the character of our

children. If we do not, then we are not faithful

to God’s Word.

CONCLUSION:

TWO STEPS FOR REVIVAL

1 LOVE THE CHURCH OF GOD AND BE COMMITTED.

2RETURN TO BIBLICAL

STANDARDS.

Break Out Questions:1. As a child of God, where are you now in your transformation?2. In a scale of 1 to 10 being 10 the maximum, how do you grade your commitment to church?3. What is God telling you about being a leader someday?

FAITHWORKS CHRISTIAN CHURCH GLOBAL

Presented By:Ps. Lucy Banal

FCC Main San Mateo, Rizal, PH 6:30 pm Afternoon Service

March 12, 2017