What does YOLO mean? How is it encouraging us to live? Why is the idea attractive?

For the grace of God has appeared that offers salvation to all people For the grace of God has appeared that offers salvation to all people. It teaches us to say “No” to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in this present age, while we wait for the blessed hope—the appearing of the glory of our great God and Saviour, Jesus Christ, 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. TITUS 2:11-14 How is it encouraging us to live? What are the reasons Paul gives for living that way?

TRYING TO BE GOOD GRACE What’s the difference between trying really hard to be good and make God happy and “living self-controlled, upright and godly lives in this present age”?

For the grace of God has appeared that offers salvation to all people For the grace of God has appeared that offers salvation to all people. It teaches us to say “No” to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in this present age, while we wait for the blessed hope—the appearing of the glory of our great God and Saviour, Jesus Christ, 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. LOOKING BACK What has Jesus done for us? Why does/should that effect how we live? What is attractive about that?

For the grace of God has appeared that offers salvation to all people For the grace of God has appeared that offers salvation to all people. It teaches us to say “No” to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in this present age, while we wait for the blessed hope—the appearing of the glory of our great God and Saviour, Jesus Christ, 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. LOOKING FORWARD What does Paul tell us to look forward to? What difference will that make to the way we live? Be specific

What has God done that’s amazing? Thank him for that! What’s something you’d like to change (you’re priorities/how you live)? Ask him for help! God ‘offers salvation to all people’. Is there a friend at Cheney who you’d like to ask you about why you live differently? Ask the Spirit to help that conversation happen! Pray

#LGLNBOWJHDABHICB Live godly lives now because of what Jesus has done and because he is coming back