“The Gospel is for All!” Titus 2:1-10
Some didn’t connect the relationship of salvation by grace and daily conduct…
Purpose: to better recognize what should happen when a local church lives out grace filled lives
I EVANGELISM is Not Just to Convert but Also to MATURE A. Our Task is Clear
(“WON 2 WIN and SAVED 2 SERVE”) W2W S2S (“WON 2 WIN and SAVED 2 SERVE”) Our purpose IS to win the lost… BUT we are also to help people GROW in Christ!
I EVANGELISM is Not Just to Convert but Also to MATURE A. Our Task is Clear B. Spiritual Mediocrity Must be Halted
Again, another function of the elders is to NOT let the flock become stagnate or mediocre in worship and service to King Jesus…!
II What We Preach/Teach Must Help People GROW A. Preach/Teach What is in Accord with Sound Doctrine
ugihs Literally means: “healthy, whole and well again” and is the same word used of Jesus when He would heal sick people…
II What We Preach/Teach Must Help People GROW A. Preach/Teach What is in Accord with Sound Doctrine B. Comes Down to Doctrine of Works vs. Doctrine of Grace
Can’t make a person drink, but as a preacher of this church I am accountable to God to make sure the water is always before this church family!
III Maturity is Promoted by Those Who MODEL GROWTH A. The Mature Must Teach the Immature B. Faith is “Caught” as well as “Taught”
IV No UNIMPORTANT People in the Church A. The Elderly
Here, Paul makes clear older Christians are a tremendous resource for the local church…
IV No UNIMPORTANT People in the Church A. The Elderly B. The Ladies
Everyone matters in the church here… single, divorced, widow, widower, young people etc. … There is no one in the church that doesn’t matter…
V Christianity is Not CREDIBLE if it is Not VISBLE A. Learn to Live Right B. Learn to Give the World Hope
Conclusion and Summary: Are We Being Corrected by God’s Grace? 2. Are We Being Connected by God’s Grace? Illus. – Jackie Robinson broke prejudice in major baseball. He played for the Brooklyn Dodgers. In one of his early games…
…Pee Wee Reese, a teammate of Robinson and the most popular player on the Dodgers walked across the field to Jackie, stood by him looking at the crowd and put his arm around Robinson…
Conclusion and Summary: Later, Jackie Robinson wrote, “That arm saved my career.” My question to you is: Who has their around you and to whom do you have your arm around? To grow in grace and to be a part of the family of God – the Gospel is for you! The Gospel is for All!