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Titus

How is the Church Led?

Introduction:

5 Musts for Church Leaders: (Titus 1:1-9)

  1. You must see yourself as Entrusted by God. (Titus 1:1-3)
  1. You must be pouring into Specific People . (Titus 1:4-5)

    Acts 20:28 - Pay careful attention to yourselves and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to care for the church of God, which he obtained with his own blood.

  2. You must start in your Home . (Titus 1:6)

    1 Timothy 3:5 - for if someone does not know how to manage his own household, how will he care for God's church?

  3. You must be Blameless in your walk. (Titus 1:7-8)
  4. You must love God's Word . (Titus 1:9)

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Church 101 - How is the Church Led?
Jeff Miller
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Small Group Discussion
Read Titus 1:1-9

  1. What was your big take-away from this passage / message?

  2. How would you define “leadership”? What characteristics do you personally look for in church leaders?

  3. Are these principles for elders only for church leaders, or are they for every believer in Christ? Explain your position.

  4. How should you confront a church leader who isn’t living by the guidelines Paul laid out for church leadership?

Breakout
Pray for the leaders of HBC!

The Courageous Mother

Not to be confused with Wonder Woman™

  1. Motherhood (Titus 2:3-5)
  2. The Gospel (Romans 1:1-7, 16)
  3. Gospel + Motherhood = Courageous Motherhood

    4. Motherhood is primarily about Chaos and Order (Genesis 2-3).

    • Mothers have a new Power

Steven Canfield - Harvest Bible Chapel Pittsburgh East (Associate Pastor)

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Courageous Motherhood
Steven Canfield
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Small Group Questions (Whole Group):
Read Titus 2:3-5

  1. What ways do God's grace allow you to be a better mother?

  2. How did you see God's grace presented in your mother's care for you growing up?

  3. How can you give grace back to your mother this week?

Breakout Questions:
Pray for your mother and specifically the mother's in your group.

Controlling the Fire: Honoring God with our Speech

Some Types of Sinful Speech:

BOASTING

COMPLAINING

SLANDER (GOSSIP/BACKBITING)

PROFANITY

CARELESS WORDS / EMPTY CHATTER

LYING


Truths from the text to help control the fire:

  1. We are ACCOUNTABLE for how we use our TONGUE. (Titus 3:1-2)

  2. Control the TONGUE, control the BODY. (Titus 3:2-5)

  3. Recognize that the TONGUE DEFILES us. (Titus 3:6)

  4. Our TONGUE can be used for GOOD and EVIL . (Titus 3:9-10)

  5. We are POWERLESS to tame the TONGUE without Christ. (Titus 3:7-8)

Mark Ort - HBCPN Elder

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Controlling the Fire: Honoring God with our Speech
Jeff Miller/Mark Ort
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Small Group Questions (Whole Group):
Read 1 Timothy 3:11 and Titus 3:2

  1. What does it mean to malign someone? Gossip and slander is vicious and damaging. How do you prevent this kind of evil communication from damaging your life and the lives of others?
     
  2. What is profanity? Does the culture dictate what words we consider profane? What words or phrases should we stop using, and why?
     
  3. If there is no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus (Romans 8:1), will Christians really be held accountable for every careless or idle word (Matthew 12:36). How do you reconcile these two passages?
     
  4. Reviewing 2 Peter 1:3-11, discuss "God's part" and "our part" in controlling the tongue.

  
Breakout Questions:

Have you been encouraging/exhorting other in their walk with Christ this week? In what circumstances? Pray for one another.

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Unapologetic Preaching

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What kind of church is this?

Pillar #1 Proclaiming the authority of God's Word without apology

  1. The Church has been entrusted by God with the job of UPHOLDING His truth.

  2. The Church has been entrusted by God with the job of PROCLAIMING His truth.

    3. Titus 2:15 - Declare these things; exhort and rebuke with all authority. Let no one disregard you.

Preaching with AUTHORITY demands...
  1. ... the CONTENT is from the BIBLE.
    What does the Bible say?

  2. ... the APPLICATION is APPARENT.
    What does the Bible say to do?

  3. ... NO ONE is EXEMPT.
    What does the Bible say that I need to do?

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Small Group Questions (Whole Group):
Read Titus 2:15

  1. How do you know if a sermon is ”good”? What makes a sermon “bad”? What criteria do you use? What criteria would the Bible give us to discern whether the preacher “proclaimed the Word of the Lord”?
     
  2. Why do some churches/preachers get away from clear preaching of God’s Word?

Breakout Questions:

  1. How much actual authority do you allow the Bible to have in your life? Is there any area in your life in which you are rejecting a clear command from God?
     
  2. Pray for one another.