I have not had time to write an intro for this weeks sermon coming tomorrow, July 3, but we will be working through Titus 3:1-8 in a message titled “Qualified by Grace.”

Meeting at 10:30 AM at Faith Academy in Marble Falls, Texas. Join us if you are able. Pray for us if not. And stay tuned as the sermon will be posted online later in the week.

Here is the outline for tomorrow’s sermon:

Qualified by Grace – Titus 3:1-8

I. Remind Them – vs. 1-2

A. Dealing with the Lost

1. We Fear Them
2. We Fight Them
3. We Fail Them
4. We Get Defensive because of Our Pride
5. We Get Defamatory because of Our Sense of Moral Superiority
6. We Get Derogatory because of Our Failure to Esteem Others as Better
7. We See Them as an Obstacle to Happiness, Contentment, and Comfort

B. Civil Duties for Christians

1. Be Subject to Rulers and Authorities – Rom 13:1-7
2. Obey – Acts 5:29; Eph 5:22-24; 1 Peter 3:1; Eph 6:1, 5; 2 Thess 3:14; Heb 13:17
3. Be Ready for Every Good Work – Gal 6:10
4. Speak Evil of No One – slander, curse, treat with contempt – 1 Tim 2:1-4
5. Be Peaceable – Rom 12:18
6. Be Gentle – Eph 4:1-3
7. Show Humility to All Men – consideration – Col 3:12

II. Remember, We Were Once… – vs. 3

A. Foolish – ignorant and uninformed – Ps 69:5; 73:22; Prov 9:6
B. Disobedient – Matt 15:19-20
C. Deceived – led astray – John 8:44; 2 Tim 3:13
D. Serving Various Lusts & Pleasures – desire and hedonism (self satisfaction) – Rom 3:10-18
E. Living in Malice & Envy – viciousness and lack of satisfaction – Phil 2:3; 2 Cor 12:20-21
F. Hateful & Hating One Another – 1 John 2:21; 4:20

III. Remember, He Saved Us – vs. 4-7

A. God’s Kindness & Love Appeared

1. Not by Works of Righteousness
2. According to His Mercy
3. He Saved Us

a. Through the Washing of Regeneration – Eph 2:1-10
b. Through the Renewing of the Holy Spirit – John 3:1-21
c. Through Jesus Christ Our Savior – Eph 2:11-22

B. We Have Been Justified by His Grace – Rom 5:1-11
C. We are Heirs According to the Hope of Eternal Life – Gal 3:24-29

IV. Remember, We Have a Mission – vs. 8 – Eph 2:8-10

A. A Faithful Saying
B. Affirm Constantly
C. Be Careful to Maintain Good Works
D. These Things are Good & Profitable to All Men