Sermon December 16, 2007 Titus 3 Some People Change
Titus 3 Some People Change
Here’s to the strong; thanks to the brave.
Don’t give up hope; some people change.
Against all odds, against the grain,
Love finds a way: some people change [Montgomery Gentry]
A. WHAT A CHANGED LIFE WILL LOOK LIKE
“doing good deed” 1.16; 2.7, 14
1. Do good in your community [1-2]
2. Do good in the community of faith [8-11]
a. Avoid foolish controversies [9]
b. Avoid foolish people [10]
1) a warning
2) an encouragement
3. Do good when you see people in need
a. Titus [12a]
b. Paul [12]
c. Zenas and Apollos [13]
4. Learn to do good [14]
B. HOW A CHANGED LIFE COMES ABOUT
1. Think about what it was like before you became a Christian [3]
2. Think about how God changed you
a. Who initiated the change [4]
b. The reason for the change [5a]
c. How the change actually took place [5-6]
1) Regeneration
2) Renewal
d. The outcome of the change [7]
John Olson
