[Sunday] The Party - Titus Chapter 3

On one side you have an unhinged society, and on the other you have the strict law of compliance. But when it seems we are offered only those two realities, Paul reminds us that we are already at the party.

QUESTIONS FOR THE WEEK:  The Party

1. What do Christians often quarrel with those outside of the faith about?  What do christians quarrel with those inside of the faith about?  Why do you think they do that?

2. Read Titus 3.   What advice does Paul give to us?  Why can christians be free to live gentle lives and avoid such quarrels?

3. Titus is clear that we are to stand firm in the freedom of the death and resurrection of Jesus.  That Jesus alone has saved us.   How does this impact your walk with God and your neighbors around you?

New Song this Sunday

The audio only is the actual song we will use. The video will help with Melody.

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What Had happened at Grace this week. 

[Sunday] The Way - Titus Chapter 2

The church should be an agent of transformation - not through culture wars or assimilation, but through wise participation in culture, devotion to Jesus, and the common good. All of this helps us show the beauty of the message about our saving God.

QUESTIONS FOR THE WEEK:  The Way

1. Describe a time when you saw a Christian living poorly in society.  What was his reputation?  What effect did this have on his witness?

2. Read Titus 2:1-15.   How does Paul encourage us to live? What effect does this way of life have on our witness (see verses 5, 8, 10)?

3. How has Jesus freed us to live this way (see verses 11-15)?

4. Describe a time when you saw a Chrstian living as a good citizen in society.  What was his reputation?  What effect did this have on his witness?

““Is there anything better than a wife who is chaste, domestic, a good housekeeper, a rearer of children; one to gladden you in health, to tend you in sickness, to be your partner in good fortune, to console you in misfortune; to restrain you in the mad passion of youth and to temper the unseasonable harshness of old age?””

— Caeser Augustus

New Song this Sunday

Watch to get acquainted.

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What Had happened at Grace this week. 

[Sunday] Zeus’ Cretans - Titus Chapter 1

Titus was called to the island of Zeus’ birth, Crete. Those who lived on the island took great pride, even acting like their unhinged god. This wild behavior caused those in Greece frustration. The question is, how do you bring hope to a place that is filled with dishonor?

QUESTIONS FOR THE WEEK:   Zeus’ Cretans

1. Titus does ministry in Crete, the epicenter of the worship of the Greek gods.  What advice would you give someone doing ministry in that type of culture?

2. How is that culture similar to today?   

3. Read Titus 1:1-16.  What advice does Paul give to Titus ministering in Crete?

4. After reading Titus, how can you follow the way Paul is beginning to lay out and bring peace in a chaotic world?

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What Had happened at Grace this week. 

Titus: Honor Amongst Dishonor (Teaching Series)

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Titus

This short letter has a huge goal. The church should be an agent of transformation, not though culture wars or assimilation, but though wise participation in culture, devotion to Jesus and the common good. So that we will show the beauty of the message about our saving God.

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Reading Plan
Read around the readings for Sunday

• Aug 20th

  • Leviticus 10:8-11

  • Titus 1:1-16

  • Matthew 23:23-28

• Aug 27th

  • Isaiah 61:10- 62:3

  • Titus 2:1-15

  • Luke 6:46-49

• Sep 3rd

  • Exodus 19:3-6

  • Titus 3:1-15

  • Matthew 22:15-22