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Good Lives for Good Works: Introduction to Titus (Titus 1-3)

October 25, 2020

APPLICATION QUESTIONS:
If someone who does not know you watched your life for a week, would they say, "Wow, that person is eager to do what is good"?

What is the main responsibility of an elder in the local church? Why must an elder be blameless? What does it mean to be blameless?

Define good works according to Titus.

What good work has God called you to do?

Good Works of Friendship (Titus 3:12-15)

December 27, 2020

APPLICATION QUESTIONS: How important is face-to-face friendship to the Christian life? How has the 2020 COVID pandemic changed your perspective on 'togetherness'? Do you keep up with friends? What friend needs to hear from you in the new year? What makes a good friendship? Does your friendship matter to others? Since the book of Titus is all about good works, what new good work has God called you to do?

Good Work of Silence (Titus 3:8-11)

December 20, 2020 • Michael Wilburn, Senior Pastor

Application Questions: Can you pinpoint a good work that others receive as excellent and profitable? What is your unique gift? How does speech or silence help you do the good works described in Titus 32:8-11? What type of unprofitable and worthless speech are Christians called to avoid? Do you know a person who creates division? Have you warned them? Do you avoid them?

The Good Work of Ambition (Titus 3:1-7)

December 6, 2020

Application Questions: If the Gospel makes all the difference, then how different should believers be from the unbelieving culture? How do good works reflect and promote the Gospel of Jesus Christ? Are good works essential to the Gospel? Of the negative traits listed in Titus 3:3, name one that is particularly obstinate for Christians to avoid. Why is this the case? What is a Christian attitude toward civil authority?