I wonder how I will age. Obviously, my body will get older and change. It already is, as more and more gray hair pops out of my chin and head. I’m also feeling new aches and pains as the years go by. That is all inevitable. What is under my control is how I willContinue reading “How not to become a grumpy old man – Titus 2:1-10, Part 2”
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How to have a multi-generational church – Titus 2:1-10, Part 1
Actor Brad Pitt, now 55 years old, recently commented that acting has become a younger man’s game. Increasingly, so is much about our culture in America. Where does that leave those who are older? Retirement homes? Are you only worthwhile if you are young? For a number of years now, America has been in aContinue reading “How to have a multi-generational church – Titus 2:1-10, Part 1”
Should Christians make rules to follow? Titus 1:10-16, Part 4
When my wife and I were students in Bible college, at the beginning of every semester we had to sign a document stating we would abide by the student handbook which had loads of rules. You couldn’t go to the movies. You couldn’t kiss on campus. There were pages and pages of rules. One ruleContinue reading “Should Christians make rules to follow? Titus 1:10-16, Part 4”
What is sound doctrine? Titus 1:10-16, Part 3
In this series of posts on Titus 1:10-16, Paul has been talking about redemptive church discipline. He has described how to practice faithful confrontation that seeks to encourage people away from divisiveness toward sound doctrine. But what is sound doctrine? What is going on with these people? In today’s post, we’re going to focus onContinue reading “What is sound doctrine? Titus 1:10-16, Part 3”
How to have restorative church discipline – Titus 1:10-16, Part 2
When you discover troublemakers in the church, what is a faithful way to respond to them? Confrontation is difficult, so we might be tempted to avoid the troublemakers and think the problem will work itself out on its own. It rarely does, though. Instead, as we will see in our continuing study of Titus 1:10-16,Continue reading “How to have restorative church discipline – Titus 1:10-16, Part 2”
Spotting deceivers in the church – Titus 1:10-16, Part 1
“They didn’t teach that in seminary.” I had a wonderful seminary experience, and I would recommend my seminary to anyone. But there are some aspects of pastoral ministry that you just have to experience, and it is about those that pastors can say, “they didn’t teach that in seminary.” Dealing with funerals. The emotional toll. Continue reading “Spotting deceivers in the church – Titus 1:10-16, Part 1”
A job description for church leaders – Titus 1:5-9, Part 5
Hey church leader, have you ever thought that you go to a lot of meetings? So often in contemporary American church life, church leadership teams (elder boards, sessions, etc) have a lot of meetings. It can leave church leaders wondering if there is more to their role. There is more to their role! Or atContinue reading “A job description for church leaders – Titus 1:5-9, Part 5”
Non-negotiable qualities of church leaders – Titus 1:5-9, Part 4
In Titus 1:5-9, Paul says leaders of the church should be blameless. This week we have been looking closely at this passage to see if we can learn what blameless leadership is all about. In today’s post, we see that Paul tells Titus to look for leaders who have demonstrated a number of qualities thatContinue reading “Non-negotiable qualities of church leaders – Titus 1:5-9, Part 4”
Can women be leaders in the church? Titus 1:5-9, Part 3
Can women be leaders in the church? What is your church’s position on this? After establishing blamelessness as the baseline requirement for church leaders, Paul goes on to describe how blameless church leaders handle their lives in Titus 1:6-7. Blameless leaders will have demonstrated four things: Be a husband Of one wife Have faithful childrenContinue reading “Can women be leaders in the church? Titus 1:5-9, Part 3”
The one word that should define church leaders – Titus 1:5-9, Part 2
What one word do you think should define church leaders? In part 1 of this week’s posts on Titus 1:5-9, we learned that Paul had sent Titus to the Island of Crete to appoint leaders in the churches there. So what kind of people should Titus be looking for to be leaders of the church? Continue reading “The one word that should define church leaders – Titus 1:5-9, Part 2”
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