Titus: A Blueprint for the Believer
How a believer lives in the church and in the world.
A Blueprint for Older men & women
&
Younger men & women
Titus 2:1 - 8
As for you, Titus, promote the kind of living that reflects wholesome teaching. 2 Teach the older men to exercise self-control, to be worthy of respect, and to live wisely. They must have sound faith and be filled with love and patience. 3 Similarly, teach the older women to live in a way that honors God. They must not slander others or be heavy drinkers. Instead, they should teach others what is good. 4 These older women must train the younger women to love their husbands and their children, 5 to live wisely and be pure, to work in their homes, to do good, and to be submissive to their husbands. Then they will not bring shame on the word of God. 6 In the same way, encourage the young men to live wisely. 7 And you yourself must be an example to them by doing good works of every kind. Let everything you do reflect the integrity and seriousness of your teaching. 8 Teach the truth so that your teaching can’t be criticized. Then those who oppose us will be ashamed and have nothing bad to say about us.
Matthew 5:14 “You are the light of the world—like a city on a hilltop that cannot be hidden.
Titus 2:1 As for you, Titus, promote the kind of living that reflects wholesome teaching.
2:1 You, however, must teach what is appropriate to sound doctrine. NIV
‘sound doctrine’ is not just good theology; It is also good practice.
I. Wise Words For Older Men (vs 2).
2 Teach the older men to exercise self-control, to be worthy of respect, and to live wisely. They must have sound faith and be filled with love and patience.
1. Exercise self-control
2. Worthy of respect
3. Live Wisely
James 1:5 If you need wisdom, ask our generous God, and he will give it to you. He will not rebuke you for asking.
4. Sound Faith
Ephesians 4:14 we will no longer be immature like children. We won’t be tossed and blown about by every wind of new teaching. We will not be influenced when people try to trick us with lies so clever they sound like the truth.
5. Filled with Love
The Greek word ‘agape’ is used here, which means ‘unconditional love’, a Godly Love
6. Patience (Endurance)
“Teach the older men to be temperate, worthy of respect, self-controlled, in love and in endurance”
II. Wise Words For Older women (vs 3-4).
3 Similarly, teach the older women to live in a way that honors God. They must not slander others or be heavy drinkers. Instead, they should teach others what is good. 4 These older women must train the younger women to love their husbands and their children,
1. Honor God (Reverent)
2. Not slanderers
3. Not heavy drinkers (Temperate)
e 2a: Mature Christian women should exercise self control.
4. Teach younger women
5. Train younger women
III. Wise Words For Young women (vs 4-5)
younger women to love their husbands and their children, 5 to live wisely and be pure, to work in their homes, to do good, and to be submissive to their husbands. Then they will not bring shame on the word of God.
1. Be Loving
“Then they can urge the younger women to love their husbands and children”
2. Be Wise and Pure
3. Be Working in their homes
4. Be Submissive
N.I.V.: “subject to their husbands”
IV. Wise Words For Young Men (vs 6-8).
6 In the same way, encourage the young men to live wisely. 7 And you yourself must be an example to them by doing good works of every kind. Let everything you do reflect the integrity and seriousness of your teaching. 8 Teach the truth so that your teaching can’t be criticized. Then those who oppose us will be ashamed and have nothing bad to say about us.
1. Live Wisely
James 1:5 If you need wisdom, ask our generous God, and he will give it to you. He will not rebuke you for asking.
2. Be an Example
3. Reflect integrity and seriousness in your Teaching
4. Teach the Truth
Question: How was Titus to get his message across?
Answer: He was to model it!
The greatest message we ever preach is our lives!
The Greek word is ‘Tupos’ translated as ‘Example’; And it means to ‘model it’.
As for you, Titus, promote the kind of living that reflects wholesome teaching. 2 Teach the older men to exercise self-control, to be worthy of respect, and to live wisely. They must have sound faith and be filled with love and patience. 3 Similarly, teach the older women to live in a way that honors God. They must not slander others or be heavy drinkers. Instead, they should teach others what is good. 4 These older women must train the younger women to love their husbands and their children, 5 to live wisely and be pure, to work in their homes, to do good, and to be submissive to their husbands. Then they will not bring shame on the word of God. 6 In the same way, encourage the young men to live wisely. 7 And you yourself must be an example to them by doing good works of every kind. Let everything you do reflect the integrity and seriousness of your teaching. 8 Teach the truth so that your teaching can’t be criticized. Then those who oppose us will be ashamed and have nothing bad to say about us.
Matthew 5:14 “You are the light of the world—like a city on a hilltop that cannot be hidden.
Titus 2:1 As for you, Titus, promote the kind of living that reflects wholesome teaching.
2:1 You, however, must teach what is appropriate to sound doctrine. NIV
‘sound doctrine’ is not just good theology; It is also good practice.
I. Wise Words For Older Men (vs 2).
2 Teach the older men to exercise self-control, to be worthy of respect, and to live wisely. They must have sound faith and be filled with love and patience.
1. Exercise self-control
2. Worthy of respect
3. Live Wisely
James 1:5 If you need wisdom, ask our generous God, and he will give it to you. He will not rebuke you for asking.
4. Sound Faith
Ephesians 4:14 we will no longer be immature like children. We won’t be tossed and blown about by every wind of new teaching. We will not be influenced when people try to trick us with lies so clever they sound like the truth.
5. Filled with Love
The Greek word ‘agape’ is used here, which means ‘unconditional love’, a Godly Love
6. Patience (Endurance)
“Teach the older men to be temperate, worthy of respect, self-controlled, in love and in endurance”
II. Wise Words For Older women (vs 3-4).
3 Similarly, teach the older women to live in a way that honors God. They must not slander others or be heavy drinkers. Instead, they should teach others what is good. 4 These older women must train the younger women to love their husbands and their children,
1. Honor God (Reverent)
2. Not slanderers
3. Not heavy drinkers (Temperate)
e 2a: Mature Christian women should exercise self control.
4. Teach younger women
5. Train younger women
III. Wise Words For Young women (vs 4-5)
younger women to love their husbands and their children, 5 to live wisely and be pure, to work in their homes, to do good, and to be submissive to their husbands. Then they will not bring shame on the word of God.
1. Be Loving
“Then they can urge the younger women to love their husbands and children”
2. Be Wise and Pure
3. Be Working in their homes
4. Be Submissive
N.I.V.: “subject to their husbands”
IV. Wise Words For Young Men (vs 6-8).
6 In the same way, encourage the young men to live wisely. 7 And you yourself must be an example to them by doing good works of every kind. Let everything you do reflect the integrity and seriousness of your teaching. 8 Teach the truth so that your teaching can’t be criticized. Then those who oppose us will be ashamed and have nothing bad to say about us.
1. Live Wisely
James 1:5 If you need wisdom, ask our generous God, and he will give it to you. He will not rebuke you for asking.
2. Be an Example
3. Reflect integrity and seriousness in your Teaching
4. Teach the Truth
Question: How was Titus to get his message across?
Answer: He was to model it!
The greatest message we ever preach is our lives!
The Greek word is ‘Tupos’ translated as ‘Example’; And it means to ‘model it’.