In a verse-by-verse study of Titus 2:1-10, Harris Creek pastor Tate Engle examines Paul's instructions to five distinct groups within the church, older men, older women, younger women, younger men, and workers. Each group is called to live with integrity, self-control, and purpose not to earn God's approval, but so that others will think well of God. The sermon emphasizes that believers of every age and stage are active representatives of Christ, and their conduct either draws people toward the gospel or pushes them away from it.
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Unlock with your sermon →“That word attractive comes from the Greek root for cosmos, that feeling of awe when you look up at the night sky and see the stars in all their order and grandeur. That's how people should feel when they watch you work.”
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Unlock with your sermon →According to this sermon on Titus 2, Christians are billboards for Jesus. When people know you follow Christ, they watch whether you are lazy or hardworking, gossiping or encouraging, drunk or sober. Your behavior shapes how others perceive God, drawing them closer or pushing them away.
This sermon teaches that there is no retirement from the Great Commission. As long as you have breath, you have gifts to use and people to disciple. Rather than growing isolated and cynical about younger generations, older men should actively invest in and mentor the next generation.
Titus 2 calls older women to live with reverence befitting their identity as daughters of the King, avoiding gossip and excess, and actively teaching younger women. The sermon emphasizes that in the church, unlike the world, the older you get the more useful and needed you become.
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