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We Need New Disciples/Churches Everywhere!

• Norwalk Needs New

Disciples!

• SoCal Needs New Churches!
• The Gospel compels us to be

crossing cultures to make disciples and start new churches.

• The Least Reached are

waiting

• The need is urgent!

God, Doing Good and an Island Man

Subtitle

God, Doing Good and an Island Man

“Paul, a servant of God

• d and an apostle of Je

Jesu sus s Chri rist st to further the faith of God’s elect and their knowledge of the truth that leads to go godli dliness ness— in the hope of eternal life, which God, who does not lie, promised before the beginning of time, and which now at Hi His appointed season he has brought to light through the preaching entrusted to me by the command of God God our ur Sa Savi vior… ” (Titus 1:1-3 NIV)

• “Titus, my true son in our common faith”

– Apostle Paul (Titus 1:4 NIV).

• Not of the nation of Israel
• Traveled with Paul to Jerusalem Council - Acts 15
• Traveled on some of the Missionary Journeys
• Sent to Corinth
• Left as an Island Man on Crete

• “Thanks be to God, who put into the heart of

Titus the same concern I have for you [Corinthians]. For Titus not only welcomed our appeal, but he is coming to you with much enthusiasm and on his own initiative. And we are sending along with him the brother who is praised by all the churches for his service to the gospel. ” – Apostle Paul (2 Corinthians 8:16-18 NIV)

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• f

f men a n and nd of a f affa fair irs. . - John Rutherfurd

• "As for Titus, he is my partner and co-worker among

you; as for our brothers, they are representatives of the churches and an honor to Christ." (2 Cor 8:23).

Letter to Titus Outline

• Chap. 1 – Good Leaders for the Church

and Bad ones

• Chap. 2 – Everyone in the Church should

do Good to one another

• Chap. 3 – Be Good to those on the island

For the gra race ce of

• f God
• d has appeared that offers

salvation to all people. 12

12 It teaches us to say

“No” to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in this present age, 13

13 while we wait for the blessed

hope—the appearing of the glo lory y of

• f ou
• ur

r gre reat at God

• d

an and Sa d Savior ior, , Jesus sus Chri hrist, st, 14

14 who gave himself for

us to redeem us from all wickedness and to purify for himself a people that are his very

• wn, eag

ager er to do wh

• do what

at is is goo

• od. -Titus 2:11-14 NIV

This is a trustworthy saying. And I want you to stress these things, so that th those

• se wh

who

• ha

have e tr trus usted ed in in God

• d ma

may y be car e careful eful to d

• devote

e th them emselv selves es to doing

• doing what

hat is is go good

• d. These

things are excellent and profitable for everyone. Titus 3:8 NIV

Ou Our r pe people

• ple mu

must t le learn arn to de

• devote

e th themse emselv lves es to d

• doing
• ing what

hat is is go good

• d,

In order to provide for urgent needs and not live unproductive lives. Titus 3:14 NIV