Titus 3:4-8 Scripture Reference But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared, Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost; Which he shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Saviour; That being justified by his grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life. This is a faithful saying,…
In the second year of Darius the king, in the sixth month, in the first day of the month, came the word of the LORD by Haggai the prophet unto Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest, saying, Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, saying, This people say, The time is not come, the time that the LORD’S house should be built. Then came the word of the LORD…
John 15:1-8, 16 Introduction This sermon draws from John chapter 15 and the surrounding context of our Lord’s final instructions to His disciples on the way to Gethsemane. Dr. Terry LeQuieu focuses on two small but powerful words that unlock spiritual maturity for every believer: abiding and abounding. Abiding means to dwell in Christ; abounding means to produce fruit for Christ. The truths of John 15 reveal how God’s pruning, our continued fellowship with Him, and a life dependent on…
Pastor Terry opened Titus 3 and began a three-message focus on the “consummation of a faithful leader”—putting everything together we’ve learned about leadership so our lives openly announce God to the world. Leadership is influence; the Christian leader’s influence must point people past us to Christ. In Titus 3:1–3 Paul gives three public-facing marks of Christlike leadership: (1) be subject to authorities, (2) be civil in accusations—gentle and meek, and (3) be seasoned with humility, remembering what we ourselves once…