Sunday, March 19, 2006

Motivated to Live Holy by Grace

Date:  3/19/06
Text:  Titus 3:1-8
Title:  Motivated to Live Holy by Grace

• The Book of Titus


• It was written to a young leader during Paul’s second imprisonment in Rome.


• It is a letter of guidance and instruction.

• Motivate


• Stimulate to action.

• Grace


• God’s unmerited favor


• An awesome benefit

• What is motivating you to live the way you live?

NOTES:  The quality of our earthly citizenship; should reflect our Heavenly citizenship.

• Grace motivates the believer to be good citizens.


• Submit to government.


• Be obedient.


• Be ready to do whatever is good for others.


• Speak no evil of anyone.


• Be peaceable.


• Be considerate.


• Show humility to all men.

• Grace motivates us to be better than we use to be.


• We have a desire to do well.

• Grace motivates us to live for God for what He has done.

• What’s wrapped up in GRACE.


• Kindness


• Mercy


• Love

My Personal Notes:
I should be motivated to live a sanctified life because of grace.  I should not sin because I have grace.  Grace is a motivator to do well instead of bad.

My Personal Prayer:
Lord, thank You for Your grace.  Help me to live a sanctified life.

Scripture:  Titus 3:1-8
1: Put them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers, to obey magistrates, to be ready to every good work,
2: To speak evil of no man, to be no brawlers, but gentle, shewing all meekness unto all men.
3: For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another.
4: But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared,
5: 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;
6: Which he shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Saviour;
7: That being justified by his grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.
8: This is a faithful saying, and these things I will that thou affirm constantly, that they which have believed in God might be careful to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable unto men.
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