Book of Titus.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n
Titus\u00a0 One \u2026.(verses 1-15)<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n 1.\u00a0 Verses\u00a0 1-9<\/span><\/b>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/b><\/p>\n a.\u00a0 Read the book right through at one sitting\u2026.what is it all about?\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/i><\/b><\/p>\n How Titus was to set up church order.<\/p>\n b.\u00a0 What three things can people have in verses 1-2?\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/i><\/b><\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 i<\/b>.\u00a0 Faith\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ii<\/b>. Acknowledging God\u2019s truth.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ii<\/b>i. The hope of eternal life.<\/p>\n c. \u00a0How can we be sure of all these things?\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ( verse 2;\u00a0 Numbers 23:19)<\/i>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/i><\/b><\/p>\n We can be sure because God CANNOT lie, what He says He will do!<\/p>\n d.\u00a0\u00a0 When did God promise these things?\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (2 Timothy 1:9)<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n Before the world even began\u2026.before its first foundations were laid!<\/p>\n e.\u00a0\u00a0 What does this prove?\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/i><\/b><\/p>\n That God had an overall plan to work to\u2026..nothing happened that He didn\u2019t know was going to happen.<\/p>\n f.\u00a0 What has God chosen to work through? What does the world think of this? <\/b><\/p>\n \u00a0(1 Corinthians 1:27-29)<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n God works through His people preaching the Gospel and the world regards this as foolishness.<\/p>\n g.\u00a0\u00a0 What do we know about Titus?\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (2 Corinthians 7:13-15;\u00a0 8:23; Galatians 2:1, 3<\/i>)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/i><\/b><\/p>\n Titus was a Greek who hadn\u2019t been circumcised and who had become a Christian and a very dear friend of Paul\u2019s. He was a younger man (\u201cmy son\u201d) and he brought much joy and comfort to Paul in his work, especially among the Christians at Corinth.. Paul considered him to be his partner and fellow worker, and took him to Jerusalem on one of his visits there. Titus was at Crete at the time Paul wrote to him.<\/p>\n h.\u00a0\u00a0 What is Paul telling Titus to do in verse 5?\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/i><\/b><\/p>\n He was to set things in order in the churches of Crete in the manner that Paul had shown him.<\/p>\n i.\u00a0 What sort of family life must an elder have?\u00a0 (verse 6)<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n He must be the husband of one wife and have his children under control (if he can\u2019t run his home as a happy place, neither will he be able to run a church happily)<\/p>\n j.\u00a0\u00a0 What sort of character must an elder have?\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (verse 7-9)<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n He must live\u00a0 an exemplary life without blame, not be one to always want his own way, not a money grabber, even tempered, not a boozer. He must be hospitable, a lover of good things, be fair and moderate, living a godly life. He must be steadfast in the things of God and be able to give good reasons for his beliefs.<\/p>\n 2.\u00a0 Verses\u00a0 10-16<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n a.\u00a0\u00a0 What was Paul specifically warning Titus against?\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (verses 10-11)<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n Against those who were peddling the Jewish teachings about the law etc, taking away the truth of the Gospel.<\/p>\n b.\u00a0 What were they actually doing?\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (verse 11)<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n They were teaching wrong things, trying to persuade people to their way of thinking. They were trying to get whole households to follow their ideas and would do anything to get money for doing this.<\/p>\n c.\u00a0 What was the reputation of the people of Crete?\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0(verse 12)\u00a0\u00a0 <\/i>\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n That they were lazy, liars, and straight out bad!<\/p>\n d.\u00a0\u00a0 What was Titus to do in the churches?\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (verse 13)<\/i>\u00a0\u00a0 <\/i><\/b><\/p>\n To straighten them up and encourage them to be sound in their faith. To tell them not to listen to the Jewish rules and regulations that weren\u2019t based on God\u2019s truth.<\/p>\n e.\u00a0 What happens to those who listen to false teaching?\u00a0 (verse 15)<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n They become like those they listen to until their own minds and consciences become defiled\u2026.they will end up saying they know God but their lives won\u2019t back it up.<\/p>\n f.\u00a0\u00a0 Have you ever known non-Christians who turn everything they (or you) say into a dirty joke? This is what verse 15 is talking about. What does Philippians 4:8 say the believer is to think about? How does this tie in with verse 15?\u00a0\u00a0 <\/i><\/b><\/p>\n To keep one\u2019s mind pure and thinking right things, one must only read and listen to true, good pure, lovely and holy things.\u2026this is the only way to keep one\u2019s mind from being made dirty (defiled)<\/p>\n g.\u00a0\u00a0 What does Romans 12:2 say to back this up?\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/i><\/b><\/p>\n To not do or say what the world does, but to renew your mind so you can be transformed and not be taken in by the world\u2019s philosophies or propaganda.<\/p>\n h.\u00a0 Contrast verse 16 with 1 Timothy 4:12\u2026.comment on this\u2026.. <\/i><\/b><\/p>\n In verse 16 these people go to church on Sundays and call themselves Christians, but the rest of the week they don\u2019t act like it. A true Christian must always be a good example to others in the way they talk, act, behave and believe.<\/p>\n i.\u00a0\u00a0 What does 1 John 2:4 say about people like this?\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/i><\/b><\/p>\n It says they are liars and aren\u2019t speaking the truth!<\/p>\n j.\u00a0 What is the challenge to each one of us in this chapter? <\/i><\/b><\/p>\n Each one of us should aim at the qualifications of an elder because this is the example of a godly life\u2026.we must live blameless lives and not act selfishly or angrily etc as in verse 7, but be friendly and hospitable to everyone.<\/p>\n Titus\u00a0 Two \u2026.(verses 1-15)<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n 1.\u00a0 Verses\u00a0 1-6<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n a.\u00a0\u00a0 What is \u201cdoctrine\u201d? Sound doctrine?\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (verse 1; 2 Timothy\u00a0 3:16)<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n Doctrine is teaching\u2026.sound doctrine is knowing Biblical principles, what God would have people to know.<\/p>\n b.\u00a0 What is this passage concerned with?\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (verse 11)<\/i> <\/i><\/b><\/p>\n How people behave and live before God and man.<\/p>\n c.\u00a0 How are the older men to behave?\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/i>\u00a0\u00a0(verse 2)<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n They are to be watchful and sensible, be sound in their faith and have a lot of love and patience with others.<\/p>\n d.\u00a0\u00a0 What about the older women?\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (verses 3-4)<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n They must live exemplary lives, mustn\u2019t gossip of be boozers, and be able to teach the younger women.<\/p>\n e.\u00a0 How are the younger women to behave?\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0(verse 5)<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n They must be sensible, and love their husbands and children as well as being good home-makers, learn to not gossip and to fit in with their husband\u2019s plans.<\/p>\n f.\u00a0\u00a0 What about the young men? How can they keep themselves pure before God?\u00a0\u00a0 (verse 6; Psalm 119:9,11)<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n They are to be discreet and fill their minds with God\u2019s word, seeking His face whole heartedly.<\/p>\n g.\u00a0\u00a0 Why must God\u2019s people live these sort of lives? Isn\u2019t it dull and boring to be like this?\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (Isaiah 43:7; John 15:11; 1 Corinthians 10:31b)<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n We must do everything in a way that will bring glory to the name of God. this is why God created us in the first place, to give Him glory. It is the height of man\u2019s fulfillment to be in communion with God, and He fills His people with joy so it isn\u2019t dull or boring at all if we live with our eyes on the Lord. We don\u2019t live like this because we HAVE to, but because we WANT to!<\/p>\n h.\u00a0\u00a0 What was Titus to be?\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (verse 7)<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n He was to be a good example to others to follow in his manner of life\u2026.he was to be straight down the line, sincere and sensible in what he said.<\/p>\n i.\u00a0 Why?\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (verse 8)<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n So that no-one could point the finger at him.<\/p>\n j.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 How are employees to act in the work place?\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/i>\u00a0(verses 9-10)<\/i> <\/b><\/p>\n They are to do as they are told faithfully, and do a good day\u2019s work without answering back or complaining, not helping them selves to perks but in being totally honest.<\/p>\n k.\u00a0\u00a0 Why is this important?\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0(verse 10b)<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n So they may have a good testimony before their boss and workmates who probably don\u2019t live how they should.<\/p>\n 2.\u00a0 Verses\u00a0 11-15<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n a.\u00a0\u00a0 What has God\u2019s grace done for us?\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (Ephesians 2:8)<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n It has given us salvation<\/p>\n b.\u00a0 What does God\u2019s grace teach us to do? What are we to deny and turn away from?\u00a0\u00a0 (verse 12; Colossians 3:5-9)<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n Believers are to deny ungodly ways of living, thinking and worldly lusts\u2026e.g. immorality, or being taken up by sports, hobbies or making money; they are to keep from anger, malice, dirty jokes and swearing, lying to each other.<\/p>\n c.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 What are we to follow and to do?\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (verse 12b; Colossians 3:10-17)<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n We are to live sensibly, rightly and in a godly manner, being kind and loving, being meek and humble, as well as patient and forgiving. We are to let God\u2019s Word rule our lives, being thankful, teaching others and being joyful doing everything for the Lord\u2019s sake, and giving thanks for all things.<\/p>\n d.\u00a0\u00a0 What is the believers\u2019 attitude to the future to be?\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0(verse 13)<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n They are to be continually looking for the glorious appearing of the Lord.<\/p>\n e.\u00a0 What is God\u2019s purpose for mankind?\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (verse 14; Isaiah 43:7)<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n That they live holy lives, and be cleansed from all sin, being a special people for Him, doing good to all and in doing this they bring glory to His name and glorify Him.<\/p>\n f.\u00a0 What was Titus\u2019 mission in life to be?\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (verse 15)<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n To teach these things with all authority and not be put off by other\u2019s attitudes.<\/p>\n 3.\u00a0 Challenge\u2026.<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n a.\u00a0 What verses impress you most in this chapter?<\/b><\/p>\n Verses 13-14<\/b>\u2026.To continually watch for the Lord\u2019s return\u2026.if this is in our minds and attitudes, all the rest of the chapter will fall into place.<\/p>\n Titus\u00a0 Three\u00a0 \u2026.(verses 1-15)<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n 1.\u00a0 Verses\u00a0 1-7<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n a.\u00a0\u00a0 What is the believer\u2019s attitude to be toward those who rule over them? (verses 1-2)<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n Believers are to abide by the rules and keep the laws of the land\u2026.they are to submit to the authorities and to pray for them, that there may be peace in the land and freedom to spread the word.<\/p>\n b.\u00a0 What is the reason for this?\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (1 Timothy 2:1-3)<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n Because this pleases God who has ordained them to rule\u2026.He may not necessarily be pleased with the way they rule, but He is pleased by the believer\u2019s submission to authority.<\/p>\n c.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 What are the believer\u2019s actions to be toward authority?\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/i>\u00a0\u00a0(verse 2)<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n They are not to complain about the government or protest against them, but to quietly accept the rules.<\/p>\n d.\u00a0\u00a0 What is the believer to remember? (verse 3)<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n That even if those in authority are horrible nasty people, being greedy and power hungry, living immoral lives etc., so were they once before they came to know the Lord; they were no different themselves!<\/p>\n e.\u00a0 What are we told to do in 1 Timothy 2:1?\u00a0 <\/i><\/b><\/p>\n To pray for them, that the Word won\u2019t be hindered from going out.<\/p>\n f.\u00a0\u00a0 What has God done for mankind on the whole?\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (verse 4; John 3:16-17)<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n He showed His love and kindness to man by giving His only begotten Son to die for us.<\/p>\n g.\u00a0 What has God done specifically for those who believe?\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (verse 5-7)<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n He has shown us MERCY (keeping us from what we deserve) and saved us. He has washed us clean from our sin and made us new by His Holy Spirit<\/p>\n h.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 How does verse six describe the way God has done this for us?\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/i>\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n He has poured these blessings out on us ABUNDANTLY!<\/p>\n i.\u00a0\u00a0 What does God show us when He saves us from our dire situation?\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (verse 7)<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n He shows us His GRACE in giving us what we don\u2019t deserve!<\/p>\n j.\u00a0\u00a0 What does God make His people when they are saved from sin?\u00a0\u00a0 (verse 7; Romans 8:17;1 John 3:1-2)<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n He makes them His children, and His heirs, joint heirs with Christ\u2026.they will be with Him and be LIKE Him!<\/p>\n 2.\u00a0 Verses\u00a0 8-11<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n a.\u00a0\u00a0 What is the responsibility of those who believe in God?\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (verses 8-9)<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n They are to do good to others\u2026these things build up. They are to avoid useless arguments and speculations which get nowhere\u2026.these only generate confusion and frustrations, and may even tear down other\u2019s faith.<\/p>\n b.\u00a0 How is a fanatical heretic to be treated?\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (verses 10-11)<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n He is to be admonished and tried to be won over, but don\u2019t waste time on him after two or three tries. If they continue in that way, they are only condemning themselves.<\/p>\n c. We don\u2019t have pointless discussions about the law these days, but what DO Christians tend to disagree on?\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n Prophecy and the events of the end times is a good\u00a0 example of this\u2026.so much is only speculation and everyone has different ideas.<\/p>\n d.\u00a0\u00a0 What are Paul\u2019s last instructions to Titus?\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (verses 12-13)<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n ii.\u00a0\u00a0 Look after Zenas and Apollos while they travel through.<\/p>\n e.\u00a0 What was his parting instruction to the believers?\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (verse 14)<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n Do good and work well\u2026.this is \u201cbearing fruit\u201d for God.<\/p>\n f.\u00a0\u00a0 Try to condense this chapter into one sentence\u2026\u2026?\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/i><\/b><\/p>\n Keep the laws of the land and be kind to all, remembering how bad you once were before God saved you and made you clean in Christ Jesus to now do good works to all and keep away from useless discussions.<\/p>\n g.\u00a0 What verse impresses you the most in this chapter?\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/i><\/b><\/p>\n Verse 7<\/b>\u2026the fact that God has not only made me clean and just as if I\u2019d never sinned, but He has also made me His heir to all the glories of heaven!<\/p>\n Book of Philemon<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n Philemon\u00a0 One \u2026.(verses 1-25)<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n Read the whole book through first\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026..<\/i><\/b><\/i><\/p>\n 1.\u00a0\u00a0 Verses\u00a0 1-12\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/b><\/p>\n He was a good friend of Paul\u2019s and had worked with him in preaching\u2026.it seems as though Apphia could have been his wife, and perhaps Archippus his son\u2026.they were all well known to Paul and had all helped him and had had him stay there. There was also a church meeting in their home.<\/p>\n b.\u00a0 What do you notice about the lay-out of this letter?\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (verses 4-5, 9-10, 14, 21)<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n Paul commends him for his love and faith before he comes to the point he is writing about. He keeps re-iterating that he wants Philemon\u2019s co-operation in these things concerning Onesimus.<\/p>\n c.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 What sort of testimony did Philemon have?\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ( verse 5)<\/i>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/i><\/b><\/p>\n He was a very good man, kind and hospitable, and encouraged other believers.<\/p>\n d.\u00a0\u00a0 What was Philemon\u2019s attitude to the other believers?\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (verse 7)<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n He encouraged them in the Lord.<\/p>\n e.\u00a0\u00a0 What did Jonathan do for David in 1 Samuel 23:16?\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 How can we relate this to ourselves?<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n Jonathan encouraged him in the Lord, and we can all be encouragers rather than discouragers!<\/p>\n f.\u00a0 What is Paul saying in verses 8-9? <\/b><\/p>\n I could tell you what you OUGHT to do in this matter, but I won\u2019t. Instead I will appeal to your love for me and your respect for an old man.<\/p>\n g.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Paul now comes to the point of his letter in verse 10\u2026what is it?\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/i><\/b><\/p>\n I\u2019m writing for my son in the faith, Onesimus\u2026..I have led him to the Lord even though I\u2019m in prison.<\/p>\n h.\u00a0\u00a0 What does this suggest?\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/i><\/b><\/p>\n That Onesimus could have ended up in prison too beside Paul.<\/p>\n i.\u00a0\u00a0 What sort of slave had Onesimus proved to be?\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (verse 11)<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n Not very good, unprofitable in fact! It sounds as though he had gone AWOL and perhaps even stolen something as he went.<\/p>\n He HAD been unprofitable to Philemon, but now he was a Christian he was a new creature in Christ.<\/p>\n k.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Now he was a believer, what was he to do?\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ( verse 12)<\/i>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/i><\/b><\/p>\n He had to go back to Philemon and apologise.<\/p>\n l.\u00a0\u00a0 What is the Biblical principle for behaviour, BEFORE one can worship God?\u00a0 (1 Corinthians 11:28)<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n To examine oneself and to get right with both God and man.<\/p>\n 2. \u00a0Verses\u00a0 13-25\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/b><\/p>\n He would have like to have kept him with him to look after him, but he hoped that Philemon would offer him back\u2026.he wanted Philemon to do it willingly, and not because it was taken out of his hands.<\/p>\n b.\u00a0 How had things actually worked out?\u00a0\u00a0 (verses 15-16)<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n Onesimus was a run away slave and had come across Paul in prison, and had become a Christian through knowing him; now Paul was sending him back to his master with this covering letter as a brother in the Lord for ever.<\/p>\n c.\u00a0 What was Paul asking Philemon to do?\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (verses 17-19)<\/i> <\/i><\/b><\/p>\n He was asking him to take Onesimus back and forgive him his misdemeanours\u2026.that if Onesimus couldn\u2019t pay it back, then he, Paul, would do it for him.<\/p>\n b.\u00a0 What confidence did Paul; have in Philemon?\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (verses 20-22)<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n That he would do as Paul was asking and more besides\u2026.Paul also wanted a bed, the next time he was that way.<\/p>\n c.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Who else was imprisoned with Paul?\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ( verse 23)<\/i>\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n Epaphrus.<\/p>\n 3.\u00a0\u00a0 Summing Up\u2026<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n a.\u00a0 What impresses you the most in this letter of Paul\u2019s? \u00a0\u00a0(verses 1, 5, 7, 9, 10, 13, 16-18)<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n The love that exudes all through it\u2026.Paul\u2019s love for Philemon (verse1), his love for Onesimus (verses 10,13, 16, 18); Philemon\u2019s love for the Lord (verse 5) and his love for Paul (verses 7, 9, 17)<\/p>\n b.\u00a0 What is the lesson in this letter?<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n To forgive those who wrong us and to make right that which we have done wrong.<\/p>\n c.\u00a0\u00a0 What did the Lord Jesus teach about this sort of thing?\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (Matthew 5:23-24, 44)<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n That we are to put wrongs right as much as we can BEFORE we go to worship, and that we are to love even our enemies, doing good for them and praying for them.<\/p>\n d.\u00a0\u00a0 What happens when we pray for those who don\u2019t like us and\/or who we have fallen out with?<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n It makes us feel better towards them\u2026we can\u2019t stay mad at a person we are praying for.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Book of Titus. Titus\u00a0 One \u2026.(verses 1-15) 1.\u00a0 Verses\u00a0 1-9\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 a.\u00a0 Read the book right through at one sitting\u2026.what is it all about?\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 How Titus was to set up church order. b.\u00a0 What three things can people have in verses 1-2?\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 i.\u00a0 Faith\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ii. Acknowledging God\u2019s truth.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 iii. The hope of eternal … Continue reading 56 & 57 Titus and Philemon’s Letters<\/span> \n
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