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TEXT: I Titus 1 I. Open Things V. 1-4 II. Ordered Things V. 5-9 III. Opposed Things V. 10-16 I. OPENED THINGS v.1-4 A. God's prophet - V. 1 (identification) B. God's promise - V. 2 (verification) C. God's preaching - V. 3 (declaration) D. God's preacher - V. 4 (representation) II. ORDERED THINGS. V. 5-9 Things that are wanting! He called a man, not a group of men (thou). A. Leading man - V. 5 B. Left man - V. 5 C. Lifting man - V. 5 III. ORDAINED THINGS. V. 5b-9 Ordination is the job of the man of God. Training is the job of men of God. A..Blameless - V. 6 (clean) B. Bonded - V. 6 (wife) C. Boss - V. 6 (children) D. Broken - V. 7 (self-willed, not angry, wine) E. Benevolent - V. 7-8 (money, hospitality, loves good men, sober, just, holy, temperment) His anointing contained something: IV. OPPOSED THINGS. V. 10-16 Opposition is a dirty word anymore. A. Subjects of opposition 1. Religious unruly v. 10-11 a. Many b. Mouthy c. Manipulated d. Money B. Solution to opposition 1. Rebuke uncompromisingly. v. 13-15 a. Sound - V. 14 1. Foolish fables - V. 1 4a 2. Follow flesh - v. 14b 3. Forsake facts - V. 14c b. Sane - V. 15 Mind and conscience is defiled. c. Sincere - v. 16 1. Abominable 2. Disobedient 3. Reprobate SERMON FROM DR. LARRY BROWN- PASTOR VICTORY BAPTIST CHURCH- NORTH AUGUSTA, SC-USA |