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Lesson Summary:

Paul has final instructions for Titus regarding our behavior before an unbelieving world.

Focus Passage: Titus 3

Outline and Lesson Goal

Principles and Applications

I. Ready to Deal with an Unbelieving World (3:1-8)

Principle: God’s People Should be Full of Compassion for the Lost
Application: What’s your view of unbelievers? How are you showing them the compassion and grace of God? How are you sharing what you were given freely?
Scripture Reference

³⁶Seeing the people, He felt compassion for them, because they were distressed and dispirited like sheep without a shepherd.
³⁷Then He *said to His disciples, “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few.
³⁸Therefore beseech the Lord of the harvest to send out workers into His harvest.”
Matthew 9:36-38 (NASB)

II. Ready to Deal Unrepentant People (3:9-11)

Principle: God’s People Should Avoid Fruitless Disputes.
Application: How prepared are you to deal with false teachers? Are you focused on discussions and debates that are fruitless and worthless?
Scripture Reference

¹⁷Now I urge you, brethren, keep your eye on those who cause dissensions and hindrances contrary to the teaching which you learned, and turn away from them.
¹⁸For such men are slaves, not of our Lord Christ but of their own appetites; and by their smooth and flattering speech they deceive the hearts of the unsuspecting.
Romans 16:17-18 (NASB)

III. Ready to Deal with Unexpected Needs (3:12-15)

Principle: God’s People Should be Actively Involved in Good Deeds.
Application: How engaged are you in good deeds that are productive for the cause of the kingdom?
Scripture Reference

For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them.
Ephesians 2:10 (NASB)