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 Please open your Bibles this morning to the book of Titus.

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 The book of Titus.

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 If you're a visitor, a guest with us this morning,

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 we have been walking together through the book of Titus.

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 We've made our way this morning to chapter 2,

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 and we're going to be in verses 1 through 10.

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 If you're using the pew Bibles there in front of you or behind you,

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 you can find that on page 938.

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 You might remember that we've titled this sermon series

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 A Church of Sound Doctrine.

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 A Church of Sound Doctrine.

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 That's what we, by God's grace, hope and pray and aim to be.

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 And in chapter 2, verses 1 through 10,

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 we get a look at exactly what that might look like practically for us.

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 So Bibles open, Titus chapter 2, verses 1 through 10.

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 Follow along with me as I read the Word of God.

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 Paul says,

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 But as for you, teach what accords with sound doctrine.

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 Older men are to be sober-minded, dignified, self-controlled,

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 sound in faith and love and in steadfastness.

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 Older women, likewise, are to be reverent in behavior,

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 not slanderers or slaves to much wine.

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 They are to teach what is good,

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 and so train the young women to love their husbands and children,

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 to be self-controlled, pure, working at home,

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 kind and submissive to their own husbands,

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 that the Word of God may not be reviled.

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 Likewise, urge the younger men to be self-controlled.

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 Show yourself in all respects to be a model of good works,

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 and in your teaching show integrity, dignity,

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 and sound speech that cannot be condemned,

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 so that an opponent may be put to shame,

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 having nothing evil to say about us.

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 Bond servants are to be submissive to their own masters in everything.

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 They are to be well-pleasing,

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 not argumentative,

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 not pilfering,

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 but showing all good faith,

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 so that in everything they may adorn the doctrine of God,

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 our Savior.

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 Let's pray.

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 Lord, again, we pray that we would look like this.

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 This is a work of your grace, of your doing,

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 and this is impossible for us in the flesh,

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 and so we pray that the things that we just read,

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 that the things that we hear described in Titus,

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 would move from knowing to being in our lives together,

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 that we would look like this.

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 And we pray and we ask this in Jesus' name.

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 Amen.

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 Well, if you are a fan of energy drinks,

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 or have watched television, commercials,

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 or even walked into a gas station over the past several years,

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 you are probably familiar with Red Bull.

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 And you are probably familiar with its slogan,

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 Red Bull.

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 Help me.

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 It gives you wings.

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 At least that is what they say.

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 The popular energy drink has built a reputation around that slogan,

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 and the commercials typically,

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 they feature somebody who is down in the dumps,

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 having a hard moment, a hard day,

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 sad, depressed.

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 Then they get a sip of Red Bull energy drink,

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 out of their back sprouts wings,

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 and up they go, flying away to a better life.

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 Well, this slogan that has drawn so much attention,

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 you may not know this,

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 it was also the basis of a class action lawsuit in 2014.

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 Consumers filed a lawsuit stating that

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 the company had falsely advertised.

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 Despite what they may have claimed,

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 Red Bull does not, in fact, actually give you wings.

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 One consumer, Mr. Corathers,

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 he was quoted saying he drank Red Bull for 10 years,

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 but that he had not once developed wings,

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 or shown any improvement either intellectually or physically,

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 and we can't argue with that, can we?

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 As ridiculous as that sounds,

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 Red Bull ultimately agreed to pay off up to $13 million

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 to settle the lawsuit and to move on.

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 The lesson?

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 False advertising is costly.

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 If you're going to claim something,

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 promote something about yourself,

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 say something about who you are,

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 you had better make sure that the product

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 matches the advertisement.

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 That's exactly what Paul is saying here to Titus.

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 Not about Red Bull, of course,

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 but about the church.

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 See, false teachers have crept in

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 to these newly forming churches in Crete,

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 and they're leading men and women

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 to claim to be Christian,

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 yet live like a Cretan.

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 And so Paul says,

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 no, this type of false advertising,

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 false professing, false teaching,

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 that is costly.

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 It discredits our profession.

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 It damages our witness to the outside world,

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 and at worst,

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 it distracts from the glory of God.

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 So Paul tells Titus,

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 Titus,

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 you teach what accords with sound doctrine.

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 You teach that faith accords with godliness.

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 You establish elders who will hold firm

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 to the trustworthy word as taught.

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 Titus,

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 you teach them there in Crete

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 that to say you are a Christian

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 advertises something about yourself.

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 It says,

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 I have been redeemed.

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 I once was lost,

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 dead in my sin,

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 hellbound because of my own rebellion against God,

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 but God,

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 by his grace,

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 has rescued me,

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 and he has saved me,

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 but not only that,

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 he has changed me.

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 He has transformed me from the inside out.

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 So now my heart is transformed.

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 I'm not the same as what I once was.

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 I am a product of the redeeming grace of God.

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 If anyone is in Christ,

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 he is a new creation.

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 The old has gone,

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 the new has come.

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 To say you are a Christian

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 is to say that type of new heart transformation

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 has happened right here.

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 Well,

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 here in the year 2022,

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 not much has changed,

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 has it?

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 There are many who,

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 like the Cretans,

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 profess to know God,

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 but deny him

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 by their works.

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 These verses here in chapter 2,

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 verses 1 through 10,

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 they are a reminder for us

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 that gospel believing

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 leads to gospel living.

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 Gospel believing

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 ought to lead to godly living.

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 So this morning,

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 what we're going to see

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 is four facts about godly living.

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 Four facts about godly living

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 in these verses.

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 This is going to be our outline this morning.

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 If you're a note taker,

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 like to take notes to follow along,

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 I encourage you to do that.

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 You're going to find four facts

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 for godly living this morning.

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 First,

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 godly living

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 accords with gospel believing.

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 Godly living

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 accords

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 with gospel

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 believing.

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 Some of you are musical,

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 and so this will make sense to you,

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 but even if you're not,

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 most of you have

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 decent enough ears

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 to where you may not be able to say

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 exactly what's wrong,

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 but when you hear something off,

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 you can tell,

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 hey,

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 that doesn't sound quite right.

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 A wrong note was hit,

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 a wrong chord was struck,

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 something's off here,

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 musically.

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 A chord,

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 musically speaking,

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 is when three or more notes

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 work together.

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 They play nice together.

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 They harmonize together.

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 They sound good together.

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 And interestingly,

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 the French word for

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 accord

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 that you play musically

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 is accord.

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 You may not know that.

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 That's the idea here.

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 One thing

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 aligns with something else.

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 It accords with something else.

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 They're in harmony.

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 They go together.

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 They make music.

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 They play nice.

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 And on the other side of that

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 is discord.

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 Discord

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 is a lack of harmony.

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 And you may not

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 recognize that term,

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 but you know,

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 again,

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 you know what it sounds like.

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 It sounds bad.

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 You can hear

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 something

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 is off.

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 That sounds terrible.

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 One person's playing

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 one thing.

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 One person's singing

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 another thing.

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 And it just makes you want

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 to close up your ears

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 because it sounds awful.

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 And what we saw last week,

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 Paul said,

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 the behavior of these

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 false teachers

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 was not in accord

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 with what they professed.

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 You remember what he said.

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 Cretans are always liars,

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 evil beasts,

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 lazy gluttons.

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 They profess to know God

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 with their mouths,

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 but they deny him

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 with their work.

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 Something's off.

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 They say they believe,

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 but they don't live

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 like they believe.

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 So Paul says here

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 in chapter 2,

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 verse 1,

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 he says,

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 but as for you,

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 Titus,

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 see there's a difference here.

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 Yes,

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 there are false teachers

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 saying the opposite,

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 but as for you,

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 Titus,

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 you are to be distinct.

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 You are to teach

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 the church to be distinct.

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 Teach what accords

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 with sound doctrine.

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 You see that,

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 right?

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 He does not just say,

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 teach sound doctrine.

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 As valuable as that is,

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 he's told us that earlier.

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 Sound doctrine,

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 incredibly valuable.

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 That's the beginning.

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 That's where it starts.

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 He does not say,

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 teach sound doctrine.

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 What does he say?

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 Teach what accords

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 with sound doctrine.

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 Don't just teach

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 the information.

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 He says,

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 teach the life transformation

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 that goes in harmony

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 with the right information.

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 The sound living

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 that works in harmony

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 with sound doctrine.

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 Teach that godly living

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 accords with gospel believing.

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 Now,

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 this is a warning for us,

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 church.

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 This is a warning for us

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 that it is not enough

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 to know the right information.

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 It is not enough.

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 You see,

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 the problem here in Crete,

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 it was not the pagans.

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 It was not the outside world.

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 It was not those

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 who would never step foot

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 into a church.

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 The problem here in Crete,

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 it was church people.

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 It was people

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 who know the right answers.

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 They sat through the sermons.

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 They read their Bibles.

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 They would say,

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 I know God.

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 I believe in Jesus.

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 I profess to be a Christian.

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 But they denied him

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 with their works.

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 Their lives

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 were in tension

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 with their profession.

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 Do not buy the lie,

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 church.

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 Do not buy the lie

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 that you can have God

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 and live however you want.

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 It's not true.

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 Do not buy the lie

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 that your actions,

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 your life,

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 your behavior

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 doesn't matter.

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 So long as you come to church,

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 pray your prayers,

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 say that you believe,

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 so long as you're not

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 as far off as this person

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 or that person.

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 These are all lies

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 of the enemy.

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 If you have been given

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 the gift of salvation,

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 then you have been given

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 the gift of sanctification.

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 They are a package deal.

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 You can't separate them.

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 You cannot have one

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 without the other.

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 You can go to church

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 your whole life.

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 You can know the whole Bible

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 inside out.

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 You can know all the right facts

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 and still not know God.

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 Now all of us in Christ

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 are growing.

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 We are progressing.

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 None of us are perfect.

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 We are striving by His grace

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 to put sin to death

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 and to pursue holiness.

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 But friend,

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 if there is no godliness,

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 no transformation,

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 if there is no growth

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 in your life,

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 no distinction between you

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 and the world around you,

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 it is right for you to ask

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 whether you know God

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 or just know about Him.

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 See, this is a warning for us.

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 Church, knowing about God

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 saves no one.

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 Knowing God truly,

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 personally,

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 through faith in Jesus Christ,

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 knowing God is the only hope

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 for sinners like me

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 and like you.

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 And you cannot know Him

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 and remain unchanged.

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 That's what Paul is telling us here.

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 Amanda and I,

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 we celebrated 10 years of marriage

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 the other day.

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 10 years.

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 It's hard to believe

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 that it's already been 10 years.

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 We've known each other

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 for about 14 years.

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 And we started dating

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 about two years before that.

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 So all in all,

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 about 12 years

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 of actually being together.

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 together.

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 And that's a lot of time

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 with one person.

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 A lot of time.

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 It's a good time.

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 Okay?

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 And we were talking

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 the other day

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 at dinner.

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 You have to ask her

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 her opinion on that.

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 But for me,

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 for me,

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 it's been a good time.

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 We were talking

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 the other day

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 about the fact

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 that we are different people

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 than when we first met.

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 We are different people

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 than when we started dating.

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 And we're different people

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 than when we first got married.

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 And I hope she would

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 praise God for that.

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 But how could you

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 not be different?

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 Spending so much time

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 with one person,

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 engaging with one person,

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 how could you get

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 to know someone personally

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 at that level

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 for 14 years

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 and not be different?

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 Well, Paul says,

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 if you know God,

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 you will be different.

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 If you spend time with Him,

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 Paul says,

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 you will be changed.

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 Maybe not instantly,

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 some dramatic,

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 life-changing change

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 suddenly,

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 all of a sudden,

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 but gradually,

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 over time,

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 with prayer

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 and patience

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 and pursuit,

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 you will be changed.

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 You will become

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 like Him.

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 You will become godly,

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 godly living accords

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 with gospel believing.

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 Well, what does that look like?

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 What does that look like?

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 Paul shows us

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 throughout the rest

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 of this passage,

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 what godliness looks like

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 for every believer.

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 And this is our second point

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 this morning.

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 Godliness is for every believer.

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 Godly living

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 is for every believer.

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 These descriptions

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 in this passage,

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 they're not exhaustive.

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 This is not all

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 that we need to know.

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 But Paul gives us

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 an overview here

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 of what godliness

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 should look like

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 for every member

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 of the church

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 in verses 2 through 10.

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 Every member.

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 There's something here

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 for all of us.

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 And Paul speaks,

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 I think,

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 to three distinct categories here.

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 Three distinct categories.

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 He speaks to men,

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 women,

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 and workers.

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 Follow along with me here.

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 He speaks to men,

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 women,

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 and workers.

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 Well, first,

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 he speaks to the men.

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 He speaks to the old men

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 and to the young men.

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 Look here with me

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 to verse 2.

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 Titus 2, verse 2.

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 He says,

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 Older men,

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 you are to be

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 sober-minded,

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 dignified,

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 self-controlled,

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 sound in faith,

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 in love,

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 and in steadfastness.

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 And the order here,

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 I think,

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 is important.

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 Older men,

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 older Christian men

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 are to lead the way

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 as examples of godliness

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 in the church.

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 He says,

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 they should be

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 sober-minded.

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 He says,

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 they're under control.

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 Their thoughts

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 aren't clouded by anger,

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 or by sensuality,

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 or by greed.

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 They are not easily

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 deceived or led astray.

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 These older Christian men

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 are rocks in the home,

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 and in the church,

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 and in society.

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 He says,

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 they are respectable,

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 dignified,

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 able to control themselves.

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 But not only that,

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 look here.

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 Look at this.

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 Paul says,

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 they are to be

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 sound in faith,

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 in love,

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 and in steadfastness.

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 Think about that.

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 Sound in faith,

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 and love,

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 and steadfastness.

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 You know,

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 that word sound

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 has come up before,

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 hasn't it?

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 And we keep hearing that.

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 An elder must be able

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 to give instruction

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 in sound doctrine.

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 Paul says,

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 as for you,

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 teach what accords

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 with sound doctrine.

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 We've titled this series

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 in Titus,

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 A Church of Sound Doctrine.

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 What that word means

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 is healthy.

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 Healthy.

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 These men,

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 these older men,

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 are to be spiritually,

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 morally healthy,

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 in faith,

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 in love,

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 and in steadfastness.

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 Do you see the picture

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 of godliness

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 that he's laying out

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 for us here,

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 men?

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 These men

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 know the word.

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 They know the faith.

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 They know what they believe

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 and why.

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 They could pick out a lie

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 because they know,

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 well,

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 God's word doesn't say that.

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 These men are healthy

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 in love.

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 They love God

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 and they love their neighbor.

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 But not only that,

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 it says these are

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 faithful men.

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 Reliable.

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 Steadfast.

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 They're enduring men.

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 Do you want to be

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 a man of God?

00:17:51.279 --> 00:17:52.259
 Know your Bible.

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 Know your Bible.

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 Love God with all your heart.

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 Love God with all your mind.

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 Love God with all your soul.

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 And love your neighbor

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 as yourself.

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 And stick around a while,

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 men.

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 You want to be a godly man?

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 Be faithful.

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 Don't be a wishy-washy man.

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 Be stable.

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 Be reliable.

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 Be someone that others

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 can depend on

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 and know that

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 what they get from you

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 is rooted,

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 not just in duty,

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 but in delight in the Lord.

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 That is godly manhood.

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 I pray for a church

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 full of men like this.

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 Are you pursuing

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 that, men?

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 He not only speaks

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 to the older men,

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 he also speaks directly

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 to young men here

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 in verse 6.

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 Verse 6.

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 He says,

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 the young men

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 just have one job

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 here in verse 6.

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 And probably because

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 mastering this

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 will take all

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 of your attention.

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 So young men,

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 listen with me.

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 Young men,

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 you are to be

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 self-controlled.

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 Self-controlled.

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 We've got to get this right

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 before we can move on

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 to anything else.

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 The fruit of the Spirit

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 is what?

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 It's love,

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 joy,

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 peace,

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 patience,

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 kindness,

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 goodness,

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 faithfulness,

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 gentleness,

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 and what?

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 Self-control.

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 One of the first verses

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 that I memorized

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 as a young Christian,

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 it was Proverbs 25, 28.

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 It says this.

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 It says,

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 a man without self-control

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 is like a city

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 broken into

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 and left without walls.

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 I'll say that again.

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 A man without self-control

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 is like a city

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 broken into

00:19:31.779 --> 00:19:34.139
 and left without walls.

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 What happens to a city

00:19:35.079 --> 00:19:35.799
 without walls?

00:19:36.859 --> 00:19:38.279
 It is open to attack.

00:19:39.339 --> 00:19:40.379
 It has no defense.

00:19:40.500 --> 00:19:41.940
 Anyone can come and go

00:19:41.940 --> 00:19:42.599
 as they please,

00:19:42.679 --> 00:19:43.559
 take what they want,

00:19:43.639 --> 00:19:44.440
 do what they want.

00:19:45.460 --> 00:19:45.980
 And Paul says,

00:19:46.359 --> 00:19:47.440
 without self-control,

00:19:47.579 --> 00:19:47.759
 men,

00:19:47.839 --> 00:19:48.720
 we are open to

00:19:48.720 --> 00:19:50.799
 all sorts of attack.

00:19:52.139 --> 00:19:53.779
 A lack of self-control,

00:19:53.980 --> 00:19:54.500
 young men,

00:19:54.500 --> 00:19:56.079
 is at the root

00:19:56.079 --> 00:19:58.319
 of a thousand sins.

00:19:59.420 --> 00:20:00.099
 But a young man

00:20:00.099 --> 00:20:01.059
 with self-control,

00:20:01.180 --> 00:20:03.160
 he has his defenses up.

00:20:03.240 --> 00:20:04.460
 He's prepared for attack

00:20:04.460 --> 00:20:05.220
 when it comes,

00:20:05.279 --> 00:20:06.140
 and it will come.

00:20:08.140 --> 00:20:09.279
 Does your speech

00:20:09.279 --> 00:20:10.920
 demonstrate self-control?

00:20:13.000 --> 00:20:15.200
 Do you show self-control

00:20:15.200 --> 00:20:16.740
 by the way you use your time?

00:20:17.680 --> 00:20:18.640
 And the way you engage

00:20:18.640 --> 00:20:20.440
 with your family at home?

00:20:20.440 --> 00:20:22.140
 When you go to work,

00:20:22.320 --> 00:20:23.440
 when you're with your friends,

00:20:23.559 --> 00:20:25.600
 do you act in self-control?

00:20:25.799 --> 00:20:26.960
 With your temptations,

00:20:27.200 --> 00:20:27.440
 men,

00:20:28.440 --> 00:20:29.259
 do we demonstrate

00:20:29.259 --> 00:20:30.960
 self-control?

00:20:31.240 --> 00:20:31.400
 You know,

00:20:31.440 --> 00:20:32.299
 the greater the access

00:20:32.299 --> 00:20:33.080
 to temptation,

00:20:33.259 --> 00:20:34.320
 the greater our need

00:20:34.320 --> 00:20:35.740
 for self-control is.

00:20:36.160 --> 00:20:36.860
 I'll tell you something,

00:20:36.920 --> 00:20:38.120
 we have greater access

00:20:38.120 --> 00:20:39.059
 to temptation now

00:20:39.059 --> 00:20:40.120
 than any time ever before.

00:20:41.220 --> 00:20:42.220
 We better get some

00:20:42.220 --> 00:20:43.240
 self-control, men.

00:20:43.240 --> 00:20:46.620
 Are your defenses up?

00:20:48.559 --> 00:20:49.000
 Second,

00:20:50.099 --> 00:20:51.000
 he speaks here

00:20:51.000 --> 00:20:52.299
 to the women,

00:20:52.559 --> 00:20:53.500
 and just like

00:20:53.500 --> 00:20:54.500
 with the men,

00:20:54.599 --> 00:20:55.279
 he speaks to both

00:20:55.279 --> 00:20:56.259
 older women

00:20:56.259 --> 00:20:57.539
 and to younger women.

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 And listen,

00:20:58.140 --> 00:20:59.240
 I will not tell you

00:20:59.240 --> 00:20:59.900
 which category

00:20:59.900 --> 00:21:00.680
 you belong in.

00:21:01.980 --> 00:21:03.000
 I'm not going to do that.

00:21:03.099 --> 00:21:03.559
 I'm just going to say

00:21:03.559 --> 00:21:04.799
 he speaks to both here.

00:21:04.880 --> 00:21:05.720
 Some of you ladies

00:21:05.720 --> 00:21:06.700
 prefer to identify

00:21:06.700 --> 00:21:07.599
 as a younger woman.

00:21:07.960 --> 00:21:08.720
 Fair enough.

00:21:10.720 --> 00:21:11.779
 Look to verse 3.

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 He says,

00:21:12.359 --> 00:21:13.839
 older women likewise,

00:21:14.199 --> 00:21:15.000
 just like the men,

00:21:15.699 --> 00:21:16.759
 are to be reverent

00:21:16.759 --> 00:21:17.479
 in behavior,

00:21:18.079 --> 00:21:19.139
 not slanderers,

00:21:19.219 --> 00:21:21.039
 not slaves to much wine.

00:21:21.759 --> 00:21:22.619
 And they are to teach

00:21:22.619 --> 00:21:23.359
 what is good

00:21:23.359 --> 00:21:24.179
 and so train

00:21:24.179 --> 00:21:25.159
 the younger women.

00:21:26.339 --> 00:21:27.099
 And I think you can see

00:21:27.099 --> 00:21:27.679
 the influence

00:21:27.679 --> 00:21:28.819
 of the Cretans

00:21:28.819 --> 00:21:30.139
 here in Paul's instructions.

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 It was normal in Crete

00:21:32.439 --> 00:21:33.279
 to slander.

00:21:33.459 --> 00:21:33.679
 Remember,

00:21:33.799 --> 00:21:35.039
 Cretans are liars.

00:21:36.299 --> 00:21:36.939
 It was normal

00:21:36.939 --> 00:21:38.240
 to be a slave

00:21:38.240 --> 00:21:39.779
 to food and drink.

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 Remember,

00:21:40.159 --> 00:21:41.240
 they're evil beasts,

00:21:41.379 --> 00:21:42.319
 lazy glutton.

00:21:42.359 --> 00:21:43.099
 But Paul says,

00:21:43.199 --> 00:21:43.779
 Christian woman,

00:21:44.000 --> 00:21:45.759
 you be distinct.

00:21:47.199 --> 00:21:47.959
 Christian woman,

00:21:48.079 --> 00:21:49.399
 you let your speech

00:21:49.399 --> 00:21:50.659
 be seasoned with salt.

00:21:51.119 --> 00:21:52.259
 Only speaking what is good

00:21:52.259 --> 00:21:53.519
 for building up.

00:21:53.579 --> 00:21:55.019
 Only speaking the truth

00:21:55.019 --> 00:21:55.959
 in love.

00:21:56.099 --> 00:21:56.719
 Christian woman,

00:21:57.139 --> 00:21:58.639
 exercise self-control

00:21:58.639 --> 00:22:00.319
 with food

00:22:00.319 --> 00:22:01.779
 and with drink.

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 Don't be a slave.

00:22:04.039 --> 00:22:05.139
 Don't get drunk

00:22:05.139 --> 00:22:05.859
 with wine,

00:22:05.919 --> 00:22:06.500
 but be filled

00:22:06.500 --> 00:22:07.500
 with the Holy Spirit.

00:22:07.619 --> 00:22:08.719
 Be reverent

00:22:08.719 --> 00:22:09.859
 in your behavior.

00:22:09.859 --> 00:22:11.339
 Does this describe you?

00:22:13.399 --> 00:22:13.859
 See,

00:22:13.919 --> 00:22:14.899
 we don't age

00:22:14.899 --> 00:22:15.779
 out of pursuing

00:22:15.779 --> 00:22:16.359
 godliness.

00:22:18.099 --> 00:22:18.979
 I served

00:22:18.979 --> 00:22:19.519
 at a church

00:22:19.519 --> 00:22:20.319
 in North Myrtle Beach.

00:22:20.399 --> 00:22:21.099
 We have a few

00:22:21.099 --> 00:22:22.000
 visitors this morning

00:22:22.000 --> 00:22:23.639
 that came from

00:22:23.639 --> 00:22:24.339
 North Myrtle Beach

00:22:24.339 --> 00:22:25.539
 to come and join us

00:22:25.539 --> 00:22:25.879
 this morning.

00:22:25.979 --> 00:22:26.379
 They're gluttons

00:22:26.379 --> 00:22:27.479
 for punishment here.

00:22:28.519 --> 00:22:29.899
 But the mentality

00:22:29.899 --> 00:22:30.579
 in that community

00:22:30.579 --> 00:22:31.579
 is I'm retired.

00:22:32.259 --> 00:22:33.299
 It's a retirement area.

00:22:34.219 --> 00:22:35.019
 I'm retired.

00:22:35.099 --> 00:22:35.719
 I've earned the right

00:22:35.719 --> 00:22:36.399
 to check out

00:22:36.400 --> 00:22:37.800
 and do what I want.

00:22:38.340 --> 00:22:39.220
 Live as I please.

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 I came to the beach

00:22:40.320 --> 00:22:41.240
 to check out

00:22:41.240 --> 00:22:41.800
 and to live

00:22:41.800 --> 00:22:42.700
 the rest of my days

00:22:42.700 --> 00:22:43.780
 in beach

00:22:43.780 --> 00:22:44.300
 and sunshine

00:22:44.300 --> 00:22:45.060
 and sand.

00:22:46.340 --> 00:22:46.820
 Paul says,

00:22:46.900 --> 00:22:47.320
 older women,

00:22:47.420 --> 00:22:48.560
 you don't ever age

00:22:48.560 --> 00:22:49.860
 out of godliness.

00:22:50.820 --> 00:22:52.040
 You don't ever retire

00:22:52.040 --> 00:22:52.940
 from godliness.

00:22:53.200 --> 00:22:53.980
 You still have

00:22:53.980 --> 00:22:55.200
 big responsibility

00:22:55.200 --> 00:22:57.600
 even in your old age.

00:22:57.660 --> 00:22:58.660
 Great responsibility.

00:22:59.960 --> 00:23:00.720
 You still have work

00:23:00.720 --> 00:23:01.120
 to do.

00:23:01.259 --> 00:23:02.180
 If you're looking

00:23:02.180 --> 00:23:02.660
 for a way

00:23:02.660 --> 00:23:04.200
 to serve the church,

00:23:05.300 --> 00:23:05.660
 if you,

00:23:05.660 --> 00:23:06.279
 older women

00:23:06.279 --> 00:23:06.680
 are looking

00:23:06.680 --> 00:23:07.080
 for a way

00:23:07.080 --> 00:23:08.240
 to make meaningful

00:23:08.240 --> 00:23:08.940
 contributions

00:23:08.940 --> 00:23:09.720
 to the life

00:23:09.720 --> 00:23:11.100
 of this church,

00:23:11.200 --> 00:23:11.640
 Paul gives you

00:23:11.640 --> 00:23:12.620
 two ways right here.

00:23:13.340 --> 00:23:13.840
 Do you see it?

00:23:14.700 --> 00:23:15.460
 Live a life

00:23:15.460 --> 00:23:16.279
 worth imitating

00:23:16.279 --> 00:23:17.640
 and pass it on.

00:23:18.960 --> 00:23:19.540
 If you want

00:23:19.540 --> 00:23:20.400
 to serve this church,

00:23:20.540 --> 00:23:21.120
 live a life

00:23:21.120 --> 00:23:21.920
 worth imitating

00:23:21.920 --> 00:23:23.460
 and pass it on.

00:23:24.400 --> 00:23:24.840
 Look again

00:23:24.840 --> 00:23:25.240
 what he says

00:23:25.240 --> 00:23:25.880
 in verse 3.

00:23:25.980 --> 00:23:26.320
 He says,

00:23:26.820 --> 00:23:27.460
 these older women

00:23:27.460 --> 00:23:28.380
 are to teach

00:23:28.380 --> 00:23:29.220
 what is good

00:23:29.220 --> 00:23:30.460
 and so train

00:23:30.460 --> 00:23:31.840
 the younger women.

00:23:32.820 --> 00:23:33.540
 So younger women,

00:23:33.680 --> 00:23:35.340
 this is for you now.

00:23:36.279 --> 00:23:36.580
 He says,

00:23:36.680 --> 00:23:37.640
 train the younger women

00:23:37.640 --> 00:23:39.180
 to love their husbands

00:23:39.180 --> 00:23:39.840
 and children

00:23:39.840 --> 00:23:41.860
 and to be self-controlled.

00:23:41.940 --> 00:23:42.740
 There's that word again.

00:23:43.580 --> 00:23:43.980
 Pure,

00:23:44.700 --> 00:23:45.720
 working at home,

00:23:46.180 --> 00:23:46.700
 kind,

00:23:47.200 --> 00:23:48.080
 and submissive

00:23:48.080 --> 00:23:49.980
 to their own husbands.

00:23:51.440 --> 00:23:52.680
 Most of the focus

00:23:52.680 --> 00:23:53.759
 here for the young woman

00:23:53.759 --> 00:23:54.480
 seems to be

00:23:54.480 --> 00:23:55.380
 on their sphere

00:23:55.380 --> 00:23:56.300
 of influence

00:23:56.300 --> 00:23:57.000
 and service

00:23:57.000 --> 00:23:58.380
 in the home.

00:23:58.480 --> 00:23:58.900
 I don't believe

00:23:58.900 --> 00:23:59.320
 that that means

00:23:59.320 --> 00:23:59.960
 they can't work

00:23:59.960 --> 00:24:01.500
 outside of the home,

00:24:01.580 --> 00:24:02.360
 but it does mean

00:24:02.359 --> 00:24:04.019
 that this is primary.

00:24:05.439 --> 00:24:05.879
 And again,

00:24:06.179 --> 00:24:06.979
 it seems like

00:24:06.979 --> 00:24:07.659
 the influence

00:24:07.659 --> 00:24:08.299
 in Crete,

00:24:08.399 --> 00:24:08.819
 the influence

00:24:08.819 --> 00:24:09.559
 of the Cretans

00:24:09.559 --> 00:24:10.359
 was toward

00:24:10.359 --> 00:24:11.659
 a kind of laziness

00:24:11.659 --> 00:24:13.479
 or indifference

00:24:13.479 --> 00:24:14.500
 in the home.

00:24:15.699 --> 00:24:16.619
 And so Paul says,

00:24:16.740 --> 00:24:17.259
 young women,

00:24:17.419 --> 00:24:18.779
 young Christian women,

00:24:18.899 --> 00:24:19.679
 be distinct,

00:24:19.939 --> 00:24:20.559
 be diligent.

00:24:21.939 --> 00:24:23.119
 Pursue love

00:24:23.119 --> 00:24:24.000
 for your husbands.

00:24:24.139 --> 00:24:25.579
 That is hard sometimes,

00:24:25.639 --> 00:24:26.019
 I know.

00:24:26.979 --> 00:24:27.740
 Pursue it.

00:24:27.740 --> 00:24:30.019
 Pursue love

00:24:30.019 --> 00:24:31.359
 for your children.

00:24:31.599 --> 00:24:32.720
 It is easy

00:24:32.720 --> 00:24:34.339
 to be a half-hearted spouse.

00:24:35.519 --> 00:24:36.480
 It is easy

00:24:36.480 --> 00:24:37.480
 to be a half-hearted,

00:24:37.720 --> 00:24:38.660
 lazy parent.

00:24:38.759 --> 00:24:39.660
 I'm speaking as a father.

00:24:40.019 --> 00:24:40.839
 It is easy

00:24:40.839 --> 00:24:42.660
 to be a half-hearted parent.

00:24:42.759 --> 00:24:43.460
 It's much easier

00:24:43.460 --> 00:24:44.259
 to let the television

00:24:44.259 --> 00:24:45.299
 disciple your kids

00:24:45.299 --> 00:24:46.839
 than it is for you

00:24:46.839 --> 00:24:48.079
 to take the time

00:24:48.079 --> 00:24:48.620
 and the energy

00:24:48.620 --> 00:24:50.220
 to train up your children.

00:24:50.339 --> 00:24:51.039
 It's much easier

00:24:51.039 --> 00:24:52.099
 to avoid discipline

00:24:52.099 --> 00:24:52.900
 for your children

00:24:52.900 --> 00:24:53.680
 than it is

00:24:53.680 --> 00:24:55.220
 to enforce discipline

00:24:55.220 --> 00:24:56.220
 and godliness

00:24:56.220 --> 00:24:56.880
 in the homes.

00:24:57.079 --> 00:24:57.700
 Paul says,

00:24:58.039 --> 00:24:58.559
 work hard

00:24:58.559 --> 00:24:59.160
 in the home,

00:24:59.579 --> 00:25:00.079
 young women,

00:25:00.200 --> 00:25:01.339
 for the glory of God.

00:25:02.880 --> 00:25:04.059
 But not only that,

00:25:04.160 --> 00:25:05.440
 third category here.

00:25:06.380 --> 00:25:07.599
 He also speaks

00:25:07.599 --> 00:25:08.819
 to workers.

00:25:10.380 --> 00:25:11.019
 I want us to see

00:25:11.019 --> 00:25:12.019
 that Paul is crossing

00:25:12.019 --> 00:25:13.940
 every box here.

00:25:14.220 --> 00:25:15.359
 Checking off every box.

00:25:15.440 --> 00:25:15.799
 Young,

00:25:16.200 --> 00:25:16.660
 old,

00:25:16.819 --> 00:25:17.200
 men,

00:25:17.460 --> 00:25:17.720
 women,

00:25:17.720 --> 00:25:18.779
 and now he addresses

00:25:18.779 --> 00:25:19.519
 Titus,

00:25:19.599 --> 00:25:20.819
 who is a pastor,

00:25:21.099 --> 00:25:22.220
 an organizer

00:25:22.220 --> 00:25:22.900
 of the church.

00:25:23.019 --> 00:25:23.940
 He's a teacher.

00:25:24.099 --> 00:25:24.740
 He's a servant

00:25:24.740 --> 00:25:25.559
 of God

00:25:25.559 --> 00:25:27.079
 and slaves

00:25:27.079 --> 00:25:27.179
 Titus.

00:25:28.339 --> 00:25:29.379
 You see that?

00:25:30.240 --> 00:25:30.919
 The distinction

00:25:30.919 --> 00:25:31.779
 here.

00:25:33.139 --> 00:25:33.699
 Godly living

00:25:33.699 --> 00:25:35.240
 is for everyone

00:25:35.240 --> 00:25:36.259
 in the church.

00:25:36.379 --> 00:25:36.759
 Paul says,

00:25:36.859 --> 00:25:37.359
 verse 7,

00:25:37.699 --> 00:25:37.980
 you,

00:25:38.279 --> 00:25:38.599
 Titus,

00:25:38.619 --> 00:25:39.480
 he's speaking to Titus,

00:25:39.519 --> 00:25:40.039
 verse 7,

00:25:40.599 --> 00:25:41.819
 you show yourself

00:25:41.819 --> 00:25:42.799
 in all respects

00:25:42.799 --> 00:25:43.599
 to be a model

00:25:43.599 --> 00:25:44.480
 of good work.

00:25:44.599 --> 00:25:45.399
 Show integrity

00:25:45.399 --> 00:25:46.559
 in your teaching.

00:25:46.720 --> 00:25:47.379
 Show dignity.

00:25:47.579 --> 00:25:48.639
 Show sound speech

00:25:48.639 --> 00:25:49.879
 that cannot be condemned.

00:25:50.099 --> 00:25:50.740
 Don't give anyone

00:25:50.740 --> 00:25:51.339
 an opportunity

00:25:51.339 --> 00:25:52.299
 to mock God

00:25:52.299 --> 00:25:53.720
 by what you say

00:25:53.720 --> 00:25:55.359
 or by how you live.

00:25:55.439 --> 00:25:56.500
 Your life matters,

00:25:56.639 --> 00:25:57.039
 Titus.

00:25:57.740 --> 00:25:58.939
 Your godliness matters.

00:25:59.019 --> 00:25:59.939
 Your speech matters.

00:26:00.000 --> 00:26:00.399
 And we say,

00:26:00.459 --> 00:26:01.579
 of course it does.

00:26:01.639 --> 00:26:02.299
 He's a pastor.

00:26:03.559 --> 00:26:04.679
 Everybody's looking at him.

00:26:04.759 --> 00:26:06.519
 He's a public representative

00:26:06.519 --> 00:26:08.059
 of God Almighty.

00:26:08.259 --> 00:26:08.980
 Everybody's looking

00:26:08.980 --> 00:26:10.299
 at the way he lives.

00:26:10.679 --> 00:26:11.639
 But then he goes

00:26:11.639 --> 00:26:12.799
 to the lowest rung

00:26:12.799 --> 00:26:14.139
 of the social totem pole

00:26:14.139 --> 00:26:16.019
 and says the same thing

00:26:16.019 --> 00:26:17.039
 to the slaves.

00:26:17.039 --> 00:26:20.980
 Just consider the dignity

00:26:20.980 --> 00:26:22.139
 that he's giving them

00:26:22.139 --> 00:26:22.960
 right now.

00:26:23.920 --> 00:26:24.659
 He says to some

00:26:24.659 --> 00:26:25.599
 of the lowest members

00:26:25.599 --> 00:26:26.740
 of society here,

00:26:27.139 --> 00:26:28.319
 your actions,

00:26:28.960 --> 00:26:30.139
 your behavior,

00:26:30.899 --> 00:26:32.759
 your attitude matters.

00:26:33.819 --> 00:26:34.619
 You think nobody's

00:26:34.619 --> 00:26:35.980
 looking at how you live?

00:26:36.059 --> 00:26:36.519
 Think again.

00:26:37.779 --> 00:26:39.319
 You think that your actions,

00:26:39.480 --> 00:26:39.960
 because you're not

00:26:39.960 --> 00:26:40.680
 an older man,

00:26:40.799 --> 00:26:41.500
 you're not a leader

00:26:41.500 --> 00:26:42.039
 in the church,

00:26:42.119 --> 00:26:42.859
 you're not wealthy,

00:26:42.980 --> 00:26:43.940
 you're not well respected,

00:26:44.059 --> 00:26:44.519
 that godliness

00:26:44.519 --> 00:26:45.599
 doesn't matter for you?

00:26:45.700 --> 00:26:46.180
 Think again.

00:26:47.039 --> 00:26:47.819
 He says,

00:26:48.180 --> 00:26:49.980
 your godliness matters.

00:26:51.379 --> 00:26:53.759
 Your speech matters.

00:26:54.000 --> 00:26:55.159
 Your actions,

00:26:55.420 --> 00:26:56.839
 even as a slave,

00:26:57.019 --> 00:26:58.839
 adorn the doctrine

00:26:58.839 --> 00:27:00.700
 of God our Savior.

00:27:02.319 --> 00:27:02.700
 Church,

00:27:02.819 --> 00:27:03.879
 no one is exempt.

00:27:05.639 --> 00:27:06.639
 No one is exempt.

00:27:06.839 --> 00:27:09.220
 Godliness is for all of us.

00:27:09.279 --> 00:27:10.399
 There's no distinction here.

00:27:10.500 --> 00:27:11.619
 Male, female,

00:27:11.960 --> 00:27:13.259
 young, old, black,

00:27:13.399 --> 00:27:14.359
 white, rich, poor,

00:27:14.480 --> 00:27:15.740
 white collar, blue collar,

00:27:15.740 --> 00:27:17.240
 whatever your job,

00:27:17.339 --> 00:27:18.200
 whatever your role,

00:27:18.319 --> 00:27:19.900
 no one is excluded.

00:27:20.039 --> 00:27:21.519
 We share in one

00:27:21.519 --> 00:27:24.400
 sanctifying spirit of God.

00:27:24.500 --> 00:27:26.960
 So godliness is for you.

00:27:28.620 --> 00:27:30.059
 But how will we get there?

00:27:31.819 --> 00:27:33.680
 How will we become a church

00:27:33.680 --> 00:27:35.700
 that looks like this?

00:27:36.500 --> 00:27:36.799
 Third,

00:27:38.960 --> 00:27:41.759
 godly living requires training.

00:27:41.759 --> 00:27:44.759
 Our third point this morning,

00:27:44.900 --> 00:27:48.059
 godly living requires training.

00:27:50.220 --> 00:27:53.099
 You cannot do this on your own.

00:27:54.599 --> 00:27:55.039
 Church,

00:27:55.480 --> 00:27:57.859
 you cannot do this on your own.

00:27:57.920 --> 00:27:58.700
 Anyone who's ever done

00:27:58.700 --> 00:28:00.079
 any exercise training,

00:28:00.200 --> 00:28:01.200
 understands this?

00:28:02.039 --> 00:28:03.279
 Breeze and Linda did not pay me

00:28:03.279 --> 00:28:04.119
 to say this, okay?

00:28:04.200 --> 00:28:04.920
 Just a disclaimer.

00:28:04.920 --> 00:28:07.279
 There is a limit to how much

00:28:07.279 --> 00:28:08.600
 you can accomplish by yourself.

00:28:09.680 --> 00:28:11.880
 You can only push yourself so far.

00:28:11.980 --> 00:28:14.420
 There's a benefit to having training

00:28:14.420 --> 00:28:15.640
 from someone who knows

00:28:15.640 --> 00:28:16.600
 what they're talking about,

00:28:16.680 --> 00:28:18.440
 who has done the move before,

00:28:18.580 --> 00:28:19.300
 who can show you

00:28:19.300 --> 00:28:19.920
 where you're making mistakes,

00:28:20.820 --> 00:28:22.300
 give you feedback along the way,

00:28:22.440 --> 00:28:23.960
 push you to where you need to go.

00:28:24.320 --> 00:28:25.500
 You can lift more,

00:28:25.900 --> 00:28:26.500
 do more,

00:28:26.560 --> 00:28:28.080
 and avoid getting hurt along the way

00:28:28.080 --> 00:28:29.600
 if you have good training

00:28:29.600 --> 00:28:32.000
 to help you get to your goal.

00:28:33.060 --> 00:28:34.240
 It's the same with our pursuit

00:28:34.240 --> 00:28:35.740
 of godliness, church.

00:28:36.859 --> 00:28:39.240
 You cannot do this by yourself.

00:28:41.000 --> 00:28:41.579
 We're just,

00:28:41.779 --> 00:28:43.759
 we're so independent.

00:28:44.039 --> 00:28:45.460
 We don't want anybody else

00:28:45.460 --> 00:28:46.099
 in our business.

00:28:46.279 --> 00:28:47.579
 We think we can do it ourselves.

00:28:47.779 --> 00:28:49.720
 We think we got this under control.

00:28:50.839 --> 00:28:51.920
 We don't want anybody to,

00:28:52.160 --> 00:28:53.279
 nobody needs to judge me.

00:28:53.380 --> 00:28:54.220
 Nobody needs to tell me

00:28:54.220 --> 00:28:55.200
 how to live my life.

00:28:55.299 --> 00:28:56.519
 I don't need help.

00:28:58.099 --> 00:28:59.120
 You want to know another lie

00:28:59.120 --> 00:29:00.660
 of the enemy that we tend to believe?

00:29:01.579 --> 00:29:02.720
 It's that we got this.

00:29:04.240 --> 00:29:05.279
 We got this.

00:29:05.319 --> 00:29:06.380
 I don't need anybody's help.

00:29:06.480 --> 00:29:07.319
 I got this.

00:29:08.559 --> 00:29:10.180
 Church, that is a lie,

00:29:10.299 --> 00:29:11.140
 and we've bought it.

00:29:12.519 --> 00:29:14.500
 The way we will grow up

00:29:14.500 --> 00:29:15.359
 in godliness

00:29:15.359 --> 00:29:18.099
 is to love each other enough

00:29:18.099 --> 00:29:18.519
 to say,

00:29:18.759 --> 00:29:19.599
 let's do this together.

00:29:21.279 --> 00:29:22.980
 The way that you will grow up

00:29:22.980 --> 00:29:23.539
 in godliness

00:29:23.539 --> 00:29:25.120
 is by linking arms

00:29:25.120 --> 00:29:26.799
 with everybody else around you

00:29:26.799 --> 00:29:27.640
 in this place,

00:29:27.779 --> 00:29:28.720
 your brothers and sisters

00:29:28.720 --> 00:29:29.559
 in this church,

00:29:29.559 --> 00:29:31.559
 to say we are pursuing this

00:29:31.559 --> 00:29:33.839
 together as a family.

00:29:35.039 --> 00:29:36.299
 That's what Paul says.

00:29:37.639 --> 00:29:38.159
 Older women,

00:29:38.240 --> 00:29:38.720
 verse 4,

00:29:38.919 --> 00:29:39.299
 look there,

00:29:39.500 --> 00:29:39.740
 again,

00:29:39.940 --> 00:29:40.440
 verse 4,

00:29:40.599 --> 00:29:41.039
 are to what?

00:29:42.139 --> 00:29:43.720
 Train the younger women.

00:29:44.839 --> 00:29:45.740
 They won't get there

00:29:45.740 --> 00:29:46.259
 on their own.

00:29:46.379 --> 00:29:47.960
 They need your wisdom,

00:29:48.179 --> 00:29:48.679
 older woman.

00:29:49.539 --> 00:29:50.500
 Have you learned anything

00:29:50.500 --> 00:29:51.259
 about what it means

00:29:51.259 --> 00:29:52.819
 to be a godly spouse,

00:29:52.919 --> 00:29:54.200
 to honor God as a wife,

00:29:54.279 --> 00:29:54.740
 as a mother,

00:29:54.740 --> 00:29:55.779
 as a woman?

00:29:56.019 --> 00:29:56.660
 Share it.

00:29:57.640 --> 00:29:58.539
 Train them up.

00:29:58.700 --> 00:30:00.140
 They need your help.

00:30:01.620 --> 00:30:02.220
 Younger men,

00:30:02.339 --> 00:30:02.740
 likewise,

00:30:02.859 --> 00:30:03.400
 verse 6,

00:30:03.539 --> 00:30:04.480
 they need to be,

00:30:04.480 --> 00:30:04.980
 what?

00:30:05.480 --> 00:30:07.599
 Urged to be self-controlled.

00:30:08.339 --> 00:30:09.319
 He doesn't just say,

00:30:09.519 --> 00:30:10.620
 be self-controlled.

00:30:10.759 --> 00:30:11.180
 He says,

00:30:11.339 --> 00:30:12.420
 urge the younger men

00:30:12.420 --> 00:30:13.480
 to be self-controlled.

00:30:13.559 --> 00:30:14.339
 Who's doing the urging?

00:30:15.420 --> 00:30:16.779
 It's us, church.

00:30:17.680 --> 00:30:18.299
 Older men,

00:30:19.019 --> 00:30:19.819
 where are you?

00:30:21.000 --> 00:30:21.859
 Where are you?

00:30:23.059 --> 00:30:24.420
 Urge the younger men

00:30:24.420 --> 00:30:26.120
 to be self-controlled.

00:30:26.279 --> 00:30:27.380
 Show them with your lives

00:30:27.380 --> 00:30:28.279
 and urge them

00:30:28.279 --> 00:30:29.360
 with your words

00:30:29.360 --> 00:30:31.360
 to live in godliness.

00:30:31.700 --> 00:30:33.600
 Get in one another's business.

00:30:35.620 --> 00:30:36.820
 We can't do it

00:30:36.820 --> 00:30:38.060
 by ourselves.

00:30:38.259 --> 00:30:39.120
 And young men,

00:30:39.200 --> 00:30:39.720
 young women,

00:30:40.340 --> 00:30:41.800
 humble yourself to listen,

00:30:43.120 --> 00:30:45.400
 to receive words of wisdom,

00:30:45.560 --> 00:30:46.160
 godly input

00:30:46.160 --> 00:30:47.560
 from those who have developed

00:30:47.560 --> 00:30:49.080
 godly character.

00:30:49.320 --> 00:30:49.440
 You know,

00:30:49.480 --> 00:30:50.800
 the devil loves our privacy.

00:30:50.799 --> 00:30:50.879
 privacy.

00:30:51.919 --> 00:30:53.680
 The devil loves

00:30:53.680 --> 00:30:55.379
 our love affair

00:30:55.379 --> 00:30:56.359
 with privacy.

00:30:57.460 --> 00:30:58.879
 We need one another.

00:31:00.220 --> 00:31:01.220
 Personal holiness

00:31:01.220 --> 00:31:02.299
 is a group project,

00:31:02.480 --> 00:31:02.819
 church.

00:31:04.960 --> 00:31:05.879
 Who here

00:31:05.879 --> 00:31:07.500
 is committed

00:31:07.500 --> 00:31:08.319
 to pray for you?

00:31:09.819 --> 00:31:11.059
 Who here knows

00:31:11.059 --> 00:31:11.859
 your sins,

00:31:11.960 --> 00:31:12.440
 specifically?

00:31:12.700 --> 00:31:13.059
 Who here

00:31:13.059 --> 00:31:13.759
 has committed

00:31:13.759 --> 00:31:15.519
 to follow up with you?

00:31:16.079 --> 00:31:17.099
 Who here is walking

00:31:17.099 --> 00:31:18.079
 with you in the word?

00:31:18.079 --> 00:31:19.419
 Who here is helping you

00:31:19.419 --> 00:31:20.460
 root your life

00:31:20.460 --> 00:31:21.019
 in the word?

00:31:21.119 --> 00:31:22.139
 Helping you to live

00:31:22.139 --> 00:31:22.960
 what you profess

00:31:22.960 --> 00:31:23.779
 to believe?

00:31:23.879 --> 00:31:25.939
 That's what discipleship is.

00:31:26.899 --> 00:31:27.460
 And we've been talking

00:31:27.460 --> 00:31:28.639
 a lot about discipleship.

00:31:28.699 --> 00:31:29.460
 It's very simple.

00:31:29.579 --> 00:31:31.119
 It's helping one another

00:31:31.119 --> 00:31:32.059
 pursue God.

00:31:32.480 --> 00:31:33.579
 Are we doing that,

00:31:33.720 --> 00:31:34.019
 church?

00:31:35.339 --> 00:31:36.460
 And if you're struggling

00:31:36.460 --> 00:31:37.500
 in any way

00:31:37.500 --> 00:31:38.639
 to pursue godliness,

00:31:38.799 --> 00:31:39.419
 and we all do,

00:31:40.500 --> 00:31:41.439
 if you're struggling

00:31:41.439 --> 00:31:42.220
 in any way

00:31:42.220 --> 00:31:43.419
 with pursuing godliness,

00:31:43.619 --> 00:31:44.460
 ask yourself,

00:31:44.460 --> 00:31:46.400
 have I ever been trained?

00:31:48.079 --> 00:31:48.880
 Or am I trying

00:31:48.880 --> 00:31:49.860
 to do this on my own?

00:31:51.019 --> 00:31:52.920
 Am I being trained now?

00:31:53.000 --> 00:31:53.500
 And if not,

00:31:53.579 --> 00:31:55.299
 what will I do about it?

00:31:55.420 --> 00:31:55.579
 You know,

00:31:55.640 --> 00:31:56.259
 Treg and I

00:31:56.259 --> 00:31:57.660
 would love nothing more

00:31:57.660 --> 00:31:58.500
 than to connect you

00:31:58.500 --> 00:31:58.980
 with someone.

00:31:59.079 --> 00:31:59.860
 Maybe that's us.

00:32:00.299 --> 00:32:00.860
 That's great.

00:32:01.579 --> 00:32:02.500
 But to connect you

00:32:02.500 --> 00:32:03.440
 with someone

00:32:03.440 --> 00:32:04.660
 or a group of someone

00:32:04.660 --> 00:32:05.600
 who would be committed

00:32:05.600 --> 00:32:07.220
 to making this happen

00:32:07.220 --> 00:32:09.000
 in your life.

00:32:10.880 --> 00:32:11.680
 Ephesians 4,

00:32:12.100 --> 00:32:13.400
 11 through 16.

00:32:13.400 --> 00:32:14.120
 We're going to wear out

00:32:14.120 --> 00:32:14.780
 this passage

00:32:14.780 --> 00:32:15.780
 in this place.

00:32:16.960 --> 00:32:17.940
 It says this,

00:32:18.000 --> 00:32:19.000
 He gave the apostles,

00:32:19.280 --> 00:32:19.780
 the prophets,

00:32:20.060 --> 00:32:20.900
 the evangelists,

00:32:21.000 --> 00:32:22.019
 the shepherds and teachers,

00:32:22.140 --> 00:32:22.840
 that's the pastors,

00:32:23.320 --> 00:32:25.259
 to equip the saints

00:32:25.259 --> 00:32:26.800
 for the work of ministry.

00:32:26.800 --> 00:32:27.840
 That's our role.

00:32:27.960 --> 00:32:28.860
 The role of pastors

00:32:28.860 --> 00:32:30.500
 is to equip you,

00:32:30.900 --> 00:32:31.420
 the saints,

00:32:31.500 --> 00:32:32.740
 for the work of ministry.

00:32:32.840 --> 00:32:33.460
 Well, what's that?

00:32:34.340 --> 00:32:35.540
 For building up

00:32:35.540 --> 00:32:36.940
 the body of Christ

00:32:36.940 --> 00:32:39.019
 until we all attain

00:32:39.019 --> 00:32:40.820
 to the unity of the faith

00:32:40.820 --> 00:32:41.519
 and of the knowledge

00:32:41.519 --> 00:32:42.640
 of the Son of God.

00:32:42.640 --> 00:32:44.740
 to mature manhood,

00:32:45.220 --> 00:32:46.140
 to the measure

00:32:46.140 --> 00:32:47.420
 of the stature

00:32:47.420 --> 00:32:48.600
 of the fullness

00:32:48.600 --> 00:32:49.900
 of Christ.

00:32:50.020 --> 00:32:51.200
 So that we may

00:32:51.200 --> 00:32:52.520
 no longer be children

00:32:52.520 --> 00:32:54.660
 tossed to and fro

00:32:54.660 --> 00:32:55.400
 by the waves

00:32:55.400 --> 00:32:56.220
 and carried around

00:32:56.220 --> 00:32:57.420
 by every wind

00:32:57.420 --> 00:32:58.040
 of doctrine,

00:32:58.160 --> 00:32:58.960
 by human cunning,

00:32:59.100 --> 00:33:00.160
 by craftiness

00:33:00.160 --> 00:33:01.340
 and deceitful schemes,

00:33:01.480 --> 00:33:03.460
 by lies and false teachers

00:33:03.460 --> 00:33:04.360
 like here in Crete.

00:33:04.520 --> 00:33:04.880
 Rather,

00:33:05.040 --> 00:33:05.600
 how are we going

00:33:05.600 --> 00:33:06.140
 to get there?

00:33:06.200 --> 00:33:07.100
 What's the key

00:33:07.100 --> 00:33:07.940
 to this ministry?

00:33:07.940 --> 00:33:08.500
 Rather,

00:33:09.039 --> 00:33:10.759
 speaking the truth

00:33:10.759 --> 00:33:11.799
 in love.

00:33:13.900 --> 00:33:14.900
 Older men

00:33:14.900 --> 00:33:17.380
 speaking the truth

00:33:17.380 --> 00:33:18.340
 in love.

00:33:18.460 --> 00:33:19.360
 Older women

00:33:19.360 --> 00:33:21.180
 speaking the truth

00:33:21.180 --> 00:33:22.039
 in love.

00:33:22.140 --> 00:33:22.620
 Young men,

00:33:22.720 --> 00:33:23.299
 young women,

00:33:23.840 --> 00:33:24.920
 workers of every kind

00:33:24.920 --> 00:33:26.460
 speaking the truth

00:33:26.460 --> 00:33:27.059
 in love.

00:33:27.220 --> 00:33:28.740
 We are to grow up

00:33:28.740 --> 00:33:29.980
 in every way

00:33:29.980 --> 00:33:31.120
 into Him

00:33:31.120 --> 00:33:31.940
 who is the head,

00:33:32.320 --> 00:33:33.240
 into Christ,

00:33:33.900 --> 00:33:34.940
 from whom the whole body

00:33:34.940 --> 00:33:36.559
 joined and held together

00:33:36.559 --> 00:33:37.779
 by every joint

00:33:37.779 --> 00:33:38.859
 with which it is equipped.

00:33:39.259 --> 00:33:40.879
 When each part

00:33:40.879 --> 00:33:42.819
 is working properly,

00:33:43.399 --> 00:33:45.339
 it makes itself grow.

00:33:46.379 --> 00:33:47.759
 So that it builds itself up

00:33:47.759 --> 00:33:48.819
 in love.

00:33:48.960 --> 00:33:49.159
 Church,

00:33:49.240 --> 00:33:50.039
 there's no other way.

00:33:51.440 --> 00:33:53.639
 Godliness requires training.

00:33:55.139 --> 00:33:56.079
 But why?

00:33:58.000 --> 00:33:59.200
 Why does it matter?

00:34:01.159 --> 00:34:02.679
 What's behind all of this

00:34:02.679 --> 00:34:04.019
 pursuit of godliness?

00:34:04.299 --> 00:34:05.899
 Why does it matter ultimately

00:34:05.900 --> 00:34:06.940
 how I choose

00:34:06.940 --> 00:34:08.300
 to live my life?

00:34:08.380 --> 00:34:09.340
 This is our final point

00:34:09.340 --> 00:34:09.800
 this morning.

00:34:09.880 --> 00:34:10.360
 Number four.

00:34:11.440 --> 00:34:13.039
 It's because godly living

00:34:13.039 --> 00:34:15.119
 adorns the doctrine

00:34:15.119 --> 00:34:16.460
 of God.

00:34:17.820 --> 00:34:19.000
 Fourth and finally,

00:34:19.340 --> 00:34:20.360
 godly living

00:34:20.360 --> 00:34:21.619
 adorns

00:34:21.619 --> 00:34:23.039
 the doctrine

00:34:23.039 --> 00:34:24.559
 of God.

00:34:27.099 --> 00:34:28.420
 All of this talk

00:34:28.420 --> 00:34:29.539
 of godliness,

00:34:30.180 --> 00:34:32.260
 of pursuing godliness,

00:34:32.460 --> 00:34:33.800
 of godly living,

00:34:33.800 --> 00:34:35.100
 of the expectation

00:34:35.100 --> 00:34:36.000
 that Christians

00:34:36.000 --> 00:34:37.940
 should live godly lives.

00:34:38.019 --> 00:34:38.460
 Please don't get

00:34:38.460 --> 00:34:39.100
 the wrong idea.

00:34:40.940 --> 00:34:42.720
 Please don't mix up

00:34:42.720 --> 00:34:43.539
 the order here.

00:34:43.620 --> 00:34:44.980
 This can be incredibly dangerous

00:34:44.980 --> 00:34:45.740
 if the order

00:34:45.740 --> 00:34:47.140
 is mixed up here.

00:34:47.780 --> 00:34:49.500
 We are not saved

00:34:49.500 --> 00:34:50.539
 by our works.

00:34:52.340 --> 00:34:53.900
 We are not saved

00:34:53.900 --> 00:34:55.600
 by our works.

00:34:55.599 --> 00:34:58.079
 we are saved

00:34:58.079 --> 00:34:59.380
 by the grace

00:34:59.380 --> 00:35:00.699
 of God.

00:35:01.940 --> 00:35:02.460
 Undeserved,

00:35:03.360 --> 00:35:04.119
 unmerited,

00:35:05.199 --> 00:35:07.000
 it is a free gift

00:35:07.000 --> 00:35:08.000
 without any view

00:35:08.000 --> 00:35:09.299
 towards our goodness.

00:35:09.440 --> 00:35:09.960
 What did we just,

00:35:10.219 --> 00:35:11.480
 what did I just read

00:35:11.480 --> 00:35:12.819
 about justification earlier?

00:35:13.579 --> 00:35:14.779
 It's not our works.

00:35:14.880 --> 00:35:15.779
 It's the work

00:35:15.779 --> 00:35:16.759
 of Christ.

00:35:16.860 --> 00:35:17.619
 We have no goodness

00:35:17.619 --> 00:35:18.400
 in ourself.

00:35:18.500 --> 00:35:19.219
 Any goodness

00:35:19.219 --> 00:35:20.259
 that comes from us,

00:35:20.319 --> 00:35:20.860
 any ability

00:35:20.860 --> 00:35:22.380
 to do any good work

00:35:22.380 --> 00:35:23.319
 comes from the grace

00:35:23.320 --> 00:35:24.240
 of God.

00:35:24.340 --> 00:35:24.519
 It is,

00:35:24.880 --> 00:35:25.980
 if anyone is saved,

00:35:26.039 --> 00:35:26.960
 it's through faith

00:35:26.960 --> 00:35:28.880
 in Christ Jesus alone.

00:35:29.059 --> 00:35:30.000
 His perfection,

00:35:31.240 --> 00:35:32.300
 His goodness,

00:35:32.500 --> 00:35:33.780
 His perfect obedience,

00:35:34.260 --> 00:35:35.440
 credited to our

00:35:35.440 --> 00:35:36.539
 bankrupt account

00:35:36.539 --> 00:35:38.140
 through faith.

00:35:39.300 --> 00:35:40.080
 For our sake,

00:35:40.120 --> 00:35:40.780
 He made Him

00:35:40.780 --> 00:35:42.039
 who knew no sin

00:35:42.039 --> 00:35:43.800
 to be sin for us,

00:35:43.920 --> 00:35:45.100
 so that in Him

00:35:45.100 --> 00:35:46.320
 we might become

00:35:46.320 --> 00:35:47.120
 the righteousness

00:35:47.120 --> 00:35:48.539
 of God.

00:35:48.620 --> 00:35:50.220
 But don't stop there.

00:35:50.219 --> 00:35:53.159
 That's not the end

00:35:53.159 --> 00:35:54.039
 for us,

00:35:54.239 --> 00:35:54.619
 Christian.

00:35:56.000 --> 00:35:57.299
 We were saved

00:35:57.299 --> 00:35:59.739
 for good works.

00:36:01.379 --> 00:36:03.859
 Unto good works,

00:36:03.859 --> 00:36:04.739
 which He prepared

00:36:04.739 --> 00:36:06.199
 beforehand for us,

00:36:06.679 --> 00:36:07.539
 that we should walk

00:36:07.539 --> 00:36:07.959
 in them.

00:36:09.159 --> 00:36:10.179
 And that fruit

00:36:10.179 --> 00:36:11.039
 of godliness

00:36:11.039 --> 00:36:12.159
 in our life

00:36:12.159 --> 00:36:13.839
 bears witness

00:36:13.839 --> 00:36:15.439
 to the fact

00:36:15.439 --> 00:36:17.059
 that we have been

00:36:17.059 --> 00:36:17.759
 redeemed

00:36:17.760 --> 00:36:19.720
 from our sinful ways,

00:36:20.560 --> 00:36:21.560
 delivered from the

00:36:21.560 --> 00:36:22.860
 domain of darkness

00:36:22.860 --> 00:36:23.920
 and transferred

00:36:23.920 --> 00:36:25.280
 into the kingdom

00:36:25.280 --> 00:36:26.840
 of His beloved Son

00:36:26.840 --> 00:36:27.920
 in whom we have

00:36:27.920 --> 00:36:28.380
 redemption,

00:36:29.100 --> 00:36:29.620
 the forgiveness

00:36:29.620 --> 00:36:30.500
 of sins.

00:36:31.460 --> 00:36:32.220
 Our godliness

00:36:32.220 --> 00:36:33.160
 bears witness

00:36:33.160 --> 00:36:33.940
 to the goodness

00:36:33.940 --> 00:36:34.880
 of God

00:36:34.880 --> 00:36:35.580
 and the beauty

00:36:35.580 --> 00:36:37.360
 of the gospel.

00:36:37.500 --> 00:36:38.060
 That's what it means

00:36:38.060 --> 00:36:39.220
 to adorn the doctrine

00:36:39.220 --> 00:36:39.840
 of God.

00:36:40.520 --> 00:36:41.060
 Church.

00:36:42.160 --> 00:36:43.500
 Our godly living,

00:36:43.700 --> 00:36:45.440
 it lifts up

00:36:45.440 --> 00:36:46.220
 His beauty.

00:36:46.219 --> 00:36:48.019
 It's meant to

00:36:48.019 --> 00:36:48.739
 function like

00:36:48.739 --> 00:36:50.179
 beautiful decorations

00:36:50.179 --> 00:36:50.959
 or like a piece

00:36:50.959 --> 00:36:51.459
 of jewelry

00:36:51.459 --> 00:36:52.559
 that catches your eye

00:36:52.559 --> 00:36:53.379
 and it draws

00:36:53.379 --> 00:36:54.000
 your attention.

00:36:54.259 --> 00:36:55.359
 Your life,

00:36:55.539 --> 00:36:55.819
 Christian,

00:36:55.919 --> 00:36:56.659
 your godliness

00:36:56.659 --> 00:36:57.339
 is meant to

00:36:57.339 --> 00:36:58.779
 draw attention

00:36:58.779 --> 00:36:59.779
 to the worth

00:36:59.779 --> 00:37:00.759
 and beauty

00:37:00.759 --> 00:37:01.619
 of the gospel.

00:37:03.059 --> 00:37:03.539
 It's meant to

00:37:03.539 --> 00:37:04.219
 draw attention

00:37:04.219 --> 00:37:04.879
 to the worth

00:37:04.879 --> 00:37:05.419
 and the beauty

00:37:05.419 --> 00:37:06.599
 of God.

00:37:07.839 --> 00:37:08.519
 And we see that

00:37:08.519 --> 00:37:09.339
 throughout the passage,

00:37:09.459 --> 00:37:09.779
 don't we?

00:37:09.780 --> 00:37:11.200
 This is the purpose

00:37:11.200 --> 00:37:12.300
 of our godliness

00:37:12.300 --> 00:37:13.240
 is that God

00:37:13.240 --> 00:37:14.480
 might receive

00:37:14.480 --> 00:37:16.519
 glory in us.

00:37:18.300 --> 00:37:18.940
 Why does He

00:37:18.940 --> 00:37:19.519
 give commands

00:37:19.519 --> 00:37:20.960
 here for young women?

00:37:21.340 --> 00:37:21.900
 Verse 5.

00:37:21.960 --> 00:37:22.300
 Look there.

00:37:23.200 --> 00:37:23.900
 Verse 5.

00:37:24.780 --> 00:37:25.480
 That the word

00:37:25.480 --> 00:37:25.960
 of God

00:37:25.960 --> 00:37:27.240
 may not be reviled.

00:37:28.360 --> 00:37:28.860
 That it wouldn't

00:37:28.860 --> 00:37:29.440
 be mocked

00:37:29.440 --> 00:37:30.300
 or disdained

00:37:30.300 --> 00:37:31.019
 that our behavior

00:37:31.019 --> 00:37:32.600
 would give no reason

00:37:32.600 --> 00:37:33.300
 for anyone

00:37:33.300 --> 00:37:33.920
 to mock

00:37:33.920 --> 00:37:34.440
 the goodness

00:37:34.440 --> 00:37:35.200
 of God.

00:37:36.280 --> 00:37:36.940
 Why does He

00:37:36.940 --> 00:37:37.700
 give commands

00:37:37.699 --> 00:37:38.299
 for Titus

00:37:38.299 --> 00:37:39.039
 for his speech

00:37:39.039 --> 00:37:39.859
 and for his actions

00:37:39.859 --> 00:37:41.239
 to be above reproach?

00:37:41.299 --> 00:37:41.839
 Verse 8.

00:37:42.639 --> 00:37:44.019
 So that an opportunity,

00:37:44.799 --> 00:37:45.960
 so that an opponent

00:37:45.960 --> 00:37:47.099
 may not be put

00:37:47.099 --> 00:37:47.639
 to shame,

00:37:47.739 --> 00:37:49.039
 having nothing evil

00:37:49.039 --> 00:37:50.259
 to say about us.

00:37:51.039 --> 00:37:51.639
 And why are even

00:37:51.639 --> 00:37:52.859
 slaves called

00:37:52.859 --> 00:37:53.799
 to live in a way

00:37:53.799 --> 00:37:54.419
 that is honoring

00:37:54.419 --> 00:37:55.000
 to God?

00:37:55.259 --> 00:37:55.859
 Verse 10.

00:37:56.819 --> 00:37:58.159
 That in everything

00:37:58.159 --> 00:37:59.960
 they might adorn

00:37:59.960 --> 00:38:00.899
 the doctrine

00:38:00.899 --> 00:38:01.939
 of God

00:38:01.939 --> 00:38:03.219
 our Savior.

00:38:03.219 --> 00:38:07.539
 I remember

00:38:07.539 --> 00:38:08.000
 when I

00:38:08.000 --> 00:38:09.579
 bought Amanda's

00:38:09.579 --> 00:38:10.459
 engagement ring.

00:38:11.619 --> 00:38:12.579
 I had never

00:38:12.579 --> 00:38:13.279
 bought something

00:38:13.279 --> 00:38:13.839
 so valuable

00:38:13.839 --> 00:38:14.519
 in my life.

00:38:15.980 --> 00:38:16.699
 And I went

00:38:16.699 --> 00:38:17.399
 several times

00:38:17.399 --> 00:38:18.279
 to the jewelry store

00:38:18.279 --> 00:38:19.079
 back and forth

00:38:19.079 --> 00:38:21.119
 to get the right ring

00:38:21.119 --> 00:38:21.919
 and to check it out,

00:38:21.980 --> 00:38:22.879
 to inspect it.

00:38:23.519 --> 00:38:24.359
 And then I bought

00:38:24.359 --> 00:38:24.959
 the ring

00:38:24.959 --> 00:38:25.879
 and now I had

00:38:25.879 --> 00:38:27.239
 something incredibly

00:38:27.239 --> 00:38:28.719
 valuable in my possession.

00:38:29.719 --> 00:38:31.299
 And I had to protect it

00:38:31.299 --> 00:38:32.579
 at all costs.

00:38:33.440 --> 00:38:34.139
 So immediately

00:38:34.139 --> 00:38:35.239
 I put it

00:38:35.239 --> 00:38:36.360
 in its case.

00:38:37.119 --> 00:38:37.599
 Shut it.

00:38:38.900 --> 00:38:39.420
 There was a couple

00:38:39.420 --> 00:38:40.319
 weeks there

00:38:40.319 --> 00:38:40.840
 in between

00:38:40.840 --> 00:38:42.059
 when I bought

00:38:42.059 --> 00:38:42.460
 the ring

00:38:42.460 --> 00:38:43.019
 and when it found

00:38:43.019 --> 00:38:43.639
 its way onto

00:38:43.639 --> 00:38:44.480
 Amanda's finger.

00:38:45.059 --> 00:38:45.799
 And the ring

00:38:45.799 --> 00:38:47.380
 just sat in the box

00:38:47.380 --> 00:38:48.259
 in my room.

00:38:49.460 --> 00:38:50.039
 And every now

00:38:50.039 --> 00:38:50.340
 and then

00:38:50.340 --> 00:38:50.900
 I would come

00:38:50.900 --> 00:38:52.179
 back to my apartment

00:38:52.179 --> 00:38:53.059
 from class

00:38:53.059 --> 00:38:53.980
 or from whatever

00:38:53.980 --> 00:38:54.699
 I was doing

00:38:54.699 --> 00:38:55.739
 and I would just

00:38:55.739 --> 00:38:56.679
 go to the box

00:38:56.679 --> 00:38:57.179
 and I would

00:38:57.179 --> 00:38:58.139
 open it.

00:38:59.380 --> 00:39:00.099
 Just take a peek.

00:39:00.880 --> 00:39:01.779
 Get a look at it,

00:39:01.799 --> 00:39:02.559
 make sure it's still there.

00:39:02.579 --> 00:39:03.639
 Then back in the box

00:39:03.639 --> 00:39:04.699
 and tucked away

00:39:04.699 --> 00:39:06.019
 in its place.

00:39:07.400 --> 00:39:08.380
 See, that box

00:39:08.380 --> 00:39:10.079
 served two purposes.

00:39:13.000 --> 00:39:14.299
 One, it protected

00:39:14.299 --> 00:39:14.759
 the ring.

00:39:16.059 --> 00:39:16.920
 It's valuable.

00:39:17.139 --> 00:39:18.139
 It guarded it.

00:39:18.219 --> 00:39:19.079
 It secured it.

00:39:19.139 --> 00:39:19.880
 It protected it.

00:39:19.900 --> 00:39:20.960
 It kept it from harm.

00:39:21.059 --> 00:39:21.779
 Nobody was going to

00:39:21.779 --> 00:39:23.319
 smush it or step on it.

00:39:23.340 --> 00:39:24.000
 It was safe

00:39:24.000 --> 00:39:24.639
 in the box.

00:39:24.739 --> 00:39:25.179
 And two,

00:39:25.900 --> 00:39:27.219
 when opened up,

00:39:27.279 --> 00:39:28.579
 it showcased

00:39:28.579 --> 00:39:29.319
 the beauty

00:39:29.319 --> 00:39:30.559
 of the ring.

00:39:31.599 --> 00:39:32.500
 The point's not

00:39:32.500 --> 00:39:33.139
 the box.

00:39:34.400 --> 00:39:35.099
 The point is

00:39:35.099 --> 00:39:35.840
 what it is

00:39:35.840 --> 00:39:37.059
 drawing attention

00:39:37.059 --> 00:39:37.799
 to.

00:39:38.119 --> 00:39:38.900
 The beauty

00:39:38.900 --> 00:39:40.699
 of the ring.

00:39:42.699 --> 00:39:43.420
 Church,

00:39:43.500 --> 00:39:44.319
 there is nothing

00:39:44.319 --> 00:39:45.519
 more beautiful

00:39:45.519 --> 00:39:47.119
 or valuable

00:39:47.119 --> 00:39:48.539
 or precious

00:39:48.539 --> 00:39:49.759
 or worth

00:39:49.759 --> 00:39:50.519
 guarding

00:39:50.519 --> 00:39:51.340
 or worth

00:39:51.340 --> 00:39:52.420
 drawing attention

00:39:52.420 --> 00:39:52.840
 to

00:39:52.840 --> 00:39:53.639
 than the gospel

00:39:53.639 --> 00:39:54.859
 of Jesus Christ.

00:39:56.699 --> 00:39:57.759
 The good news

00:39:57.759 --> 00:39:58.799
 that the perfect

00:39:58.799 --> 00:39:59.539
 son of God

00:39:59.539 --> 00:40:00.199
 has come.

00:40:01.299 --> 00:40:02.179
 He has lived

00:40:02.179 --> 00:40:02.679
 perfectly

00:40:02.679 --> 00:40:03.519
 where we couldn't.

00:40:04.559 --> 00:40:05.339
 He has died

00:40:05.339 --> 00:40:06.239
 in our place

00:40:06.239 --> 00:40:07.019
 on our behalf.

00:40:07.139 --> 00:40:07.819
 He has risen

00:40:07.819 --> 00:40:08.619
 from the grave

00:40:08.619 --> 00:40:09.400
 and he offers

00:40:09.400 --> 00:40:10.599
 his perfect

00:40:10.599 --> 00:40:11.339
 righteousness

00:40:11.339 --> 00:40:11.980
 to any

00:40:11.980 --> 00:40:12.440
 who would come

00:40:12.440 --> 00:40:13.099
 to him in faith.

00:40:13.099 --> 00:40:13.960
 That's beautiful.

00:40:15.960 --> 00:40:17.179
 Our lives,

00:40:18.059 --> 00:40:19.099
 our godliness

00:40:19.099 --> 00:40:21.659
 defends that gospel

00:40:21.659 --> 00:40:23.519
 from attack,

00:40:24.179 --> 00:40:25.699
 from mockery,

00:40:26.400 --> 00:40:27.420
 from disdain,

00:40:27.559 --> 00:40:28.539
 from hatred.

00:40:28.539 --> 00:40:30.860
 And when we live

00:40:30.860 --> 00:40:31.659
 lives that are

00:40:31.659 --> 00:40:32.699
 worthy of the gospel

00:40:32.699 --> 00:40:33.239
 of God,

00:40:33.319 --> 00:40:34.579
 it draws attention

00:40:34.579 --> 00:40:35.940
 to his beauty.

00:40:37.319 --> 00:40:38.659
 It brings God

00:40:38.659 --> 00:40:39.599
 the praise

00:40:39.599 --> 00:40:40.460
 that he intends

00:40:40.460 --> 00:40:41.779
 to get from us.

00:40:41.780 --> 00:40:43.640
 shines a spotlight

00:40:43.640 --> 00:40:45.000
 on the beauty

00:40:45.000 --> 00:40:46.240
 of the doctrine

00:40:46.240 --> 00:40:47.660
 of God our Savior

00:40:47.660 --> 00:40:48.040
 to say,

00:40:48.660 --> 00:40:49.200
 look what God

00:40:49.200 --> 00:40:49.780
 has done.

00:40:51.019 --> 00:40:51.780
 My life

00:40:51.780 --> 00:40:52.580
 is proof

00:40:52.580 --> 00:40:53.540
 of the goodness

00:40:53.540 --> 00:40:54.180
 of God

00:40:54.180 --> 00:40:55.120
 and his power

00:40:55.120 --> 00:40:56.440
 to save.

00:40:58.440 --> 00:40:59.240
 May God

00:40:59.240 --> 00:40:59.700
 be pleased

00:40:59.700 --> 00:41:00.240
 to do that

00:41:00.240 --> 00:41:00.660
 in you

00:41:00.660 --> 00:41:02.700
 and to do that

00:41:02.700 --> 00:41:03.900
 here with us.

00:41:04.800 --> 00:41:05.500
 Let's pray.

00:41:05.500 --> 00:41:12.380
 not to us,

00:41:12.460 --> 00:41:12.900
 O Lord,

00:41:12.980 --> 00:41:13.739
 not to us,

00:41:14.679 --> 00:41:15.400
 but to your name

00:41:15.400 --> 00:41:16.000
 be glory

00:41:16.000 --> 00:41:17.059
 for the sake

00:41:17.059 --> 00:41:17.980
 of your steadfast

00:41:17.980 --> 00:41:18.360
 love

00:41:18.360 --> 00:41:19.599
 and your faithfulness.

00:41:19.719 --> 00:41:19.920
 Lord,

00:41:20.780 --> 00:41:22.219
 we have no good

00:41:22.219 --> 00:41:23.019
 apart from you.

00:41:23.199 --> 00:41:24.099
 We have no goodness

00:41:24.099 --> 00:41:25.380
 in ourselves.

00:41:25.619 --> 00:41:26.219
 None is good

00:41:26.219 --> 00:41:27.019
 but God alone.

00:41:28.320 --> 00:41:28.719
 But God,

00:41:28.800 --> 00:41:29.559
 you are pleased

00:41:29.559 --> 00:41:30.139
 to take

00:41:30.139 --> 00:41:31.420
 wrecked sinners

00:41:31.420 --> 00:41:33.559
 not because

00:41:33.559 --> 00:41:34.079
 we're good

00:41:34.079 --> 00:41:34.920
 but because

00:41:34.920 --> 00:41:35.820
 you are merciful.

00:41:36.019 --> 00:41:36.579
 You are pleased

00:41:36.579 --> 00:41:37.500
 to take ruined

00:41:37.500 --> 00:41:37.980
 sinners

00:41:37.980 --> 00:41:40.079
 and to purify

00:41:40.079 --> 00:41:41.480
 and sanctify

00:41:41.480 --> 00:41:42.420
 us

00:41:42.420 --> 00:41:43.360
 through the blood

00:41:43.360 --> 00:41:44.000
 of Christ

00:41:44.000 --> 00:41:45.639
 and then to make

00:41:45.639 --> 00:41:46.519
 us shine

00:41:46.519 --> 00:41:47.300
 like lights

00:41:47.300 --> 00:41:47.860
 in the midst

00:41:47.860 --> 00:41:48.599
 of darkness

00:41:48.599 --> 00:41:50.019
 in this present

00:41:50.019 --> 00:41:51.019
 evil age.

00:41:51.099 --> 00:41:51.300
 Lord,

00:41:51.380 --> 00:41:52.180
 so we pray,

00:41:52.780 --> 00:41:52.900
 Father,

00:41:52.980 --> 00:41:53.680
 that we would

00:41:53.680 --> 00:41:54.680
 be distinct

00:41:54.680 --> 00:41:56.139
 not for us

00:41:56.139 --> 00:41:57.480
 but for the glory

00:41:57.480 --> 00:41:58.139
 of your name.

00:41:58.240 --> 00:41:58.659
 We pray

00:41:58.659 --> 00:41:59.960
 in Christ's name.

00:42:00.719 --> 00:42:00.980
 Amen.