Titus 1:1-4
Big Idea: Spiritual Maturity Equips Me To Live Missionally And Enables Me To Live Courageously
Marks Of Spiritual Maturity:
1) Clarity Of Identity (v. 1)
“For no one can lay a foundation other than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ.”
– 1 Corinthians 3:11
2) Growing In Godliness Daily (v. 1)
“Therefore, as you received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in Him, rooted and built up in Him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving.”
– Colossians 2:6-7
3) Hope Eternally (v. 1-3)
Biblical Hope = my confident expectation for the future anchored in the character of God and the promises of God
Sources For My Hope Today:
1) Placing My Confidence In God’s Character (v. 2)
2) Resting In Christ’s Righteousness (v. 2-3)
3) Trusting In God’s Truth (v. 1)
4) Finding My Peace In God’s Promises (v. 2)
5) Embracing Biblical Community (v. 3)
6) Gospel Centrality (v. 3-4)