Expectation (Titus 3:1-7)

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Saved in Order to Do Good
1Remind the people to be subject to rulers and authorities, to be obedient, to be ready to do whatever is good, 2to slander no one, to be peaceable and considerate, and always to be gentle toward everyone.
3At one time we too were foolish, disobedient, deceived and enslaved by all kinds of passions and pleasures. We lived in malice and envy, being hated and hating one another. 4But when the kindness and love of God our Savior appeared, 5he saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He saved us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit, 6whom he poured out on us generously through Jesus Christ our Savior, 7so that, having been justified by his grace, we might become heirs having the hope of eternal life. ​

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• Big Idea
  • God's undeserved favor allows us to live as faithful citizens who hold out the hope we've found in Christ.                                                                                 
• Be Subject                                                                                                                                  
  • We're to be a positive force.  Acts 4:18-20
  • There has to be a correspondence between our inner faith and our interaction with others.
• At One Time                                                                                                                               
  • We need to remember what we once were… totally lost. 
  • Salvation is not based on our past efforts, or our future potential. 1 John 3:1 
• Justified                                                                                                                                                
  • We're better than belligerence, because of Christ.                                                                                 
  • We can let ourselves be bothered.