Dear Brethren,

MEDITATION

3 Remind them to be subject to rulers and authorities, to obey, to be ready for every good work, ² to speak evil of no one, to be peaceable, gentle, showing all humility to all men. ³ For we ourselves were also once foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving various lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful and hating one another.

Titus 3:1-3

 

OBSERVATION AND INTERPRETATION

1. Relationship to rulers and authorities

a) To practise obedience

b) To be ready for every good work

c) To not speak evil of people

d) To be peaceable

e) To be gentle

f) To practise genuine humility to all

 

2. Remembering the past (before we came to know the Lord as our Saviour)

a) Foolish

b) Disobedient

c) Deceived

d) Serving various lusts and pleasures

e) Living in malice and envy

f) Hateful and hating one another

 

3. Paul’s teaching

a) Our past before we came to faith must not be forgotten

b) True salvation must be reflected by our life-style

i) With reference to rulers

ii) With reference to the ordinary individual

c) Our lifestyle must never be marked by wicked sin

 

APPLICATION TO LIFE AND MINISTRY

1. Cultivation of our Christian lifestyle

a) This deserves our attention

b) We must be candid and honest as we review our life

c) What is wrong must be corrected

 

2. Challenge to teach by example

a) Doctrines are not hard to teach

b) But doctrines are often only theoretical

c) The great challenge is to by an example of the believers

d) This is where there would be great potential impact!

 

3. A strong Church Community

a) We must live for the Lord

b) Let us be challenged to build a strong Church Community

c) This is more than possible

 

4. Covering each other in prayer

a) Let us pray for each other faithfully

b) Let us pray that our churches would reflect what we read in the Bible

 

Prayerfully,

Pastor Charles Tan