講題：Mother's Day 2011

經文：Titus 2:1-15

講員：Rev. Eric Maxwell

Phrases to Remember:

Teach What is Good

Be Eager to Do Good

Book of Titus Background:

1. Written by the Apostle Paul to Titus on Crete

2. Titus was given the responsibility to “straighten out what was left unfinished in Crete and to appoint elders.”

I. To deal with the problems, Titus is told by Paul to teach “what is in accord with sound doctrine.”

a. Paul categorizes duties for various groupings of people

i. Older Women

ii. Younger Women

iii. Older Men

iv. Younger Men

v. Slaves

b. Older Women must live a reverent lifestyle, and they have a role of teaching younger women

i. Passing the torch from one generation to the next-2 Timothy 2:2

ii. Content of teaching is important-Teach what is Good(Godly Principles)

1. love husbands and children

2. be self-controlled

3. be pure

4. be busy at home

5. be kind

6. be subject to your husbands

iii. May need to sound a warning or give a testimony about how God’s Word proved true in their lives

iv. Must teach through words and example

v. The task is not to be taken lightly

1. Reason for the task: “so that no one may malign the word of God.”

2. Responsibility to bring honor to God’s name

II. Everyone must Be Eager to Do Good(v. 14)

a. Ephesians 2:10- “For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.”

b. Titus 3:1-“Remind the people to be subject to rulers and authorities, to be obedient, to be ready to do whatever is good.”