First Baptist Lenoir City

Keep the Gospel Front & Center Death, Burial and Resurrection 

I. The Gospel must be front page - PE

  1.  I Timothy 1:5-7; 12-15

  2.  I Timothy 2:5

  3.  I Timothy 3:14-16

  4.  I Timothy 4:1-5

  5.  I Timothy 5:8

  6.  Titus 1:16

  7.  Titus 2:11-15

  8.  Titus 3

II. The Things that move the gospel off of the front page - Titus 3:9

  1.  Foolish controversies - Sabbath

  2.  Genealogies - Jesus was affirmed 

  3.  Dissensions - 3:10-11

  4.  Quarrels about the law - I Tim. 1:8-11

    a. They are unprofitable - 

    b. They are worthless-Col 2:16-23

  5.  Paul points us to the priority - I Corinthians 2:2; Galatians 2:20

Galatians 6:11-12 

John 5:39

Luke 24:44-48

III. The Body & Blood of Jesus Christ - The Priorities we are to be passionate about:

  1.  His birth 

  2.  His life 

  3.  His death 

  4.  His burial 

  5.  His resurrection 

  6.  His return - Matthew 26:26-30

Isaiah 53

The Anatomy of our Atonement; The Goal of Grace (no help from humans); The Poverty of Humanity.

John 3:16 does not say FOR GOD SO LOVED THE WORLD THAT HE GAVE AND NOW YOU GIVE A LITTLE TOO!

I. The All-Sufficient Savior: from 3,000 in Acts 2:41 to 5,000 in Acts 4:4

               1.            Who does the saving? GOD

               2.            Who is being saved? US

               3.            Why does God save

               4.            How does God save REGENERATION (not re-engineered); not a tune-up, rather a resurrection! Not a resuscitation, rather a resurrection!  

II. The Savior vs The Sinner

  God/Us (we didn’t know)

               •             His goodness * lost - Lk 15

               •             His lovingkindness * blind - Lk 6:39

               •             His mercy * dead - Eph 2:1-10

               •             His washing * bankrupt-Mt 5

               •             His renewing * impossible - Lk 18

               •             His Holy Spirit (John 1:9-11; 3:1-8; 16:7 convicts then converts and cleanses)

               •             His grace 

               •             His heir 

               •             His hope

               •             His life (3 aspects)

= spiritual life - speaks of the power nature 

= Abundant life - speaks of purpose 

= eternal life - speaks of permanence 

What a father needs most in life? Paul was crystal clear in I Timothy 1:12-15

+ Admission - BC I’m a sinner, I need a Savior

+ Belief - Faith in what God did 

+ Confess - Romans 10:9-10

The fuller sermon title would be THE CURE TO A CRUMBLING CHURCH IS THE SAVIOR & THE SCRIPTURE.

This is true in Crete and Lenoir City and every other place on the globe. The modern church in America is consumed by the social instead of the spiritual. Transformation comes from Christ not cultural change.

I. The Attitude of Evangelism -

1. Jesus - John 4

2. Peter - Acts 4:12-13

3. James - Luke - John - Hebrews

4. Paul - Romans 9; 22 & 26 • Romans 1:14-16 (duty + desire) • Ephesians 3:8 (God’s gift to us) •

SALVATION & PASTORAL EPISTLES: I Timothy 1:1, 15; 2:1-6; Titus 1:1-4; 2:8-11;

II. The Actions of Evangelism - Titus 3 • Titus 3 - 7 virtues

1. What we do = Remind them (not a new thought) to be:

I Timothy 2:1-5; I Peter 2 & 3; I (salvation, suffering, submission).

= Submit, Obey, Be Ready - v. 1 (Jesus said “pay taxes” - Matt 22)

= To Speak, To Avoid, To Show - v. 2 1. What we were (humility) - v. 3

2. What God does (regeneration) - vv. 4-7

The fuller sermon title would be THE CURE TO A CRUMBLING CHURCH IS THE

SAVIOR & THE SCRIPTURE. This is true in Crete and Lenoir City, and

every other place on the globe. The modern church in America is consumed

by the social instead of the spiritual. Transformation comes from

Christ, not cultural change.

Disciples of Christ vs Discipline of men

Spiritual Justice vs Social Justice

Christlikeness vs Cultural Change

Eternal vs Temporal

Titus 3 is focused on three groups: believers, unbelievers, & God!

Consider each group as you refocus the church. Acts 2:42-47; 20:28-31

Believers -

Unbelievers - God - Father, Son, Holy Spirit

I. The Attitude of Evangelism -

Jesus - John 4

Peter - Acts 4:12-13

James - Luke - John - Hebrews

Paul - Romans 9; 22 & 26

Romans 1:14-16 duty + desire

Ephesians 3:8 God’s gift to us

SALVATION & PASTORAL EPISTLES: I Timothy 1:1, 15; 2:1-6; Titus

1:1-4; 2:8-11;

II. The Actions of Evangelism - Titus 3

Titus 3 - 7 virtues

What we do - = Remind them (not a new thought) to be: I Timothy 2:1-5; I

Peter 2 & 3; I (salvation, suffering, submission). = Submit, Obey,

Be Ready - v. 1

What we were (humility) - v. 3

What God does (regeneration) - vv. 4-7

I. The Presence of God’s Grace - 2:11a

1. “For” - “the grace of God has appeared”

II. The Purpose of God’s Grace

1. “bringing salvation” - “to all men”

III. The Power of God’s Grace

1. Training - v. 12a

2. Living - v. 12b

3. Waiting & Appearing - v. 13

4. Redeeming - v. 14a

5. Purifying - v. 14b

6. Declaring - v. 15