Anxiety is often associated with a need for control, certainty, or connection.  The gospel shapes anxiety by allowing us to trust in the one who is in ultimate control, providing the only certainty needed in a world of uncertainty, and connection with the one who loves and accepts us fully.

Our God reveals Himself as a Trinity (Father, Son, and Holy Spirit). A proper understanding of this can reshape how we experience shame.

Anger is almost always a secondary emotion, meaning it is always trying to validate and protect something deeper, like a fear of exposure/rejection. I we can examine what's underneath our anger, and allow the Gospel to influence it, we can heal.

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When we focus our attention on what Jesus has done for us, it compels us to show sacrificial and difficult love to others.

The instructions that Paul gives Titus about how to transform their world is paradoxical, paradigm shifting, and borderline absurd. A community not primarily concerned about itself as it showcases the gospel is a community that can change the world.

One of the most important elements of the Prodigal Son(s) parable is that internal resentment is more dangerous than external rebellion.

God's grace is a teacher. It not only rescues us from our sin and its consequences; it also empowers us to grow in our faith.

Titus must teach the church that no matter what position in the culture they find themselves, they are to be a transformational influence, and they should be standing out in the crowd. Transformed people will be a transformational church.

A transformed church acts in the face of corrupt leadership for the sake of the sheep, to stand for the truth of the Gospel, and for the reputation of Christ in the world.