Outline
of Service 22nd October 2017
A
Series of Studies on the Pauline Epistles
Titus – Setting Things in Order
Hymn
102: Joy in His Presence
The Lord’s Prayer from
Luke 11:2-4
Psalm
100: A Psalm of Praise
Bible
Readings:
·
Sharing the Responsibilities:
Exodus 18:1-8, 13-27
·
Appointing Leaders:
Titus 1:1-2, 5-9
·
Stop the Gossip! Titus
1:10-11
·
Ensuring
Truth: Titus 2: 1, 7-14
·
Maintain Good
Works: Titus 3:1-8
Hymn
118 (Tune 115): Tried and Proved
·
God
showed a blue-print for Church organisation when Moses set up a governance structure
for the Israelites in the Wilderness
·
Paul
gave guidelines for New Testament Churches in his Pastoral Epistles – 1 and 2
Timothy and Titus
·
Titus
was written about the same time a 1 Timothy and lot of information is a
cut-and-paste between them
·
Paul
emphasises the need for appointing good leaders, stopping the gossip, ensuring that
the truth is taught and the need to maintain good works
·
Whilst
these principles apply to the Church as a whole, each of us should seek to
apply them in ruling over our own temples – our own lives – as we await the
glorious appearing of Jesus Christ .
Hymn
26: The End Game
Doxology
