What is the Church's Mission?

Introduction:

Roles and Responsibilities in God's Mission:
(Titus 2:11-15)

  1. God's part: Saving and Changing people. (Titus 2:1-10)
    1. Justification: I Was saved from the Penalty of sin. (Titus 2:11)
  1. Justification: I Was saved from the Penalty of sin. (Titus 2:11)
  2. Sanctification: I Am being saved from the Power of sin. (Titus 2:12)

    1 John 3:8-9 - Whoever makes a practice of sinning is of the devil, for the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the works of the devil. No one born of God makes a practice of sinning, for God'’'s seed abides in him; and he cannot keep on sinning, because he has been born of God.

  3. Glorification: I Will be saved from the Presence of sin. (Titus 2:12)
  4. Security: I'm Forever saved from the Possesion of sin. (Titus 2:12)

    John 10:28 - I give them eternal life, and they will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand.

  1. Our Part: Preaching and Responding to God's Word. (Titus 2:15)

    Matthew 28:18-20 - And Jesus came and said to them, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age."

    Acts 17:30 - now (God) commands all people everywhere to repent...

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Small Group Discussion
Read Titus 2:11-15

  1. What was your big take-away from this passage / message?

  2. How is salvation brought for “all people” if some people refuse to come to Christ to be saved (Titus 2:11)?

  3. How does a person’s attitude toward Jesus & their attitude towards sin reveal the condition of the heart? Can a sincere Christian live in unrepentant sin? Read 1 John 3:8-9.

  4. What does it mean to be “zealous for good works” (Titus 2:14)?
    Be real: scale of 1-10, how “zealous” are you for good works? If you are on the low end, how do you restore a zeal for good works?

  5. BONUS: What is the mission of Harvest Bible Chapel?

Breakout
Pray for one another, and pray for HBC to stay on mission.