Benjamin Murphy
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Benjamin Murphy
Sermon Series Highlights
Sermon Series Highlights

The Business of Loving

Introduction:

(Ephesians 5:25-33)

  1. Love your wives... because You have no alternative . (Eph 5:25)

    1 Corinthians 13:4-7 - Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.

    Matthew 22:39 - You shall love your neighbor as yourself.

    Matthew 5:44-45 - But I say to you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven.

  2. Love your wives... by What you say . (Eph 5:26-27)
    1. Holy words.
    2. Loving words.
    3. Checked words.
  3. Love your wives... by What you do . (Eph 5:28-30)
    1. Checked actions.
    2. Affectionate actions.
    3. Sacrificial actions.

      4. Genesis 2:15 - The LORD God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to work it and keep it.

  4. Love your wives... as A living gospel . (Eph 5:31-33)

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Small Group Discussion
Read Ephesians 5:25-33

  1. What portion of the Scripture or the message challenged you most?

  2. Read Romans 5:8-10. In view of these verses and the verses presented in point 2, what rationale or reason do you have to not love your wife?

  3. What are some cultural reasons why husbands find it difficult to express love for their wives? What are Biblical reasons why husbands must express love for their wives?

  4. Does Ephesians 5:31-33 change your understanding about the purpose of your marriage? In what ways?

  5. What is one thing you will commit to doing this week so that your marriage will accurately present the gospel?

Breakout
Pray for one another!

The Business of Submission

How Does the Church Deal with Difficult People?

Introduction:

Nehemiah 13:25 - And I confronted them and cursed them and beat some of them and pulled out their hair.

The 3 People You Meet in Church (and How to Deal With Them.):
(Titus 3:9-15)

  1. The Divisive Person: You Avoid . (Titus 3:9-11)

    4 Things Divisive People Major In:

    1. Foolish Controversies .
    2. Genealogies .
    3. Dissensions .
    4. Quarrels about the Law.

    Romans 16:17 - I appeal to you, brothers, to watch out for those who cause divisions and create obstacles contrary to the doctrine that you have been taught; avoid them.

    2 Thessalonians 3:14 - If anyone does not obey what we say in this letter, take note of that person, and have nothing to do with him, that he may be ashamed.

  1. The Other Servants: You Support . (Titus 3:12-13)
  2. The Person in Need: You Help . (Titus 3:14-15)

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Small Group Discussion
Read Titus 3:9-15

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

  2. How do you know who is stirring up division (Titus 3:10)? What’s the best way to confront them and warn them?

  3. How can a divisive person be restored after being avoided (Titus 3:10)?

  4. BONUS - What’s the craziest “foolish controversy” (Titus 3:9) you have ever heard a church fight over?

Breakout
Pray for one another to do your part to make HBC a healthy church: avoiding divisive people, supporting fellow servants, and helping those with urgent needs.

How Does the Church Impact the Community?

Introduction:

How We Can Make a Difference:
(Titus 3:1-8)

  1. By taking our Christian Duties Seriously . (Titus 3:1-2)

    Luke 6:35 - "But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return, and your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High, for He is kind to the ungrateful and the evil. Be merciful, even as your heavenly Father is merciful."

  1. By choosing to remember What Christ Has Done for Us . (Titus 3:3-7)
  2. By Devoting Ourselves to Putting Others First . (Titus 3:8)

    Ephesians 2:10 - For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.

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Small Group Discussion
Read Titus 3:1-8

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

  2. What are the seven Christian duties that Paul lists in Titus 3:1-2? Which of these characteristics do you need to work on/grow into the most?

  3. Why does Paul take the time to preach the gospel message in between his teachings about good works (Titus 3:3-7)? Why is it so important to preach the gospel message to yourself on a daily basis and remember where you came from?

  4. What does it look like to devote yourself to good works (Titus 3:8)? Who and how is the Lord calling you to serve right now?

  5. Why is it so encouraging and empowering to know that the Lord has prepared good works for us to carry out and specific people to bless (Eph. 2:10)?

Breakout
Pray for one another.

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.