Broadstreet
Church of Christ
1213 Broad Street Phenix
City, Alabama
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A MESSAGE OF ASSURANCE
Titus 1:1-4
1
Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus
Christ, according to the faith of God's elect, and the acknowledging of the
truth which is after godliness;
2
In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot
lie, promised before the world began;
3
But hath in due times manifested his word through
preaching, which is committed unto me according to the commandment of God
our Saviour;
4
To Titus, mine own son after the common faith:
Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ our
Saviour.
INTRODUCTION:
A. PAUL, in his letters, always gave a source of encouragement when he
presented a task.
B. Titus needed encouragement just as you and I do today.
C. We have basically the same task entwined in our Christian duty today:
1. Set things in order
Titus
1:5
5
For this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou
shouldest set in order the things that are wanting, and ordain elders in
every city, as I had appointed thee:
2. Stop mouths of false
teachers
Titus
1:11
11
Whose mouths must be stopped, who subvert whole
houses, teaching things which they ought not, for filthy lucre's sake.
3. Speak things that
befit sound doctrine
Titus
2:1
1
But speak thou the things which become sound
doctrine:
4. Exhort workers
(servants) to be under the master's control
Titus
2:9
9
Exhort servants to be obedient unto their own
masters, and to please them well in all things; not answering again;
5. Remind one another
to be subject to those who have the rule over them (government)
Titus 3:1
1
Put them in mind to be subject to principalities
and powers, to obey magistrates, to be ready to every good work,
6. Help brethren
appreciate the grace of God
Titus 3:4-7
4
But after that the kindness and love of God our
Saviour toward man appeared,
5
Not by works of righteousness which we have done,
but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and
renewing of the Holy Ghost;
6
Which he shed on us abundantly through Jesus
Christ our Saviour;
7
That being justified by his grace, we should be
made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.
I. I AM ONE OF GOD'S
ELECT
Titus1:1
1
Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus
Christ, according to the faith of God's elect, and the acknowledging of the
truth which is after godliness;
A. Elect - EKLEKTOS -
to pick out; to be selected or chosen:
1. We are "hand-picked" by God.
2. Paul was hand picked
Galatians 1:15,16
15
But when it pleased God, who separated me from my
mother's womb, and called me by his grace,
16
To reveal his Son in me, that I might preach him
among the heathen; immediately I conferred not with flesh and blood:
Acts
9:15
15
But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way: for he is
a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and
the children of Israel:
3. Jeremiah was hand
picked
Jeremiah
1:5
5
Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and
before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained
thee a prophet unto the nations.
4. We are chosen by God
today
Ephesians
1:3, 4
3
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus
Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places
in Christ:
4
According as he hath chosen us in him before the
foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him
in love:
B. How did God chose
us?
1. Through the gospel
II
Thessalonians 2:13,14
13
But we are bound to give thanks alway to God for
you, brethren beloved of the Lord, because God hath from the beginning
chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of
the truth:
14
Whereunto he called you by our gospel, to the
obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.
C. Why did God chose
us?
1. To work His eternal purpose.
2. To do His work on earth.
a. The reason for urgency in using our abilities
Ephesians 4:11-16
11
And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets;
and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;
12
For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of
the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:
13
Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of
the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the
stature of the fulness of Christ:
14
That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to
and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of
men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive;
15
But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into
him in all things, which is the head, even Christ:
16
From whom the whole body fitly joined together and
compacted by that which every joint supplieth, according to the effectual
working in the measure of every part, maketh increase of the body unto the
edifying of itself in love.
II. I HAVE THE HOPE OF
ETERNAL LIFE
Titus 1: 2
2
In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot
lie, promised before the world began;
A.
II
Timothy 2:10-13 - Salvation is in Christ:
10
Therefore I endure all things for the elect's
sakes, that they may also obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with
eternal glory.
11
It is a faithful saying: For if we be dead with
him, we shall also live with him:
12
If we suffer, we shall also reign with him: if we
deny him, he also will deny us:
13
If we believe not, yet he abideth faithful: he
cannot deny himself.
1.
Hebrews 6:17-20 - Jesus is our anchor.
17
Wherein God, willing more abundantly to shew unto
the heirs of promise the immutability of his counsel, confirmed it by an
oath:
18
That by two immutable things, in which it was
impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled
for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us:
19
Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both
sure and stedfast, and which entereth into that within the veil;
20
Whither the forerunner is for us entered, even
Jesus, made an high priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.
2.
II
Peter 3:9
9
The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as
some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that
any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
B. Eternal life has to
be in the Son -
Hebrews 5:8,9 - the author of eternal life.
8
Though he were a Son, yet learned he obedience by
the things which he suffered;
9
And being made perfect, he became the author of
eternal salvation unto all them that obey him;
III. THE MESSAGE
Titus
1:3
3
But hath in due times manifested his word through
preaching, which is committed unto me according to the commandment of God
our Saviour;
A. A planned message
Galatians
4:4
4
But when the fulness of the time was come, God
sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law,
B. A revealed message
Ephesians 3:2-6
2
If ye have heard of the dispensation of the grace
of God which is given me to you-ward:
3
How that by revelation he made known unto me the
mystery; (as I wrote afore in few words,
4
Whereby, when ye read, ye may understand my
knowledge in the mystery of Christ)
5
Which in other ages was not made known unto the
sons of men, as it is now revealed unto his holy apostles and prophets by
the Spirit;
6
That the Gentiles should be fellowheirs, and of
the same body, and partakers of his promise in Christ by the gospel:
C. What the message is
not:
1. Not a hand on the radio to receive salvation.
2. Not sending for a prayer cloth.
3. Not just a good feeling in the heart.
D. What the message is:
1. I
Corinthians 15:1-4
1
Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel
which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye
stand;
2
By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory
what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain.
3
For I delivered unto you first of all that which I
also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the
scriptures;
4
And that he was buried, and that he rose again the
third day according to the scriptures:
2.
I
Corinthians 2:1-5
1
And I, brethren, when I came to you, came not with
excellency of speech or of wisdom, declaring unto you the testimony of God.
2
For I determined not to know any thing among you,
save Jesus Christ, and him crucified.
3
And I was with you in weakness, and in fear, and
in much trembling.
4
And my speech and my preaching was not with
enticing words of man's wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of
power:
5
That your faith should not stand in the wisdom of
men, but in the power of God.
3.
Romans 1:16,17 - power to save from sin.
16
For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for
it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the
Jew first, and also to the Greek.
17
For therein is the righteousness of God revealed
from faith to faith: as it is written,
The just shall live by faith.
Hab 2:4
Gal 3:11
E. The message demands
obedience
II
Thessalonians 1:7-9
7
And to you who are troubled rest with us, when the
Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels,
8
In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know
not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ:
9
Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction
from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power;
Mark 16:15,16
15
And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world,
and preach the gospel to every creature.
16
He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved;
but he that believeth not shall be damned.
IV. WE HAVE A COMMON
FAITH
Titus
1:4
4
To Titus, mine own son after the common faith:
Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ our
Saviour.
A. Common - shared by
all who are in Christ
Galatians
3:26-29
26
For ye are all the children of God by faith in
Christ Jesus.
27
For as many of you as have been baptized into
Christ have put on Christ.
28
There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither
bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in
Christ Jesus.
29
And if ye be Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed,
and heirs according to the promise.
B.
Jude
3
3
Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto
you of the common salvation, it was needful for me to write unto you, and
exhort you that ye should earnestly contend for the faith which was once
delivered unto the saints.
C.
Acts 2:44
44
And all that believed were together, and had all
things common;
D. Common faith depends
on Jesus:
1. He never changes
Hebrews
13:8
8
Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and
for ever.
2. We must conform to
him
Romans
12:1,2
1
I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies
of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable
unto God, which is your reasonable service.
2
And be not conformed to this world: but be ye
transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that
good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
CONCLUSION:
A. Are you one of God's elect?
B. Do you keep in mind your assurance of salvation?
C. Have you obeyed the message?
D. You must share this common faith.
Evening Worship
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REVELATION FROM THE CROSS
INTRODUCTION:
A.
I Corinthians 1:18
18
For the preaching of the cross is to them that
perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God.
I
Corinthians 2:1-5
1
And I, brethren, when I came to you, came not with
excellency of speech or of wisdom, declaring unto you the testimony of God.
2
For I determined not to know any thing among you,
save Jesus Christ, and him crucified.
3
And I was with you in weakness, and in fear, and
in much trembling.
4
And my speech and my preaching was not with
enticing words of man's wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of
power:
5
That your faith should not stand in the wisdom of
men, but in the power of God.
B. The only way that man has ever known anything is by revelation.
C. Revelation is the making known of a fact to someone who does not know it.
D. If it were not for revelation, we would not know the Will of God - The
Bible is our revelation today.
E. We can look at things about us today and they have a revelation for us
-Creation - Creator -
Romans 1:20 Today, there is a revelation (message) from Calvary's cross
that deals directly with our lives. Let's notice five things that the cross
reveals to us.
20
For the invisible things of him from the creation
of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made,
even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:
I. THE CROSS OF CHRIST REVEALS SIN:
A. How exceedingly bad sin is
ROMANS
3:10
4
God forbid: yea, let God be true, but every man a
liar; as it is written,
That thou mightest be justified in thy sayings, and
mightest overcome when thou art judged. Psa
51:4
ROMANS 3:23
23
For all have sinned, and come short of the glory
of God;
B. We should never take sin lightly
I
John 3:4
4
Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the
law: for sin is the transgression of the law.
II. THE CROSS OF CHRIST REVEALS GOD'S LOVE:
A. The story of the cross is a tender love story
Romans 5:6-8
6
For when we were yet without strength, in due time
Christ died for the ungodly.
7
For scarcely for a righteous man will one die: yet
peradventure for a good man some would even dare to die.
8
But God commendeth his love toward us, in that,
while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. John
3:16
Philippians 2:5-8
b. God loves His people; always HAS BECAUSE of the cross, God continues to
love us o
Romans
5:9-12
9
Much more then, being now justified by his blood,
we shall be saved from wrath through him.
10
For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled
to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be
saved by his life.
11
And not only so, but we also joy in God through
our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we have now received the atonement.
12
Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the
world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have
sinned:
III. THE CROSS OF CHRIST REVEALS THE END OF THE LEGAL SYSTEM FOR THOSE WHO
COME TO THE CROSS:
A.
Colossians 2:14
14
Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that
was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way,
nailing it to his cross;
B. The law demanded DEATH for one transgression
Romans
6:23
23
For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God
is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
C. Everyone who lives under any law other than the law of Jesus is under a
"law of works." (One transgression will destroy.)
D. We now live under the law of faith
Romans
3:27
27
Where is boasting then? It is excluded. By what
law? of works? Nay: but by the law of faith. Galatians
3:8-14
8
And the scripture, foreseeing that God would
justify the heathen through faith, preached before the gospel unto Abraham,
saying,
In thee shall all nations be blessed.
Gen 12:3
Acts 3:25
9
So then they which be of faith are blessed with
faithful Abraham.
10
For as many as are of the works of the law are
under the curse: for it is written,
Cursed is every one that continueth not in all things
which are written in the book of the law to do them.
Deut 27:26
James 2:10
11
But that no man is justified by the law in the
sight of God, it is evident: for,
The just shall live by faith.
Hab 2:4
Rom 1:17
12
And the law is not of faith: but,
The man that doeth them shall live in them.
Lev 18:5
Rom 10:5
13
Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law,
being made a curse for us: for it is written,
Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree:
Deut 21:23
14
That the blessing of Abraham might come on the
Gentiles through Jesus Christ; that we might receive the promise of the
Spirit through faith.
IV. THE CROSS OF CHRIST REVEALS SEPARATION FROM SIN:
A.
Isaiah 59:1, 2
1
Behold, the LORD's hand is not shortened, that it
cannot save; neither his ear heavy, that it cannot hear:
2
But your iniquities have separated between you and
your God, and your sins have hid his face from you, that he will not hear.
B.
Galatians 6:14
14
But God forbid that I should glory, save in the
cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified unto me, and
I unto the world.
b. Christ died for us, we must live for Him
Galatians
2:20
20
I am crucified with Christ: neverthless I live;
yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the
flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself
for me.
c. Christianity demands a separation from the ways of the world
I
John 2:15-17
15
Love not the world, neither the things that are in
the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.
16
For all that is in the world, the lust of the
flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the
Father, but is of the world.
17
And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof:
but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever.
V. THE CROSS OF CHRIST REVEALS UNITY:
A. The world wants to believe in many "religions." - Over 600 in the U.S.
alone.
B.
John 17 - Jesus prayed for unity.
C.
I Corinthians 1:10 - If division is wrong among brethren, how can it be
right in the world?
10
Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our
Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no
divisions among you; but that ye be perfectly joined together in the same
mind and in the same judgment.
CONCLUSION:
A. What does the cross reveal to you?
B. Are you willing to accept it on His terms?
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