Mentoring Matters

Mentoring Matters

Titus 2:1-15

When?!

Who Has Impacted My Life?

Formally? Informally?

Positively? Negatively?

When it’s - Personal - Purposeful - Primary

What Voices Am I Listening To?

What examples am I looking to?

Who Am I Standing With?

Mentoring Matters

Titus 2:1-15

Central Truth:

Living Out Truth Is Not Optional - Titus 2

I Must Grow In Living Out The Truth!

Truth in Tension

Clarity in Chaos

Missional Mentoring

1. Truth In Tension - Titus 2:11-14

a. In Action

For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people

training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions,

training us to renounce ……, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age,

This Is US – PAUL, Titus, YOU ME – All Believers!

This Is Continuing - Progressing!

-Tension- Living Now Looking Forward Titus 2:12-13

-Tension- Living In The Love of Christ Titus 2:13-14

b. in Conflict

b. in Conflict -False Leaders- Titus 1:11-16

10 For there are many who are insubordinate, empty talkers and deceivers, ……

……11 They must be silenced, since they are upsetting whole families by teaching for shameful gain what they ought not to teach.

16 They profess to know God, but they deny him by their works.

b. in Conflict -Our Flesh- Galatians 5:16-17

16 But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh.

17 For the desires of the flesh are against the Spirit, and the desires of the Spirit are against the flesh,

for these are opposed to each other, to keep you from doing the things you want to do

2. Clarity in Chaos Titus 2:1-10

A. Starts With Servanthood Titus 1:1-3

Paul, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ, for the sake of the faith of ..... everyone else

B. Driven By Personal Responsibility Titus 2:1-9

Vv. 1 But as for you, teach what accords with sound doctrine.

Vv. 2 – Older Men Vv. 3 Older women Vv. 4 Younger Women Vv. 9 Servants

I Must Grow In Living Out The Truth

C. Clarity In Community Titus 2:13-14

3. Missional Mentoring Titus 2:1-10

We Were not Meant to do this Alone!!

Church Family

Individual Families

- Titus 2:1 - Paul <> Titus

- Titus 2:2, 6 - Titus <> Older / Younger Men

- Titus 2:3 - 5 - Titus <> Older / Younger Women

Missional Mentoring is Real Life Discipleship!

Missional Mentoring is Models Growth!

Missional Mentoring is Spiritually Focused!

Missional Mentoring is Centered on Truth!

Missional Mentoring is Personal, Relational, Intentional.…..

Questions:

- Personally - Where Am I? Spiritually, Directionally, REALLY?

Who or What Am I - Following -

What am I - Passing On –

What’s My Next Step In Living Out Truth?