Titus 2:1114

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Zealous for
Good Works
How to Measure It

• Titus 211-14

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Zealous for Good WorksYour zeal is measurable

• By your CHERISHING (v. 11, 14)
• The grace of God
• Salvation/Deliverance from sin
• Available to every lost person
• The gift of Christ
• Gave Himself FOR us
• To redeem us
• To purify us
• To obtain as His own special people

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Zealous for Good WorksYour zeal is measurable

• By your CHERISHING (v. 11, 14)
• By your DENYING (v. 12)
• Ungodliness
• Anything everything that is irreverent
  rebellious toward God all things holy
• Rom. 118-32 1 Peter 113-16 Col. 35-9
• Worldly lusts
• Evil passions exploited by the devil1 Jn. 519
• 1 John 215-17 James 44 1 Peter 211-12

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Zealous for Good WorksYour zeal is measurable

• By your CHERISHING (v. 11, 14)
• By your DENYING (v. 12)
• By your LIVING (v. 12)
• Soberly
• Sound mind (Lk. 835) temperate (Titus 22)
  sober-minded (Titus 26)
• One who exercises self-control in all of life
• Righteously
• Being right in character, behavior thought
• Matthew 56 633 Eph. 424 1 Tim. 611
• Involves both right acts right motives

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Zealous for Good WorksYour zeal is measurable

• By your CHERISHING (v. 11, 14)
• By your DENYING (v. 12)
• By your LIVING (v. 12)
• Soberly
• Righteously
• Godly
• Having a reverent respectful attitude
• Philippians 25 Ephesians 51
• In the present age
• No need to wait (Matt. 251-13 Acts 2425)
• NOW! (John 94 James 413-17 Heb. 37-15)

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Zealous for Good WorksYour zeal is measurable

• By your CHERISHING (v. 11, 14)
• By your DENYING (v. 12)
• By your LIVING (v. 12)
• By your LOOKING (v. 13)
• Looking forward with eager desire/expectation
• For the blessed hope of Jesus Christ
• Happy confident expectation of His return
• Phil. 320 2 Pet. 312 2 Tim. 48 1 Jn. 32-3
• For the glorious appearing of Jesus Christ
• His divine radiance will overwhelm the world
• Matt. 2531 1 Thess. 413-17 Rev. 17

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The grace of God that brings salvationteaches to

• Believe Jesus is Gods Son John 824
• Repent of your sins Acts 238
• Confess your faith in Jesus Romans 109
• Be immersed in water Mark 1616
• Sins are forgiven Acts 2216
• Added to His church Acts 247
• Registered in heaven Hebrews 1223
• Zealously serve Him until death 1 Cor. 1558