Phrase

NT

Titus 3:12-15

esv

Provision for the Pastor

When I send Artemas

Temporal

or Tychicus

to you,

Locative

do your best

to come

Purpose

to me

Accompaniment

at Nicopolis,

for I have decided

to spend the winter there.

Destination (of 12g)

Provistion for the Workers

Do your best

to speed Zenas

the lawyer

Explanation

and Apollos

on their way;

Separation

see that they lack nothing.

Provision for the Congregaton

And let our people learn

to devote themselves

to good works,

Context

so as to help cases

of urgent need,

and not be unfruitful.

All ... send greetings

to you.

Destination

who are

with me

Accompianment

Greet those

who love us

in the faith.

Grace be with you all.

phrasing

1450569000610 Phrase 1450569000 1450569045 NT 56 3 12 3 15 Titus 3:12-15 esv 0 Provision for the Pastor 8 1 56003012 When I send Artemas 2 56003012 1 6 Temporal 1 or Tychicus 9 1 to you, 4 1 6 Locative 1 do your best 0 1 to come 2 1 6 Purpose 1 to me 4 1 6 Accompaniment 1 at Nicopolis, 4 1 6 Locative 1 for I have decided 2 1 6 Purpose 1 to spend the winter there. 4 1 6 Destination (of 12g) 0 Provistion for the Workers 8 1 0 1 56003013 Do your best 0 56003013 1 to speed Zenas 2 1 6 Purpose 1 the lawyer 9 1 6 Explanation 1 and Apollos 7 1 on their way; 4 1 6 Separation 1 see that they lack nothing. 0 0 Provision for the Congregaton 1 1 0 1 56003014 And let our people learn 0 56003014 esv 6 2 2 1 to devote themselves 2 1 6 Purpose 1 to good works, 4 1 6 Context 1 so as to help cases 2 1 6 Purpose 1 of urgent need, 10 1 and not be unfruitful. 4 1 6 Explanation 1 0 1 All ... send greetings 0 1 to you. 2 1 6 Destination 1 who are 2 9 1 with me 4 9 1 6 Accompianment 1 0 1 Greet those 0 1 who love us 2 1 in the faith. 4 1 6 Context 1 0 1 Grace be with you all. 0 1 0 1 56003015 0 56003015 0.75327510917 2 11 9 7 1 phrasing 11450569000613

Wisdom, Works, Worship

Disciples of Good Works Summary Statement We are saved by God's grace, yet that salvation does not come in a vacuum. God has prepared good works for us to do (Eph 2:10) in order to prove His own workmanship in our lives. When we do not live up to the works which God has prepared we become unfruitful and thus, in a sense, nullify the grace of God. Outline A. Provision for the Pastor (v. 12) 1. Encouragement by physical presence B. Provision for the Workers (v. 13) 1. don't delay their going 2. provide them with what they need C. Provision for the Congregation (vv. 14-15) 1. teach the congregation devotion of good works a. to help those in dire need b. to prove their fruitfulness 2. final greetings Wisdom, Works, Worship Our Evangelical slant causes us to many times shy away from the topic of good works. Because we are saved by grace we often think that works are completely void of the Christian life. But good works are not something to be avoided. Paul instructed Titus to let the people learn to devote themselves to good works. The Greek word translated 'learn' (mathanō) comes from the same verb that is used to translate the noun 'disciple' in many other passages. As Christians we need to learn to become disciples of good works. While there is a need to recognize that we do not do good works in order to be saved, there also needs to be a recognition that a life void of good works is antithetical to the gospel. Good works are something that are done inside of Christ and without Him there is truly no good work to be done. Titus is a book where the phrase 'good work(s)' appears 6x's within its forty-six verses. That estimates roughly to the phrase appearing a little more than every seven verses! In fact, the phrase appears about eighteen times total throughout the Pauline epistles. Good works are not a sign of trying to earn our salvation. Rather, they are a sign of our fruitfulness in Christ so that we may continue to be pruned by the Father and bear even more good fruit. Let us continue in good works that we may prove to abide in the Father and the Son (John 15:1-5).

notes

1450569000610 Wisdom, Works, Worship 1450569000 1450569000 Disciples of Good Works Summary Statement We are saved by God's grace, yet that salvation does not come in a vacuum. God has prepared good works for us to do (Eph 2:10) in order to prove His own workmanship in our lives. When we do not live up to the works which God has prepared we become unfruitful and thus, in a sense, nullify the grace of God. Outline A. Provision for the Pastor (v. 12) 1. Encouragement by physical presence B. Provision for the Workers (v. 13) 1. don't delay their going 2. provide them with what they need C. Provision for the Congregation (vv. 14-15) 1. teach the congregation devotion of good works a. to help those in dire need b. to prove their fruitfulness 2. final greetings Wisdom, Works, Worship Our Evangelical slant causes us to many times shy away from the topic of good works. Because we are saved by grace we often think that works are completely void of the Christian life. But good works are not something to be avoided. Paul instructed Titus to let the people learn to devote themselves to good works. The Greek word translated 'learn' (mathanō) comes from the same verb that is used to translate the noun 'disciple' in many other passages. As Christians we need to learn to become disciples of good works. While there is a need to recognize that we do not do good works in order to be saved, there also needs to be a recognition that a life void of good works is antithetical to the gospel. Good works are something that are done inside of Christ and without Him there is truly no good work to be done. Titus is a book where the phrase 'good work(s)' appears 6x's within its forty-six verses. That estimates roughly to the phrase appearing a little more than every seven verses! In fact, the phrase appears about eighteen times total throughout the Pauline epistles. Good works are not a sign of trying to earn our salvation. Rather, they are a sign of our fruitfulness in Christ so that we may continue to be pruned by the Father and bear even more good fruit. Let us continue in good works that we may prove to abide in the Father and the Son (John 15:1-5). notes 11450569000614