Qualities of a Sound Church - Message 1 - Quality Relationships. Paul wrote his “pastoral epistle” to Titus in order to set a tone of urgent importance in the need for faith that produced godly living. If the church was believing the true gospel then the result would be godly living even in an ungodly culture. As we begin a study through the Book of Titus we will see that Paul emphasizes the qualities that serve as evidence that a church is sound and healthy. He does not give us a doctrinal check list! But he does go into some detail about the character and qualities of a sound church. He describes a healthy church by explaining proper leadership, proper handling of error, proper Christian living, and by demonstrating that the gospel is the source of godliness. Through this series of sermons we will see themes stressed by the Holy Spirit through Paul's writing that prepare the church for effective evangelism. This includes teaching that the gospel rightly understood and believed will produce godly lives full of good works and that the works we do are ample evidence to prove or disprove our claim to know and believe God. There is an inseparable link between faith and practice, believe and behavior. In this first message we learn about how to have a quality relationship with God and with each other.
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Phillip was called to new life in Christ at age 9, called to preach at age 14, and ordained to the gospel ministry at age 20. He graduated from The Criswell College (Dallas, Texas) in 1993 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Biblical Studies with a major in Evangelism. He...