"Remember"

Titus 3:1-8
#1:  Remind Them What They Are To Be--vv. 1-2

• Remind Them To Be...
• submissive to rulers and authorities
• obedient
• ready for every good work
• speak evil of no one
• avoid quarreling
• gentle
• show perfect courtesy toward all people

#2:  Remind Them What They Once Were--v. 3

• We Ourselves Were Once...
• foolish
• disobedient 
• led astray
• slaves to various passions & pleasures
• passing our days in malice and envy
• hated by others and hating one another

#3:  Remind Them What God Did--vv. 4-7

• But When...
• The goodness of God our Savior appeared
• The loving kindness of God our Savior appeared
• What Happened...
• HE SAVED US!!!
• Not because of works done by us in righteousness
• According to His own mercy
• By the washing of regeneration
• By the renewal of the Holy Spirit
• Whom He poured out on us richly through Jesus Christ 
• Why?
• So that being justified by His grace we might become heirs according to the hope of eternal life

#4:  Remind Them What They Are To Insist On--v. 8

• The saying is trustworthy
• I want you to insist on these things
• Why?
• So that those who have believed in God may be careful to devote themselves to good works
• Because they are excellent and profitable for people.