Titus 3:1-2

Observation:

• Read Titus 3
• Read Titus  3:1-2
• List out the things Paul is telling Titus to remind them

Interpretation:

Look up the following words using Blue letter Bible:

• remind
• subject
• obedient
• ready
• malign
• peaceable
• gentle
• consideration

Look up the following cross references and write down what you learn

• Romans 13:1-7 (What do you learn about being subject to rulers and authorities?)
• Matt 5:14-16, John 3:19-21 & James 2:12-26 (What do you learn about good deeds?)
• Gal 5:16-26 (How do these verses relate to Titus 3:2?)

Application:

Paul asks Titus to remind them to be subject to governing authorities, to be obedient and ready for every good deed. What about you? Are these things true in your life? Paul also tells Titus to remind them to malign no one, to be peaceable, gentle, and showing consideration for all men. Do you see these things in your life? If not, what is preventing these being displayed in your life? 

Titus 2:11-15

Observation:

• Read Titus 2:1-15
• Read Titus 2:11-15 and ask yourself the following questions and write the answers in your journal:
• What has appeared?
• Why did it appear?
• What did it instruct? What is our role?
• What does Jesus have to do with any of this?

Interpretation:
Look up the following Greek words using Blue Letter Bible and write down what you learn in your journal:

• grace
• bringing salvation
• instructing
• deny
• ungodliness
• sensibly
• godly
• blessed
• hope
• glory
• redeem
• purify
• zealous
• exhort
• reprove
• disregard

Look up the following cross references and write down what you learn. 

• John 1:1, 14-17 (What do you learn about the appearance of grace?)
• Hebrews 12:5-11 (What do you learn about instruction or discipline?)
• 1 John 3:1-10 (What do you learn about how God std us free from sin and equips us for good deeds?)
• 1 Corinthian 6:15-20 & 1 Peter 2:9-16 (What do you learn about being God's own possession?)

Application:

What has God done on our behalf? How does He expect us to live? Look at the list of things He calls us to in Titus 2:11-15, are these in your life? 

Titus 2:9-10

This week we will focus on bond slaves. 

Observation:

• Read Titus 2:1-10
• Make a list on what you learn about bond slaves
• Answer the following questions about the text:
• Who are bond slaves to be subject to?
• Why are bond slaves to be subject to them (what does it display?)

Interpretation:
Look up the following words using Blue Letter Bible and write down what you learn:

• subject
• well-pleasing
• argumentative
• pilfering
• showing
• good
• faith
• they will adorn
• doctrine

Look up the following cross references and write down what you learn:

• 1 Timothy 6:1-2
• Ephesians 6:5-8
• 1 Corinthians 7:21-23
• Galatians 1:10
• Colossians 3:22-23

Application:

Why does it matter how bondservants live? Why does it matter how we live? What does it show/display? Look at the lists we have made the last few weeks and ask yourselves, are these true of your life? 

Titus 2:1-8

This week we will head into chapter 2 of Titus. We will look at the relationships between older men and younger men, older women and younger women. 

Observation:

• Read Titus 2
• Read Titus 2:1-8 and mark references to older men, younger men, older women, and younger women and then make a list about what you learn about each group. 
• Ask yourself these questions and write down what you learn in your journal
• What is the relationship between older and younger women supposed to look like? 
• What is the relationship between older and younger men supposed to look like? 
• Do you see a key repeated words used in the lists? 

Interpretation:
Look up these words using Blue Letter Bible and write down what you learn:

• temperate
• dignified
• sensible
• love
• perseverance
• reverent
• malicious gossips
• teaching what is good
• encourage
• love their husbands
• love their children
• pure
• workers
• subject
• dishonored
• example
• purity
• dignified
• beyond reproach
• put to shame

Look up the following passages and write down what you learn about the relationships of younger women/men and older women/men:

• Ephesians 5:22-33
• 1 Timothy 5:14-15

Application:

What is the role of older men/women in the lives of younger men/women? Are you seeking that out in your own life? How? How do you see these relationships played out in the church? What is your role in that? 

Titus 1:10-16 Rebellious Men

This week we will finish chapter 1. Last week we looked at the role of overseer. This week we will be looking at rebellious men. 

Observation:

• Read Titus 1
• Read Titus 1:10-16. mark every reference to rebellious men and write down in your journal everything you learn. 
• Ask yourself these questions about the passage and write down the answers in your journal:
• How are the rebellious men described in verse 10?
• What are they doing and what does Paul say must happen to them?
• What contrast do you see in verse 15? What is said about each in the contrast? 
• What do they profess and how is that compared to how they live their lives?

Interpretation:

Look up the following words using Blue Letter Bible and write down what you learn about each word in your journal

• rebellious
• empty talkers
• deceivers
• silenced
• sordid
• prophet
• reprove
• severely
• sound
• faith
• paying attention
• myths
• pure
• defiled
• deeds
• deny
• detestable
• disobedient
• worthless

Look up the following passages and write down what you learn about rebellious and ungodly men:

• 1 Timothy 1:3-7
• 2 Timothy 2:16-18
• Jude 3-4
• 2 Peter 2:1-3

Titus 1:5-9

In Titus 1 we see a profile of two types of people. As you study this week we will focus on one of those two types. This week our focus will be on the Godly people of Titus 1.

Observation:

• Read Titus 1:1-9 focusing on verses 5-9. 
• Go back and read verses 5-9 and look for what you can learn about overseers/elders
• In your journal make a list of everything you learn about elders/overseers
• Ask yourself these questions and write the answers in your journal:
• In verse 6 what aspect of life does Paul deal with?
• What does verse 7 tell you about the overseer and what term of contrast is used in verse 8 regarding him?
• Think about the man's relationship to the Word of God, what is he able to do (verse 9)? 

Interpretation:

Look up the following definitions in the Greek using Blue Letter Bible and write down what you learn in your journal:

• Elder
• above reproach
• dissipation
• rebellion
• Overseer
• self-willed
• quick tempered
• addicted to wine
• pugnacious
• fond of sordid gain
• hospitable
• loving what is good
• sensible
• just
• devout
• self-controlled
• hold fast
• exhort
• sound
• doctrine
• refute

Look up the following cross references and write down what you learn about elder/overseers in your journal:

• 1 Timothy 3:1-7
• 1 Peter 5:1-4

Application:

What have you learned this week about elders/overseers? What kind of men are they called to be? What is their role inside the church? What office would we call these men? 

Titus 1:1-4

Welcome to a new study!!! Last year we walked through Ephesians. This last summer we studied how to know God's will. Now we are headed back to a book study: TITUS! 

This week we will be diving into Titus 1:1-4. Use the steps below to focus your quiet time each day. Be intentional to sit down with the Lord and wrestle with the text. 

Last week we walked together as a group through the overview of Titus. We saw that Paul is writing to Titus in Crete where Paul left him to appoint elders and overseers in every city. We saw that there is a problem that has risen up, there are rebellious men who are not speaking the Truth and confusing entire families. The main key words we saw were: good deeds and sound doctrine. We focused on Titus 2:7-8 as the main theme. 

Now before we get started remember the steps we will be doing are:

Observation: What does the text say? 

•   Look for the obvious and read with a purpose
•   Marking key words
•   Making lists

Interpretation: What does the text mean? 

•   Remember the context of the book
•   Look up key words using Blue Letter Bible
•   Look up cross references

Application: How does the meaning of the text apply to my life?

•   How does this affect my belief or what I know to be true?
•   How does this affect the way I live my life?

Observation:
1. Read through the entire book of Titus.
2. Read Titus chapter 1
3. Read Titus 1:1-4

•   Ask these questions and write the answers in your journal:
•   List in your journal how Paul describes himself in these verses
•   For what does Paul describe himself as a bondservant and an apostle?
•   What is the knowledge of truth according to? 
•   How does this fit into the context of the entire book? (sound doctrine and good deeds)

Interpretation:
Look up the following key words using Blue Letter Bible and write down what you learn about them in your journal:

• bondservant
• apostle
• faith
• chosen
• knowledge 
• of the truth
• godliness

We want to ask ourselves what does it mean to be chosen of God and have a knowledge of the truth which is according to godliness? According to the definition you looked at, can you pull together some understanding of what these phrases mean? 

Let's look at the cross references and write down how they help us understand these phrases.

Look up the following verses and write down what you learn about being chosen of God:

• Colossians 3:12
• 2 Timothy 2:10
• 1 Peter 2:9-10

Look up the following verses and write down what you learn about the knowledge of truth:

• Ephesians 1:17
• Philippians 1:8-10
• Colossians 1:9-10
• 2 Timothy 2:24-26
• 2 Peter 1:2-3

Application:

Finish this weeks study in prayer, ask the Lord to show you how these verses apply specifically to your life. Write down any thoughts in your journal and come to Bible Study ready to discuss.