A. Maintain
sound doctrine. (1:3-4; II Timothy 4:2)
1.
Nourished in the words of faith and good doctrine (4:6b; Titus 2:1)
a. (See II Tim. 1:13)
b. (See II Tim. 3:10-17)
c. Take heed to doctrine (4:16)
- Save thyself
- Save those that hear
d. Must have sound speech (Titus 2:8; I Pet.
4:11)
e. Must not be timid but speak with authority letting no man despise Him. (Titus
2:15)
2. Refuse certain words (4:7a)
a. (See also 6:3-5)
b. (See also 6:20-21)
c. (See also II Tim. 2:16)
d. (See also II Tim. 2:23-24)
e. (See Titus 1:14)
f. (See Titus 3:9)
g. (See Titus 3:10-11)
3.
Make sure to study (4:13)
a. Meditate on spiritual things (4:15)
b. Give thyself wholly to study.
c. We must be approved of God (II Tim. 2:15)
4. Rightly divide the word (II Tim. 2:15b)
a. Examples (Galatians 3:26-27; John
3:5,16,36)
b. we must preach “all the counsel of God”
(Acts
20:20, 27)
c. We must preach the things that will
profit all.
B. Have godly
characteristics (1:5)
1.
Hold the faith (1:19)
2.
Be given to prayer (2:1-8)
3.
Behave in the church (3:15)
a. Be gentle, apt to teach, and patient. (II Tim. 2:24b)
b. This is part of being the example.
4.
Exercise himself unto godliness (4:7)
a. with contentment (6:6-11a)
b. that follows righteousness (6:11b; II Tim. 2:22)
5. Honour widows indeed (5:3)
6.
Do not get involved with the sins of others. (5:22)
7.
Keep the commandments of God without spot (6:14)
a. “Keep that which is committed to thy trust" (6:20)
b. commands, doctrine, teaching, etc.
c. Defend the
faith/ stand for the truth (1:18)
C. A preacher must stop error from
continuing
1.
Rebuke sin of an elder (5:20); Reprove, rebuke,
and exhort any who are in need. (II Tim. 4:2b)
2.
Fight the good fight (6:12)
3.
Instruct the opposers of truth (II Tim. 2:25-26)
4. Stop the mouths of those who teach
falsely (Titus 1:10-11)
a. These false teachers must be rebuked (Titus 1:13)
b. That they might be sound in the faith
D. Put the brethren in remembrance (4:6)
1.
Charge them that are rich (6:17-19)
2.
Teach others to teach (II Tim. 2:2)
3. We must remember that Christ was raised (II Tim. 2:8; I Cor. 15:12-17)
4.
Charge the brethren to strive not about words to no profit. (II Tim 2:14; Eph. 4:29)
5.
That which is lacking must be set in order (Titus 1:5)
a. Need to be reminded of the things that
need set in order.
b. Remember steadfastness, zeal, strength
etc. are some things that may need to be set in order.
c. one example here is to appoint elders.
6. We must preach obedience to those in authority (Titus 3:1a)
7. We must remind brethren to be ready for every good
work (Titus 3:1b)
8. We must be reminded to speak evil of no man and not
be brawlers (Titus 3:2)
9.
Remind brethren to be gentle, showing all meekness
to all men (Titus 3:2)
10.
Affirming constantly the need for remembering our salvation and to
maintain good
works (Titus 3:8)
E. Be willing
to suffer (4:10)
1.
Preachers may have to suffer (II Tim. 1:8)
2. We must have endurance in suffering (II Tim. 2:3-4; 4:5)
3.
All who live godly will suffer (II Tim. 3:11-12)
F. Be an
example in all things (4:12)
1.
The things done may “appear to all” (4:15)
2.
One must make full proof of the ministry (II Tim. 4:5)
3.
We must be the pattern of good works (Titus 2:7-8)
a. better to see a sermon than to hear one.
b. practice what you preach
c. Don’t be hypocritical
G. Treat
members properly
1.
Older men as a father (5:1a)
2.
Younger men as brothers (5:1b)
3.
Older women as mothers (5:2a)
4.
Younger women as sisters (5:2b)
a. “with all purity” (See 5:22b)
b. many preachers have been ruined by getting involved in relationships they ought not be in.
5.
We must not have partiality (5:21)
6.
Must all be taught (Titus 2:2-6)
a. Older men and women to have proper conduct
b. Young men and women are to be taught
