Titus was one of the men into whom Paul had poured his life and with whom he shared his ministry.  Although he is never mentioned in the Book of Acts, Titus probably came into Paul’s life during Paul’s first missionary journey, as he accompanied Paul and Barnabas to the Council of Jerusalem (Acts 15, Gal. 2:1-3).  He was with Paul at Corinth and is mentioned nine times in the Second Epistle to the Corinthians, having delivered that letter to the church at Corinth (2 Cor. 8:16-19).  Paul described Titus as “my true child in a common faith” (Tit. 1:4), as “my brother” (2 Cor. 2:13), and as “my partner and fellow worker” (2 Cor. 8:23).  At the end of Paul’s ministry, Paul sent Titus to Dalmatia, which is modern day Croatia (2 Tim. 4:10). At the time of this epistle, Titus was in Crete, having been left behind by Paul to set in order the churches on the Island of Crete (Tit. 1:5).  This letter was follow-up instructions from Paul on how to build up the local churches so that they would function well and have an impact on the sinful culture that surrounded them. Most of the time, it is our culture that influences the church more than that the church influences our culture. Why? Because we fail to adhere to God’s methods. This study from Titus will show us how we as a church can shine as lights in the midst of our sinful culture.       

The 6 lessons will be as follows: 

 1.  HOW TO CHOOSE SPIRITUAL LEADERS (Titus 1:1-9) – May 4

2.  HOW TO RECOGNIZE OUR CULTURE (Titus 1:10-16) – May 11

3.  HOW TO BE AN EXAMPLE IN OUR CULTURE (Titus 2:1-10) – May 18

4.  HOW TO INFLUENCE OUR CULTURE (Titus 2:11-15) – May 25

5.  HOW TO INTERACT WITH OUR CULTURE (Titus 3:1-8) – June 1

6.  HOW TO AVOID THAT WHICH IS UNPROFITABLE (Titus 3:9-15) – June 8