Gospel Identity: Servants

  • Titus 3:1-11
  • Steve Hart
  • Oct 2, 2011
  • Series: Gospel Partnership (Fall 2011)

As Christians our posture should be characterized by a humble graciousness. We should be active in service towards outsiders. We should be giving our lives away for the sake of others. This is what Titus chapter three states. Christians should be carful to devout themsleves to good works. However, this posture is not natural. In fact, our hearts tend to go in the opposite direction. Instead of living a life to serve others, we focus inward and become self absorbed. On our own we are a bundle of deep emptiness. We are obssively trying to fill up what is lacking in us. This means every relationship we are in is a means to an end. We are not loving and serving others for their good, but intead for our good. Even if externally we are doing something good, underneath the surface our motives are tainted with self interest. How can we ever break this cycle of self-centerdness? Listen in as the book of Titus gives an answer.