Healthy Christian Living Part 3 - Healthy Ministries: Understanding Beliefs and Behaviors

January 16, 2025 Pastor: Ryan Rice Series: Healthy Christian Living

Topic: Healthy Church Scripture: Titus 2:1–10

Healthy Christian Living

Part 3 - Healthy Ministries: Understanding Beliefs and Behaviors

Lead/Founding Pastor: Ryan Rice

Thursday, January 16th, 2025

Sunday, January 19th, 2025

 

The Passage
Titus 2:1-10,ESV

 

The Right and Wrong View of Christian Living

The Grace of God Changes Everything (Titus 2:11-12)

  • The wrong view: Behave > Believe > Belong
  • The right view: Belong > Believe > Behave

The Instructions for Every Generation
1. Pastors/Elders: Examples for everyone
2. Older Men: Models of Maturity
3. Older Women: Mentors of the Faith
4. Younger Women: Builders of the Home and Community
5. Younger Men: Examples of Integrity
6. Bondservants/Employees: Witness in their work

A New Season at North Valley and Some Next Steps

  • A “What We Teach” Statement has been posted. – Review it!
  • A “Basic Beliefs” Statement for membership is available. – Join us!
  • A Revised model for discipleship is being implemented. – Get involved!

 

Talk It Over

Icebreaker: What’s the funniest or most unexpected rule or behavior you’ve seen
someone try to enforce as a "Christian"?

1. Take a minute to review the sermon outline and read Titus 2:1-10. What themes
or instructions stand out to you?

2. What stood out to you most from the sermon and why?

3. According to Titus 2:1-2, what are the qualities pastors/elders and older men are
called to demonstrate? How can these qualities set an example for others?
Cross-reference: 1 Peter 5:2-3.

4. In Titus 2:3-4, how are older women encouraged to mentor younger women?
How can this apply practically in the church today? Cross-reference: Proverbs
31:26.5.

5. Titus 2:5 describes the roles of younger women in the home and community. Why do you think Paul emphasizes these qualities, and how do they reflect
God’s design? Cross-reference: 1 Timothy 5:14.

6. For younger men, Titus 2:6-8 focuses on self-control and integrity. What does
self-control look like in today’s world, and why is it essential for a strong witness?
Cross-reference: 1 Timothy 4:12.

7. Titus 2:9-10 addresses bondservants/employees. What specific attitudes and
behaviors are encouraged? How do these demonstrate a witness to the gospel?
Cross-reference: Colossians 3:23-24.

8. Looking at the wrong and right views of Christian living (Behave > Believe >
Belong vs. Belong > Believe > Behave), where have you seen the wrong view
cause harm? How can the right view change our relationships and witness?

9. Paul says in Titus 2:10 that our behavior should “adorn the doctrine of God.”
What does it look like for our lives to make the gospel attractive? Cross-
reference: Matthew 5:16.

10. Reflect on the new season at North Valley outlined in the sermon. How can you
take a next step—whether it’s reviewing the What We Teach statement,
embracing Basic Beliefs, or engaging in the revised discipleship model?