TITUS 3

divisive- Creating, or tending to create,negative division, separation, or difference.

Titus 3: 9-11

 ⁹But avoid foolish controversies and genealogies and arguments and quarrels about the law, because these are unprofitable and useless. ¹⁰Warn a divisive person once, and then warn him a second time. After that, have nothing to do with him. ¹¹You may be sure that such a man is warped and sinful; he is self-condemned.

Often we create division by our words and what we speak over people.  We have the power of life or death in our tongue.  To heal what we have tried to divide we must speak life and ask for forgiveness.  

Where have you been divisive in your family, with your friends, or about the church?  

We must ask for forgiveness and choose to start speaking life.... because I dont want to become, "warped and sinful; he is self-condemned."

Titus 3

Titus 3: 3-8

3At one time we too were foolish, disobedient, deceived and enslaved by all kinds of passions and pleasures. We lived in malice and envy, being hated and hating one another. ⁴But when the kindness and love of God our Savior appeared, ⁵he saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He saved us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit, ⁶whom he poured out on us generously through Jesus Christ our Savior, ⁷so that, having been justified by his grace, we might become heirs having the hope of eternal life. ⁸This is a trustworthy saying. And I want you to stress these things, so that those who have trusted in God may be careful to devote themselves to doing what is good. These things are excellent and profitable for everyone.

Lets take a moment to thank God for everything he has saved us from.  Take a minute and write in your journal all that he has saved you from, ie. selfishness, cutting, a purposeless life; and write down how he has changed them and transformed you to be more like him, ie. selfless, living a healthy life, living with purpose.

Then take time to just worship and thank him!

Break Out of our suburban mindset

So many times we stay in our suburban mindset and forget that we are part of a body that lives everywhere in the world and has needs that maybe only we can fill.....so what will you do about it?

Watch this trailer for Hillsong United's new video and journal about it afterward!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4NlyZqJhwk&feature=channel_page