Mon.1.26.15...Being a Godly MENTOR...(Model part 6)

From our study through the book of Titus we’ve been seeing that to MENTOR men we need to be godly Models or examples for them to follow. “In everything set them an example by doing what is good.” Titus 2:7.  (We may not always “live right,” but we can even model what to do when we do wrong. We R- we seek to Right wrongs, Restore relationships.)  We will strive to live godly lives and train others to do the same. This is the way that we will “make the teaching about God our Savior attractive.” Titus 2:10.

But if we are not properly motivated, behaving well can end up being rather dull. Some Christians live a rather bland life. They seem to live "good" lives, but they don't seem to have much joy. Sadly, that doesn’t make the teaching about God our Savior attractive. So how can we make sure that our lives don't degenerate into "gutting it out" Christianity? Let’s find out. Read Titus 2:11-15.

God's amazing grace gives us the motivation- grateful love- rather than gutting it out. For what its worth, here’s my simple outline of Titus 2:11-15- God’s school of amazing grace:

God's school of amazing grace teaches us how to:

1)-Warfare- Say NO to ungodliness and worldy passions. Put such to death! Col.3:5

2)-Walk- Live it up- Living self-controlled, upright, and godly lives.

3)-Wait- Live in dependence and anticipation of our great God and Savior’s return.

4)-Worship- Honor Christ for giving himself to redeem us, purify us and make us his precious people.

4)-Work- Serve our Savior, eager to do what is good out of love and gratitude. 

(You might also like to dig deeper. Then open up the following helpful outline, which includes insightful word studies on important terms in this passage. http://executableoutlines.com/ti2/ti2_11.htm  How did I find this? I simply did a Google search by typing- Titus 2:11-15 outlines. That’s how simple it is these days to find helpful insights right at your fingertips.)

1.-Titus 2:11-15 has revealed great motivation for teaching and living such godly lives. Share your discovery in a sentence or two of praise. (We must never lose sight of this, or our Christian lives and M3 will bog down into mere religious morals and duties.)

2.-Write out on your MP3 card any portion of Titus 2:11-15 that you want to further Meditate on, Pray into your life, Praise Him for and Pass on to others. Then do the Did it. Please do look for an opportunity today to pass on the gem you wrote down.

3.-R?

4.-A?

5.-If you haven't done so yet, please put your GDP summary thoughts from the YouTube overview of the book of Titus. (See our Th.1.22.15 blog for all the details.)


Recent Words Worth Repeating
I like the way Daniel gave kudos to others' good words and also wrote a good prayer. He wrote on Thursday- "I agree with Gary and others about the importance of self control, which is mentioned repeatedly in 2:1-10 and is a gift from the Spirit that I claim for my life, in Jesus' name. I am also inspired by Jack's words today "As we read the word daily it continually leads us to living a controlled life"... Lord, I will hide your word in my heart and learn it, live it and create a space for the the gift of self control to come in and drive me to that which is from You, not from myself.

Eddie's words got me doing a double take. Clever Eddie! He wrote- "By operating by the Spirit we can live and do things contrary to our selfish desires. So that when we are in an environment, such as Titus was in Crete, where everyone is ok with responding to their desires, but we operate in the Spirit and exercise self-control then we are living a questionable life. A life that gets people asking questions that may ultimately be attractive and point to God. 


Men, you are GREAT Models of being Unstoppable in God's word and our Attack times in warfare prayer are becoming such as well. And R- Our honesty with each other is refreshing. (My wife and I have a good marriage, and it's "gooder" after we R'd this weekend :)

	1 Tim.4:15	G=God's Word	Right Wrongs	E	A= Attack Prayers	T	(Men Recruited)
		For Th.1.22.15
	Alpha Force
	Fire Team 1
1	Jack Rogers U.1	Y			A		Daniel & Roger
2	Daniel Contreras U.1	Y	R (Our Respect)	GDP done			Vince & Antonio
3	Vince Diaz	Y		GDP done	A
4	Roger Vinlasaca U.1	Y		GDP done	A
	Fire Team 2
1	Israel Fuentes U.1	Y		GDP done	A
2	Sam Vargas U.1	Y		GDP done	A		Robert
3	Robert Roman	Y			A
4	Antonio Palomar	Y
	Delta Force
	Fire Team 3
1	Alvin James U.1	Y			A
2	Dave Heidekruger U.1	Y			A
3	Mike Pagan U.1	Y		GDP done	A		George
4	George Rabiela	Y
	Fire Team 4
1	Eddie Morales U.1	Y		GDP done			Gary, Ismael, Kentrayle
2	Gary Remson U.1	Y	R (Our Respect)		A
3	Ismael Andrade U.1	Y	R (Our Respect)
4	Kentrayle Adams	Y	R (Our Respect)