“Titus: Bishops As Blameless Stewards of God” Part 3 — Titus 1:9

I. A Bishop must hold fast the faithful Word

A. As he has been taught
2 Thes. 2:15; 2 Tim. 1:13; Jude 3

B. Sound doctrine
1 Tim. 6:3; 2 Tim. 1:13; 4:3; Tit. 1:9. 13; 2:1, 2; 3 Jn. 2

II. The use of the Word

A. By sound doctrine to exhort

B. By sound doctrine to convict
Tit. 1:9, 13; 2:15; Matt. 18:15; Lk. 3:19; Jn. 3:20; 8:9, 46; 16:8; 1 Cor. 14:24; Eph. 5:11, 13; 1 Tim. 5:20;
2 Tim. 4:2; Heb. 12:5; James 2:9; Rev. 3:19

C. Those who contradict
Lk. 2:34; 20:27; Jn. 19:12; Acts 13:45; 28:19, 22; Rom. 10:21; Tit. 1:9; 2:9

No One Comes — John 6:35-47

The Way to Pray — Matthew 6:5-15

Bishops As Blameless Stewards of God: Part 2 — Titus 1:8

III. Qualities to be found in a bishop

1 Tim. 6:11; Matt. 7:15-20; Tit. 1:16; 2:7, 11-14; 3:8, 14

A. Hospitable
1 Tim. 3:2; Tit. 1:8; 1 Pet. 4:9
Matt. 25:35, 38, 43, 44; 27:7; Acts 17:18, 21; Rom. 16:23; Eph. 2:12, 19; 3 Jn. 5-8; Heb. 13:2; 1 Pet. 4:9;
1 Tim. 5:10; Rom. 12:13

B. Lover of what is good
Is. 5:20; Ps. 145:9; Gal. 6:10

C. Sober minded
1 Tim. 3:2; Tit. 1:8; 2:2, 4-6, 12

D. Just

E. Holy
Acts 2:27; 13:34, 35; 1 Tim. 2:8; Tit. 1:8; Heb. 7:26; Rev. 15:4; 16:5
Lev. 11:45; 1 Pet. 1:13-16

F. Self-controlled
Gal. 5:23; Acts 24:25; 2 Pet. 1:6