Raintree Community Church

Text: Titus 3:9-11   Pursue Gospel Unity by Avoiding Divisive Behavior (3:9) We are called to keep the Gospel central, not give ourselves to unprofitable disputes that oppose the Gospel.   Preserve Gospel Unity By Confronting Divisive People (3:10-11) We must guard our Gospel unity by not tolerating those who stir up division within the church.   The Application of Gospel Unity Preserving Gospel u...

Text:  Titus 3:3-8   Before Christ: Our Sinfulness (3:3) Before Christ, we were entrenched in our rebellion against God and enslaved to our desires.   After Christ: Our Salvation (3:4-7) After Christ, we are saved by His mercy, given new life through the Spirit, and justified by His grace.   Through Christ: Our Service (3:8) Through Christ, we are equipped and compelled to do good works for the sa...

Text: Titus 3:1-2   Grace-Filled Submission (3:1a) Our life must be characterized by a submission to God and His ordained authority in this world.   Grace-Filled Service (3:1b) Our life must be characterized by an eagerness to serve the Lord and carry out His will.   Grace-Filled Speech (3:2) Our relationships must be characterized by speaking evil to no one and giving courtesy to everyone with ge...

Text:   Titus 2:11-15   Grace Appeared to Us in Christ (2:11) God's grace is personified to us in Christ's coming to us. God's grace is dispensed to us through Christ's work of salvation.   Grace Trains Us to Live For Christ (2:12) God's grace trains us to say no to self-centered living. God's grace trains us to say yes to Christ-centered living.   Grace Motivates Us to Serve Christ and Look For H...

Text:  Titus 2:9-10   Our Work Should Reflect the Gospel (2:9-10a) We should be submissive in every way that is God-honoring. We should excel in working well without argument or opposition. We should excel in being trustworthy and faithful as opposed to dishonest and deceptive.     Our Work Should Adorn the Gospel (2:10b) We need to view our work as a platform for Gospel proclamation. The way we w...

Text:  Titus 2:6-8   Sound Doctrine Produces Sound Men Who are Self-Controlled (2:6). God calls older men to life-on-life discipleship that culminates in the sanctification of younger men. God calls younger men to a life of self-mastery in thought and deed.   Sound Doctrine Produces Sound Men Who Lead and Teach By Example (2:7-8) God calls the leaders of the church to lead by example in good works...

Text:  Titus 2:4-5   Sound Doctrine Leads to Sound Training in Christlikeness (2:3-4a) God calls older women to life-on-life discipleship that culminates in the sanctification of younger women.   Sound Doctrine Produces Sound Women With Christlike Character (2:4-5). God calls younger women to cultivate a love for their family. God calls younger women to guard their minds and desires. God calls you...

Title: "God's Instructions for Older Men & Women" Text:  Titus 2:1-3   Sound Doctrine Must Be Taught Faithfully by Christlike Elders (2:1) Sound Gospel doctrine feeds the church. Sound Gospel doctrine counsels the church.   Sound Gospel doctrine protects the church.   Sound Doctrine Must Be Modeled Faithfully By Older Men (2:2). God calls older men to be Christ-focused. God calls older men to be w...

God's Love Defined - "God's love is an exercise of His goodness towards individual sinners whereby, having identified Himself with their welfare, He has given us His Son to be their Savior, and now brings them to know and enjoy Him in a covenant relation." (J.I. Packer, Knowing God) - God declares Himself as the One who abounds in love (Exodus 34:6-7). - God is declared as the very essence and def...

Text: Romans 8:31-39   What then shall we say to these things ? Our Justification, sanctification, and our glorification is tied back to "No condemnation." "Nothing" – What can we say? "Everything" – We should be in continuous praise and live for Christ.   If God is for us, who can be against us ? "If" God is for us? This can mean "Since" or "Because" Psalm 118:6 "…What can man do to me?"   He who...

God's Love Defined "God's love is an exercise of His goodness towards individual sinners whereby, having identified Himself with their welfare, He has given us His Son to be their Savior, and now brings them to know and enjoy Him in a covenant relation." (J.I. Packer, Knowing God) God declares Himself as the One who abounds in love (Exodus 34:6-7). God is declared as the very essence and definitio...

Title: "The Providence of God, Part 3" Text Matthew  6:25 -34 God's Providence Defined God's Providence Displayed God's Providence Demonstrated (Matthew 6:25 -34) Submit to God as the Provider and Sustainer of your life (verses 25-30) Surrender your life to God's care and His Kingdom purposes (verses 31-34)

God's Providence Defined "The providence of God is seen in His purposeful and pervasive sovereignty" (Piper) "The providence of God is the almighty, everywhere-present power of God, whereby, as it were by His hand, He still upholds heaven and earth with all creature, and so governs them that herbs and grass, rain and drought, fruitful and barren years, meat and drink, health and sickness, riches a...

God's Providence Defined - "The providence of God is seen in His purposeful and pervasive sovereignty" (Piper). - "The providence of God is the almighty, everywhere-present power of God, whereby, as it were by His hand, He still upholds heaven and earth with all creature, and so governs them that herbs and grass, rain and drought, fruitful and barren years, meat and drink, health and sickness, ric...

Text: 1 Peter  1:13 -21 God's Holiness Demonstrated (1 Peter  1:13 -21) - Our mindset is driven by the Gospel (v. 13a). - Our hope is fueled by grace with an eternal perspective (v. 13b). - Our holiness is produced by the One who is holy (vv. 14-16). - Our conduct is empowered by Christ and His atoning work (vv. 17-21).

The Cross and the Constraint: Living In Light of Christ's Sacrifice | Gebriell Sierra Text: 2 Corinthians 5:14-15 Outline: • The Cross - Ruin - Redemption - Regeneration • The Constraint - No Longer Live Yourself - Forsake Sin - Do Not Waste Your Life - Discipline Yourself For the Purpose of Godliness - Be Motivated By Love

Isaiah 6:1-9 God's Holiness Defined "The primary meaning of holy is separate. It comes from an ancient word that means to cut or to separate." (Sproul) God's holiness carries the idea of transcendence, moral perfection, and majestic splendor.   God's Holiness Displayed (Isaiah 6:1-5) God's holiness governs all His attributes and points to all His works. God's holiness is seen in the superlative: H...

Drew Erickson preaches from Romans 1:13-3:27. He walks through the power, righteousness, and wisdom of God revealed in the Gospel to guilty sinners. We receive the righteousness of God through faith as we are justified through Christ's redemption.

Text:  Titus 1:10-16   The Exposure of Gospel Opponents (Titus 1:10-13a) We must detect their expanding infiltration within the church. We must recognize their ungodly character. We must silence them by removing their platform, overpowering them with truth, and giving ourselves to holy living. (MacArthur)   The Response to Gospel Opponents (Titus 1:13b-14) Their teaching must be reproved, so they...

Travis Thompson preaches from Hebrews 1:1-4 on Christ's supremacy.

Text: Titus 1:10-16   The Exposure of Gospel Opponents (Titus 1:10-13a) We must detect their expanding infiltration within the church. We must recognize their ungodly character. We must silence them by removing their platform, overpowering them with truth, and giving ourselves to holy living. (MacArthur)

Text: Titus 1:5-9   The Charge to Appoint Christlike Elders (Titus 1:5) The New Testament uses three words to refer to the same leadership office: Elder, Overseer, and Pastor . Titus was charged with identifying, appointing, and equipping elders to lead the church.   The Character to Aspire to in Christlike Elders (Titus 1:6) An elder is above reproach. An elder is faithfully devoted to his wife....

Text: Titus 1:5-7   The Charge to Appoint Christlike Elders (Titus 1:5) The New Testament uses three words to refer to the same leadership office: Elder, Overseer, and Pastor . Titus was charged with identifying, appointing, and equipping elders to lead the church.   The Character to Aspire to in Christlike Elders (Titus 1:6) An elder is above reproach. An elder is faithfully devoted to his wife....

Text:  Titus 1:5-6   The Charge to Appoint Christlike Elders (Titus 1:5) The New Testament uses three words to refer to the same leadership office: Elder, Overseer, and Pastor . Titus was charged with identifying, appointing, and equipping elders to lead the church.   The Character to Aspire in Christlike Elders (Titus 1:6) An elder is a man who is above reproach. An elder is a man who is faithful...

One of our elders, Jeff Fitzgerald preached to us today from James 5:7-12. He exhorted us to consider five ways to let patience have its perfect work in our life.   First, we must wait with long patience with eternity in view, enduring affliction with a centered trust in God.   Second, we must establish and strengthen our hearts to be steadfast in light of Christ's return.   Third, we must not bec...