Summit Church Sermons

One of the jobs of a church elder is to rebuke those who contradict sound doctrine. Titus 1:10-16 describes the problem population that needs to be rebuked. In this sermon Pastor Catlan unpacks the problem, the response, and the reason that Paul gives for leaders to silence those who teach false doctrine.

Proverbs 23:24-35 provides one of the strongest warnings about alcohol in Scripture. What does Scripture really say about drinking alcohol? What is a mixed drink and why does it matter? Find answers to these questions as Pastor Catlan unpacks this text to the glory of God.

How wise should an elder be? What specifically should they know? Why does it matter for the church to grow in wisdom about Jesus? In this message on Titus 1:9, Pastor Catlan unpacks the requirement for an elder to hold firm to the Word of God as taught and for all Christians to ask good questions to access all things pertaining to life and godliness.

Titus 1:7-8 gives a list of moral qualifications for an elder. Should Christians evaluate a person based on their morality? If our righteousness comes from Christ and not our own works then why does this matter? In this message, Pastor Catlan unpacks the value of Christian morality as a secondary but important matter.

What does it mean to be a steward and how do you evaluate a potential elder on being a steward? Is stewardship just about money or does God's steward show this behavior in other ways? In this message Pastor Catlan unpacks Titus 1:7 and 1 Peter 4:10-11 to explain how to be God's steward.

Jesus' death, burial, and resurrection is the most important event in history. How did people feel in response to these events? What does Scripture capture of human responses to such amazing events? For Resurrection Sunday, Pastor Catlan unpacks what it felt like on that all-important weekend.

In Titus 1:5-9 we find 18 qualifications for elders. Verse 6 has several qualifications that focus on a man’s leadership of his family. An elder should be a husband of one wife and his children should be believers. This leads to important questions about elders. Can an elder be single? Does this verse speak to gender or just marital status? Can a divorced man be an elder? How do we know if an elde...

Titus 1:5-9 gives a list of 18 qualifications for an elder. Is there a good foundation of truth that should inform our use of those qualifications? Are the standards black and white? Can any Christian evaluate another person based on biblical qualifications? In this message Pastor Catlan unpacks a biblical perspective on how to apply qualifications to other Christians.

Is it ever correct or appropriate to say that a church, filled with the Holy Spirit, is lacking or deficient? In this message on Titus 1:4-5, Pastor Catlan unpacks the implications of Paul's statement that Titus must "put what remained into order, and appointed elders."

What does it look like to have a good heart of worship? In 2 Samuel 6:14-22 we see a married couple that have very different responses to the presence of God. In this message we discover why it is good to dance before the Lord even though that might look different for all of us.

The hope of the church is eternal life, which God promised before the ages began. Why does it matter that God promised eternal life before the ages began? Is eternal life something we should hope for? In this message from a series through the book of Titus, Pastor Catlan explains what Paul meant by hope of eternal life in Titus 1:2-3.

What is the purpose of ministry? In the introduction to Paul's letter to Titus, we see that he was concerned with the faith and knowledge of the truth of God's people. In this message, the second in a series on the book of Titus, Pastor Catlan explains what Paul meant by "faith", "knowledge", "truth", and "elect".

Paul introduced himself at the beginning of his letter to Titus as a servant of God and an Apostle of Jesus Christ. What we can discover from these opening words that would affect us today? In this first message from the series on Titus, we see that humility and authority live side by side in the Christian life.