Tuesday, July 20, 2010

Titus sermon from Bloomington Campus - July 18, 2010



Introduce me and my family

Story on Mentoring

Lets examine the way we pursue the mentor and mentored relationship.
**Unpack the importance of this relationship.
**I want to unpack how a 2010 relationship can flourish.
**I want to unpack how Paul empowered Titus to do the stuff.
Who is Titus?
**Titus 1:4-5
**One of the first Gentile converts.
**Brother of Luke.
**Sent by Paul to the Corinthian church.
**An apostle who planted churches in Dalmatia (2 Timothy), who disciplined the body (2 Corinthians), and who appointed pastors (Titus 1).

Unpacking the Mentoring Relationship in Greater Detail

The mentoring relationship within the church becomes one of the most important tools for our future and our health.

The mentoring relationship will take time.

 The mentoring relationship will flourish when you trust them…

With the living of the gospel.

With decision making in tough circumstances.

To lead other leaders:

Unpacking how Paul empowered Titus: A Case Study for 2010.
**Look for people of character to appoint as leaders (Titus 1:6-10).
**Teach and encourage the entire body with the authority of Christ (Titus 2).
**Remember the Spirit has empowered you to good deeds/good works (Titus 3:3-7).
Closing
**Do you have a spiritual mentor?
**Are you mentoring anyone?
**Character vs. Competency - What is possibly holding you back?

Monday, July 12, 2010

Doing Ministry Together




Watch and Listen Online: http://www.thevineyardchurch.us/podcast

June 10-11, 2010 with

Ben Hoerr and Adam Waters

Paul and Timothy

I. Introduction

A. Doing Ministry Together

B. 2 Timothy 2:2

II. What it means to be a Paul

A. Change our thinking about maturity

B. Recognize this is something that we can all do

C. Be intentional

D. Ask the Holy Spirit what you should do

III. What it means to be a Timothy

A. We must be intentional about our time as our mentors are

B. We must imitate their character, not just their

methods (1 Timothy 4:6-16)

C. We must understand this is a life-long process (2 Timothy 4)

VI. Conclusion