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?