Mission Hills Church
We all want to be "good" people; good parents, good friends, good husbands and wives, good citizens. But what does it really mean to be "good"...and how do we get there? Join us for a life-changing study of the book of Titus and find God's heart for the good life.
Our lives follow our focus.
What's my focus?
The world says that the good life is all about getting good for ourselves.
God says the good life is all about giving good to others.
Titus 1:10 NIV
"They must be silenced, because they are disrupting whole households by teaching things they ought not to teach—" (Titus 1:11a)
"You’ve got to shut these people down, because they’re flipping churches...” (CRT).
The mission of the church is to advance the Gospel in the world.
A real church is Gospel-focused and mission-minded.
"...and that for the sake of dishonest gain." (Titus 1:11b)
Our motivation sets our focus.
What's my motivation?
Titus 1:12-14 NIV
Titus 1:13-14 NIV
John 14:6 NIV
Titus 1:15 NIV
The Pure = those who have said “yes” to following Jesus.
To those trusting in the simple Gospel, “it's all good”, but to those trusting in anything else, “they're no good.”
Titus 1:16 NIV
Their focus made them unfit for living the good life.
The church doesn't have a missions program...we are a mission program.
When a church stops being mission-minded, it inevitably stops being Gospel-centered.
Followers of Jesus don't go on mission trips, we lead mission-minded lives.
Staying Gospel-centered and mission-minded is the only way to live the good life.
Besides the Gospel itself, what do I feel gives me better standing than others with God?
On a scale of 1-10, how mission-minded am I and what can I do to move the needle a notch?
· Is there a motivation that’s distracting me from living on-mission with Jesus?
· Is there a focus that’s distracting me from living on-mission with Jesus?
· Do I have the right community to challenge me to live on-mission with Jesus?
What part of my life doesn’t feel like the “good life” right now? Is there an opportunity there for living on-mission that I’m missing?