Sermon Title: What Does the Bible Expect of a Man?
"You, however, must teach what is appropriate to sound doctrine. Teach the older men to be temperate, worthy of respect, self-controlled, and sound in faith, in love and in endurance. Likewise, teach the older women to be reverent in the way they live, not to be slanderers or addicted to much wine, but to teach what is good. Then they can urge the younger women to love their husbands and children, to be self-controlled and pure, to be busy at home, to be kind, and to be subject to their husbands, so that no one will malign the word of God. Similarly, encourage the young men to be self-controlled. In everything set them an example by doing what is good. In your teaching show integrity, seriousness and soundness of speech that cannot be condemned, so that those who oppose you may be ashamed because they have nothing bad to say about us."
Christian men have a responsibilty - they are to teach and train others how to live out the Christian faith. They are to do this in word and deed: not only through telling others how to live for Christ, but demonstrating it by how they live. This responsibility is given to all men, whether they are young or old. And this is a responsibility that many Christian men are not meeting. Too many men who claim to be Christian do not regularly attend church or take little to no interest in spiritual matters. Our churches all across our country are kept open by faithful Christian women, while the men are at home or take a backseat to the affairs of the local church. The Scripture passage in Titus call men to be responsible for leading their families and churches in the ways of the Lord. Until more Christian men take on this responsibility, most of our churches in America will remain ineffective in their ability to impact their communities with the Gospel of Christ and families will be hurt spiritually.
This coming Sunday, on Father's Day, we will discuss men's greatest responsibilites as we conclude our current sermon series, "Life Questions: Answers to Life's Most Important Questions." I hope to see you then!
