I want to b a worker for the Lord!

4. Ready for Every Good Work!
Tit 3:1, 8 & 14 Remind them to be subject to
rulers and authorities, to obey, to be ready for
every good work, This is a faithful saying, and
these things I want you to affirm constantly,
that those who have believed in God should be
careful to maintain good works. These things
are good and profitable to men. And let our
people also learn to maintain good works, to
meet urgent needs, that they may not be
unfruitful.

5. I. Need to Remember!
(Tit. 3:1-3)
▪ Paul tells Titus to “remind them!” or KJV “put
them in mind!”
▸It is often that we forget and need to
remember, we need to put it back in our minds!
▪ There is a pressing need to bring to our
memory, how we need to behave and what
we need to be doing!

6. Getting back on track!
Rev 2:5 “Remember therefore from where you
have fallen; repent and do the first works, or else
I will come to you quickly and remove your
lampstand from its place--unless you repent.”
▪ We have been saved to serve!
▸Tit 2:14 “who gave Himself for us, that He
might redeem us from every lawless deed and
purify for Himself His own special people,
zealous for good works.”

7. To God be the Glory!
Mt 5:16 “Let your light so shine before men,
that they may see your good works and
glorify your Father in heaven.”
▪ It is by our good works that others come to see
that we belong to God!
▸1 Pet. 2:12 having your conduct honorable
among the Gentiles, that when they speak
against you as evildoers, they may, by your
good works which they observe, glorify God in
the day of visitation.

8. II. Need to Rejoice!
(Tit. 3:4-7)
▪ Truly the child of God has much to rejoice about!
▸Php 4:4 Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will
say, rejoice!
▸1 Thess 5:16 Rejoice always,
▪ Indeed God is good to us!
▸Jn 3:16 “For God so loved the world that He
gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes
in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.”

9. Saved by God’s mercy & grace!
(Eph. 2:4-8)
▪ Eph 2:4-4, 8 But God, who is rich in mercy,
because of His great love with which He loved
us, even when we were dead in trespasses,
made us alive together with Christ (by grace you
have been saved), For by grace you have been
saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it
is the gift of God,
▸God’s part: Mercy & grace = salvation!
▸Man’s part: Faith & obedience = salvation!

10. III. Need to be Ready!
(Tit. 3:8-11)
▪ I once heard a sermon on “What It Means to
be Ready!” & I would like to share the points!
▸ One Must Plan! Prepare! Pursue!
▪ I really love verse 8 here!
▸ Tit 3:8 This is a faithful saying, and these things
I want you to affirm constantly, that those who
have believed in God should be careful to maintain
good works. These things are good and profitable
to men.

11. Ready for every good work!
▪ Paul is now telling Titus how to live out what he told
him in verse one!
▪ “Be careful to devote themselves” or “might be
careful to maintain”
▸These five words come from only two Greek words
– phrontizo = exercise thought, be careful
– proistemi = to stand before, practice, be over
▸The idea is that we “exercise thought to practice!”
– Good works are not a “by-product” but rather “a
way of life” for us!

12. Conclusion:
▪ It is my hope and prayer tonight that each of us
will learn to be “ready for every good work!
▪ If you are here and not yet a child of God, a
Christian, then today is the day!
▸2 Cor 6:2 For He says: "In an acceptable time
I have heard you, And in the day of salvation I
have helped you." Behold, now is the accepted
time; behold, now is the day of salvation.
▪ For us that are Christians, let’s get to work!

14. We are not saved by
works, we are saved to
work!
We do work to achieve,
we work because we
believe!