1. What do you Insist upon? Titus 3:8-11 Titus 3:8-11
Titus 3:8–11 (ESV) — 8 The saying is trustworthy, and I want you to insist on these things, so that those who have believed in God may be careful to devote themselves to good works. These things are excellent and profitable for people. 9 But avoid foolish controversies, genealogies, dissensions, and quarrels about the law, for they are unprofitable and worthless. 10 As for a person who stirs up division, after warning him once and then twice, have nothing more to do with him, 11 knowing that such a person is warped and sinful; he is self-condemned.
Introduction:
1. INSIST-How

2. Insist upon what? Context Titus 3:1-7 a. Context: Titus 3:1-7
Titus 3:1–7 (ESV) — 1 Remind them to be submissive to rulers and authorities, to be obedient, to be ready for every good work, 2 to speak evil of no one, to avoid quarreling, to be gentle, and to show perfect courtesy toward all people. 3 For we ourselves were once foolish, disobedient, led astray, slaves to various passions and pleasures, passing our days in malice and envy, hated by others and hating one another. 4 But when the goodness and loving kindness of God our Savior appeared, 5 he saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to his own mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit, 6 whom he poured out on us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior, 7 so that being justified by his grace we might become heirs according to the hope of eternal life.

3. What is the trustworthy statement
be submissive to rulers and authorities
to be obedient
to be ready for every good work
speak evil of no one
to avoid quarreling
to be gentle
to show perfect courtesy toward all people
be submissive to rulers and authorities,
to be obedient,
to be ready for every good work
speak evil of no one,
to avoid quarreling,
to be gentle,
to show perfect courtesy toward all people

4. Reminder who we were For we ourselves were once foolish Disobedient
led astray
slaves to various passions and pleasures
passing our days in malice and envy, hated by others and hating one another
For we ourselves were once foolish
Disobedient
led astray
slaves to various passions and pleasures
passing our days in malice and envy, hated by others and hating one another

5. Reminder of the mercy and grace of God
Goodness and loving kindness of God our Savior appeared,
He saved us,
Not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to his own mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit, 6 whom he poured out on us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior, 7 so that being justified by his grace we might become heirs according to the hope of eternal life.
Do we become obnoxious when we insist?
Goodness and loving kindness of God our Savior appeared,
He saved us,
Not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to his own mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit, 6 whom he poured out on us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior, 7 so that being justified by his grace we might become heirs according to the hope of eternal life.
3. Do we become obnoxious when we insist?

6. What should we insist upon?
Believers are careful to devote yourselves to good works
Do the activities that are excellent
Do the things that are profitable
A. Believers are careful to devote yourselves to good works
B. Do the activities that are excellent
C. Do the things that are profitable

7. What should we avoid? INSIST
Avoid foolish conversation
Are you Calvinist or Arminian?
Are you a Viking or a Packer or a Bear or a Lion?
Is the Baptist Church better than the …..?
The best diet is the all protein diet, all the ads, etc.
Is a Ford better than a Chevy than a Ram?
Does love make a Subaru a Subaru?
We should build a building with heat in the floor vs. Roof
We should tweet our responses vs. face to face talk
A. Avoid foolish conversation
1. Are you Calvinist or Arminian?
2. Are you a Viking or a Packer or a Bear or a Lion?
3. Is the Baptist Church better than the …..?
4. The best diet is the all protein diet, all the ads, etc.
5. Is a Ford better than a Chevy than a Ram?
6. Does love make a Subaru a Subaru?
7. We should build a building with heat in the floor vs. Roof
8. We should tweet our responses vs. face to face talk

8. Avoid genealogies 1 Timothy 6:2b–10
Looking for a way to give a “gotcha” moment
Looking for the details in the law to argue
1 Timothy 6:2b–10 (ESV) — 2 …. Teach and urge these things. 3 If anyone teaches a different doctrine and does not agree with the sound words of our Lord Jesus Christ and the teaching that accords with godliness, 4 he is puffed up with conceit and understands nothing. He has an unhealthy craving for controversy and for quarrels about words, which produce envy, dissension, slander, evil suspicions, 5 and constant friction among people who are depraved in mind and deprived of the truth, imagining that godliness is a means of gain. 6 But godliness with contentment is great gain, 7 for we brought nothing into the world, and we cannot take anything out of the world. 8 But if we have food and clothing, with these we will be content. 9 But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation, into a snare, into many senseless and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction. 10 For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evils. It is through this craving that some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many pangs.
1. Looking for a way to give a “gotcha” moment
2. Looking for the details in the law to argue

9. Avoid dissensions Contention—Love of strife, love of quarrelling,
Love to argue
1. Contention—Love of strife, love of quarrelling,
2. Love to argue

10. Avoid quarrels about the law
Trying to trip someone up with a strange law
1. Quarrels about the Law
2. Trying to trip someone up with a strange law

11. They are all unprofitable and worthless
Serve no purpose
Vain-idolatrous talk and life
1. Serve no purpose
2. Vain-idolatrous talk and life

12. Balance insistence and a person causing division
A person who stirs up divisions
Choosing to cause heretical divisions
Making people be continually in an uproar
A. A person who stirs up divisions
1. Choosing to cause heretical divisions
2. Making people be continually in an uproar

13. Dealing with a divisive person
Warn them once-If no change
Warn them twice-if no change
Shun them
1. Warn-
a. Admonish
b. Reproof that leads to correct behavior
c. Appeal to the conscience, will and reasoning faculties
2. Warn them once, Warn them twice--
3. Shun them
C. That person is warped, sinful and self-condemned
1. Warped
2. sinful-err, waver from the truth, go wrong
--Errors pertaining to the faith
3. Self-condemned—passed sentence upon themselves

14. That person is warped, sinful and self-condemned
Sinful-waver from the truth, go wrong
Errors pertaining to the faith
Self-condemned—passed sentence upon themselves

15. Communion Self examination Bread Cup 1. Self examination 2. Bread
2. Bread
3. Cup