Titus’ Task on Crete—Titus 1:1–16
Topics: Children, Disobedience, Faithfulness, Holiness, Leadership, Maturity, Serving
Open It
1. What characteristics do you think are necessary in a good leader?
2. *What leader has had the most influence on you? How?
Explore It
1. How is Paul’s description of himself at the beginning of this letter significant? (1:1)
2. How did Paul describe the faith that he had? (1:1–2)
3. In light of Paul’s reference to Titus, what kind of relationship did these two believers have? (1:4)
4. Why did Paul leave Titus in Crete? (1:5)
5. *For what reason was it necessary to appoint elders in the towns? (1:5, 10)
6. *What qualifications were necessary to be an elder in Titus’s church? (1:6–9)
7. Why is it necessary for an elder to be blameless? (1:7)
8. *What is the result of holding firm to the “trustworthy message”? (1:9)
9. How should believers respond to “rebellious people” in the church? (1:10–13)
10. What were the rebellious people doing that Paul so strongly condemned? (1:11)
11. What did Paul tell his audience to pay no attention to? (1:14)
12. How is it possible to learn whether a person truly knows God? (1:16)
Get It
1. What does it mean that, “To the pure, all things are pure”?
2. What does the relationship between Paul and Titus teach us about how we should treat other Christians?
3. *Why is it necessary to appoint elders and leaders in the church?
4. *Who are the overseers in your church?
5. To what extent should we choose church elders according to the guidelines in this passage?
6. How should the qualifications for a church leader be different from those for a leader outside of the church?
7. Why do you think it is important for leaders’ children to believe in the Lord and not be disobedient?
8. What work in the church has God entrusted to you?
9. What area of your character most needs your attention at this time in your life?
10. How can you encourage others?
11. What are rebellious people in the church like?
12. How should we treat rebellious people in the church?
13. What should our motivation be in correcting those who teach things they ought not to teach?
14. What do your actions reveal about your relationship with God?
Apply It
1. What can you do in the next few days to encourage another Christian in his or her faith?
2. *How can you show support for your church leaders? When?
3. What is one way you can support true doctrine and sound teaching in your church?
What Must Be Taught to Various Groups—Titus 2:1–15
Topics: Authority, Example, Holiness, Life-style, Righteousness, Teaching, Training
Open It
1. How do parents teach their children their values and beliefs?
2. *What religious beliefs were you taught growing up? How?
Explore It
1. What main theme begins this chapter? (2:1)
2. What is important for older men to be taught? (2:2)
3. *How can older and younger Christians help each other? (2:2–8)
4. What must older women be taught? Why? (2:3–5)
5. What responsibility do older women have? (2:4)
6. What should younger women be taught? (2:4–5)
7. Why is it important for Christians to live blameless lives? (2:5)
8. What advice did Paul give to younger men? (2:6–8)
9. Who should set an example for others? How? (2:7)
10. What response did Paul hope for? (2:8)
11. How did Paul instruct slaves? Why? (2:9–10)
12. What does the grace of God bring? (2:11)
13. *Why should all Christians, whether old or young, be taught? (2:11–14)
14. What motivation do we have to live righteous lives? (2:12–13)
15. *How did Paul emphasize the importance of teaching all Christians? (2:15)
Get It
1. What does a person’s life-style reveal about his or her beliefs?
2. What should a Christian’s life-style be like?
3. *What responsibility do Christians have to each other?
4. What role should accountability play among Christians?
5. What can we learn about work from Paul’s instructions to slaves?
6. How can you make the gospel of Christ attractive to unbelievers in the way you work?
7. What motivates you to live a godly life?
8. *From what older, more mature believer do you want to learn?
9. How can you teach other Christians?
10. What do you have to share with other Christians about what you have learned in your own Christian walk?
11. How can you ensure that what you teach other Christians, even by your own life’s example, is in accordance with sound doctrine?
Apply It
1. Of all the advice Paul gives in this passage about how to live a holy life, what is one specific area that you will commit yourself to concentrate on this next week?
2. How can you remind yourself each day that the way you work is a testimony to others?
3. *What step can you take in the near future to learn from another more mature Christian?
4. What step can you take in the near future to share what you have learned with a younger believer?
Doing What Is Good—Titus 3:1–15
Topics: Authority, Eternal Life, Holy Spirit, Humility, Mercy, Obedience, Quarrels, Salvation, Spiritual Rebirth
Open It
1. *What is the dirtiest job you ever had to do?
2. When is it beneficial to argue about an issue?
3. In your experience, how can an argument damage a friendship?
Explore It
1. How does God want us to respond to authority? (3:1)
2. *How does God want us to treat all people? (3:1–2)
3. What are we like before we are saved? (3:3)
4. *What changes when we believe in Christ? How? (3:3–7)
5. What saved Paul from his foolishness? (3:4)
6. Why does God save people? (3:4–5)
7. What role does the Holy Spirit play in a person’s salvation? (3:5)
8. What is the result of being justified by faith? (3:7)
9. What did Paul tell Titus to stress? Why? (3:8)
10. Why is it important to avoid controversies and arguments? (3:9)
11. How should we treat a person who divides friends? (3:10–11)
12. *Why is it important for us to do what is good? (3:14)
Get It
1. In what ways do you need to subject yourself to rulers and authorities?
2. *What does it mean to show true humility?
3. *How can you show humility in all you do?
4. What difference does it make that God saves us out of His great mercy, and not because of anything we do?
5. What role does the Holy Spirit play in your life?
6. What can you do to devote yourself to doing what is good?
7. What can you do to guard yourself against getting involved in useless arguments?
Apply It
1. *What is one way you can serve others in your home, place of work, or church this week?
2. What can you do this next week to reconcile a damaged relationship?
3. How can you say thank you to God in the next few days for His saving grace toward you?
Adult Questions for LESSONmaker (2024). Bellingham, WA: Logos, p. Tt 1:1–3:15.