What the cross was

What God made it

Acts 2:3

The Cross is for all.

Titus 2:11-14

The Cross is our only hope.

John 14:6

Christ is our unshakable foundation.

The Cross is a call.

Luke 9:23

II Peter 3:10-13 - the coming of the day of the Lord

II Timothy 4:1-2 - Preaching was important in the early days of the church.

Romans 10:13-15

Preaching is relevant…

Because God still exists and Jesus is still the Christ!

Acts 17:23 - We need to know the same things that were preached back then.

Because salvation is still desirable!

Romans 1:15-16 - The gospel is still the power of God unto salvation.

If it is gospel preaching!

II Timothy 4:2-5 - True gospel preaching will offend some people, but it must have the Word of God as its foundation.

Because it promotes obedience!

Hebrews 3:16

We should still be eager to hear gospel preaching!

Titus 1:5-9 - Qualifications of elders

Elders are overseers or stewards of God’s house, which is His people. Elders are to watch and provide for the sheep that we in their care.

A man must have these qualifications to be appointed an elder and must maintain these qualifications to continue serving as an elder.

Titus 1:9 - An elder doesn’t have to be able to convince every single person who contradicts the Bible. Not even Jesus did that. He does have to be able to use a good working knowledge of the Bible to convince those with honest hearts.

Titus 1:10-11 - Elders must be able to silence those who rebel and upset the church and have the fortitude to actually do it.