A Church Built for Discipleship (Titus 2:1-10) - 8/20/25

Tabernacle Baptist Church
Aug 20
2 min read

Week 3 – Discipleship Involves Everyone

INTRO

A WORD TO THE CHURCH
The role we play as church members/church family
Investing in and influencing others.
We need this as a church mindset…MOVING TOWARD MATURITY.
All of Us. In this together!

Timothy and the church – v. 1

Teach sound doctrine
This goes without saying.

Older men – v. 2

Sober-minded, dignified, self-controlled, sound in faith, in love, in steadfastness
Relationship with God, others. Heart, Mind, Character.
These are men marked by stability, maturity, and doctrinal depth.
They are models, not spectators, in the life of the church.

Older women – vv. 3-5

Reverent in behavior. Set apart of God.
Not slanderers. Gossip. Tearing others down.
Not Slaves to much wine. Beyond just drunkenness. Self-control.
Train. Help them develop
A call to dignity and spiritual mentorship.
Teach younger women to love their families and walk in purity.

Younger women – vv.4-5

Self-control. Pure.
Disciplined. Faithful. Personal Holiness.
Working at home. Embracing and celebrating who they are. (this applies to both…men and women)

Younger men – v. 6

Urge. Exhort. Encourage. Come alongside (Be a Barnabas)
Self-controlled. Sound mind. Disciplined.
Helping them walk in maturity and wisdom. As older men, we KNOW. Been their…done that.

The Leadership – v. 7

In all respects to be a model of good works
In Teaching show integrity, dignity, sound speech
Words matter. We value what we teach.
Our life should be model for others to follow.
Our words, our actions.

Bondservants/Workers/Society vv. 9-10

Submissive – respect for authority.
Well-pleasing – a cheerful, trustworthy servant.
Not argumentative – not constantly resisting or complaining.
Not pilfering – honest, even in small things.
Adorn the gospel Our church or home or work…DISCIPLESHIP MISSION FIELD

The What Now

Titus 2 gives us more than a list of commands—it paints a picture. It’s a portrait of a healthy, gospel-driven church where every believer plays a part in discipleship:

Older men walk with integrity and faith.
Older women train the next generation with wisdom.
Younger believers grow through example and instruction.
Workers reflect the beauty of the gospel in their daily jobs.

This passage reminds us that discipleship is not just about what we receive—it’s about what we give. In our homes, our churches, and even our workplaces, we are all either adorning the doctrine of God… or distracting from it.

We are called to be a people who live the truth, speak the truth, and pass on the truth.Does your life make the gospel believable—in your home, your church, and your workplace?

Sources

MacArthur New Testament Commentary: Titus (Moody)
ESV Expository Commentary: Ephesians–Philemon, Vol. 11 (Crossway)
The Expositor’s Bible Commentary: Ephesians–Philemon, Vol. 12 (Zondervan)
Written by Pastor Jon Beck (and fine-tuned by “Ezra,” my digital thesaurus and scribe).