Words With Families Tuesday

Tuesday, Read Titus 2:4-8

    Spell out “KIDS” and read the passage. Titus 2:6 begins with “Similarly,” meaning that the instruction is not exclusively for “young men” and is linked to the instructions for “young women.” Verses 4-8 are for all who are willing to grow.

Kind in words “soundness of speech” Kids must be careful with the words they say. Only a child believes that “words will never hurt me”. Years later they’ll find words still wound.

Integrity Paul says that the young should behave not because of external reasons but because they have good hearts within. Wise parents work on character more than behavior.

Deeds are Good “nothing bad to say” The natural outflow of integrity are good works.

Self-Controlled. “sober-minded” Like father, like son, a child who sees self-control modeled is more likely to be controlled by God as well.

Words With Families Monday

Monday, Read Titus 2:2, 6-8

    Spell out “FATHERS” and ask for words that contain those letters to describe mature men. When women and men teach by example as well as explanation, they ensure that the word of God is not maligned or used in vain.

Faithful “sound in faith” Paul teaches that men are to be assured of their faith in God and assure others that they will be found faithful. The word “sound” applies to faith, love and endurance and means “healthy”.

Agape “sound in love” The word “love” comes from a Greek word pronounced “Ah-Gah-PAY” (used in John 3:16) and means a selfless, sacrificial love that meets the needs of others. It is a stronger word that the “phileo” love used to teach women to love their husbands and children. Men should be strong and healthy in their love.

Temperate “not extreme” Many men go to the extremes but a mature man should be moderate and controlled in all he does.

Holiness (vss. 6-8 with Heb. 12:7-10) When men discipline children, the writer of Hebrews explains that godly fathers should discipline not out of anger or even to punish but to produce holiness.

Endurance “sound in patience” KJV (See Col. 3:21) Men of high rank must have the endurance and patience to work with disciple younger men. Blessed is the man and the father who finishes well.

Respectable “worthy of respect” The most recurring command for wives is to respect their husbands. Men thrive on respect, but mature men don’t demand it, they earn respect.

Self-controlled “sober” KJV This self-controlled sobriety is not from within or as a result of one’s own will, but rather it is the control of a man’s self by God.

Words With Families Sunday

Introduction to Christian Home Week, 2012

    During Christian Home Week, FBC Killeen encourages families and friends to have seven days of devotionals.  If you have a Scrabble game, pick out the letters each day for the devotional word. (If you don’t have a Scrabble game, consider buying one as games are a great family get-together).

    Get a device with internet access (go to www.biblestudytools.com) Bibles with different translations to read a variety versions to come up with words to go with each day’s key word. Turn to Titus chapter 2 (NIV)

    “Words With Family” is for family members to come up with words to connect with each day’s Bible theme word.Don't feel limited to the ones on the devotionals. Encourage family members and friends to come up with other words to describe our members.

Read Titus 2:1-15

  ¹You must teach what is in accord with sound doctrine. ²Teach the older men to be temperate, worthy of respect, self-controlled, and sound in faith, in love and in endurance.  

³Likewise, teach the older women to be reverent in the way they live, not to be slanderers or addicted to much wine, but to teach what is good.⁴Then they can train the younger women to love their husbands and children, ⁵to be self-controlled and pure, to be busy at home, to be kind, and to be subject to their husbands, so that no one will malign the word of God. ⁶Similarly, encourage the young men to be self-controlled. ⁷In everything set them an example by doing what is good. In your teaching show integrity, seriousness ⁸and soundness of speech that cannot be condemned, so that those who oppose you may be ashamed because they have nothing bad to say about us. ⁹Teach slaves to be subject to their masters in everything, to try to please them, not to talk back to them, ¹⁰and not to steal from them, but to show that they can be fully trusted, so that in every way they will make the teaching about God our Savior attractive. ¹¹For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men. ¹²It teaches us to say “No” to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in this present age, ¹³while we wait for the blessed hope—the glorious appearing of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ, ¹⁴who gave himself for us to redeem us from all wickedness and to purify for himself a people that are his very own, eager to do what is good. ¹⁵These, then, are the things you should teach. Encourage and rebuke with all authority. Do not let anyone despise you.

Sunday. Read Titus 2:3-5

    Use Scrabble letters to spell out “MOTHERS”. When you think of godly women, what are some words that use the letters found in “MOTHERS”?

Mature “...older women” The word “older” not only means age, but can mean “advanced rank” and is sometimes translated “ambassador” or “elders” in the church. There are always those who are more advanced than we are from whom we can learn and to whom we can give respect. This means to revere or be respectful of one another. Specifically, Paul encourages women not to hurt people with words (“slander”) and not to be indulgent in self-pleasures, especially alcohol.

Others “to love their husbands, to love their children” Women are to put others first, especially in their love for their husbands and children.

Teachers “teach what is good” Mothers are our first teachers. In addition to love, Paul gives the following four examples of what mature women can teach younger women (and the rest of us as well).

Homemakers. “busy at home” Many women work outside the home, but all mothers make their homes a priority.

Examples “to be kind” Some translations simply say women are to teach the younger women to be good.

Righteous in action “pure” The word pure or chaste is from the same word we the word “Holy.” (Greek: HAGIOS)

Sensible (in wisdom). “self-controlled” This word means to be of sound mind, temperate, “wise thinking. Other translations render these last two words as “chaste and discreet” or being “wise in mind and clean in heart.”