Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
This sermon, based on Titus 3:1-9, explores the transformative power of God's grace. It begins with a reading of Titus 3:1-8, emphasizing submission, obedience, and good works as responses to salvation. Pastor Anthony Uvenio illustrates God's intervention with the story of Mary Frances McLeod, rescued from a burning car by Nathan Felix, highlighting the theme of undeserved rescue.
The sermon then delves into Titus 3:3-6, examining mankind's fallen state ("foolish, disobedient, led astray") and contrasting it with God's merciful action. It emphasizes that salvation is not based on works but on God's kindness, love, and mercy, manifested through regeneration and renewal by the Holy Spirit. Pastor Anthony stresses that God saves, justifies, regenerates, renews, and makes believers heirs to eternal life.
The sermon addresses the question of why God saves, emphasizing that it's not due to any merit in humans but solely based on God's character and love. It refutes the idea of free will as the solution, stating that man's will is corrupted and needs God's intervention. Salvation is presented as the work of the triune God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
Finally, the sermon concludes by emphasizing the proper response to salvation: gratitude. Drawing a parallel to Mary McLeod's thankfulness to her rescuer, Nathan Felix, the speaker urges listeners to express constant thanksgiving to God for His gift of salvation. The sermon ends with a prayer of gratitude and a call to live a life of faith and service.
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This sermon, based on Titus 3:1-9, explores the transformative power of God's grace. It begins with a reading of Titus 3:1-8, emphasizing submission, obedience, and good works as responses to salvation. Pastor Anthony Uvenio illustrates God's intervention with the story of Mary Frances McLeod, rescued from a burning car by Nathan Felix, highlighting the theme of undeserved rescue.
The sermon then delves into Titus 3:3-6, examining mankind's fallen state ("foolish, disobedient, led astray") and contrasting it with God's merciful action. It emphasizes that salvation is not based on works but on God's kindness, love, and mercy, manifested through regeneration and renewal by the Holy Spirit. Pastor Anthony stresses that God saves, justifies, regenerates, renews, and makes believers heirs to eternal life.
The sermon addresses the question of why God saves, emphasizing that it's not due to any merit in humans but solely based on God's character and love. It refutes the idea of free will as the solution, stating that man's will is corrupted and needs God's intervention. Salvation is presented as the work of the triune God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
Finally, the sermon concludes by emphasizing the proper response to salvation: gratitude. Drawing a parallel to Mary McLeod's thankfulness to her rescuer, Nathan Felix, the speaker urges listeners to express constant thanksgiving to God for His gift of salvation. The sermon ends with a prayer of gratitude and a call to live a life of faith and service.
#salvationbygrace #titus3 #reformedtheology #godsmercy #savedbygrace #eternallife #faithnotworks #gospeltruth #triunegod #thankyoujesus
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Semper Reformanda!
