Remember Who He Is

Sermon by Pastor Brent Snook / March 8, 2026

Text: Titus 3:4–8

INTRODUCTION

• Paul instructs Titus to continually remind the believers in Crete of two things:

1. Who they were

2. Who God is

• Titus 3:4 – “But after that…” – the contrast between what we were and what we are now.

I. REMEMBER HIS (Titus 3:4–7)

A. (v.4)

• God loves His people deeply (John 3:16).

• Understanding God’s love changes how we live and love Him.

• We love Him because He first loved us.

• The cross is the greatest display of God’s love.

• Because of His love and kindness, He saved us (v.5).

B. (v.5)

• Salvation is not earned but given through God’s mercy.

• Mercy has been described as “God’s ministry to the miserable.”

• God’s mercy reaches all kinds of people—from every background and generation.

C. (v.7)

• We are justified by grace through Jesus Christ.

• The Law reveals sin but cannot transform the heart.

• Grace through Christ accomplishes what the Law cannot.

• Romans 5:20 – “Where sin abounded, grace did much more abound.”

D. (v.7)

• Because of God’s love, mercy, and grace, believers become heirs.

• Romans 8:17 – Heirs of God and joint-heirs with Christ.

• Like Mephibosheth welcomed to David’s table (2 Samuel 9), believers receive undeserved favor.

II. REMEMBER OUR (Titus 3:8)

• Sound doctrine should lead to grateful obedience.

• Gratitude for grace produces good works.

• Believers are to live lives that display God’s glory.

A. Maintain Good Works in TIMES

• Trials can cause believers to either lean in to God or lean away.

• In suffering, believers must lean into the Shepherd (Psalm 23).

• Difficult seasons should produce deeper prayer, devotion, worship, and time in God’s Word.

B. Maintain Good Works in TIMES

• Waiting is one of the hardest parts of life.

• Scripture repeatedly calls believers to “wait on the Lord.”

• Psalm 130:5–6; Lamentations 3:25.

• Waiting is not inactivity but faithful obedience while trusting God’s timing.

• Examples of waiting: Noah, the disciples, Ruth, and believers awaiting Christ’s return.

CONCLUSION

• God can transform hurt into hope—both for today and for eternity.

• Paul’s instruction to Titus: remind believers who they are and who God is.

• Never forget whose banquet table you are sitting at.