Message Notes

MORNING WORSHIP SERVICE 15 November 2020
Text: Titus 3
Title: “The washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit”

INTRODUCTION

1. An honest appraisal of our life before salvation

2. Paul’s candid remarks about himself

a) We ourselves were also once (sinful)

b) List of things confessed: Titus 3:3

i) Foolish

ii) Disobedient

iii) Deceived

iv) Serving various lusts

v) And pleasures

vi) Living in malice

vii) And envy

viii) Hateful

ix) And hating one another

3. The Salvation given by the Lord to be appreciated afresh

OUR SALVATION

1. God as Saviour (Titus 1:1-3)

a) The hope of eternal life (Titus 1:2a)

b) From God as One who cannot lie (Titus 1:2b)

c) God’s plan before time began (Titus 1:2c)

d) Manifested through preaching (Titus 1:3a)

e) According to God’s command (Titus 1:3b)

2. The Lord Jesus as Saviour

a) The Lord Jesus as our Saviour (Titus 1:4)

b) The grace of God that brings salvation
has appeared to all men (Titus 2:11)

i) And the Word became flesh (John 1:14a)

ii) And we beheld His glory (John 1:14b)

iii) As of the only begotten
of the Father (John 1:14c)

iv) Full of grace and truth (John 1:14d)

v) And of His fulness we have all received,
And grace for grace (John 1:16)

v) Grace and truth came
through Jesus Christ (John 1:17)

c) Looking for the blessed hope
and glorious appearing of our great God
and Saviour Jesus Christ (Titus 2:13)

d) Who gave Himself for us

e) That He might redeem us

i) From every lawless deed (Titus 2:14a)

ii) And purify for Himself (Titus 2:14b)

iii) His own special people
zealous for every good work (Titus 2:14c)

3. The Holy Spirit’s work in our salvation

Through the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit (Titus 3:5c)

a) Regeneration

b) Born again Doctrine (John 3:3)

c) This is a special work that the Holy Spirit does

i) Invisibly

ii) Internally

iii) As we exercise faith in the Lord Jesus Christ

THE REGENERATION OF THE HOLY SPIRIT

1. The teaching of the Lord Jesus Christ to Nicodemus

a) Most assuredly I say to you (John 3:3a)

b) Unless one is born again
he cannot see the kingdom of God (John 3:3b)

c) Unless one is born of water and the Spirit,
he cannot see the kingdom of God (John 3:5)

2. The washing of regeneration

a) Washing

i) Cleansing

ii) A deep work

iii) This is a necessary work

b) Regeneration

i) Born again concept

ii) This is a special work of the Spirit of God

iii) We are given a new spiritual life

CONCLUSION

1. Knowledge of the work of the Holy Spirit

a) This is important

b) It must be gained

c) It helps us to understand and appreciate our salvation better

d) It helps us understand the Spirit’s work further

2. Other works of the Spirit of God in our life

a) He teaches

b) He convicts

c) He guides

d) He reveals

e) He empowers

3. Appropriate responses

a) Yielding to the Spirit

b) Seeking to be filled

c) Bearing the fruit of the Spirit