Dwelling On The Past Part 1 - Titus 3:3

07/10/2025 29 min

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Titus 3:3 (Part 1) - Growing In Grace We all have memories we'd rather forget—moments that bring regret, shame, or fear. But what if understanding your past is the key to living faithfully in the present? In this episode of Growing In Grace, Pastor Bart Horton takes us into one of Scripture's most brutally honest passages: Titus 3:3. Paul doesn't pull punches as he reminds believers exactly who we were before Christ—foolish, disobedient, deceived, enslaved to lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful and hating one another. But Paul isn't trying to shame us. He's laying the theological foundation for how Christians are called to live godly lives in an ungodly world. If you don't recognize how ugly your depravity was, it's hard to recognize where God has brought you in His kindness. Pastor Bart breaks down five devastating categories of our old self:Clueless – Spiritually foolish, without right thoughts about GodContrary – Disobedient to God's law, His enemiesConfused – Deceived by Satan and led astrayConquered – Enslaved to sin with no power to break freeContentious – Living in hatred toward God and othersThis is the bad news. But here's the truth: we can't fix ourselves. We ARE the bad news. Yet Paul doesn't leave us there—he's building toward something glorious. Because who we were can't be who we are. Join us for part one of this powerful two-part series on Titus 3:3 as we discover how rightly understanding our past motivates and transforms our present.About Growing In Grace:Growing In Grace is a radio program presented by Grace Bible Church of Hutchinson, Kansas, featuring verse-by-verse Bible teaching from Pastor Bart Horton. Our mission is to build up Christ's church, equipping believers to live lives that bring glory to God and share the hope of Christ with others.📍 Grace Bible Church | 1221 East 33rd, Hutchinson, KS⏰ Sunday Services: 8:45am & 10:30am🌐 Online: gbchutch.com#Titus #BibleTeaching #ChristianPodcast #VersbyVerse #GrowingInGrace #Depravity #Gospel #Salvation #PastorBartHorton #GraceBibleChurch #BiblicalTruth #ChristianLiving