Good Worldly Christians Pt 1A

09/09/2025 29 min

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Episode Synopsis

This week on Growing In Grace: Are you tired of the chaos around us? Many Christians today are either running to isolated compounds or diving into political activism, convinced they can fix our broken culture. But what if both responses miss the mark entirely? In this powerful message from Titus 3:1-2, Pastor Bart Horton tackles one of the most practical questions facing believers today: How do we remain faithful to God while living in an increasingly ungodly world? You might be surprised by Paul's answer. It's not about retreating from society or becoming a political warrior. Instead, Paul gives us something far more radical - and far more challenging. He shows us how to be people who have "the stench of the world on our clothes with the fresh air of heaven in our souls."Pastor Bart reveals why our judgment of government morality can't change our mandate to submit to authority, how our ability to live under immoral leadership actually proves we're not of this world, and why our main responsibility isn't to save the government God has established. This isn't just theory - the believers in Crete who first received this letter were living under hostile pagan authorities. Yet Paul didn't give them an exit strategy or a political battle plan. He gave them something that would transform how they viewed every interaction with the world around them. Join us for this eye-opening study that will challenge your assumptions about Christian citizenship and show you God's surprising path to faithful living in turbulent times. Growing in Grace is presented by Grace Bible Church of Hutchinson, KS, featuring the verse-by-verse Bible teaching of Pastor Bart Horton.