Titus and His Companions
Traveling Together With Other Believers.
1 Corinthians 14:40 NLT
40 But be sure that everything is done properly and in order.
- Be sure that everything is done properly and in order.
- Do not set other people up for failure.
2 Corinthians 8:16-24 NLT
Titus and His Companions
16 But thank God! He has given Titus the same enthusiasm for you that I have. 17 Titus welcomed our request that he visit you again. In fact, he himself was very eager to go and see you. 18 We are also sending another brother with Titus. All the churches praise him as a preacher of the Good News. 19 He was appointed by the churches to accompany us as we take the offering to Jerusalem—a service that glorifies the Lord and shows our eagerness to help.
20 We are traveling together to guard against any criticism for the way we are handling this generous gift. 21 We are careful to be honorable before the Lord, but we also want everyone else to see that we are honorable.
22 We are also sending with them another of our brothers who has proven himself many times and has shown on many occasions how eager he is. He is now even more enthusiastic because of his great confidence in you. 23 If anyone asks about Titus, say that he is my partner who works with me to help you. And the brothers with him have been sent by the churches, and they bring honor to Christ. 24 So show them your love, and prove to all the churches that our boasting about you is justified.
Examine the scriptures:
2 Corinthians 8:16-24 NLT
Titus and His Companions
16 But thank God! He has given Titus the same enthusiasm for you that I have.
- The enthusiasm Titus had for the Corinthians came from God.
17 Titus welcomed our request that he visit you again. In fact, he himself was very eager to go and see you.
2 Corinthians 8:6 NLT
6 So we have urged Titus, who encouraged your giving in the first place, to return to you and encourage you to finish this ministry of giving.
- Titus welcomed the request to serve.
- We should welcome opportunities to serve others.
18 We are also sending another brother with Titus.
Unnamed.
All the churches praise him as a preacher of the Good News. 19 He was appointed by the churches to accompany us as we take the offering to Jerusalem—a service that glorifies the Lord and shows our eagerness to help.
20 We are traveling together to guard against any criticism for the way we are handling this generous gift.
1 Corinthians 16:3-4 NLT
3 When I come, I will write letters of recommendation for the messengers you choose to deliver your gift to Jerusalem. 4 And if it seems appropriate for me to go along, they can travel with me.
Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 NLT
9 Two people are better off than one, for they can help each other succeed. 10 If one person falls, the other can reach out and help. But someone who falls alone is in real trouble. 11 Likewise, two people lying close together can keep each other warm. But how can one be warm alone? 12 A person standing alone can be attacked and defeated, but two can stand back-to-back and conquer. Three are even better, for a triple-braided cord is not easily broken.
Deuteronomy 19:15 NLT
15 “You must not convict anyone of a crime on the testimony of only one witness. The facts of the case must be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.
Proverbs 11:14 NLT
14 Without wise leadership, a nation falls;
there is safety in having many advisers.
Galatians 6:1-2 NLT1
Dear brothers and sisters, if another believer is overcome by some sin, you who are godly should gently and humbly help that person back onto the right path. And be careful not to fall into the same temptation yourself. 2 Share each other’s burdens, and in this way obey the law of Christ.
Genesis 2:18 NLT
18 Then the Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper who is just right for him.”
- A person standing alone can be attacked and defeated.
- Two people working together are better off than one, for they can help each other succeed. … Three are even better.
21 We are careful to be honorable before the Lord, but we also want everyone else to see that we are honorable.
Philippians 4:8-9 NLT
8 And now, dear brothers and sisters, one final thing. Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise. 9 Keep putting into practice all you learned and received from me—everything you heard from me and saw me doing. Then the God of peace will be with you.
- Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable.
1 Corinthians 10:31 NLT
31 So whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.
- Do everything for the glory of God.
22 We are also sending with them another of our brothers who has proven himself many times and has shown on many occasions how eager he is.
An additional “brother” was added to the traveling delegation.
He is now even more enthusiastic because of his great confidence in you. 23 If anyone asks about Titus, say that he is my partner who works with me to help you. And the brothers with him have been sent by the churches, and they bring honor to Christ. 24 So show them your love, and prove to all the churches that our boasting about you is justified.
- Christian community is not an optional part of the Christian life.
Hebrews 10:24-25 NLT
24 Let us think of ways to motivate one another to acts of love and good works. 25 And let us not neglect our meeting together, as some people do, but encourage one another, especially now that the day of his return is drawing near.
