Are You Attractive?Titus 2:10

Are You Attractive

• What do advertisers use to sell their products (cars, etc.): attractive women

• What do liquor makers use to sell their products: attractive labels

• Satan uses this approach (Gen. 3:5-6)

Are You Attractive

• Attraction to the gospel is important (1 Peter 3:1-4)

• When we have the truth of the gospel, but are not attractive in our Christian living, people will “lose their appetite” for it; just like going to a dirty restaurant

Making Christianity Attractive

• Good works (Mt. 5:16; 1 Pet. 2:12) – selfish Christianity is not attractive

• Love (Jn. 13:35) – hateful, spiteful Christianity is not attractive (1 Sam. 18:9; 18:11; 19:4; 20:17)

Making Christianity Attractive

• Speech (Eph. 2:29; Col. 4:6) – foul-mouthed Christianity is not attractive

• Unity (Psa. 133:1; Jn. 17:20-21; Ac. 2:47; 4:32) – divisive Christianity is not attractive

• Peace of mind (Phil. 2:14-15; 4:6-8) – unhappy Christianity is not attractive

Making Christianity Attractive

• Consistency (Mt. 23:1ff; Rom. 2;17-24) – inconsistent Christianity is not attractive

– Many claim to follow the Bible but reject its teaching

– Many claim to follow Jesus but do not attend

Making Christianity Attractive

• Devotion (Ruth 1:16ff) – uncommitted Christianity is not attractive

• Constancy (Dan. 6:3ff) – seasonal Christianity is not attractive

• Doing our best (Mk. 12:44; 14:3-9) – half-hearted Christianity is not attractive

Making Christianity Attractive

• Active (Titus 2:14; 3:1, 8, 14) – lazy, lukewarm Christianity is not attractive

• It is important to make Christianity attractive (Eph. 4:1; Phil. 1:27); people should want to come to Christ when they see and hear us