Pastor Shaun Marksbury

“ Elders, Olders, & Their Instructions” ( Titus 2:1–3) Series:               “Titus: Godly People, Godly Church,” #8         Text:                 Titus 2:1–3 By:                    Shaun Marksbury                                     Date:                June 23, 2024 Venue:              Living Water Baptist Church                         Occasion:             PM Service   I.               Introduction There’s a maxim in our society: respect your elders.   Even so, everything we do in society seems to contradict it.   After decades of them hiding their gray hair from us, we then turn and hide them down in Florida, where no one thinks to look.   Younger generations flippantly write off anything from the baby boomer generation.   And the sad reality is that this thinking infects the church, having a detrimental effect on the health of the local body. Here’s an example.   I read a book once on churches, and it is really bad in areas.   Gone is Titus 2; the

“ Should Christians Care about   LGBTQ+ Lifestyles?” ( Various Texts) Series:               “LGBTQ+ Issues” #5                   Text:                 Various Texts By:                    Shaun Marksbury                         Date:                June 23, 2024 Venue:              Living Water Baptist Church             Occasion:             AM Service   I.               Introduction We’ve spent quite a bit of time considering a subject that is, at times, uncomfortable and counter-cultural.   It’s the subject matter that draws the ire of the world and risks us losing some friends.   The question is why we should care about this subject.   Some have a live-and-let-live attitude, and people indeed have the freedom in our country to do what they want.   So, the argument is that it is none of our business. Of course, we have many reasons to care within our own congregation.   We have many children in this church that go to public schools, where not only is a si