Prelude to Titus

Leadership in the Lord’s Church: I Timothy last year & Titus + II Timothy this year. What God expects of His leaders. Leaders can be wrong about what God expects. Congregations can be wrong about what God expects. Let’s get it right! Amen? (The Limitations of the Lord’s Leaders) Exodus 18:1-27 • The best of men are men at best! • Joshua is to Moses what Timothy is to Paul! • This chapter in context - (1) The generational (their past), (2) The situational (their present), (3) The eventual (future), and most importantly (4) The theological (The truths/laws of God). • These 4 areas impacted the counseling & judging of Moses. • This would require incredible wisdom and a working knowledge of God’s Word. Moses has been a student at Exodus Academy for 40 years (I only squeezed 4 into 5!) I. The Demands of Life - Exodus 18 1. The Context of Exodus - 2. The Counseling of Jethro - 3. The Change in Moses - a. Where Moses was Wrong - b. Where Moses was Right - vv. 15-16 c. How Jethro’s Helped - vv. 17-23 d. What Moses Did - vv. 24-27