• What’s something you picked up from someone else growing up? Maybe a phrase, habit, style, or even something funny, good or bad?

• Where do you feel the biggest gap between who you are in public and who you are in private?

1. What stands out to you most about the way Paul connects faith and everyday behavior in this passage?
2. Why do you think Paul spends so much time talking about different generations (older men, older women, younger men, younger women)? What does that tell us about how faith is passed on?
3. Which instruction in this passage feels the most challenging or convicting for you personally right now?
4. Where do you see the importance of “consistency” emphasized in this passage and why do you think that matters so much to Paul?
5. Who in your life has modeled faith in a way that shaped you more by their actions than their words?
6. If someone observed your life for a week based on this passage, what part of your faith would they clearly see and what might they miss?

1. WATCH YOUR EXAMPLE.

• Who is being influenced by your life right now? What part of your life & walk with God could create question about who or what you’re representing? 
• Read Titus 1:7.

2. PRACTICE SELF-CONTROL.

• Where is self-control hardest for you right now?
• Read Titus 2:11-12. 

3. FIND SOMEONE TO LEARN FROM.

• Who is someone you should intentionally learn from spiritually?
• Read Hebrews 13:7. 

4. BE SOMEONE WORTH FOLLOWING.

• If someone copied your life for a week, where would it lead them?
• Read Philippians 4:9. 

• What is one area of your life this week where you want your private life and public life to better reflect Jesus?