1. God's saving grace has appeared (11-12)

The grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men. Jesus' death and resurrection is God's grace--his gift of forgiveness and life. All who receive his grace are saved. This grace sets us free from the power and guilt of sin. The word 'self-control' appears 4 times in this chapter. Self-control means saying 'no' to worldly passions and ungodliness. It means not living by our feelings but by the word of God.

2. A people of his own (13-15)

Jesus gave himself for us to redeem us from wickedness and purify us to become his own people. He wants us to set our hope fully on him and wait patiently for his glorious second coming. He wants us to live upright and godly lives, challenging the corrupt and ungodly world around us by eagerly doing what is good. He saved us so that we might become for him a holy nation and a kingdom of priests (1Pe 2:9).

Application: Father, help me to live a godly life in an ungodly world.
One Word: God's grace saves us