Unconventional. Undivided. — Andy Worthington (9 August 2026)

We're coming to this chapter in Titus chapter 1.

This series is called Unconventional and I don't know if you've ever noticed, I'm sure you have, how unconventional Jesus was, how he seemed to do things that no one expected him to do.

I mean, just take, for example, the time that he healed the blind man.

And he spits on the ground in the dust and the dirt and he forms muds with the spit and the dust and dirt.

And then he smears it on the blind man's eyes and tells him to go to the pool of Siloam to wash it off.

And he's healed.

I mean, it's the only time Jesus does that.

He doesn't do that again another time.

So I don't encourage you to go and find a blind person and do that.

I don't think it would go down too well.

But isn't it incredible how Jesus does things all the time that we just don't expect him to? And not only that, but that particular miracle Jesus performed, he performed that on the Sabbath.

And the Pharisees and the religious people of their time were furious because he had worked and performed a miracle on the Sabbath, which was supposed to be a day of rest.

How dare he do that? That was what they were thinking.

And so in his day, I'm sure his disciples were just around him all the time thinking, what on earth is Jesus going to do next? And we're all called to be like Jesus, aren't we, tonight? not be predictable, in some ways to be a little bit unconventional at times, to not follow the crowds, to not just go along with everyone else and try to blend in like everyone else.

I love the illustration that Judy used just now with the lights and the high vis.

That was a brilliant example of how we are called as followers of Jesus.

If we've decided to follow Jesus, then we need to shine brighter.

And Sarah started this series last week.

She did just a brilliant job opening up the book of Titus to us and this theme of unconventional life.

And in Titus, this is Paul's letter.

Sarah explained this to us last week, Paul's letter to Titus.

Interestingly, I tried to have a look to see where else I could find Titus in the Bible.

And there's only a few references to Titus.

And yet he gets this short book, which is the letter from Paul.

And Paul is asking Titus to do something very significant.