A Summary of Church Discipline

Because Titus 3:9-11 falls within the larger text for the sermon tomorrow, we will be addressing the topic of church discipline. We will not be able to cover it completely, but we will give you an insert with several Scripture passages that pertain to this practice.

For a good summary of church discipline, here's a piece by Don Whitney:

Church discipline is plainly taught in the Scriptures. It is one of the primary means that the Lord has ordained for bringing about repentance and restoration in the lives of His erring children. When practiced according to Scripture, church discipline is an act of obedience that demonstrates our love for the Lord and our desire to have fellowship with Him by walking in the light of his truth. Biblical church discipline also serves as a deterrent to sin; preserves the unity, purity, and reputation of Christ's church; and helps to clear the conscience and reputation of the repenting member. In practicing church discipline, each member of a church assumes the responsibility of lovingly watching over the other members of the church for the purpose of encouraging holiness and discouraging disorderly behavior in each member and in the church as a whole; and each member consents to being so watched over. When
other Biblical measures prove ineffective, those members of the church who refuse to repent of sin and submit to the church will be expelled from the church and turned over to Satan. When the disciplined member gives sufficient evidence of genuine repentance, the church is to heartily express forgiveness and receive the offender into fellowship again.

Go here for the source article containing the Scripture passages that are the foundation for this paragraph. Here is a much more extensive article on church discipline from another helpful site.