Titus 3:1-3 ESV “Remind them to be submissive to rulers and authorities, to be obedient, to be ready for every good work, to speak evil of no one, to avoid quarreling, to be gentle, and to show perfect courtesy toward all people. For we ourselves were once foolish, disobedient, led astray, slaves to various passions … Continue reading Sometimes We Need Reminders
Songs
Training Us to Renounce Ungodliness
“For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people, training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age, waiting for our blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ, who gave himself for us … Continue reading Training Us to Renounce Ungodliness
The True Church vs The False Church
“Ah, you destroyer,who yourself have not been destroyed,you traitor,whom none has betrayed!When you have ceased to destroy,you will be destroyed;and when you have finished betraying,they will betray you.” (Isaiah 33:1 ESV) The “destroyer” and the “traitor” that the Lord is showing me this morning is that of a false church teaching a false gospel of … Continue reading The True Church vs The False Church
Instructions in Godly Living
"Older men are to be sober-minded, dignified, self-controlled, sound in faith, in love, and in steadfastness. Older women likewise are to be reverent in behavior, not slanderers or slaves to much wine. They are to teach what is good, and so train the young women to love their husbands and children, to be self-controlled, pure, … Continue reading Instructions in Godly Living
What Accords with Sound Doctrine
“But as for you, teach what accords with sound doctrine.” (Titus 2:1 ESV) If we are to teach what accords with “sound doctrine,” how do we know what is “sound doctrine” and what is not? First of all we must be in genuine relationship with Jesus Christ by faith in him via dying with him … Continue reading What Accords with Sound Doctrine
By Teaching for Shameful Gain
“For there are many who are insubordinate, empty talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision party. They must be silenced, since they are upsetting whole families by teaching for shameful gain what they ought not to teach. One of the Cretans, a prophet of their own, said, ‘Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy … Continue reading By Teaching for Shameful Gain
Elders Must Be Above Reproach
“This is why I left you in Crete, so that you might put what remained into order, and appoint elders in every town as I directed you— if anyone is above reproach, the husband of one wife, and his children are believers and not open to the charge of debauchery or insubordination. For an overseer, … Continue reading Elders Must Be Above Reproach
The Faith of God’s Elect
“Paul, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ, for the sake of the faith of God's elect and their knowledge of the truth, which accords with godliness, in hope of eternal life, which God, who never lies, promised before the ages began and at the proper time manifested in his word through … Continue reading The Faith of God’s Elect
Be Doers of the Word
“But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man who looks intently at his natural face in a mirror. For he looks at himself and goes away and at once forgets what he was … Continue reading Be Doers of the Word
May God Sanctify You Completely
“Now may the God of peace himself sanctify you completely, and may your whole spirit and soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. He who calls you is faithful; he will surely do it.” (1 Thessalonians 5:23-24 ESV) Now when it says, “the God of peace,” that word … Continue reading May God Sanctify You Completely
Run With It 