How Do You Know a Church is Healthy Part 2

How Do You Know a Church is Healthy Part 2

It is important to know when a church is healthy. How we treat one another inside the church and how we engage with the world around us are the key health indicators. This week our focus is on how we engage with the world. What should we be striving for as a church,...
The Grace That Teaches

The Grace That Teaches

Paul gives the reason behind his instruction to Titus and reveals an earth-shattering truth about God’s grace to us—that God’s saving grace in Christ doesn’t just bring salvation, it also what teaches us to to live more Godly lives while we wait for his glorious...
How Do You Know if You’re in a Healthy Church Part 1

How Do You Know if You’re in a Healthy Church Part 1

After instructing Titus on the work of raising up new elders and the warning of false teachers, Paul calls him to equip the church to learn, live, and lead godly doctrine which will point people to Jesus. This passage shares a direct connection with Paul’s reason for...
Rebuke them Sharply

Rebuke them Sharply

After outlining an Elders character (Titus 1:5-9), Paul shifts his instruction to Titus to what must be rebuked in the Cretan churches, namely, legalism. Self-righteousness is not a new issue. Just as Titus needed to raise up leaders who would guard sound doctrine in...
Follow Me As I Follow Christ

Follow Me As I Follow Christ

Local churches must have leaders to coordinate their labor, set an example for the congregation, and preserve the doctrinal tenets of the faith. They serve as under-shepherds to the Great-Shepherd, Jesus Christ and they must be able to say, as Paul does, “Follow me as...
What is the Pattern of Godly Maturity?

What is the Pattern of Godly Maturity?

In the introduction of Paul’s letter to Titus, Paul describes the primary purpose of writing this pastoral letter. He does this for the sake of the Church to deepen godly knowledge which would result in godly living. Faith. Knowledge. Godliness. These three terms...