As you preach and teach the Word of God, you influence how people think, how they speak, and how they live. God’s Word changes people. It leads them to do “strange” things—strange in the eyes ...
Do you know God’s will for you? Are you motivated to do God’s will? Do your people know God’s will for them? Are they motivated to do God’s will? We do well to read Titus ...
As we step into 2026, many people around us are imagining an improved version of themselves. They’ve even hashed out some numbers: steps to track, calories to count, dollars to deduct. Paul’s charge to Titus reminds us that gospel ministry ...
Is there a better season than Advent and Christmas for Christian families—both at home and in the church—to ponder, pray, and sing? Trees and lights go up, candles are lit, hymns fill the air, and ...
“These kinds of elders.” Sometime after Paul’s first imprisonment in Rome, he and Titus brought the gospel to the island of Crete. Their efforts were fruitful—believers arose in many cities. After Paul left the island, ...
Do you ever doubt you are qualified to serve as a pastor in Christ’s church? We are right to ask with Paul, “Who is equal to such a task?” and to echo with him that ...
“We are so blessed (by God)!” Perhaps you have heard others say those words or have said them yourself. What prompted that exclamation? The greater gifts of forgiveness, life, and eternity with God? Or an ...
As if Timothy’s list of things to do weren’t long enough already, the Apostle Paul adds these three: Flee! Pursue! Fight! None is easy, quickly done and checked off the list. These require constant vigilance ...
We are bombarded with messages that money is king, and that the things money can buy will bring us satisfaction and importance in life. Whether we are rich or poor or somewhere in between, the ...
Opposition to false teachers is a significant topic in Paul’s first letter to Timothy. In chapter one Paul described their speculative theology. Near the end of the letter, Paul paints a realistic picture of the ...
