If every other prophecy of the Messiah was literally fulfilled right down to the smallest detail, then why doubt this one, the prophecy about the resurrection?

Today we’re going to bring both sacred seasons (Christmas and Easter) together by focusing on the reason the grace of God appeared.

Today Paul uses a new phrase, and changes his target audience, but the message stays pretty much the same as last week. He speaks of adorning the doctrine of God.

Our slogan is “Where God’s Word is Taught…and Lived”. And I think that’s a good slogan for Chatham Christian Church.

Christians do still notice impurity in the world and should do their best to avoid it. But when they find themselves caught up in impure thoughts, and even impure actions, they simply acknowledge their weaknesses and repent of their sins.

By its very nature as the purveyor of God’s truth there can be no freedom to teach things in the church that are not true. And those who intentionally do so must be silenced.

What prompted Paul to write this particular letter to Titus?

As we read on, we discover the reason was tied to Paul’s leaving Titus in Crete.

This morning we begin a study of Paul’s letter to Titus, one of his last letters, a letter that is one of three referred to as Pastoral Epistles, letters written to young pastors, namely Timothy and Titus.

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A proper understanding of the second coming of Christ and its bearing on our behavior while awaiting His coming is the driving force behind Paul’s letters to the church in Thessalonica. The young church had some fundamental misunderstandings about the second coming and it was affecting not only their confidence in what they had been taught but their witness in the community.

If a church is a praying church, it can handle whatever might come. Especially if it’s praying for others, and it’s praying for strength and direction.