On the ancient island of Crete, Christianity was beginning to bud by God's unstoppable grace. But it was certainly far from flourishing (yet). The culture all around opposed almost everything Christian's hold dear. What is more, even those who had been converted to Christ by the Holy Spirit were, for the most part, very young in their faith. They were only just beginning to take baby steps in learning to follow Christ. In the midst of all this was a young pastor named Titus who needed a lot of help. We can almost imagine Titus humbly crying out to the Lord in prayer, "Father in heaven, help me to know your will for your people! Help me to know how to rightly shepherd the flock of your love with wisdom, grace, and truth!" In response to the needs of this young pastor and the congregations he served, God gave us a little book of the New Testament that we call, "Paul's Letter To Titus", or just "Titus" for short. This Lord's Day we will begin a journey into this wonderful letter by considering Paul's introduction in Titus 1:1-4.