In this final chapter, Paul is driving home the point that if we have been saved by the grace of God, we must lead different lives - ones that are clearly marked by devotion to good works - especially so that the lost see them and come to faith in...

Paul has been connecting belief and behavior all throughout his letter to Titus, and that theme continues in this chapter. He will help Titus understand that the grace of God transforms us to be men, women, pastors, and servants whose lives accurately...

This week we contrasted the faithful pastors we learned about last week with the false teachers, who are upsetting families with their false teaching on circumcision and other "Jewish myths."

Because of all the damage they were causing...

In this passage, Paul is going to instruct Titus to finish what he left undone, namely appointing elders in every town. Then Paul will go on to help Titus understand who is qualified to serve as an elder, focusing primarily on character, and...

This week we continued our Pastoral Epistles series with the last book in the series, Titus. Paul sees himself as God’s servant and the servant of the church, so he is determined to spend his life serving both God and his people.

We struggle to live...

There is hope for the hopeless.

We read Paul's final words to Timothy (and likely his final written words), where he begs him to come to him soon. Paul knows he doesn't have much time left, he's lonely, and he's cold - but he wants to continue his ministry from...

In the face of false teaching that continually assaults the Church, Paul reminds us of whom our Justification rests upon. While the Judaizers would attempt to add to Christ's perfect work upon the Cross, Paul encourages the Church at Philippi to...

Paul is wrapping up his final letter to Timothy - in fact, his final letter that we know of - and wants to impress upon him the necessity of a faithful life and ministry.

As Christians, our motivation for proclaiming the Gospel is not only the great...

In this passage, Paul will call Timothy to live a very different life than the false teachers who opposed the truth and created problems for people who wanted to live faithfully.

Following Jesus in a broken world is very hard. For us to do it, we...