Titus 2:9-10 — “Exhort servants to be obedient unto their own masters…” In this the final study in our series, we come to the largest group in the church that Paul wanted Titus to address. These were the slaves and at the time they may have constituted up to 30% of the population of the…

Titus 2:7-8 — “In all things shewing thyself a pattern of good works…” After giving Titus instructions for various groups within the church, Paul gives instructions to Titus for the exercise of his ministry. He addresses Titus’ personal conduct and his teaching. In doing so, the Apostle gives a word to Christian leaders everywhere. If…

Titus 2:6 — “Young men likewise exhort to be sober minded.” It shouldn’t surprise us that the Apostle Paul instructed Titus to address the young men in this way. This is probably where young men struggle the most! In this study we think about what it means to be “sober minded” and how a Christian…

Ephesians 5:25, Colossians 3:18, I Peter 3:7 — The New Testament is clear in commanding husbands to love their wives, but what does this involve? What does this “love” look like in practice? In this short study, we consider four answers to this important question — four ways to love your wife.

Titus 2:5 — “That they may teach the young women…to be obedient to their own husbands…” The New Testament is clear in calling Christians wives to submit to their husbands. This is at odds with the way many people think about the marriage relationship today. In this study we carefully consider what this instruction means…

Titus 2:5 — “That they may teach the young women…to be discreet, chaste, keepers at home.” Self-control, purity of life, and a commitment to her household – these are among the virtues what God wants young Christian women to value and pursue. These may not be the things our culture would have young women aspire…

Titus 2:4 — “That they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children,” Why did Titus need to teach the young women in the churches on Crete to “love their husbands” and “love their children?” Isn’t this something young wives and young mother naturally do? How might these…

Titus 2:3-4 — “The aged women likewise, that they be…teachers of good things; that they may teach the young women…” Titus was to entrust the older women with teaching the younger women about marriage and family life. But how could this happen if there weren’t meaningful relationships between these two demographics? This raises the general…

Titus 2:2-3 — In this study we consider what Titus was to teach the “older women” in the churches on the island of Crete. We think about how this teaching applies today to those who fit into this demographic. There is a reminder about the relationship between a Christian’s inner life and outward conduct. There…

Titus 2:2-3 — When we look at advertising and popular culture, what picture is presented of life for those of retirement age and above? Does this picture accord with reality? And more importantly, does it accord with what the Bible teaches?  In this, the first study in a new series, we begin looking at God’s…