Maintain Good Works, Titus 3:8-15

We conclude the study of Paul’s epistle to Titus with his admonition in Titus 3:8-15 that we maintain good works.  In Titus 3:8 Paul wrote, “This is a faithful saying, and these things I will that thou affirm constantly, that they which have believed in God might be careful to...

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Be A Faithful Steward, Lk 16:1-12

In Lk 16:1-12 we read about the unjust steward.  He had wasted his master’s goods.  So, his master told him to give an account of his stewardship because he was going to be put out of his stewardship.  He was in a quandary.  He couldn’t or wouldn’t do manual labor...

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Stensaas – Knowing the Time, Rom 13:11

In Rom 13:11, Paul wrote, “And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed.”  Jesus’s return is closer now than ever before.  Knowing the time, now is not the time to be so...

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A Christ-like Mind, Phil 2:5-8

In Phil 2:5 Paul said, “Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus.”  In Phil 2:5-8, we see what “this mind” is.  A Christ-like mind is: A humble mind – Phil 2:7-8 – “made himself of no reputation… he humbled himself.”  This is not a reference...

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He Saved Us, Titus 3:1-7

This lesson is from Titus 3:1-7.  Titus 3:5 says, “he saved us.”  This passage covers what we were before we were saved, what happened when we were saved, and what we should do now that we are saved.   What we were before we were saved Titus 3:3 says, For...

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Christian Confession, 1 Jn 1:9

Christian Confession 1 Jn. 1:9 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO So, what’s up with 1 John 1:9?  It concerns Christian confession.  Christians should confess their sins. This question relates to whether or not a Christian should confess his sins, in order to be forgiven.  In truth, the question has a twofold...

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Keep Looking at Jesus, Lk 21:26

Before the second coming of Jesus, according to Lk 21:26, men’s hearts will be “failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth.”  Every where they look, something bad will be happening.  Jerusalem will be compassed with armies v.20, there shall be great...

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For Thy Pleasure, Rev 4:11

VIDEO RECORDING OF THIS SERMON AUDIO RECORDING OF THIS SERMON Rev 4:11 says, “Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created.”  We were created for the Lord’s pleasure.   We want...

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Adorn the Doctrine of God, Titus 2:7-15

In Titus 2:10, Paul wrote to Titus that the people to whom he was preaching in Crete should, “adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things.”  So, we will study today’s lesson, from Titus 2:7-15, with this theme in mind.  We should adorn the doctrine of God: In...

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