Be pleased, O LORD, to deliver me; O LORD, make haste to help me! (Psalm 40:31) Many of you have preached and served God, His people, and a needy world over the weekend. Here’s a quick thought that might bless and brighten your Monday. Think of how King David prayed in Psalm 40:13: Be pleased, O…
Our soul waits for the LORD; He is our help and our shield. For our heart shall rejoice in Him, Because we have trusted in His holy name. Let Your mercy, O LORD, be upon us, Just as we hope in You. (Psalm 33:20-22) I’m writing this on Monday, the day after a Sunday that…
For a bishop must be… not given to wine. (Titus 1:7) Paul told Titus to look for leaders for the many new churches on the island of Crete, and he told him to look for the best leaders possible. The measure of the men suited for leadership was not to be found in their talent,…
For a bishop must be blameless… not quick tempered. (Titus 1:7) As Paul listed the list of qualifications for leaders among God’s people, one quality mentioned – coming as the third or fourth, depending on how one counts – is that the bishop, the overseer, the leader among God’s people must not be quick tempered. When…
For a bishop must be blameless, as a steward of God, not self-willed. (Titus 1:7) Paul gave Titus a list describing the character to look for in men who would be leaders among God’s people. The first item of the list was that a man should be blameless (Titus 1:6), and we previously looked at that…
If a man is blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of dissipation or insubordination. (Titus 1:6) Paul left Titus on Crete to find, appoint, and train leaders for the churches in the many towns and villages across the island. Paul told Titus to look for men of character, and this verse…
If a man is blameless… For a bishop must be blameless, as a steward of God. (Titus 1:6-7) The Apostle Paul wrote to Titus, telling him the character of the men he should appoint to leadership among Christians. We find a similar list in 1 Timothy 3, and both of these lists begin by saying…
If a man is blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of dissipation or insubordination. For a bishop must be blameless, as a steward of God, not self-willed, not quick-tempered, not given to wine, not violent, not greedy for money, but hospitable, a lover of what is good, sober-minded, just, holy,…
For this reason I left you in Crete, that you should set in order the things that are lacking, and appoint elders in every city as I commanded you. (Titus 1:5) Any good evangelist knows that repentance and faith is just the start of the Christian life. That beginning must continue into true Christian discipleship….
To Titus, a true son in our common faith: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ our Savior. (Titus 1:4) When we write a letter today – if anyone still writes letters – we start with the name of the person receiving the letter (“Dear So-and-So”). At the bottom…
In hope of eternal life which God, who cannot lie, promised before time began, but has in due time manifested His word through preaching, which was committed to me according to the commandment of God our Savior. (Titus 1:2-3) Paul wrote a letter to his young associate named Titus, and here we see a few…
Moody Had a Passion for the Salvation of the Lost and Was Filled with Power from Heaven This is part four of a four part post of R.A, Torrey’s great essay, Why God Used D.L. Moody. Here are Torrey’s seven reasons why he believed God used Moody. WHY GOD USED D.L. MOODY – by R.A. Torrey – Introduction…