In Titus 1:4-9, Paul instructed Titus to “set in order the things that are wanting,” v.5. So, there were some things out of order (1 Cor 14:40) in these churches that Titus needed to set in order.  And he was appointed to ordain elders in every city of Crete.  These...

Paul wrote this epistle to Titus.  According to the postscript to this epistle, Titus was ordained the first bishop of the church of the Cretians.  He was an uncircumcised Greek, Gal 2:3.  Titus was a very close companion of Paul.  Paul called him “mine own son after the common faith,”...

In the last two Sunday school lessons, we looked at some prophecies concerning Israel that are commonly believed to have been already fulfilled.  These are prophecies that foretell the regathering of Israel, the restoration of the desert, the rebirth of the nation, and so forth.  All of these prophecies, that...

We began a study last week on some commonly misunderstood prophecies concerning Israel.  Many believe that the prophecies we studied last week and the ones we are studying this week have already been fulfilled.  They haven’t been fulfilled, as you will be able to discern when you read the contexts...

I recently watched the 13 episodes of Michael Greenspan’s “Against All Odds: Israel Survives.”  It aired in 2005 and explores the possibility of miracles in the survival of Israel as a nation.  In several of the episodes, there are references to prophecies concerning Israel.  We want to discuss some of...

Paul, in his closing remarks in his letter to the Ephesians, Eph 6:18-24, asks for prayer, mentions that he is sending Tychicus to them, and blesses them with peace and grace.  In these closing remarks, he shows us what we ought to do.  We ought to:  Pray always in the...

Eph 6:10-18 is a passage we have preached and taught several times.  It’s about the whole armor of God.  The purpose of this armor is to protect us from the devil in a fight.  He’s trying to knock us out and we are to stand therefore. In Eph 6:10, the...

According to our text in Eph 6:5-9, servants should serve their masters as if they were serving the Lord, himself.  And masters should treat their servants with the same respect as Christ treats us.  Everything we do in our service to men should be done “as unto Christ.”  When you...

In Eph 6:1-4 we will study God’s command to children that they obey their parents.   Children, you are to obey your parents three ways. Obey your parents in the Lord – Eph 6:1 – this command to children is in the context of commands to husbands and wives, Eph...

Our text for this lesson is Eph 55:22-33.  The subject is marriage.   The pattern for marriage is the relationship between Jesus Christ and the church.  In Eph 5:30, we are members of Christ’s body, of his flesh and his bones.  This is the result of being baptized by the...