Two of the challenges that the minister Titus was facing as a church planter on the island of Crete centered on the Christian’s relationship to the world outside of the church. On the one hand, there were false teachers who believed that in order to be saved one had toContinue Reading
Do you ever feel like your life belongs to a bigger story? Perhaps you get that sense when looking at your family tree. Or when you read about the history of your country. Or maybe when your favourite sporting team wins the championship match. How about the grand storyContinue Reading
The following is the order of service and the sermon that was preached this past Lord’s Day evening, October 28, 2012. * Call to worship (Psalm 100) * Invocation and prayer of praise * Song of Praise: Psalm 100 (#1) Corporate confession of Faith: Nicene Creed (p846) Sing Doxology (#735)Continue Reading
If worship is important to God, then it should be important to us as well. One of the early Reformers, John Calvin, believed that the doctrine of worship ranks ahead of the article of justification in importance, and comprises the entire substance of the Christian life. Worship is arguably ourContinue Reading
The wisdom of the church is unlike the wisdom of this world. Why? Because the wisdom of the church turns on the wisdom of the cross, which is folly to this world. Paul explains: For the word of the cross is folly to those who are perishing, but to usContinue Reading
As we approach another section in Titus that highlights the central importance of preaching and teaching in the life of the church – the minister must be qualified to preach and teach – I want to connect this chief public and corporate means of grace to the concept of biblicalContinue Reading
Throughout history, the church has had to fight against being unduly influenced by the world or popular culture. The church is a counterculture institution with an otherworldly ethic. (Remember that the bible paints Christians as exiles and pilgrims in this world (cf. 1-2 Peter).) One way in which this isContinue Reading
The church today has various views on the relative importance of the church in the life of the Christian. In Titus 1:1, Paul speaks about godly conduct that accords with the Word of God. One question that naturally arises in this connection is: what kind of importance should be attachedContinue Reading
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