1 00:00:02,680 --> 00:00:06,640 Speaker 1: Life Audio. Howdy and good morning, friends and faithful listeners. 2 00:00:07,040 --> 00:00:09,320 Speaker 1: We are in Titus chapter three today. And guess what 3 00:00:09,960 --> 00:00:13,160 Speaker 1: we are finishing up this book. I told you guys 4 00:00:13,200 --> 00:00:15,640 Speaker 1: it would be fast. We are going to read all 5 00:00:15,640 --> 00:00:18,400 Speaker 1: of Titus three today and discuss it and mainly talk 6 00:00:18,440 --> 00:00:22,760 Speaker 1: about submitting to government authorities and what all of this 7 00:00:22,960 --> 00:00:26,440 Speaker 1: means and did Jesus submit to governing authorities? We will 8 00:00:26,440 --> 00:00:35,919 Speaker 1: talk about that as well in just one moment. All right, 9 00:00:36,000 --> 00:00:38,600 Speaker 1: as usual, here is a sponsored ad for you, guys, 10 00:00:38,640 --> 00:00:45,199 Speaker 1: and then we'll get right into the episode. All right, 11 00:00:45,240 --> 00:00:47,520 Speaker 1: faith for listeners, Let's go ahead and turn to Titus 12 00:00:47,600 --> 00:00:51,720 Speaker 1: chapter three. I am excited to announce that I can 13 00:00:51,800 --> 00:00:56,000 Speaker 1: finally see because my glasses came into the mail today 14 00:00:56,040 --> 00:00:59,320 Speaker 1: and so now I am able to read what I 15 00:00:59,320 --> 00:01:01,680 Speaker 1: am actually talking about to you guys. So that is 16 00:01:01,760 --> 00:01:04,520 Speaker 1: very exciting for me. Though it is going to be 17 00:01:04,680 --> 00:01:07,680 Speaker 1: a change that I have to wear glasses twenty four 18 00:01:07,720 --> 00:01:10,479 Speaker 1: to seven now except when I'm sleeping obviously. But yeah, 19 00:01:10,480 --> 00:01:13,679 Speaker 1: it's a big change for me, big change in my life. 20 00:01:13,760 --> 00:01:17,920 Speaker 1: It just proves that I am getting older. All right, 21 00:01:18,000 --> 00:01:19,920 Speaker 1: let's go ahead and read it Titus three, the entire 22 00:01:20,000 --> 00:01:23,000 Speaker 1: chapter I will be as usual reading from the web 23 00:01:23,160 --> 00:01:25,160 Speaker 1: this morning, but feel free to grab the version of 24 00:01:25,200 --> 00:01:28,760 Speaker 1: the Bible that you prefer and also your hot beverage 25 00:01:28,800 --> 00:01:31,520 Speaker 1: to share with me. I've got peppermint tea this morning. 26 00:01:31,560 --> 00:01:33,440 Speaker 1: That is what I'm drinking. This is the first cup 27 00:01:33,480 --> 00:01:35,640 Speaker 1: of tea I've drank in quite a while. But the 28 00:01:35,680 --> 00:01:39,160 Speaker 1: reason I am drinking tea is because I have been 29 00:01:39,160 --> 00:01:42,720 Speaker 1: exposed to the stomach flu with all of those kiddos 30 00:01:42,760 --> 00:01:45,720 Speaker 1: that I was with over the weekend, and our kids 31 00:01:45,720 --> 00:01:49,600 Speaker 1: and leaders were dropping like flies through the week and 32 00:01:49,640 --> 00:01:52,960 Speaker 1: the last thing I want is to get the stomach flu. 33 00:01:53,000 --> 00:01:55,920 Speaker 1: That is like a nightmare experience for me. So I 34 00:01:55,920 --> 00:01:58,640 Speaker 1: am drinking peppermint tea and chugging a whole lot of 35 00:01:58,720 --> 00:02:02,360 Speaker 1: vitamin C and other supplements so that I hopefully don't 36 00:02:02,760 --> 00:02:05,040 Speaker 1: get sick. All right, let's go ahead and read Titus 37 00:02:05,040 --> 00:02:07,880 Speaker 1: three the entire thing and give reverence to God's word 38 00:02:08,040 --> 00:02:14,600 Speaker 1: together this morning. Remind them to be in subjection to 39 00:02:14,720 --> 00:02:17,919 Speaker 1: rulers and to authorities, to be obedient, to be ready 40 00:02:17,919 --> 00:02:20,680 Speaker 1: for every good work, to speak evil of no one, 41 00:02:20,960 --> 00:02:24,400 Speaker 1: not to be contentious, to be gentle, showing all humility 42 00:02:24,440 --> 00:02:29,360 Speaker 1: toward all men. For We were also once foolish, disobedient, deceived, 43 00:02:29,639 --> 00:02:33,320 Speaker 1: serving various lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, 44 00:02:33,560 --> 00:02:36,760 Speaker 1: hateful and hating one another. But when the kindness of God, 45 00:02:36,760 --> 00:02:39,919 Speaker 1: our Savior, and his love toward mankind appeared, not by 46 00:02:39,919 --> 00:02:42,840 Speaker 1: works of righteousness, which we did ourselves, but according to 47 00:02:42,840 --> 00:02:46,240 Speaker 1: His mercy, He saved us through the washing of regeneration 48 00:02:46,560 --> 00:02:49,560 Speaker 1: and renewing by the Holy Spirit, whom he poured out 49 00:02:49,560 --> 00:02:52,920 Speaker 1: on us richly through Jesus Christ, our Savior, that being 50 00:02:53,040 --> 00:02:56,480 Speaker 1: justified by His grace, we might be made heirs according 51 00:02:56,520 --> 00:02:59,560 Speaker 1: to the hope of eternal life. This saying is faithful, 52 00:03:00,000 --> 00:03:03,160 Speaker 1: and concerning these things, I desire that you insist confidently, 53 00:03:03,639 --> 00:03:06,080 Speaker 1: so that those who have believed God may be careful 54 00:03:06,120 --> 00:03:09,640 Speaker 1: to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable 55 00:03:09,680 --> 00:03:14,720 Speaker 1: to men. But shun foolish questionings, genealogies, strife, and disputes 56 00:03:14,720 --> 00:03:18,160 Speaker 1: about the law, for they are unprofitable and vain. Avoid 57 00:03:18,200 --> 00:03:20,960 Speaker 1: a factious man after a first and second warning, knowing 58 00:03:20,960 --> 00:03:24,200 Speaker 1: that such a one is perverted and sinful, being self condemned. 59 00:03:24,919 --> 00:03:27,800 Speaker 1: When I send Artemis to you or Tichikus, be diligent 60 00:03:27,840 --> 00:03:30,320 Speaker 1: to come to me to Nicopolis, for I have determined 61 00:03:30,400 --> 00:03:33,600 Speaker 1: to winter there. Send a Zenus, the lawyer, and Apollos 62 00:03:33,600 --> 00:03:36,880 Speaker 1: on their journey speedily, that nothing may be lacking for them. 63 00:03:37,200 --> 00:03:39,760 Speaker 1: Let our people also learn to maintain good works, to 64 00:03:39,800 --> 00:03:43,520 Speaker 1: meet necessary needs, that they may not be unfruitful. All 65 00:03:43,520 --> 00:03:46,200 Speaker 1: who are with me, greet you, greet those who love 66 00:03:46,280 --> 00:03:51,920 Speaker 1: us in faith. Grace be with you all amen. Now 67 00:03:51,920 --> 00:03:54,840 Speaker 1: Paul is wrapping up his letter to Titus. He says, 68 00:03:54,840 --> 00:03:57,560 Speaker 1: in verse one, remind them to be in subjection to 69 00:03:57,680 --> 00:04:02,160 Speaker 1: rulers and to authorities. Who is them, well, them would 70 00:04:02,160 --> 00:04:05,640 Speaker 1: be everybody that Titus has the authority over, basically the 71 00:04:05,720 --> 00:04:08,680 Speaker 1: Church of Crete. So he says, remind them to be 72 00:04:08,720 --> 00:04:13,160 Speaker 1: in subjection to rulers and to authorities. This actually correlates 73 00:04:13,160 --> 00:04:17,160 Speaker 1: to Romans chapter thirteen one through five, which says, let 74 00:04:17,200 --> 00:04:20,120 Speaker 1: everyone be in subjection to the governing authorities, for there 75 00:04:20,160 --> 00:04:23,080 Speaker 1: is no authority except that which God has established. The 76 00:04:23,120 --> 00:04:27,560 Speaker 1: authority that exists have been established by God. Consequently, whoever 77 00:04:27,600 --> 00:04:31,200 Speaker 1: rebels against the authority is rebelling against God, who is instituted. 78 00:04:31,440 --> 00:04:34,840 Speaker 1: And those who do so will bring judgment on themselves. 79 00:04:35,240 --> 00:04:37,560 Speaker 1: And I'll actually stop reading right there, because that gives 80 00:04:37,800 --> 00:04:41,840 Speaker 1: enough of the story. Paul was actually telling the Christians 81 00:04:42,000 --> 00:04:45,239 Speaker 1: to submit to the governing authorities, not just the Church itself, 82 00:04:45,279 --> 00:04:48,080 Speaker 1: but actually the Roman government and a lot of people. 83 00:04:48,440 --> 00:04:52,159 Speaker 1: You don't like to hear this about Paul's teaching, because 84 00:04:52,680 --> 00:04:55,520 Speaker 1: everybody kind of wants to go against the governing authorities, 85 00:04:56,040 --> 00:04:58,760 Speaker 1: and sometimes there is time and place for that. For example, 86 00:04:59,160 --> 00:05:02,640 Speaker 1: if you have the ability to change something that is 87 00:05:02,680 --> 00:05:06,040 Speaker 1: going on in your government, then you absolutely should step 88 00:05:06,120 --> 00:05:09,200 Speaker 1: up and do that, especially if the governing authorities are 89 00:05:09,240 --> 00:05:13,000 Speaker 1: going against God and forcing the people to go against God. 90 00:05:13,279 --> 00:05:16,120 Speaker 1: You know, God comes first. We are always supposed to 91 00:05:16,160 --> 00:05:19,599 Speaker 1: obey God before we obey anybody else. But if the 92 00:05:19,720 --> 00:05:23,320 Speaker 1: government is just following the law and you don't like 93 00:05:23,360 --> 00:05:26,800 Speaker 1: the law, well, Paul says, too bad. You're supposed to 94 00:05:26,880 --> 00:05:29,880 Speaker 1: follow these governing authorities because God put them in place 95 00:05:30,040 --> 00:05:31,839 Speaker 1: for a reason. And I mean, think about it. In 96 00:05:31,880 --> 00:05:35,159 Speaker 1: Paul's day, the Jewish people were on the verge of 97 00:05:35,160 --> 00:05:39,279 Speaker 1: a revolt. They revolted in sixty six eighty, which caused 98 00:05:39,320 --> 00:05:42,960 Speaker 1: a whole lot of problems for Israel at that time, 99 00:05:43,200 --> 00:05:46,240 Speaker 1: as we know. You know, that was when the Roman 100 00:05:46,279 --> 00:05:49,080 Speaker 1: government went into Israel and pretty much destroyed it in 101 00:05:49,120 --> 00:05:52,760 Speaker 1: seventy eighty. They killed a whole bunch of people, starved 102 00:05:52,960 --> 00:05:56,160 Speaker 1: all of Jerusalem, and pretty much destroyed the entire temple. 103 00:05:56,640 --> 00:05:59,760 Speaker 1: So that was what happened when the Jewish people tried 104 00:05:59,760 --> 00:06:03,640 Speaker 1: to against the Roman government. Unfortunately, not saying the Roman 105 00:06:03,680 --> 00:06:07,039 Speaker 1: government was right to do that, they weren't. But a 106 00:06:07,040 --> 00:06:09,359 Speaker 1: lot of those problems could have been avoided if the 107 00:06:09,400 --> 00:06:12,320 Speaker 1: people would have actually listened to what Paul was telling 108 00:06:12,320 --> 00:06:14,960 Speaker 1: them to do, which was to be in subjection to 109 00:06:15,160 --> 00:06:19,240 Speaker 1: rulers and to authorities and to be obedient. It's what 110 00:06:19,240 --> 00:06:22,040 Speaker 1: Paul says right after this. So we're supposed to actually 111 00:06:22,080 --> 00:06:25,640 Speaker 1: obey our governing authorities because God put them in place, 112 00:06:25,960 --> 00:06:28,720 Speaker 1: which is what Romans, chapter thirteen says. And you might 113 00:06:28,720 --> 00:06:30,200 Speaker 1: be like, well, Jen, are you saying that we have 114 00:06:30,240 --> 00:06:32,200 Speaker 1: to roll over on our backs and just let the 115 00:06:32,200 --> 00:06:34,640 Speaker 1: government walk all over us and do all sorts of 116 00:06:34,680 --> 00:06:37,640 Speaker 1: cruel things and terrible things and we're just supposed to 117 00:06:37,680 --> 00:06:40,159 Speaker 1: sit there and take it. Well, No, we can absolutely 118 00:06:40,200 --> 00:06:43,000 Speaker 1: fight back. You know, God does give us the ability 119 00:06:43,320 --> 00:06:46,120 Speaker 1: to fight back on certain things. But the things we 120 00:06:46,120 --> 00:06:50,360 Speaker 1: should never do to fight back is obstructing law enforcement 121 00:06:50,600 --> 00:06:53,680 Speaker 1: or blocking off roads so that people can't go where 122 00:06:53,680 --> 00:06:56,680 Speaker 1: they need to go, or you know, bringing weapons like 123 00:06:56,800 --> 00:07:00,880 Speaker 1: bricks and guns to protests so that you can throw 124 00:07:00,880 --> 00:07:04,440 Speaker 1: them at somebody or shoot somebody, or driving over somebody 125 00:07:04,480 --> 00:07:08,000 Speaker 1: you don't like because they have a different political opinion 126 00:07:08,040 --> 00:07:11,080 Speaker 1: than you, or because they're a police officer, or something 127 00:07:11,120 --> 00:07:13,920 Speaker 1: along those lines. You are not supposed to act out 128 00:07:14,200 --> 00:07:17,520 Speaker 1: violently against people, but you are supposed to be in 129 00:07:17,560 --> 00:07:20,240 Speaker 1: subjection to the rulers and to the authorities, and be 130 00:07:20,320 --> 00:07:23,920 Speaker 1: obedient and be ready for every good work, is what 131 00:07:23,960 --> 00:07:28,480 Speaker 1: Paul says. And also not speak evil of anyone, not 132 00:07:28,600 --> 00:07:34,560 Speaker 1: be contentious, but be gentle, showing all humility toward all men. 133 00:07:35,360 --> 00:07:37,840 Speaker 1: Paul's not talking about just being nice to the people 134 00:07:37,880 --> 00:07:41,440 Speaker 1: that you like or the people on your political spectrum. 135 00:07:41,840 --> 00:07:47,080 Speaker 1: He is talking about being gentle to all people, whether 136 00:07:47,080 --> 00:07:49,920 Speaker 1: they are a politician or your best friend. You are 137 00:07:49,960 --> 00:07:53,920 Speaker 1: to be gentle and show humility to all men, because 138 00:07:53,920 --> 00:07:56,520 Speaker 1: that is how Jesus handled the opposition in his day. 139 00:07:57,640 --> 00:08:02,160 Speaker 1: The one thing that I absolutely apsolutely despise with a 140 00:08:02,240 --> 00:08:06,240 Speaker 1: passion that I see people say is they say, oh, well, 141 00:08:06,280 --> 00:08:10,880 Speaker 1: you know, Jesus was violent as well, because he protested 142 00:08:10,920 --> 00:08:14,400 Speaker 1: by going into the temple, and you know, destroying all 143 00:08:14,440 --> 00:08:17,800 Speaker 1: of the money changer's tables and knocking the people over 144 00:08:17,920 --> 00:08:20,600 Speaker 1: and releasing the pigeons and doing all this other stuff. 145 00:08:20,960 --> 00:08:23,360 Speaker 1: And whenever I see that, I'm always like, oh, please 146 00:08:23,400 --> 00:08:25,440 Speaker 1: tell me you haven't read the scripture. Without telling me 147 00:08:25,480 --> 00:08:28,160 Speaker 1: you have not read the scriptures because Jesus was not 148 00:08:28,320 --> 00:08:32,480 Speaker 1: protesting a political movement when he went into his father's 149 00:08:32,559 --> 00:08:36,240 Speaker 1: house and chased out the money changers. He wasn't starting 150 00:08:36,280 --> 00:08:41,040 Speaker 1: a revolution or a riot, or encouraging people to loote others. 151 00:08:41,679 --> 00:08:45,240 Speaker 1: Neither did he hurt or steal from anybody. What he 152 00:08:45,280 --> 00:08:48,240 Speaker 1: did do, though, was get corrupt people out of his 153 00:08:48,400 --> 00:08:52,760 Speaker 1: father's house. He was actually following the law with what 154 00:08:52,920 --> 00:08:55,600 Speaker 1: he did, and the money changers were the ones that 155 00:08:55,640 --> 00:08:59,600 Speaker 1: were going against the law by coming into the temple 156 00:09:00,040 --> 00:09:03,120 Speaker 1: and making a profit off of poor people. Jesus was 157 00:09:03,120 --> 00:09:06,439 Speaker 1: the one following the Old Testament laws, and the money 158 00:09:06,520 --> 00:09:09,640 Speaker 1: changers were going against the laws. So, no, Jesus was 159 00:09:09,640 --> 00:09:12,600 Speaker 1: not breaking any laws by going into his father's house. 160 00:09:13,360 --> 00:09:16,800 Speaker 1: He was not starting a revolution, he was not rioting, 161 00:09:16,880 --> 00:09:19,880 Speaker 1: he was not looting, He was not going into churches 162 00:09:20,040 --> 00:09:23,360 Speaker 1: to scream at people and their children and tell them 163 00:09:23,360 --> 00:09:26,920 Speaker 1: that they are evil. He was getting corrupt, law breaking 164 00:09:27,000 --> 00:09:30,840 Speaker 1: individuals out of the church. Jesus was following the law, 165 00:09:31,440 --> 00:09:34,360 Speaker 1: not going against the law. And the people that use 166 00:09:34,440 --> 00:09:36,640 Speaker 1: that example are the ones that are actually breaking the 167 00:09:36,720 --> 00:09:39,240 Speaker 1: law and saying that, oh, Jesus broke the law, so 168 00:09:39,280 --> 00:09:41,960 Speaker 1: I can also break the law by going into churches 169 00:09:42,280 --> 00:09:45,680 Speaker 1: and obstructing law enforcement and running people over with my car, 170 00:09:45,760 --> 00:09:48,600 Speaker 1: and you know, bringing a gun and pointing it at people. 171 00:09:48,800 --> 00:09:51,560 Speaker 1: I can do all that because Jesus did that when 172 00:09:51,600 --> 00:09:55,120 Speaker 1: he was in the temple. No, you are breaking the law. 173 00:09:55,600 --> 00:09:58,120 Speaker 1: You are doing the opposite of what Titus three tells 174 00:09:58,120 --> 00:10:00,640 Speaker 1: you to do, and what Roman's thirteen tells you to do, 175 00:10:00,880 --> 00:10:03,320 Speaker 1: and what Jesus did in the temple. And you are 176 00:10:03,360 --> 00:10:06,440 Speaker 1: doing what you want to do because you don't like 177 00:10:06,720 --> 00:10:11,680 Speaker 1: the authority that was put in place over you. Okay, 178 00:10:12,520 --> 00:10:15,400 Speaker 1: But Paul has a lot more grace, and he says, 179 00:10:15,800 --> 00:10:21,640 Speaker 1: for we were also once foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving various 180 00:10:21,720 --> 00:10:25,800 Speaker 1: lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful and 181 00:10:25,840 --> 00:10:28,560 Speaker 1: hating one another, which is what all of these people 182 00:10:28,600 --> 00:10:31,680 Speaker 1: are doing, by the way, when they go against the law. 183 00:10:32,480 --> 00:10:35,959 Speaker 1: And he says, you know, even though you are going 184 00:10:36,000 --> 00:10:38,240 Speaker 1: against what God tells you to do and going against 185 00:10:38,280 --> 00:10:42,480 Speaker 1: God's authority that he put in place, we all once 186 00:10:42,600 --> 00:10:47,199 Speaker 1: went against the authority of God, and God gives us grace, 187 00:10:47,240 --> 00:10:50,200 Speaker 1: which is why I encourage all of you, Paul says, 188 00:10:50,720 --> 00:10:55,080 Speaker 1: to live no longer in these sinful and evil ways, 189 00:10:55,760 --> 00:10:58,800 Speaker 1: but live in a way that Jesus tells you to live. 190 00:10:59,440 --> 00:11:02,600 Speaker 1: Live in a way where you don't speak evil to people, 191 00:11:02,880 --> 00:11:05,640 Speaker 1: where you're not hateful of every single individual that goes 192 00:11:05,679 --> 00:11:10,240 Speaker 1: against you, where you're not contentious, but you're gentle, showing 193 00:11:10,440 --> 00:11:15,840 Speaker 1: all humility toward all men. Do this because Jesus loves you, 194 00:11:16,480 --> 00:11:19,120 Speaker 1: and because all of us were once sinners. We are 195 00:11:19,240 --> 00:11:22,840 Speaker 1: all enemies of God. That includes me, that includes you, 196 00:11:23,200 --> 00:11:26,199 Speaker 1: that includes Paul and Titus, that includes every single human 197 00:11:26,240 --> 00:11:30,040 Speaker 1: being that ever existed. We were all once enemies of 198 00:11:30,120 --> 00:11:33,880 Speaker 1: Christ until we learned about Jesus and learned about his grace. 199 00:11:34,200 --> 00:11:37,400 Speaker 1: And that's what Paul says right here. When the kindness 200 00:11:37,480 --> 00:11:40,880 Speaker 1: of God, our savior, and his love toward mankind appeared 201 00:11:41,520 --> 00:11:44,120 Speaker 1: not by works of righteousness, which we did by ourselves, 202 00:11:44,640 --> 00:11:47,960 Speaker 1: but according to his mercy, He saved us through the 203 00:11:48,200 --> 00:11:51,880 Speaker 1: washing of regeneration and the renewing by the Holy Spirit. 204 00:11:51,920 --> 00:11:54,400 Speaker 1: So there you go. We are to be renewed by 205 00:11:54,440 --> 00:11:58,800 Speaker 1: the Holy Spirit. That means a new creation, a new person, 206 00:11:58,880 --> 00:12:02,200 Speaker 1: not living in these old sinful ways of hatred and 207 00:12:02,240 --> 00:12:05,000 Speaker 1: disobedience and all these other things that Paul spoke on, 208 00:12:05,640 --> 00:12:09,120 Speaker 1: but living in a new way, being transformed by the 209 00:12:09,160 --> 00:12:13,360 Speaker 1: Holy Spirit, having God make you into a new creation. 210 00:12:13,760 --> 00:12:15,640 Speaker 1: And that's what's really interesting. You know, God is not 211 00:12:15,800 --> 00:12:19,199 Speaker 1: done creating. I think a lot of people believe that 212 00:12:19,360 --> 00:12:21,800 Speaker 1: God just kind of like rubbed his hands together after 213 00:12:22,240 --> 00:12:24,600 Speaker 1: he finished creating the earth, and he was just done, 214 00:12:24,840 --> 00:12:27,160 Speaker 1: and he took thousands of years off and he's just 215 00:12:27,320 --> 00:12:30,400 Speaker 1: finished creating. But that is not true. Every single time 216 00:12:30,480 --> 00:12:34,600 Speaker 1: someone comes to Jesus, he makes them into a brand 217 00:12:34,840 --> 00:12:38,240 Speaker 1: new creation. God is not done creating. He is still 218 00:12:38,280 --> 00:12:42,960 Speaker 1: creating every single day. So instead of fighting against God's 219 00:12:43,040 --> 00:12:46,800 Speaker 1: creation in our lives, we need to allow him to 220 00:12:46,960 --> 00:12:51,080 Speaker 1: create us into somebody new, somebody who truly wants to 221 00:12:51,120 --> 00:12:54,360 Speaker 1: follow him the way that he asks us to. Because 222 00:12:54,440 --> 00:12:56,960 Speaker 1: I think a lot of people think that Christians are 223 00:12:57,040 --> 00:12:59,400 Speaker 1: just stiffs, you know, like they're just sticks in the 224 00:12:59,480 --> 00:13:01,760 Speaker 1: mud and they don't ever want to have any fun, 225 00:13:02,080 --> 00:13:04,160 Speaker 1: and I'm not gonna lie. Sometimes that can be true 226 00:13:05,559 --> 00:13:07,240 Speaker 1: depends on the Christian that you meet. You know, some 227 00:13:07,280 --> 00:13:10,520 Speaker 1: of them really are sticks in the mud. But living 228 00:13:10,559 --> 00:13:13,319 Speaker 1: in a way where your life is not filled with 229 00:13:13,520 --> 00:13:19,040 Speaker 1: jealousy and hatred and envy and sin, you're gonna be 230 00:13:19,080 --> 00:13:23,560 Speaker 1: a happier, healthier, more confident individual because you won't be 231 00:13:23,679 --> 00:13:26,240 Speaker 1: envious and jealous of what other people have. You'll be 232 00:13:26,320 --> 00:13:30,160 Speaker 1: content with the things that you own. You won't be 233 00:13:30,280 --> 00:13:34,160 Speaker 1: looking for the approval of other people because you'll be 234 00:13:34,280 --> 00:13:38,440 Speaker 1: confident in who you are, no longer worried about what 235 00:13:38,480 --> 00:13:41,160 Speaker 1: people think of you. You won't be filled with hatred 236 00:13:41,320 --> 00:13:43,840 Speaker 1: and anger anymore. And you know that's something that I 237 00:13:43,920 --> 00:13:46,480 Speaker 1: deal with a lot. I have a lot of anger, 238 00:13:47,040 --> 00:13:49,160 Speaker 1: and you guys might not realize that I hide it 239 00:13:49,720 --> 00:13:54,280 Speaker 1: very very well. My husband has lovingly called me a 240 00:13:54,400 --> 00:13:59,520 Speaker 1: chihuahua in a golden retriever's body, like I present myself 241 00:13:59,559 --> 00:14:02,840 Speaker 1: as a golden retriever, but inwardly I am a mean 242 00:14:02,880 --> 00:14:07,720 Speaker 1: little chihuahua. And that's the best description anybody has ever 243 00:14:07,760 --> 00:14:10,000 Speaker 1: given of me, because that is exactly how I am. 244 00:14:10,240 --> 00:14:13,760 Speaker 1: On the outside. I'm all cool, and collected and goofy 245 00:14:13,920 --> 00:14:17,199 Speaker 1: like a golden retriever. But inwardly I just want to 246 00:14:17,240 --> 00:14:22,160 Speaker 1: bite people's faces off. So just like how Paul says, 247 00:14:22,200 --> 00:14:25,640 Speaker 1: we've all been filled with this hatred and this envy 248 00:14:25,960 --> 00:14:30,720 Speaker 1: and this anger, I understand that because I have been 249 00:14:30,760 --> 00:14:33,120 Speaker 1: filled with these things as well. And man, when you 250 00:14:33,200 --> 00:14:36,760 Speaker 1: let these things go, how much happier life must be. 251 00:14:37,080 --> 00:14:38,840 Speaker 1: And I'm not gonna lie. I'm still working on it. 252 00:14:39,320 --> 00:14:42,200 Speaker 1: I still struggle with anger to this day. I struggle 253 00:14:42,240 --> 00:14:43,840 Speaker 1: with it. But I know that the times when I 254 00:14:43,960 --> 00:14:47,720 Speaker 1: let God have that anger and I just let it go, man, 255 00:14:47,760 --> 00:14:50,480 Speaker 1: those are the happiest times of my life. Those are 256 00:14:50,520 --> 00:14:53,680 Speaker 1: the happiest times of my life. So not living in 257 00:14:53,720 --> 00:14:56,360 Speaker 1: these sinful ways that we all used to live in 258 00:14:57,200 --> 00:15:01,440 Speaker 1: ultimately is going to make us a healthier, happier individual, 259 00:15:01,880 --> 00:15:03,520 Speaker 1: and it's going to get us closer to God, which 260 00:15:03,560 --> 00:15:07,120 Speaker 1: is ultimately what we are looking for. We are looking 261 00:15:07,160 --> 00:15:10,080 Speaker 1: to have that relationship with God. And God is not 262 00:15:10,200 --> 00:15:14,760 Speaker 1: pleased with sin. He is pleased when we do what 263 00:15:14,840 --> 00:15:18,040 Speaker 1: He asks us to do. That's what Jesus says, if 264 00:15:18,080 --> 00:15:21,360 Speaker 1: you love me, you will keep my commandments. So if 265 00:15:21,360 --> 00:15:23,480 Speaker 1: you love God, if you really want to have a 266 00:15:23,520 --> 00:15:27,360 Speaker 1: relationship with God, you have to keep his commandments. It 267 00:15:27,400 --> 00:15:31,160 Speaker 1: says we are justified by His grace that we might 268 00:15:31,200 --> 00:15:35,680 Speaker 1: be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life. 269 00:15:35,720 --> 00:15:39,120 Speaker 1: This saying is faithful, and concerning these things, I desire 270 00:15:39,160 --> 00:15:42,720 Speaker 1: that you insist confidently, so that those who have believed 271 00:15:42,760 --> 00:15:48,160 Speaker 1: God may be careful to maintain good works. That shows 272 00:15:48,240 --> 00:15:52,160 Speaker 1: right there that you know, Christians can still struggle with 273 00:15:52,320 --> 00:15:55,560 Speaker 1: all of these sins that Paul previously talked about, which 274 00:15:55,640 --> 00:15:58,240 Speaker 1: is why Paul stresses the point that we need to 275 00:15:58,360 --> 00:16:03,200 Speaker 1: let the Holy Spirit truly renew us. And how do 276 00:16:03,280 --> 00:16:06,640 Speaker 1: we do that? Well, it's hard, you know, because we 277 00:16:06,720 --> 00:16:10,680 Speaker 1: got to go against our fleshly desires. We have to 278 00:16:10,760 --> 00:16:14,320 Speaker 1: have enough faith to believe that God is truly in 279 00:16:14,360 --> 00:16:17,800 Speaker 1: control that the things we don't like that are going 280 00:16:17,840 --> 00:16:21,000 Speaker 1: on in our lives, whether with other people close to us, 281 00:16:21,600 --> 00:16:25,360 Speaker 1: or with the government, or with anything else. We have 282 00:16:25,400 --> 00:16:29,400 Speaker 1: to trust that God sees all that He is holy 283 00:16:29,560 --> 00:16:32,480 Speaker 1: and powerful. He is sitting on his throne, he is 284 00:16:32,520 --> 00:16:35,400 Speaker 1: looking down at the earth from heaven, and he knows 285 00:16:35,400 --> 00:16:38,200 Speaker 1: what's going on in our lives, and he sees every 286 00:16:38,280 --> 00:16:42,880 Speaker 1: single individual human being. He sees you. He knows you 287 00:16:42,960 --> 00:16:46,960 Speaker 1: by name. The God of the universe, who created billions 288 00:16:47,000 --> 00:16:52,640 Speaker 1: of people throughout history, knows you individually, and he knows 289 00:16:52,680 --> 00:16:54,480 Speaker 1: what you're going through. He knows what you're struggling with. 290 00:16:54,880 --> 00:16:57,680 Speaker 1: He knows the things that hurt you. So you have 291 00:16:57,720 --> 00:17:01,680 Speaker 1: to believe that God's got it, that God sees your 292 00:17:01,840 --> 00:17:06,240 Speaker 1: every need, and He's got it. He says in verse eight, 293 00:17:07,080 --> 00:17:11,560 Speaker 1: these things are good and profitable to men, but shun 294 00:17:11,720 --> 00:17:17,600 Speaker 1: foolish questionings, genealogies, strife, and disputes about the law, for 295 00:17:17,680 --> 00:17:22,600 Speaker 1: they are unprofitable and vain. Avoid a factious man after 296 00:17:22,640 --> 00:17:25,400 Speaker 1: a first and second warning, knowing that such a one 297 00:17:25,480 --> 00:17:29,639 Speaker 1: is perverted and sinful, being self condemned. So that's another 298 00:17:29,640 --> 00:17:31,120 Speaker 1: thing we have to do in order to get rid 299 00:17:31,440 --> 00:17:33,520 Speaker 1: of some of these sins that are just holding us 300 00:17:33,520 --> 00:17:37,359 Speaker 1: back and making us so miserable. We have to realize 301 00:17:37,480 --> 00:17:41,520 Speaker 1: that God's ways are good and profitable to us, that 302 00:17:41,640 --> 00:17:44,280 Speaker 1: sin is not profitable to us. And then in verse nine, 303 00:17:44,400 --> 00:17:49,800 Speaker 1: we also have to shun foolish questionings, genealogies, strife, and 304 00:17:49,960 --> 00:17:54,719 Speaker 1: disputes about the law, because these things are unprofitable. So basically, 305 00:17:54,800 --> 00:17:59,560 Speaker 1: any kind of quarreling, any kind of strife about anything. 306 00:18:00,280 --> 00:18:03,760 Speaker 1: These things are unprofitable. They just make us angry and 307 00:18:03,960 --> 00:18:07,520 Speaker 1: miserable and hateful to other people. So we avoid these 308 00:18:07,520 --> 00:18:11,320 Speaker 1: things because they're not benefiting us at all in our 309 00:18:11,400 --> 00:18:13,520 Speaker 1: day to day lives. You know a lot of people 310 00:18:13,560 --> 00:18:17,720 Speaker 1: I know just fully avoid the news because they don't 311 00:18:17,720 --> 00:18:21,880 Speaker 1: want to hear just the constant complaints, the constant problems 312 00:18:22,080 --> 00:18:24,639 Speaker 1: that are going on in our society. And honestly, I 313 00:18:25,240 --> 00:18:27,800 Speaker 1: don't avoid the news myself. I do watch the news 314 00:18:27,800 --> 00:18:30,440 Speaker 1: almost every single day, but I certainly can see why 315 00:18:30,480 --> 00:18:32,439 Speaker 1: they avoid the news, And I have also had to 316 00:18:32,480 --> 00:18:35,399 Speaker 1: do that multiple times through my life and probably should 317 00:18:35,400 --> 00:18:40,320 Speaker 1: do it again, because it really is unprofitable. Like if 318 00:18:40,320 --> 00:18:44,240 Speaker 1: you're listening to it just to be angry, that is 319 00:18:44,320 --> 00:18:48,520 Speaker 1: definitely not profiting you anything. And also in verse ten, 320 00:18:48,560 --> 00:18:52,439 Speaker 1: we're supposed to avoid people who are factious, so in 321 00:18:52,440 --> 00:18:59,280 Speaker 1: other words, people who cause factions, divisions, strife, quarreling. We 322 00:18:59,359 --> 00:19:03,199 Speaker 1: avoid these people after a first and second warning. So 323 00:19:03,320 --> 00:19:06,800 Speaker 1: first you have to warn them. You don't just abandon 324 00:19:06,840 --> 00:19:10,719 Speaker 1: them without them knowing why. You got to tell them. 325 00:19:10,760 --> 00:19:13,280 Speaker 1: You got to say you are causing problems in this family, 326 00:19:13,280 --> 00:19:16,920 Speaker 1: you are being toxic. Please stop doing that. And if 327 00:19:16,960 --> 00:19:19,280 Speaker 1: they keep on doing it, then you warn them again, 328 00:19:19,720 --> 00:19:22,320 Speaker 1: you say stop or I'm not going to talk to 329 00:19:22,320 --> 00:19:25,400 Speaker 1: you anymore. And if they keep on doing it, you 330 00:19:25,480 --> 00:19:28,840 Speaker 1: avoid them completely, is what Paul says. And ultimately that's 331 00:19:28,880 --> 00:19:30,840 Speaker 1: going to be better for you. And I'm sure that 332 00:19:30,880 --> 00:19:33,320 Speaker 1: you can feel that. You know, if you've ever had 333 00:19:33,520 --> 00:19:37,560 Speaker 1: a very toxic individual in your life. I hate to 334 00:19:37,600 --> 00:19:39,679 Speaker 1: keep using the word toxic. I wish there is a 335 00:19:39,680 --> 00:19:42,840 Speaker 1: better word to describe it. But if you have somebody 336 00:19:43,160 --> 00:19:45,200 Speaker 1: that just causes a whole lot of problems in your 337 00:19:45,240 --> 00:19:48,959 Speaker 1: life and you finally are rid of that person, I 338 00:19:49,000 --> 00:19:52,000 Speaker 1: am sure all of you understand how much of a 339 00:19:52,560 --> 00:19:56,159 Speaker 1: sigh of relief it is for that person to no 340 00:19:56,280 --> 00:19:59,080 Speaker 1: longer be in your life. That's why Paul talks about 341 00:19:59,080 --> 00:20:03,160 Speaker 1: this stuff, because he's helping us live more peaceful lives. 342 00:20:03,840 --> 00:20:06,160 Speaker 1: And all of these sins that Paul mentioned at the beginning, 343 00:20:06,400 --> 00:20:10,520 Speaker 1: they don't bring peace, they don't bring love, they don't 344 00:20:10,560 --> 00:20:15,240 Speaker 1: bring kindness or happiness or joy in our lives. They 345 00:20:15,240 --> 00:20:17,280 Speaker 1: do the opposite of all these things. So why are 346 00:20:17,280 --> 00:20:22,960 Speaker 1: we so attached to these sins that cause so much misery? 347 00:20:23,440 --> 00:20:27,040 Speaker 1: Why are we attached to certain friends and other people 348 00:20:27,040 --> 00:20:30,320 Speaker 1: that cause so much misery in our lives. Paul is 349 00:20:30,320 --> 00:20:33,879 Speaker 1: trying to help us to be more peaceful individuals, and 350 00:20:33,880 --> 00:20:36,480 Speaker 1: that's how we can do it. He says in verse 351 00:20:36,480 --> 00:20:40,960 Speaker 1: eleven that we know that these factious men are perverted 352 00:20:41,040 --> 00:20:44,760 Speaker 1: and sinful, being self condemned, and man, if that's the 353 00:20:44,800 --> 00:20:49,280 Speaker 1: description that Paul gives these divisive people, and it's definitely 354 00:20:49,320 --> 00:20:52,879 Speaker 1: not good to hang out with somebody like that. You know. 355 00:20:52,920 --> 00:20:54,760 Speaker 1: It's different if it's a family member, by the way, 356 00:20:54,920 --> 00:20:58,600 Speaker 1: or a husband or a spouse. In that case, the 357 00:20:58,640 --> 00:21:00,680 Speaker 1: best thing to do is pray for them and keep 358 00:21:00,720 --> 00:21:03,040 Speaker 1: them at arm's length as best you can, and just 359 00:21:03,080 --> 00:21:06,439 Speaker 1: try to maintain your peace and maintain the peace of 360 00:21:06,480 --> 00:21:09,280 Speaker 1: your family. But if there's somebody in your life, like 361 00:21:09,320 --> 00:21:12,560 Speaker 1: a friend or somebody in your church that's just doing 362 00:21:12,600 --> 00:21:16,680 Speaker 1: nothing but causing so many problems, it's best to avoid 363 00:21:17,080 --> 00:21:21,960 Speaker 1: that person for sure. Verse twelve. When I send Artemis 364 00:21:21,960 --> 00:21:24,399 Speaker 1: to you or titchikis be diligent to come to me 365 00:21:24,520 --> 00:21:28,199 Speaker 1: to Nicopolis, for I've determined to winter there. So that 366 00:21:28,280 --> 00:21:31,200 Speaker 1: shows that Titus was never supposed to be in crete 367 00:21:31,440 --> 00:21:34,959 Speaker 1: long term. He was just there to teach the people 368 00:21:35,359 --> 00:21:38,119 Speaker 1: how to live, because don't forget you know, the Cretans 369 00:21:38,119 --> 00:21:42,720 Speaker 1: were notorious for being the best individuals, so that's the 370 00:21:42,760 --> 00:21:46,120 Speaker 1: reason Titus was in Crete, was to teach them how 371 00:21:46,160 --> 00:21:49,200 Speaker 1: to live, to teach them these things, to show them 372 00:21:49,560 --> 00:21:52,880 Speaker 1: that these sins are pulling them down and not lifting 373 00:21:52,920 --> 00:21:56,560 Speaker 1: them up. But this was only a temporary position for Titus, 374 00:21:56,720 --> 00:21:59,200 Speaker 1: which is why Paul asks Titus to come to him 375 00:21:59,200 --> 00:22:02,760 Speaker 1: actually in Coopolis, because that is where he has decided 376 00:22:02,760 --> 00:22:06,480 Speaker 1: to winter. He also says in verse thirteen, send Zenus 377 00:22:06,520 --> 00:22:10,280 Speaker 1: the Lawyer and Apollos on their journey speedily, then nothing 378 00:22:10,359 --> 00:22:14,359 Speaker 1: may be lacking for them. Now, Zenus the Lawyer is 379 00:22:14,400 --> 00:22:18,199 Speaker 1: an interesting addition here because it very well could be 380 00:22:18,400 --> 00:22:22,679 Speaker 1: that Paul believed he would be arrested soon and he 381 00:22:22,840 --> 00:22:26,440 Speaker 1: wanted a good lawyer at his side, which is why 382 00:22:26,480 --> 00:22:29,879 Speaker 1: he asks for Zenus the Lawyer specifically to come to 383 00:22:29,960 --> 00:22:33,280 Speaker 1: him quickly. But he also asks for Apollos, and if 384 00:22:33,320 --> 00:22:36,280 Speaker 1: this is the same Apollos that is mentioned in the 385 00:22:36,280 --> 00:22:39,679 Speaker 1: Book of Acts, he was a good friend of the 386 00:22:39,680 --> 00:22:43,960 Speaker 1: Apostles and had a large part of the building of 387 00:22:43,960 --> 00:22:49,000 Speaker 1: the Corinthian Church. So Apollos was a friend presumably of Paul, 388 00:22:49,040 --> 00:22:51,600 Speaker 1: and maybe Paul just wanted to see him, thinking that 389 00:22:51,960 --> 00:22:55,160 Speaker 1: he'd be arrested soon. He also says in verse fourteen, 390 00:22:55,400 --> 00:22:58,520 Speaker 1: let our people also learn to maintain good works and 391 00:22:58,640 --> 00:23:02,399 Speaker 1: meet necessary needs that they may not be unfruitful. So 392 00:23:02,480 --> 00:23:04,960 Speaker 1: not only are they supposed to avoid these sins that 393 00:23:05,000 --> 00:23:11,119 Speaker 1: hold them down, but maintain good works to meet necessary needs. So, 394 00:23:11,119 --> 00:23:14,399 Speaker 1: in other words, be charitable and giving to those in 395 00:23:14,440 --> 00:23:17,240 Speaker 1: their community who are in need. And I would argue 396 00:23:17,240 --> 00:23:20,520 Speaker 1: this doesn't just mean poor people who needed food or 397 00:23:20,560 --> 00:23:23,720 Speaker 1: clothing or shelter or anything like that. This could also 398 00:23:23,840 --> 00:23:27,800 Speaker 1: mean a small need that the church had. Maybe the 399 00:23:27,880 --> 00:23:33,040 Speaker 1: church needed somebody to volunteer to make the communion bread 400 00:23:33,440 --> 00:23:38,120 Speaker 1: that week. Somebody should step up to fill that need. Unfortunately, 401 00:23:38,119 --> 00:23:41,000 Speaker 1: in the church, a lot of the same people fill 402 00:23:41,160 --> 00:23:44,240 Speaker 1: a bunch of different roles in the church. It's always 403 00:23:44,280 --> 00:23:46,760 Speaker 1: the same volunteers that step up to do something. And 404 00:23:46,800 --> 00:23:52,080 Speaker 1: this is very unfortunate, and it's also very common. Jesus 405 00:23:52,200 --> 00:23:57,359 Speaker 1: himself said, the harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. 406 00:23:57,720 --> 00:24:00,439 Speaker 1: So pray to God, who is over the harvest, that 407 00:24:00,520 --> 00:24:04,800 Speaker 1: he sends workers to go out and gather. There is 408 00:24:04,920 --> 00:24:09,399 Speaker 1: never enough volunteers, and even Jesus himself said it, which 409 00:24:09,440 --> 00:24:12,520 Speaker 1: is why it's always good if you have a heart 410 00:24:12,720 --> 00:24:16,200 Speaker 1: for volunteer work, especially in your church. It's always good 411 00:24:16,280 --> 00:24:18,480 Speaker 1: to step up and do something, even if it's something 412 00:24:18,600 --> 00:24:23,359 Speaker 1: very small, like setting up tables and chairs for an 413 00:24:23,440 --> 00:24:26,840 Speaker 1: event that's happening at your church, or helping clean the 414 00:24:26,960 --> 00:24:30,119 Speaker 1: kitchen up after the women have been cooking for that event, 415 00:24:30,680 --> 00:24:33,000 Speaker 1: or even greeting people with a smile on Sunday mornings, 416 00:24:33,119 --> 00:24:36,600 Speaker 1: or handing out brochures or making the coffee. All of 417 00:24:36,600 --> 00:24:41,320 Speaker 1: these little tasks are very important to the overall functioning 418 00:24:41,440 --> 00:24:45,560 Speaker 1: of the church. Just being kind to people, filling roles 419 00:24:45,840 --> 00:24:48,000 Speaker 1: that need to be filled. And it might not sound 420 00:24:48,080 --> 00:24:50,919 Speaker 1: very fun to you. I get that it might not 421 00:24:51,040 --> 00:24:53,199 Speaker 1: sound fun to have to get up a little earlier 422 00:24:53,240 --> 00:24:57,160 Speaker 1: on a Sunday morning to go volunteer, and I'm telling 423 00:24:57,200 --> 00:25:01,240 Speaker 1: you that with complete honesty, it really is fun. You 424 00:25:01,320 --> 00:25:06,560 Speaker 1: get to know people, you feel accomplished for helping somebody out. 425 00:25:06,800 --> 00:25:10,240 Speaker 1: It's just a really nice feeling that I really recommend 426 00:25:10,640 --> 00:25:13,439 Speaker 1: you guys try it, like honestly, I think you'll have 427 00:25:13,480 --> 00:25:15,680 Speaker 1: more fun than you think you will, especially if you 428 00:25:15,720 --> 00:25:17,840 Speaker 1: find a church that is really kind as well, you're 429 00:25:17,880 --> 00:25:20,520 Speaker 1: gonna end up loving it. Then in verse fifteen, it says, 430 00:25:20,640 --> 00:25:23,719 Speaker 1: all who are with me, greet you, greet those who 431 00:25:23,840 --> 00:25:26,719 Speaker 1: love us in the faith. Grace be with you all amen. 432 00:25:27,200 --> 00:25:30,480 Speaker 1: And that is how Paul ends this letter to Titus. 433 00:25:31,119 --> 00:25:33,639 Speaker 1: It was a very short letter, like I said, but 434 00:25:33,720 --> 00:25:37,920 Speaker 1: it was filled with so much content. Specifically the theme 435 00:25:38,040 --> 00:25:42,040 Speaker 1: of Titus, to wrap everything up, was that Titus needed 436 00:25:42,080 --> 00:25:45,000 Speaker 1: to be bold for the Gospel. He needed to shut 437 00:25:45,040 --> 00:25:49,119 Speaker 1: people down who were going against the Gospel message and 438 00:25:49,160 --> 00:25:52,800 Speaker 1: trying to spread false ideology. And this message is important 439 00:25:52,840 --> 00:25:57,320 Speaker 1: to all church leaders as well. The entire book of Titus, 440 00:25:57,400 --> 00:26:01,800 Speaker 1: i would argue, is a book that every single preacher 441 00:26:02,359 --> 00:26:06,200 Speaker 1: should know backwards and forwards. They should know it because 442 00:26:06,480 --> 00:26:10,240 Speaker 1: this is the basics for how to be a good 443 00:26:10,320 --> 00:26:13,719 Speaker 1: and godly leader. To stay true to the Gospel and 444 00:26:13,800 --> 00:26:17,800 Speaker 1: the scriptures in general, to reprimand people who don't do 445 00:26:17,880 --> 00:26:22,200 Speaker 1: these things. To avoid any kind of division that goes 446 00:26:22,200 --> 00:26:25,720 Speaker 1: on in the church. To train up older men and 447 00:26:25,800 --> 00:26:29,520 Speaker 1: older women, to help younger individuals in the church, to 448 00:26:29,600 --> 00:26:33,040 Speaker 1: train up elders and younger people at times as well, 449 00:26:33,320 --> 00:26:37,280 Speaker 1: and lastly, to shun any kind of division that comes 450 00:26:37,320 --> 00:26:40,680 Speaker 1: into the church, and man, can you imagine how strong 451 00:26:41,040 --> 00:26:45,239 Speaker 1: our churches would be if every single pastor followed the 452 00:26:45,280 --> 00:26:50,719 Speaker 1: guidance from the Book of Titus. All right, faithful listeners, Well, 453 00:26:50,720 --> 00:26:53,320 Speaker 1: we are finished with the Book of Titus. But before 454 00:26:53,320 --> 00:26:55,879 Speaker 1: I wrap everything up, a sponsor is going to play 455 00:26:56,119 --> 00:26:58,240 Speaker 1: and ad for you, and I'll be back right after that, 456 00:27:00,600 --> 00:27:01,840 Speaker 1: so I'm not gonna lie. I kind of thought that 457 00:27:01,840 --> 00:27:05,680 Speaker 1: Titus Chapter three would be split up into two instead 458 00:27:05,680 --> 00:27:09,240 Speaker 1: of just one, but I think we did good talking 459 00:27:09,240 --> 00:27:12,199 Speaker 1: about it all today, and on Tuesday we're gonna be 460 00:27:12,200 --> 00:27:14,919 Speaker 1: in the book, the little itty bitty Book of phi Lemen. 461 00:27:15,160 --> 00:27:17,200 Speaker 1: And if you guys thought that I flew through Titus, 462 00:27:17,640 --> 00:27:19,320 Speaker 1: just wait till we get to the Book of Philemen, 463 00:27:20,760 --> 00:27:23,840 Speaker 1: because it is short. It is very very short. We 464 00:27:23,880 --> 00:27:26,600 Speaker 1: will be through it very quickly. All right, faith for listeners, 465 00:27:26,640 --> 00:27:28,199 Speaker 1: I'll see all of you guys on Tuesday for an 466 00:27:28,200 --> 00:27:30,840 Speaker 1: episode from phi Leman hopefully. Also i'll see you on 467 00:27:30,960 --> 00:27:34,040 Speaker 1: Monday for an episode from Second Chronicles, as we finish 468 00:27:34,160 --> 00:27:37,639 Speaker 1: up that book as well and move into season eleven 469 00:27:38,200 --> 00:27:41,280 Speaker 1: very soon. But also don't forget that if you would 470 00:27:41,320 --> 00:27:44,480 Speaker 1: like more of the Bible explained I do a separate 471 00:27:44,560 --> 00:27:47,880 Speaker 1: podcast on Fridays called The Bible Explained on Fridays, where 472 00:27:47,880 --> 00:27:50,240 Speaker 1: we're going through the Book of the Psalms. Right now, 473 00:27:50,280 --> 00:27:53,080 Speaker 1: I have done seventy five episodes in the Psalms, and 474 00:27:53,119 --> 00:27:56,760 Speaker 1: tomorrow I am moving on I believe to Psalm seventy six. 475 00:27:57,400 --> 00:27:59,960 Speaker 1: So it's a great addition. 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