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To watch the entire service please check out our facebook page: www.facebook.com/thechurchofthecross Today we come to the conclusion of Paul’s short letter to Titus. Though it is a short letter, it contains a big message. The theme of the letter is the inseparable link between faith and practice, belief and behavior. What you believe will manifest itself in how you behave! This truth is the basis...

A discussion on how God makes us better because He is better.

"He restores my soul; He leads me in the paths of righteousness For His name name's sake." - Psalm 23:3

"He makes me to lie down in green pastures; He leads beside the still waters." - Psalm 23:2

"The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want." - Psalm 23:1

The Word of God is a very practical book. It gives us instructions on every facet of our lives. It is profitable to read, study, hear, and do what the Scriptures say. It is a fountain in a dry wilderness, bread to the hungry soul, light to those who walk in darkness, and truth in a world of lies. Paul’s little letter to his young protégé wonderfully instructs us on how we are to live the Christian...

No doctrine of Scripture is more precious to mankind than the doctrine of salvation. And no word is more crucial to the doctrine of salvation than the word grace. That the sovereign God of creation would reach down from heaven and rescue undeserving sinners from the bondage and slavery of sin, from spiritual death and eternal separation from God in a place called hell, can only be described in one...

We are continuing our series through Paul’s letter to Titus. Last week we examined Paul’s admonition to Titus concerning the older and younger men and women. Today, our text contains one of the more troubling passages of Scripture in the Bible. Paul is addressing himself to Christian slaves, and he is telling them to be obedient to their masters. Many people who oppose Christianity point to this p...

We are continuing our series through Paul’s letter to Titus. Last week we examined Titus 1:10-16 in a sermon entitled: WHO NEEDS CORRECTION? In that message we looked at three groups of people that are in need of correction.  DIVISIVE PEOPLE NEED CORRECTION (Titus 1:10)  DECEIVED PEOPLE NEED CORRECTION (Titus 1:12-14)  DEFILED PEOPLE NEED CORRECTION (Titus 1:15, 16) Never has the church needed...

We are continuing our series through Paul’s letter to Titus. Last week we examined Titus 1:5-9 in a sermon entitled: THE HALLMARKS OF A GODLY LEADER. In that message we looked at four things that should characterize those who are the leaders of a church. Godly leaders are people with…  GODLY COMMITMENTS (Titus 1:5, 6)  GODLY CONDUCT (Titus 1:7)  GODLY CHARACTER (Titus 1:8)  GODLY CONVICTIONS (...

We are continuing our series through Paul’s letter to Titus. Last week we examined Titus 1:1-4 in a sermon entitled: HERE’S WHAT MATTERS! In that message we looked at four things that really matter with God, those things are: - PEOPLE MATTER (Titus 1:1) - TRUTH MATTERS (Titus 1:1, 2) - PREACHING MATTERS (Titus 1:3) - FAITH MATTERS (Titus 1:4) In Titus 1:5, Paul reminds Titus why he left him on the...

Titus is one of the three pastoral letters written by the Apostle Paul (1 & 2 Timothy are the other two). Though it is a short letter, it contains a big message. The theme of the letter “is the inseparable link between faith and practice, belief and behavior. This truth is the basis for its critique of false teaching as well as its instruction in Christian living and qualifications for church lead...

Last week, we began looking at a story found within the genealogies of 1 Chronicles. It is a powerful little two-verse story tucked away in the fourth chapter of the book about a man named Jabez. As far as we can tell, Jabez lived in southern Israel after the conquest of Canaan and during the time of the judges. He was born into the tribe of Judah and eventually became the notable head of a clan....

Happy New Year! Can you believe it is the year 2020? Believe it or not, we have arrived at a point on our calendar that was impossible to imagine a few short years ago. Once again, we are in a presidential election year, and it seems as if the divide in this country is getting even greater than ever before. Let there be no mistake about it, forces of evil are plotting to take this nation down a pa...

Last week we began a series entitled THE SEASON OF OUR JOY. More than any other holiday, the Christmas Season is marked by joy that is evident in the many songs of the season. In the Christmas season we reflect upon the birth of our Lord and Savior, and celebrate the fact that in the Nativity, God became man. One cannot fully appreciate the Christmas story without first understanding the story of...

Can you believe that the Christmas Season is upon us? Of course, some of you have had your tree up since the weekend after the fourth of July, but for the rest of us slackers, it’s finally here. Many of you have everything ready for the Season, the tree is up, the Christmas cards have all been mailed, the presents are wrapped, and the anticipation is mounting. It truly is a wondrous time of the ye...