Titus 1:1-4, “For the Sake of the Elect” (11.7.21)
Paul encourages Titus with a passionate greeting concerning the elect in Crete.

Paul encourages Titus with a passionate greeting concerning the elect in Crete.
Replanting for the glory of God.
Charged to preach, ready to teach, and working to reach.
Christ proclaimed, Christ honored, and Christ glorified!
Replanting together in light of the promises of the new covenant.
God’s judgment and providence displayed in an unconventional manner.
Joseph’s arrogance, the brothers’ jealousy, and Jacob’s grief.
Remembering Esau’s life so we don’t waste ours.
Sundays sermon from Genesis 35.
Do not fight evil with evil; overcome evil with good.
Our response to outrageous acts of wickedness must not be quiet affiliation, apathy, nor zealous rage, but a God-honoring pursuit of justice, truth, and victory that is above reproach.
Jacob finally approaches Esau’s face, keeping the face of God on his mind, and they reconcile with joyful tears. Having buried the hatchet, Jacob can now follow the Lord’s call to pitch his tent in Canaan.
We must first be crippled by the hand of God in order to trust the faithful blessing of God.
We may be tempted to fear man, but we must know that the God who is on our side is far more important and more powerful than the men who are not on our side.
God protects His people by any means necessary.
Blessing comes from God, and God alone, regardless of our imperfect attempts at gaining success.
Through our bitter circumstances of affliction, strife, manipulation, or blessing, God remains sovereign and faithful.
On the path of sanctification, God may use the evil schemes of man to discipline us and make us painfully aware of our own sins; this is all for our growth and Christian maturity.
When face to face with the revelation of God, the only right response is devotion, commitment, and sacrifice expressed through the local church.
Pastor Dale continues our Sunday morning series on the biblical family.
10 principles on marriage from God’s Word.
Pastor Dale begins a short series on a Biblical household.
The providence of God in persecution, protection, prayer, and punishment.
Isaac is ready to bestow the patriarchy to Esau in his old age through an improper ceremony, disregarding the oracle of God from their birth, only to be deceived by Jacob and Rebekah, who sinfully sought the will of God.
Isaac is confirmed as the new representative of the covenant and is immediately given trials of crisis, danger, wealth, and contention to strengthen his faith in YHWH.
What happened on Tuesday, May 4th? Why should the church be involved in something like this? How do we respond to objections that claim we only care about abortion, and not other justice issues? What can we do to help end abortion now?
Joey Allen ties up the loose ends in Genesis 25, and also announced his resignation as Associate Pastor.
Abraham commissions his servant to find a wife of his own kind for Isaac and the LORD sovereignly selects Rebekah for this marriage, through the servant’s obedience, which secures a future for Israel.
Why should we think about death? How should we prepare for death? How can we practically invest in the future?
Sarah’s death teaches us the imminence of death, God’s generosity, and that the best is yet to come.