Titus ends with a bang. As God’s people, we’re to do good because the ultimate good has been done to us.

Godliness is a community project. After being told to love the truth, Paul instructs Titus now to teach the truth. In doing so, God paints a compelling vision of what a Christian community ought to look like and how it comes about.

There is only one true message about Jesus. And it’s only by believing in it that we can have eternal life and live godly lives. Therefore, Christians should care deeply about the truth about Jesus. So that they won’t be deceived by false messages.

Ancient Crete serves as a prototype of a post-God society like our own. In Titus, Paul gives the young church plants wisdom for how to survive and thrive in such a context. The opening of the letter captures two foundational realities: The message is the engine of the church, and they need to make sure it stays the engine of the church.

We love superheroes. They inspire hope and a longing for more. But Superheroes are all based on, and ultimately point us to the true hero, Jesus. The one who not only made us, but came into our world, to give his own life to rescue us from our ultimate enemy, ourselves!

Our culture gives us mixed messages on the the theme of Self Control – the last of the fruit of the Spirit. We are either told to satisfy our urges and craving or we are told to exercise self restraint. The bible is clear that self control is required of every one. But what will motive us to be self controlled? Titus 2 is a great place to start.

Leadership in the church is a high calling; leaders are expected to be above reproach. On MBM annual leadership weekend we explore the character and calling of a leader.