All right, good morning and welcome to our second service on Sunday mornings.

We have two services, the first of which is the prophecy update, and then the second is our

verse by verse study through the Bible.

We have completed 2 Timothy and are now in the book of Titus.

We began in chapter 1 last week, and today we're going to pick it up in verse four.

And Lord will you make it through to verse 8? That'll be our text.

And if you don't mind, we're going to get right to it.

So I'll ask those of you that are here, if you're able to stand.

You can follow along as I read.

If not, where you're seated is fine.

Beginning in verse 4,

Chapter 1, Paul, by the Holy Spirit is writing and says, to Titus, my true son in our common faith,

grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus, our Savior. The reason I left you in Crete, verse 5, was that you might put in order what was left

unfinished and appoint elders in every town as I directed you. An elder,

verse six, must be blameless, faithful to his wife, a man whose children believe and are not

open to the charge of being wild and disobedient.

Since an overseer, verse 7, manages God's household, he must be blameless, not overbearing, not quick-tempered,

not given to drunkenness, not violent, not pursuing dishonest gain.

Rather, verse 8, he must be hospitable, one who loves what is good, who is self-controlled,

upright, holy, and disciplined. Let's pray if you would, please join

with me. Lord, thank you for your word, this portion that we have here before us today in your

word.

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