Good morning and welcome to those of you that are online. This is our second service on Sunday mornings. We have two services,

the first of which is our Bible prophecy update, and now second service is our verse by verse study through the Bible.

We find ourselves currently in the book of Titus. And our text today is going to be chapter 3 verses 1 through 7 and if you don't mind

we're going to get right to it 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 the apostle Paul is writing to

Titus by the Holy Spirit and verse 1 chapter 3 says, remind.

Can you hang on to that word?

We're going to come back to it.

Remind the people to be subject to rulers and authorities, to be obedient, to be ready, to do whatever is good,

to slander no one, to be peaceable and considerate. And always to be gentle toward everyone.

At one time, verse three, we too were foolish, disobedient, deceived, and enslaved by all kinds of passions and pleasures. We lived in malice

and envy, being hated and hating one another. But, verse four, not a moment too soon, when the kindness and love

of God our Savior appeared, he saved us. Not because of righteous things we had done, but because of

his mercy. He saved us through the washing of rebirth

and renewal by the Holy Spirit, whom, verse 6, he poured out on us generously through Jesus Christ our Savior.

So that verse 7, having been justified by His grace, we might become hairs having the hope of eternal life.

Wow. Let's pray if you would join with me, please. Lord, thank you for

your word and this portion that we have here before us today in your word. Lord, that's why we're here today. We're here because we hunger and thirst to hear

your word as you speak into our lives. Lord, we readily admit that we need the Holy Spirit though to give us ears to hear,

eyes to see, hearts to receive, because absent the Holy Spirit getting our attention

and keeping our attention, that's not up to me, that's the Holy Spirit getting our attention and keeping our attention. That's not up to me. That's

the Holy Spirit that does that. So you have to anoint this teaching of your word. But Lord,

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