The Rejection of a Messiah (Exodus 5:1-6:1)
The people of Israel take their first, faltering steps of faith…only to retreat when the king of Egypt pushes back.
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The Revelation of God (Exodus 6:2-27)
As it becomes clear that no one really knows God, God steps forward and outlines how everyone is going to get to know him.
The Foundations of the Church (Titus 1:1-4)
A young church, planted in a deceptive and divisive culture, is poisoned by a deceptive and divisive false teaching that claims to be true Christianity. What is the antidote?
The Pillars of the Church (Titus 1:5-9)
Having laid a gospel foundation for the churches in Crete, Paul tells Titus how to set up pillars on that foundation: elders who are Christ-like, not Zeus-like.
The Division Undermining the Church (Titus 1:10-2:1)
Paul pauses in his reconstruction program to highlight the specific dangers that are threatening the churches in Crete.
The Walls of the Church — Older Men (Titus 2:2)
Paul tells Titus how to select and shape the heaviest, roughest living stones in the church.
The Walls of the Church — Older Women, Younger Women (Titus 2:3-5)
Paul goes on to show how men and women are essentially equal, and equally essential.
The Walls of the Church — Young Men (Titus 2:6-8)
Paul maps out a discipleship program for young men, one that leads towards service and freedom, away from self-indulgence and fear.
The Walls of the Church — Everyone (Titus 2:9-15)
Paul cements the last stones into the walls of the church — and in the process, sets fire to the foundations of Roman society.
The Roof Over the Church (Titus 3:1-8)
Paul finishes his Church Establishment Program by putting a roof on over the building.
