Titus 1:3 – “and at his appointed season he brought his word to light through the preaching entrusted to me by the command of God our Savior…”  

In this passage, Paul first mentions that his preaching “brought the Word to light.”  It was the revealed Word.  Paul’s preaching was all from the Old Testament, of course, and his preaching opened up the Word and showed the Light, which is Jesus, in every story.  The New Testament did not yet exist (in written form) when Paul started preaching, so he was limited to the 39 books of the Old Testament – but this tells us something about the usefulness of these Scriptures in bringing people to Christ.  They were sufficient for Paul to preach and present Christ everywhere he went in a way that touched hearts and produced conversions.  Some denominations today preach exclusively from the New Testament, not understanding that the Old Testament also presents Jesus, when we have revelation.   continue

Titus 2:7-8 – “In your teaching show integrity, seriousness and soundness of speech that cannot be condemned.”

The Lord wants us to teach the classes with an attitude of humility and gratitude in our hearts.  We have seen those preachers on television who confuse their own egotistical self-confidence and aggressiveness with unction.  We do not teach like this. 

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Titus 2:13 – “…while we wait for the blessed hope-the glorious appearing of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ…”

The faithful church today lives during an extraordinary time.  We see many Biblical prophecies fulfilled, and we see many of the signs that Jesus predicted would happen before his return – the formation of the state of Israel (Matthew 24:32), the frequency and increasing magnitude of earthquakes (Matthew 24:7), the devastation of sea life (Revelation 8:8-9), and more.

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