Tit 1:10-1:16. After laying out the criteria for elders (6-9), Paul goes on to describe the attitudes and actions of false teachers (10-16). False teaching is all around us in the 21st century and great care and discernment is required to avoid being taken in by error.

Tit 1:5-9. The New Testament is clear that elders are the essential leadership needed in a local church, but how do we know who is suited for such a position? Paul gives Titus a descriptive list of what a godly pastor (elder or overseer) should be and shouldn’t be in this crucial passage.

Titus 1:1-5. Does God choose us? or do we choose God? or are both truths to be reconciled? In this message, introducing the book of Titus, we plunge into the mystery of predestination and consider what it may mean to be one of the elect. We also explore the need for sound doctrine and godliness […]

Acts 27:1-44. As Paul finally set sail for Rome to face trial before Caesar, he finds himself in a hurricane at sea. Yet Paul the prisoner was able to rest in the promise and assurance of God and be an encouragement to those on board. While we may face many trials and challenges as Christians, […]

John 13:36-38. The searching question Jesus asked Peter is one for all of us. Our faith could be likened to a see-saw, in that it is either in Christ or in ourselves. One end must be up, while the other is It down. Peter was strong in self-reliance and confident in his own strength but […]