1 00:00:04,240 --> 00:00:08,520 This is Living Waters of Grace, the teaching ministry of Lewis 2 00:00:08,520 --> 00:00:12,200 Harold, assistant pastor of Calvary Chapel of Westmoreland 3 00:00:12,200 --> 00:00:16,520 County in Greensburg, PA. Now here's Pastor Lewis as he 4 00:00:16,520 --> 00:00:18,920 continues teaching through God's Word. 5 00:00:37,200 --> 00:00:39,960 Please pray this prayer, he said. 6 00:00:40,240 --> 00:00:43,200 That prayer is that. You may be filled. 7 00:00:43,680 --> 00:00:47,840 With the knowledge of his will. It is so important that we know. 8 00:00:48,000 --> 00:00:52,520 The will of God, that's how we. Get to know God by knowing His 9 00:00:52,520 --> 00:00:54,720 will. That's how we come to know how 10 00:00:54,720 --> 00:00:57,800 to walk this Christian life out, by knowing His will. 11 00:00:58,240 --> 00:01:00,040 There's just certain things that we don't have to. 12 00:01:00,040 --> 00:01:01,760 Worry about worrying about what I don't. 13 00:01:01,760 --> 00:01:03,040 Know if this is the will of God or not. 14 00:01:03,480 --> 00:01:07,280 Today Pastor Lewis answers a question that many people ask. 15 00:01:07,520 --> 00:01:09,720 How can I know the will of God for my life? 16 00:01:10,200 --> 00:01:13,680 Sure, there are certain things that take extra time to discern, 17 00:01:13,680 --> 00:01:18,160 but really to know the will of God for every facet of life, the 18 00:01:18,160 --> 00:01:20,640 answer is right there in front of us. 19 00:01:20,880 --> 00:01:23,880 So, do you want to know the secret to knowing the will of 20 00:01:23,880 --> 00:01:27,000 God for your life? Open up His Word. 21 00:01:27,280 --> 00:01:31,880 God has given you His Word to lead, guide, and direct you into 22 00:01:31,880 --> 00:01:35,920 His will for your life. His will is for you to be in His 23 00:01:35,920 --> 00:01:41,120 Word and His Word to be in you. Now here's Pastor Lewis in Titus 24 00:01:41,120 --> 00:01:45,440 chapter 3 with today's edition of Living Waters of Grace. 25 00:01:45,840 --> 00:01:47,200 Now during this time that Paul wrote. 26 00:01:47,200 --> 00:01:50,360 This letter he was. Actually in he was in jail. 27 00:01:50,360 --> 00:01:53,000 He was under house arrest in Rome when he. 28 00:01:53,000 --> 00:01:55,120 Wrote this particular letter. And you'll see a lot of 29 00:01:55,120 --> 00:01:58,840 similarities to Colossians and Ephesians and we'll be 30 00:01:59,000 --> 00:02:01,320 referencing that quite. A bit as we go through this 31 00:02:01,320 --> 00:02:04,680 letter. But he mentions Timothy as being 32 00:02:04,680 --> 00:02:06,720 with him now. Timothy wasn't in jail with him, 33 00:02:06,720 --> 00:02:08,240 but Timothy. Was there to assist. 34 00:02:08,240 --> 00:02:10,600 Him and to help him. Timothy was probably the one who 35 00:02:10,600 --> 00:02:13,400 scribed. This letter as Paul. 36 00:02:13,400 --> 00:02:17,360 Was giving his words to it and he says Timothy our brother. 37 00:02:17,360 --> 00:02:19,920 Well, we know that he called Timothy his son, but here? 38 00:02:20,120 --> 00:02:22,840 He's just. Expressing the fact or stressing 39 00:02:22,840 --> 00:02:24,920 the fact that Timothy is a. Brother in the Faith. 40 00:02:24,920 --> 00:02:28,360 Just like he's a son of faith. The other thing I also want to 41 00:02:28,360 --> 00:02:29,480 mention is the fact. That he. 42 00:02:29,640 --> 00:02:32,400 Calls Jesus, he mentions Jesus Christ and he calls that 43 00:02:32,400 --> 00:02:34,800 together now, pretty much. All the epistles. 44 00:02:35,000 --> 00:02:37,600 In his introductory he mentions the name Jesus. 45 00:02:37,600 --> 00:02:39,360 Christ, but if you were. To just think. 46 00:02:39,360 --> 00:02:42,160 About or go back through like the four gospels. 47 00:02:42,760 --> 00:02:46,400 You won't see those two names together. 48 00:02:46,640 --> 00:02:48,880 We know that Jesus. Is the name that means you know, 49 00:02:48,880 --> 00:02:51,920 that means, you know, save our people and we know that Christ. 50 00:02:51,920 --> 00:02:54,200 Is actually his office. I mean, that's his. 51 00:02:54,360 --> 00:02:57,560 Position of authority. He is the Christ. 52 00:02:57,560 --> 00:02:59,920 He's the Messiah, the. Son of the living. 53 00:02:59,920 --> 00:03:02,480 God. But you won't see those two 54 00:03:02,480 --> 00:03:05,640 together. Very much in the Gospels, only 55 00:03:05,640 --> 00:03:07,200 about 8 times you may see those things. 56 00:03:07,200 --> 00:03:10,760 Together, Peter was. One who mentions that when he 57 00:03:10,760 --> 00:03:12,880 says who, you know who, who am I? 58 00:03:12,880 --> 00:03:14,320 Who does man say I am? Peter said. 59 00:03:14,480 --> 00:03:15,640 You. You're the Christ. 60 00:03:16,040 --> 00:03:17,200 You're the Son. Of the living God. 61 00:03:18,240 --> 00:03:21,160 But you don't see that. That often in the Gospels, and 62 00:03:21,160 --> 00:03:24,040 that's why Jesus was so. Quick to say oh. 63 00:03:24,280 --> 00:03:26,360 Flesh and blood didn't. Reveal that to you. 64 00:03:26,520 --> 00:03:28,200 But my father. Who was in heaven? 65 00:03:28,280 --> 00:03:32,960 Because Jesus didn't even reveal himself as that as much in the. 66 00:03:32,960 --> 00:03:35,440 Gospels so he. Knew that it had to be 67 00:03:35,440 --> 00:03:40,080 spiritually reviewed or spiritually revealed to him. 68 00:03:40,320 --> 00:03:42,880 But here you see these names. Together Jesus Christ. 69 00:03:43,040 --> 00:03:45,920 And you'll see that together in most most of the epistles 70 00:03:46,120 --> 00:03:48,960 because by this time. Those who are. 71 00:03:48,960 --> 00:03:53,280 Teaching and preaching the gospel are presenting Jesus as 72 00:03:53,280 --> 00:03:56,240 the Messiah. And when we preach and teach. 73 00:03:56,240 --> 00:03:58,840 Jesus. We should do it as Jesus. 74 00:03:58,840 --> 00:04:03,360 Christ the Messiah. The true God, the the Son of 75 00:04:03,360 --> 00:04:04,360 God. God. 76 00:04:04,360 --> 00:04:07,520 In the flesh and then in verse 2 he says to the Saints and 77 00:04:07,520 --> 00:04:09,880 faithful brethren in Christ who are in. 78 00:04:09,880 --> 00:04:14,160 Colossae, grace to you. And peace from God our Father in 79 00:04:14,160 --> 00:04:15,640 the Lord Jesus. Christ. 80 00:04:16,320 --> 00:04:18,640 We give thanks and that's another thing you're going to 81 00:04:18,640 --> 00:04:22,079 see quite often throughout this. Letter. 82 00:04:22,880 --> 00:04:26,320 The giving of thanks and talking about thanks and we talked. 83 00:04:26,320 --> 00:04:27,960 About it before. That that's something that we. 84 00:04:27,960 --> 00:04:30,640 Should probably be. More intentional about doing in 85 00:04:30,640 --> 00:04:34,200 our lives is giving thanks to God, you know, in our. 86 00:04:34,200 --> 00:04:36,440 Prayers we should always. Take time to give. 87 00:04:36,640 --> 00:04:40,280 Thanks to God. You know, we, we always can go 88 00:04:40,280 --> 00:04:42,480 into talking about a laundry list of things that we need. 89 00:04:42,480 --> 00:04:45,240 And I sure need a lot of things. I need God to do a lot of things 90 00:04:45,240 --> 00:04:47,440 in my life as well. But we should always. 91 00:04:47,440 --> 00:04:50,080 Remember to thank him for the things that he has done. 92 00:04:51,080 --> 00:04:53,400 The things that he's. Already fulfilled in our lives. 93 00:04:53,880 --> 00:04:55,920 Because the truth. Is if God never did another 94 00:04:55,920 --> 00:04:59,080 thing for any of us, He's already done more than what we 95 00:04:59,080 --> 00:05:01,280 deserve. So when he talks about the 96 00:05:01,280 --> 00:05:03,480 peace, he talks about. You know, giving thanks, he 97 00:05:03,480 --> 00:05:04,480 said. We give thanks to. 98 00:05:04,480 --> 00:05:05,920 God to the God. And. 99 00:05:05,920 --> 00:05:10,480 Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you. 100 00:05:10,960 --> 00:05:13,920 Since. That's the key there. 101 00:05:14,160 --> 00:05:16,200 Since. We heard of your. 102 00:05:16,200 --> 00:05:20,120 Faith in Christ Jesus. And of your love for all the. 103 00:05:20,120 --> 00:05:24,080 Saints because of the. Hope which is laid up. 104 00:05:24,080 --> 00:05:27,400 For you in heaven. Of which you heard. 105 00:05:27,400 --> 00:05:30,760 Before in the word. Of the truth of the gospel. 106 00:05:30,760 --> 00:05:32,880 I just want to pause there, he said. 107 00:05:33,120 --> 00:05:36,120 Since he said we never, you know, we. 108 00:05:36,120 --> 00:05:37,920 Pray for you always. Since. 109 00:05:38,120 --> 00:05:42,840 We heard of your. Faith in Christ Jesus and of 110 00:05:42,840 --> 00:05:47,280 your love for all the Saints. Because of the hope. 111 00:05:47,640 --> 00:05:50,760 So right there you have all three of the pillars of the 112 00:05:50,760 --> 00:05:57,920 gospel faith, love and hope. In First Corinthians chapter 13 113 00:05:57,920 --> 00:06:03,680 and 13, you know Paul says now. Abide these three faith. 114 00:06:03,680 --> 00:06:07,000 Hope and love and the. Greatest of these is love. 115 00:06:07,960 --> 00:06:11,800 The greatest of these is love. But he says. 116 00:06:11,800 --> 00:06:14,800 Here since we heard. Of your faith. 117 00:06:15,000 --> 00:06:18,800 Many of us are praying for people that we want God to save. 118 00:06:19,080 --> 00:06:21,240 I certainly am. My wife and I, we are. 119 00:06:21,680 --> 00:06:25,280 We have. Children that are yet not saved. 120 00:06:26,800 --> 00:06:29,200 That we desire before we leave this world. 121 00:06:29,480 --> 00:06:31,840 To see them walking with the Lord. 122 00:06:34,040 --> 00:06:37,120 And I'm sure some of you may have people that you love. 123 00:06:37,120 --> 00:06:40,120 Whether they're your children. Some of you may be your parents. 124 00:06:40,440 --> 00:06:42,200 It could be brothers and sisters, whoever. 125 00:06:42,200 --> 00:06:44,840 It may be nieces, nephews, friends, good friends, whoever 126 00:06:44,840 --> 00:06:48,360 it is that you desire. To be saved and. 127 00:06:49,600 --> 00:06:51,680 I just want to encourage you to please keep praying. 128 00:06:52,560 --> 00:06:55,080 Because there was a. Time that my mother and and my 129 00:06:55,080 --> 00:06:58,800 sisters and and and my and my grandmother was praying for me. 130 00:06:59,760 --> 00:07:01,440 Was that Lord? Please save that boy. 131 00:07:02,600 --> 00:07:09,160 Save that boy. And the Lord did, and He can do. 132 00:07:09,160 --> 00:07:13,040 It for yours as. Well, he can do it for mine, I 133 00:07:13,040 --> 00:07:15,680 believe that and we going to hang on that. 134 00:07:15,960 --> 00:07:17,800 But he said since. We. 135 00:07:17,800 --> 00:07:21,040 Heard of your faith? In Christ Jesus and of your 136 00:07:21,040 --> 00:07:23,400 love, in other words, since we heard you got. 137 00:07:23,400 --> 00:07:24,920 Saved. We've been. 138 00:07:24,920 --> 00:07:28,080 Praying for you always. And what I want to say to you is 139 00:07:28,080 --> 00:07:30,080 now. If they get saved, those people 140 00:07:30,080 --> 00:07:33,160 you praying for once they get saved. 141 00:07:33,440 --> 00:07:37,520 Don't stop praying. In fact, that's when you want to 142 00:07:37,520 --> 00:07:42,160 start praying even more. Once they get saved, we become a 143 00:07:42,160 --> 00:07:46,000 target. When we get saved, Satan comes 144 00:07:46,000 --> 00:07:47,400 right for. US. 145 00:07:47,960 --> 00:07:49,720 He doesn't want. Anybody to leave? 146 00:07:49,840 --> 00:07:52,680 The Kingdom of darkness No one so we. 147 00:07:52,680 --> 00:07:54,840 Have to make. Sure that you know, Paul says. 148 00:07:54,840 --> 00:07:57,200 Since we. Heard you guys saved we we we 149 00:07:57,200 --> 00:08:01,840 pray for you always we want. You to stay in the faith, and 150 00:08:01,840 --> 00:08:06,320 that takes prayers and your faith and your love for all the 151 00:08:06,320 --> 00:08:08,640 Saints. The love is so important because 152 00:08:08,800 --> 00:08:12,280 love is one of the true evidences of a changed life. 153 00:08:13,840 --> 00:08:16,760 A person who loves. The way Jesus loved that agape 154 00:08:16,760 --> 00:08:18,440 love. That unconditional. 155 00:08:18,440 --> 00:08:22,680 Love that we should the church. Should be showing to each other 156 00:08:22,840 --> 00:08:25,320 when people recognize the. Church one of the. 157 00:08:25,320 --> 00:08:27,400 First things they. Should say that sets the church 158 00:08:27,400 --> 00:08:28,720 apart. Should be. 159 00:08:28,720 --> 00:08:31,640 Oh how they love. One another how they love one 160 00:08:31,640 --> 00:08:33,480 another. Look how they care for one 161 00:08:33,480 --> 00:08:34,880 another. Look how they talk to one. 162 00:08:35,000 --> 00:08:37,039 Look how they treat. Look how they look after each 163 00:08:37,039 --> 00:08:37,440 other. They. 164 00:08:37,559 --> 00:08:40,960 Love one another. It always blesses. 165 00:08:40,960 --> 00:08:43,320 Me when someone come to visit. Our church. 166 00:08:44,039 --> 00:08:47,280 And they're overwhelmed by the love that they experience in the 167 00:08:47,280 --> 00:08:49,920 church. What an evidence. 168 00:08:50,080 --> 00:08:54,880 That the Holy Spirit is with us. What an evidence, What a 169 00:08:54,880 --> 00:08:57,880 blessing. To be able to hear that, so he 170 00:08:57,880 --> 00:09:01,840 said for the love. For all the Saints, that 171 00:09:01,840 --> 00:09:04,400 evidence of salvation. And then he goes on, he says. 172 00:09:04,400 --> 00:09:06,720 Which is laid up. For us, and that laid up means 173 00:09:06,840 --> 00:09:09,960 reserved. We have a reservation. 174 00:09:11,120 --> 00:09:14,280 We have a reservation in heaven. And it's already there. 175 00:09:14,840 --> 00:09:17,160 And it can't be cancelled by anybody. 176 00:09:18,320 --> 00:09:22,560 And our confirmation is the Holy Spirit that's in US can't be 177 00:09:22,560 --> 00:09:23,640 cancelled by. Anybody. 178 00:09:23,800 --> 00:09:28,120 We are reserved. We have a place reserved in 179 00:09:28,160 --> 00:09:29,880 eternal life. How? 180 00:09:31,720 --> 00:09:34,480 You've had. Opportunities where you've made. 181 00:09:34,480 --> 00:09:38,360 Hotel reservations before. And you know the comfort you 182 00:09:38,360 --> 00:09:41,520 felt to know that where you're going, you had somewhere to stay 183 00:09:42,160 --> 00:09:45,000 and you ain't have to worry. About it I got. 184 00:09:45,000 --> 00:09:46,720 Somewhere to stay and we're good. 185 00:09:46,920 --> 00:09:49,600 I got my confirmation number. Oh, we hold on to that thing, 186 00:09:49,600 --> 00:09:51,840 don't we? We keep it in our emails. 187 00:09:51,840 --> 00:09:53,120 We may take a. Picture of it. 188 00:09:53,360 --> 00:09:54,360 You know what I mean? We're quick. 189 00:09:54,360 --> 00:09:58,920 You know, once someone that challenges me, I got a 190 00:09:58,920 --> 00:10:01,760 confirmation number. We don't want no trouble in 191 00:10:01,760 --> 00:10:02,360 here. We're. 192 00:10:02,360 --> 00:10:05,520 Good. You know how you feel about 193 00:10:05,520 --> 00:10:09,960 that, that comfort that you get. By having that, how much more, 194 00:10:10,560 --> 00:10:12,480 how much more comfort do we have? 195 00:10:12,680 --> 00:10:14,440 How much more excited? Should we be? 196 00:10:14,520 --> 00:10:19,440 About knowing that we have a reservation in heaven and it's a 197 00:10:19,440 --> 00:10:21,920 reservation that cannot be. Canceled. 198 00:10:23,400 --> 00:10:25,440 We have it forever. We're just. 199 00:10:25,440 --> 00:10:26,600 Waiting for the fulfillment of it. 200 00:10:27,320 --> 00:10:28,600 We're just waiting for. We're just waiting to. 201 00:10:28,600 --> 00:10:30,840 Arrive at the hotel. Amen. 202 00:10:31,600 --> 00:10:34,720 What a blessing that is. So then he goes on here and he 203 00:10:34,720 --> 00:10:36,320 says that. Hope. 204 00:10:36,360 --> 00:10:37,840 That's laid up for you in heaven. 205 00:10:38,120 --> 00:10:41,320 Of which you heard before. In the word of truth of the 206 00:10:41,320 --> 00:10:44,760 Gospel, Amen. The word of truth in the Gospel, 207 00:10:44,880 --> 00:10:47,680 which has come to you as it has in. 208 00:10:47,720 --> 00:10:51,280 All the world Paul was already. Establishing the fact. 209 00:10:51,280 --> 00:10:54,960 That the gospel has gone out to all the world the the the 210 00:10:54,960 --> 00:10:57,120 apostles. And not only himself. 211 00:10:57,120 --> 00:10:58,800 But there's other apostles out there. 212 00:10:58,880 --> 00:11:01,440 And the people that they meet make disciples, and the people 213 00:11:01,440 --> 00:11:03,240 that they meet make disciples, and the people that they meet 214 00:11:03,240 --> 00:11:05,240 make disciples, and all this word. 215 00:11:05,240 --> 00:11:07,320 Goes out. And Paul says I'm confident. 216 00:11:07,320 --> 00:11:10,800 I know it's going out through. All the world, All the world. 217 00:11:11,680 --> 00:11:12,640 I mean, just think about it. Hit. 218 00:11:12,640 --> 00:11:14,440 US. Right here in Little Greensburg, 219 00:11:14,440 --> 00:11:18,800 PA, The gospel and he says going out through. 220 00:11:18,800 --> 00:11:21,120 All the world. And not only is it going out, 221 00:11:21,120 --> 00:11:25,440 but it is bringing forth fruit as it is among as it as it is 222 00:11:25,440 --> 00:11:29,160 also among you, since the day that you heard and knew the 223 00:11:29,160 --> 00:11:32,080 grace of God. In truth, the Gospel always 224 00:11:32,080 --> 00:11:33,920 brings forth fruit. The Gospel. 225 00:11:33,920 --> 00:11:36,440 Always brings forth a. Change in people's lives. 226 00:11:36,600 --> 00:11:39,160 It's the power of God that's. Why Paul said it? 227 00:11:39,280 --> 00:11:40,880 I'm not ashamed of the gospel of. 228 00:11:40,880 --> 00:11:44,440 Christ, because it is the power. Of God and to salvation. 229 00:11:44,920 --> 00:11:47,920 It's a power for you to be changed from. 230 00:11:47,920 --> 00:11:51,680 Death to life is the power of God. 231 00:11:52,400 --> 00:11:55,320 Of salvation. So Paul said, I'm not ashamed of 232 00:11:55,320 --> 00:11:56,000 it. I'll teach. 233 00:11:56,080 --> 00:11:59,760 I'll, I'll, I'll share that message anywhere, anytime in 234 00:11:59,760 --> 00:12:03,080 front of anybody. It's power in that thing. 235 00:12:03,480 --> 00:12:05,600 Praise God. Praise God. 236 00:12:05,800 --> 00:12:09,800 And then he says here in verse 7, as you learned also from. 237 00:12:10,200 --> 00:12:14,040 Epiphras, our dear. Fellow servant, who is faithful 238 00:12:14,040 --> 00:12:16,800 minister of Christ on your behalf now. 239 00:12:17,800 --> 00:12:19,920 Epiphras. He's only mentioned two other 240 00:12:19,920 --> 00:12:23,160 times in the Word of God. He's mentioned at another place 241 00:12:23,160 --> 00:12:25,720 here in Colossians, in Colossians chapter 4, verse 12. 242 00:12:25,720 --> 00:12:28,920 He's mentioned there, and he's also mentioned the 23rd verse of 243 00:12:28,920 --> 00:12:32,480 Philemon. He is a faithful servant with 244 00:12:32,480 --> 00:12:35,320 God with with Paul he probably got. 245 00:12:35,320 --> 00:12:38,960 Converted to Christianity when Paul was teaching in. 246 00:12:38,960 --> 00:12:41,200 Ephesus, in fact, that's. Where a number. 247 00:12:41,200 --> 00:12:43,640 Of people. In Asia got converted. 248 00:12:43,840 --> 00:12:46,080 A places that Paul. Never even went to. 249 00:12:46,520 --> 00:12:49,480 But while he was. Preaching in Ephesus. 250 00:12:50,720 --> 00:12:53,320 There was a young man there named Epiphras. 251 00:12:53,400 --> 00:12:56,040 Who heard the Gospel? And we'll see. 252 00:12:56,200 --> 00:13:00,000 As he says here that he's a. Faithful minister of Christ on 253 00:13:00,000 --> 00:13:03,480 your behalf. Who also declared to us your 254 00:13:03,480 --> 00:13:05,080 love. And the Spirit. 255 00:13:05,240 --> 00:13:08,600 So now just think about it. Paul's preaching in Ephesus, 256 00:13:08,920 --> 00:13:10,280 teaching the Word. Of God. 257 00:13:11,040 --> 00:13:13,040 There's a young man there, sitting and listening. 258 00:13:13,400 --> 00:13:15,360 Paul might not even. Recognize who this guy was, 259 00:13:15,360 --> 00:13:17,480 probably. Didn't even stand out. 260 00:13:17,480 --> 00:13:21,360 To Paul, but he's. Sitting there listening and he 261 00:13:21,360 --> 00:13:24,720 is sitting there hearing the gospel and his life is getting 262 00:13:24,720 --> 00:13:29,040 changed and he goes back. To he goes back to. 263 00:13:29,040 --> 00:13:33,120 Colossians or to colossi? And establishes a church. 264 00:13:34,680 --> 00:13:39,080 And now a church that Paul has never even heard of, Paul's 265 00:13:39,080 --> 00:13:42,160 sending a letter to. Now keep in mind. 266 00:13:42,160 --> 00:13:45,840 Also that Paul. Had begun to. 267 00:13:45,840 --> 00:13:49,640 Work with Epiphras at. One point and he served. 268 00:13:49,640 --> 00:13:51,400 With Paul. In different. 269 00:13:51,400 --> 00:13:54,400 Places but Paul. Had never been to. 270 00:13:54,400 --> 00:14:00,320 Colossae so. You just never know what impact 271 00:14:00,640 --> 00:14:04,360 the gospel has on your life and the life that you and the impact 272 00:14:04,360 --> 00:14:08,040 you can have on somebody else's. You could have an impact on the 273 00:14:08,040 --> 00:14:11,520 city of Greensburg, you know, Thank God. 274 00:14:12,120 --> 00:14:15,280 Thank God that our pastor that Clark heard the. 275 00:14:15,280 --> 00:14:19,960 Gospel somewhere him and his wife and got saved and started 276 00:14:19,960 --> 00:14:24,080 Calvary Chapel here in Greensburg and the people. 277 00:14:24,080 --> 00:14:27,000 Who shared the gospel with him? Probably didn't even. 278 00:14:27,080 --> 00:14:29,640 Know. That this man got saved and was 279 00:14:29,640 --> 00:14:31,920 taken, and the gospel took him the way it did. 280 00:14:32,640 --> 00:14:35,400 But yet he was able to found a church here. 281 00:14:35,600 --> 00:14:39,360 In Greensburg, PA and have impact on the town of 282 00:14:39,360 --> 00:14:43,240 Greensburg. Who knows what impact you have 283 00:14:43,240 --> 00:14:45,800 had on somebody by just sharing the gospel. 284 00:14:46,080 --> 00:14:47,240 You don't have to be up here to do it. 285 00:14:47,480 --> 00:14:51,040 Maybe you were in the Maybe you were in the the lunch room. 286 00:14:52,000 --> 00:14:54,760 At your job. And you were sharing the gospel 287 00:14:54,760 --> 00:14:57,280 with somebody. You never know who that person 288 00:14:57,280 --> 00:15:00,360 wouldn't told and who that person wouldn't told and who 289 00:15:00,360 --> 00:15:02,640 that person wouldn't told. All because of that. 290 00:15:02,640 --> 00:15:04,280 Lunch. That he shared with you. 291 00:15:04,960 --> 00:15:08,400 In that lunch room when you were bold enough and then bold 292 00:15:08,400 --> 00:15:09,880 enough. To share the gospel. 293 00:15:10,520 --> 00:15:13,520 That's why it's so important when he says that, you know? 294 00:15:13,520 --> 00:15:16,280 We are to share the gospel, go on to all the world. 295 00:15:16,600 --> 00:15:19,120 And share it, you know, don't just share it in certain. 296 00:15:19,120 --> 00:15:21,800 Places everywhere you go. You get an opportunity when God 297 00:15:21,800 --> 00:15:24,520 gives you that window. Share Share the Gospel. 298 00:15:24,680 --> 00:15:26,720 You never know what kind of effect it's going to have. 299 00:15:27,840 --> 00:15:30,040 Many of the largest. Pastors or the. 300 00:15:30,200 --> 00:15:32,440 Or what we consider to be the. The the biggest? 301 00:15:32,440 --> 00:15:37,360 Pastors in this country are men. Who just heard the gospel 302 00:15:37,360 --> 00:15:40,760 preached? And went out and began to 303 00:15:40,760 --> 00:15:45,920 minister and start ministries. It's a blessing because there's. 304 00:15:45,920 --> 00:15:47,400 Power in it. It's no power in us. 305 00:15:48,160 --> 00:15:51,280 There was no power in Clark, but there was power in the Gospel. 306 00:15:51,600 --> 00:15:56,600 So we have we have Epifast who shared the the gospel there at 307 00:15:56,600 --> 00:15:59,240 Colossae. And made an impact there in the 308 00:15:59,240 --> 00:16:00,480 city. Of Colossae back. 309 00:16:00,720 --> 00:16:03,680 Right back where he come from. And he had, and Paul had depend 310 00:16:03,680 --> 00:16:07,040 on him to share and to declare to him the love of the Spirit. 311 00:16:07,320 --> 00:16:11,600 That was there at Colossae. And then in verse 9, he goes in 312 00:16:11,600 --> 00:16:15,000 and he says for this reason we also since the day we. 313 00:16:15,000 --> 00:16:16,400 Heard. Do not. 314 00:16:16,400 --> 00:16:21,680 Cease to pray for. You and to ask that may that you 315 00:16:21,680 --> 00:16:27,160 may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all wisdom and 316 00:16:27,160 --> 00:16:30,000 spiritual understanding intend that. 317 00:16:30,000 --> 00:16:35,400 You may walk worthy of the Lord. Fully pleasing him, being 318 00:16:35,400 --> 00:16:40,200 fruitful in every good work, increasing in the knowledge of 319 00:16:40,200 --> 00:16:41,560 God. And then one more. 320 00:16:41,560 --> 00:16:47,160 We're going to finish on this one strengthened with All Might, 321 00:16:47,480 --> 00:16:50,960 according. To his glorious power for all. 322 00:16:50,960 --> 00:16:54,280 Patience and long-suffering. With joy now. 323 00:16:54,520 --> 00:16:56,600 I'm going to take just a couple minutes to go back and deal with 324 00:16:56,600 --> 00:16:58,920 just a couple of these points in closing. 325 00:16:59,120 --> 00:17:02,360 First of all, he said I don't. He said that we since. 326 00:17:02,640 --> 00:17:06,520 The day we heard that you got saved just like he said over 327 00:17:06,520 --> 00:17:09,839 there in verse 4. He said since the day we heard 328 00:17:09,839 --> 00:17:11,319 that, you guys say, we didn't cease to pray. 329 00:17:11,319 --> 00:17:13,680 For you we. Realize how important it is. 330 00:17:13,680 --> 00:17:17,000 To pray for you. Since you got saved and to ask 331 00:17:17,000 --> 00:17:18,359 now, this is his. Prayer. 332 00:17:18,960 --> 00:17:21,520 And I'm going to. Ask that as you read this 333 00:17:21,520 --> 00:17:24,560 prayer, whether you read it here or whether you read it at. 334 00:17:24,560 --> 00:17:29,000 Home, I'm going to ask that you. Pray this prayer for yourself 335 00:17:29,080 --> 00:17:31,320 first of all. And secondly. 336 00:17:31,640 --> 00:17:35,160 That you pray it for. Everyone else that's in the body 337 00:17:35,160 --> 00:17:40,920 of Christ and please, please pray it for Clark and I and all 338 00:17:40,920 --> 00:17:43,640 the leaders here in Calvary Chapel and everywhere else 339 00:17:43,640 --> 00:17:45,040 that's here. Everyone else that's here. 340 00:17:45,600 --> 00:17:48,400 Please pray this prayer, he said. 341 00:17:48,720 --> 00:17:52,920 That prayer is that. You may be filled with the 342 00:17:52,920 --> 00:17:54,080 knowledge. Of his will. 343 00:17:55,240 --> 00:17:58,520 It is so important that we know the will. 344 00:17:58,560 --> 00:18:02,480 Of God, that's how. We get to know God by knowing 345 00:18:02,480 --> 00:18:05,400 His will. That's how we come to know how 346 00:18:05,400 --> 00:18:08,560 to walk this Christian life out, by knowing His will. 347 00:18:09,560 --> 00:18:11,360 There's just certain things that we don't have to. 348 00:18:11,360 --> 00:18:13,360 Worry about worrying. About well, I don't know if this 349 00:18:13,360 --> 00:18:15,560 is the will of God or not. What do you mean? 350 00:18:15,560 --> 00:18:18,600 Well, I'm married to somebody that I'm, you know, I think 351 00:18:18,600 --> 00:18:20,080 there's somebody else I should be married to. 352 00:18:21,160 --> 00:18:22,840 So I'm going to divorce this person and go. 353 00:18:22,880 --> 00:18:25,120 I just think that's God's will. No, it's not. 354 00:18:25,720 --> 00:18:27,280 We don't even have. To pray about that. 355 00:18:27,280 --> 00:18:28,880 We know that that's not God's will. 356 00:18:29,800 --> 00:18:32,960 Well, let's see if I just. Cheat on my taxes just a little 357 00:18:32,960 --> 00:18:35,200 bit because I have some big expenses coming up and maybe 358 00:18:35,200 --> 00:18:38,080 this is God's way of making sure that I can meet those expenses. 359 00:18:38,080 --> 00:18:40,040 So I'm going to just. Tattle. 360 00:18:40,040 --> 00:18:41,920 Just a. Little bit, you know, tweak. 361 00:18:41,920 --> 00:18:44,160 These taxes a little. Bit so I can get more money back 362 00:18:44,160 --> 00:18:46,240 and we know that that's not. God's will. 363 00:18:47,680 --> 00:18:50,200 There's just certain things we know is not his will. 364 00:18:50,360 --> 00:18:54,160 So we read his word. To understand His will. 365 00:18:54,240 --> 00:18:57,600 Now watch how these dots connect so you know the knowledge. 366 00:18:57,600 --> 00:19:00,840 Of his will. And all wisdom and spiritual 367 00:19:00,840 --> 00:19:03,520 understanding wisdom. Is just the practical. 368 00:19:03,520 --> 00:19:05,920 Outworking of the knowledge. You have. 369 00:19:06,400 --> 00:19:08,760 You make decisions. That are wise. 370 00:19:08,920 --> 00:19:12,560 Based on the knowledge. You have about a situation so 371 00:19:12,560 --> 00:19:14,640 we. Can walk in the wisdom of God 372 00:19:14,880 --> 00:19:17,560 based on the knowledge that we. Have of God. 373 00:19:17,760 --> 00:19:19,880 And his will. So that first dot. 374 00:19:19,880 --> 00:19:23,440 Connect and the spiritual understanding or understanding 375 00:19:23,440 --> 00:19:26,240 that comes through discernment. That understanding is spiritual 376 00:19:26,240 --> 00:19:29,280 discernment, those things that come through. 377 00:19:29,360 --> 00:19:33,440 The Spirit that reveals to us the will of God. 378 00:19:34,840 --> 00:19:37,080 It reveals that we're the the will of God. 379 00:19:37,160 --> 00:19:40,200 The Bible says that the natural. Man doesn't understand the 380 00:19:40,200 --> 00:19:41,400 things that. Are of the Spirit. 381 00:19:42,000 --> 00:19:44,880 The natural man understands the natural things that are of man. 382 00:19:45,200 --> 00:19:48,480 It's spiritual. Things that understand spiritual 383 00:19:48,480 --> 00:19:51,560 things. So it's the Spirit. 384 00:19:52,000 --> 00:19:55,080 And he says walk in our wisdom and we can walk in our wisdom 385 00:19:55,080 --> 00:19:58,360 because we understand his will and we obtain that will, the 386 00:19:58,360 --> 00:20:01,160 knowledge of that will through spiritual discernment. 387 00:20:01,360 --> 00:20:03,120 And then verse 10 that. You. 388 00:20:03,120 --> 00:20:05,400 Walk may walk. Worthy of the Lord. 389 00:20:05,720 --> 00:20:08,560 Fully pleasing him, being fruitful in every. 390 00:20:08,560 --> 00:20:11,080 Good work. How are we going to be fruitful? 391 00:20:11,240 --> 00:20:15,200 By knowing the will of God? By understanding and discerning. 392 00:20:15,240 --> 00:20:17,320 The will of God. And the knowledge. 393 00:20:17,320 --> 00:20:20,680 Of God by walking. In the wisdom of that which we 394 00:20:20,680 --> 00:20:23,960 know and when we. Do that we are fruitful. 395 00:20:24,920 --> 00:20:27,760 We are fruitful in in every. Good. 396 00:20:27,920 --> 00:20:32,240 Work increasing in the knowledge of God we should never. 397 00:20:32,240 --> 00:20:34,840 Ever, ever stop. Wanting to increase our. 398 00:20:34,840 --> 00:20:38,200 Knowledge of God. That's why men and women who 399 00:20:38,200 --> 00:20:40,840 have been following the Lord. For years. 400 00:20:40,960 --> 00:20:42,480 Who have been serving the Lord for. 401 00:20:42,480 --> 00:20:45,640 Years still go to. Bible studies still go to. 402 00:20:45,800 --> 00:20:48,840 To Wednesday night Bible study and come on Sundays and then go 403 00:20:48,840 --> 00:20:51,800 to the men's Bible studies the men's breakfast is in women's go 404 00:20:51,800 --> 00:20:53,600 to the women's Bible studies in the women's. 405 00:20:53,600 --> 00:20:55,360 Breakfast. Because regardless of how. 406 00:20:55,360 --> 00:20:58,280 Long you've been serving the. Lord, we always. 407 00:20:58,280 --> 00:21:02,400 Want to know more about Him? We always want to know more 408 00:21:02,400 --> 00:21:05,080 about Him. That's the mercy or the grace. 409 00:21:05,080 --> 00:21:07,600 That God has given to us is the desire. 410 00:21:07,600 --> 00:21:11,840 To want to know more about him. It's a beatitude, Lord. 411 00:21:11,840 --> 00:21:14,640 Make me hungry and thirsty. For. 412 00:21:14,640 --> 00:21:18,280 Righteousness, and that's in Him. 413 00:21:19,840 --> 00:21:21,880 So we always want to be hungry. For the word. 414 00:21:21,880 --> 00:21:23,280 Of God. And then this last one 415 00:21:23,280 --> 00:21:25,880 strengthened with All Might, according. 416 00:21:26,040 --> 00:21:31,000 To his glorious power for all. Patience and long-suffering. 417 00:21:31,200 --> 00:21:33,520 Now this patience. Is actually. 418 00:21:33,640 --> 00:21:36,760 Endurance. It's perseverance. 419 00:21:37,160 --> 00:21:39,720 And this long-suffering is. Like it says. 420 00:21:39,920 --> 00:21:43,240 Being able to suffer long, but it's patience. 421 00:21:43,520 --> 00:21:45,440 It's patience. Look at what? 422 00:21:45,440 --> 00:21:47,800 Paul asked for though what he prayed for, he says. 423 00:21:47,920 --> 00:21:51,560 I'm not praying that you become physically strong to be able to 424 00:21:51,560 --> 00:21:53,080 combat. The people who are. 425 00:21:53,080 --> 00:21:56,040 Persecuting you or the people that are causing tribulation in 426 00:21:56,040 --> 00:21:57,880 your life. I'm not asking you to become 427 00:21:57,880 --> 00:22:01,240 physically strong. I want you to become spiritually 428 00:22:01,240 --> 00:22:04,360 strong. That you're able to persevere. 429 00:22:04,480 --> 00:22:07,600 That you're able. To endure, join those. 430 00:22:07,600 --> 00:22:10,160 Hardships that you're able to have. 431 00:22:10,320 --> 00:22:12,840 Long-suffering to have patience and to. 432 00:22:12,840 --> 00:22:16,280 Do it with joy, the disciples. Over in the book. 433 00:22:16,280 --> 00:22:19,200 Of Acts 5, they said after they got. 434 00:22:19,200 --> 00:22:23,000 Beaten for. Preaching Christ, they rejoiced. 435 00:22:23,880 --> 00:22:26,200 And they rejoiced. Because they said we're counted 436 00:22:26,200 --> 00:22:30,800 worthy. Worthy to suffer persecution 437 00:22:31,040 --> 00:22:34,880 for. His name's sake, Jesus even 438 00:22:34,880 --> 00:22:39,360 said, when you were persecuted, rejoice when you're persecuted, 439 00:22:39,360 --> 00:22:41,320 when you're reviled, and when you're lied on. 440 00:22:41,400 --> 00:22:44,640 He said rejoice, rejoice, we have good cheer. 441 00:22:46,000 --> 00:22:49,920 So we want that strength and we want that strength with joy. 442 00:22:50,160 --> 00:22:52,400 It's not important that I'm that we're physically strong. 443 00:22:52,480 --> 00:22:54,440 We know this outward body is going to perish. 444 00:22:54,600 --> 00:22:57,800 We know that. But we want our inward man to be 445 00:22:57,800 --> 00:22:59,080 renewed day by day. Amen. 446 00:23:00,120 --> 00:23:02,920 We want to be strengthened in our inner man. 447 00:23:02,920 --> 00:23:04,640 We want to be strengthened to be able to. 448 00:23:04,640 --> 00:23:06,640 Go through hardships we want to be. 449 00:23:06,640 --> 00:23:08,320 Strengthened to be able. To have the. 450 00:23:08,320 --> 00:23:11,320 Patience to endure our tribulations. 451 00:23:11,960 --> 00:23:13,440 And I pray. That for each and everyone of 452 00:23:13,440 --> 00:23:15,160 you, I don't know, maybe, maybe somebody's going through 453 00:23:15,160 --> 00:23:17,600 something in here right now and you're wondering. 454 00:23:17,600 --> 00:23:19,840 I don't know if I can hold on. I've been going through this for 455 00:23:19,840 --> 00:23:21,880 so long. I've been dealing with this for 456 00:23:21,880 --> 00:23:23,640 so long. I don't know if I can hold on, 457 00:23:23,840 --> 00:23:28,880 Hold on, hold on. Wait on the Lord. 458 00:23:29,840 --> 00:23:31,760 Wait on the Lord. He. 459 00:23:32,720 --> 00:23:38,400 He will renew your strength and cause you to mount up with wings 460 00:23:38,400 --> 00:23:41,040 as eagles. He can do that for you. 461 00:23:42,000 --> 00:23:46,520 Wait on the Lord. Whatever it is that you're. 462 00:23:46,520 --> 00:23:49,400 Dealing with. Our prayers that you're going to 463 00:23:49,400 --> 00:23:51,080 be. Strengthened in the inward man, 464 00:23:51,080 --> 00:23:53,840 you're going to be strengthened with with the endurance. 465 00:23:54,200 --> 00:23:59,080 To be able to deal with it. This has been Living Waters of 466 00:23:59,080 --> 00:24:03,040 Grace, a ministry of Pastor Louis Harrell of Calvary Chapel, 467 00:24:03,040 --> 00:24:06,120 Westmoreland. Today's message has been on the 468 00:24:06,120 --> 00:24:09,680 Book of Titus. This book is a master class in 469 00:24:09,680 --> 00:24:12,200 how Christians should live in modern culture. 470 00:24:12,640 --> 00:24:15,960 Titus was ministering to the people of Crete, an island off 471 00:24:15,960 --> 00:24:19,560 the coast of Greece, but he was facing many challenges. 472 00:24:19,560 --> 00:24:23,640 The Cretans who came to know Jesus seemed to assimilate Jesus 473 00:24:23,640 --> 00:24:27,320 into their existing culture instead of allowing themselves 474 00:24:27,320 --> 00:24:31,080 to be transformed by the Holy Spirit inside of them. 475 00:24:31,760 --> 00:24:35,440 Others were fully devoting themselves to Jesus but shutting 476 00:24:35,440 --> 00:24:38,040 themselves off from the world around them. 477 00:24:38,440 --> 00:24:42,440 The apostle Paul encourages Titus to help his audience find 478 00:24:42,440 --> 00:24:46,160 a middle ground where they can live in this world while still 479 00:24:46,160 --> 00:24:49,120 following a different way of life in Jesus. 480 00:24:49,840 --> 00:24:52,360 If you would like to learn more about what it means to 481 00:24:52,360 --> 00:24:55,760 faithfully follow the teachings of Christ in a world full of 482 00:24:55,760 --> 00:24:59,480 darkness, we'd love to get connected with you in person. 483 00:25:00,040 --> 00:25:04,200 If you are in Greensburg, PA, we'd love to invite you to join 484 00:25:04,200 --> 00:25:06,840 us at Calvary Chapel Westmoreland. 485 00:25:07,200 --> 00:25:12,560 We meet every Sunday at 10:30 AM at 400 E Pittsburgh St. 486 00:25:12,720 --> 00:25:16,760 Ste. 6B. Also, if you visit us at 487 00:25:16,760 --> 00:25:21,480 calvarychapelonline.com, you'll find links to our mobile app, 488 00:25:21,680 --> 00:25:25,560 our giving page, and our contact form where you can leave a 489 00:25:25,560 --> 00:25:29,640 prayer request if you have one. Before we go off the air for 490 00:25:29,640 --> 00:25:33,120 today, we ask you to invite someone to tune in next time 491 00:25:33,240 --> 00:25:40,200 right here on Grace FM 91.7 or streaming online at Grace Radio 492 00:25:40,280 --> 00:25:43,480 dot FM. Word of mouth is the best way to 493 00:25:43,480 --> 00:25:47,160 spread the good news of the gospel with those who are hungry 494 00:25:47,160 --> 00:25:50,120 to hear. Until next time, this has been 495 00:25:50,320 --> 00:25:53,200 another edition of Living Waters of Grace.