Shalom,

We started in Titus today in our Bible Reading Plan. Titus was a young man, like Timothy, who had been born again through the ministry of Paul. Titus 1:1-4:

1 This letter is from Paul, a slave of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ. I have been sent to proclaim faith to those God has chosen and to teach them to know the truth that shows them how to live godly lives. 2 This truth gives them confidence that they have eternal life, which God—who does not lie—promised them before the world began. 3 And now at just the right time He has revealed this message, which we announce to everyone. It is by the command of God our Savior that I have been entrusted with this work for Him. 4 I am writing to Titus, my true son in the faith that we share. May God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior give you grace and peace. New Living Translation 

Here are the same verses in the Amplified Bible:


 PAUL, A bond servant of God and an apostle (a special messenger) of Jesus Christ (the Messiah) to stimulate and promote the faith of God's chosen ones and to lead them on to accurate discernment and recognition of and acquaintance with the Truth which belongs to and harmonizes with and tends to godliness,  2 [Resting] in the hope of eternal life, [life] which the ever truthful God Who cannot deceive promised before the world or the ages of time began.  3 And [now] in His own appointed time He has made manifest (made known) His Word and revealed it as His message through the preaching entrusted to me by command of God our Savior;  4 To Titus, my true child according to a common (general) faith: Grace (favor and spiritual blessing) and [heart] peace from God the Father and the Lord Christ Jesus our Savior. AMP

Paul is showing here that the role of the pastor of a church is to teach the Truth so that the people can know and understand, from the Word of God, how to conduct THEIR lives to be pleasing to God and to reach the world for HIM! The vision of the pastor of The Spoken Word Church is to "Teach and train believers to be bright lights in and to the world!" Make the job of YOUR Pastor easier by becoming a true student of the Word! That is someone who chooses to hear and obey the Word of God! Amen! And, just to give you something else to meditate on, verses 5-6 do NOT say men, but elders! These are born again believers, male or female, who are called of God to be responsible for a congregation of other born again believers! It does NOT say the "husband of one wife", but, without all the added punctuation, it really says "shall have one husband wife"! That means a woman pastor will not have more than one husband and a male pastor will not have more than one wife! AND, they will raise their children properly! AMEN!!! "I" am not called, at this time, to be a pastor, but many wonderful ladies are, and I support them completely as long as they teach the Word of God! Here is Hillsong with an appropriate song for yielding to the will of God in YOUR life! "I Surrender":

Shalom in Him!