Participants: Kelly Mowrer
Series Code: HWAL
Program Code: HWAL000424
00:17 Hi, and welcome back to His Words Are Life.
00:19 I'm Kelly Mowrer, and today we're reading from the 00:21 book of Titus. 00:22 But before we start let's pray together. 00:25 Dear God, You have promised us that Your word will be a lamp 00:31 to our feet, will be a light on our path. 00:33 And we need that so desperately. 00:36 We're surrounded by people that would deceive us. 00:40 We're surrounded by an enemy that wants us walking in 00:43 darkness, thinking we're walking in the light. 00:46 But we know that if we will follow You; if we will hear Your 00:50 word, You've promised to lead us into all truth, and that Your 00:53 word is truth. 00:54 So please send Your Holy Spirit right now to be with us, 00:57 and to guide us, and to plant these words deep in our lives. 01:01 Thank you so much for loving us. 01:03 We love you so much, too. 01:04 Amen. 01:05 Again, we're reading in the book of Titus, chapter 2, starting 01:10 with verse 9. 01:11 And this is the King James Version. 01:13 Exhort servants to be obedient unto their own masters, 01:18 and to please them well in all things; not answering again; 01:23 not purloining, but showing all good fidelity; that they may 01:28 adorn the doctrine of God our Savior in all things. 01:31 For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared 01:34 to all men, teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly 01:39 lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, 01:43 in this present world; looking for that blessed hope, 01:47 and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Savior 01:50 Jesus Christ; who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us 01:55 from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, 02:00 zealous of good works. 02:02 These things speak, and exhort, and rebuke with all authority. 02:07 Let no man despise thee. 02:14 Put them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers, 02:19 to obey magistrates, to be ready to every good work, to speak 02:25 evil of no man, to be no brawlers, but gentle, showing 02:31 all meekness unto all men. 02:33 For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, 02:38 deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice 02:44 and envy, hateful, and hating one another. 02:47 But after that the kindness and love of God our Savior toward 02:52 man appeared, not by works of righteousness which we have 02:56 done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of 03:05 regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost; which he shed on 03:10 us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Savior; that being 03:14 justified by his grace, we should be made heirs according 03:18 to the hope of eternal life. 03:20 This is a faithful saying, and these things I will that thou 03:25 affirm constantly, that they which have believed in God 03:29 might be careful to maintain good works. 03:32 These things are good and profitable unto men. 03:35 But avoid foolish questions, and genealogies, and contentions, 03:40 and strivings about the law; for they are unprofitable and vain. 03:45 A man that is an heretic, after the first and second admonition, 03:50 reject; knowing that he that is such is subverted, and sinneth, 03:56 being condemned of himself. 03:59 When I shall send Artemas unto thee, or Tychicus, be diligent 04:04 to come unto me to Nicopolis: for I have determined 04:07 there to winter. 04:08 Bring Zenas the lawyer and Apollos on their journey 04:12 diligently, that nothing be wanting unto them. 04:15 And let ours also learn to maintain good works 04:19 for necessary uses, that they be not unfruitful. 04:23 All that are with me salute thee. 04:26 Greet them that love us in the faith. 04:29 Grace be with you all. 04:31 Amen. 04:32 (Continuing now, the epistle of Paul the Apostle, 04:37 to Philemon.) 04:38 Paul, a prisoner of Jesus Christ, and Timothy our brother, 04:43 unto Philemon our dearly beloved, and fellow laborer, 04:48 and to our beloved Apphia, and Archippus our fellow soldier, 04:52 and to the church in thy house: grace to you, and peace, 04:55 from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. 04:58 I thank my God, making mention of thee always in my prayers, 05:03 hearing of thy love and faith, which thou hast toward the 05:07 Lord Jesus, and toward all saints; that the communication 05:11 of thy faith may become effectual by the acknowledging 05:15 of every good thing which is in you in Christ Jesus. 05:18 For we have great joy and consolation in thy love, 05:22 because the bowels of the saints are refreshed by thee, brother. 05:26 Wherefore, though I might be much bold in Christ to enjoin 05:31 thee that which is convenient, yet for love's sake I rather 05:35 beseech thee being such an one as Paul the aged, and now also 05:40 a prisoner of Jesus Christ. 05:42 I beseech thee for my son Onesimus, whom I have begotten 05:47 in my bonds: which in time past was to thee unprofitable, 05:52 but now profitable to thee and to me: whom I have sent again: 05:58 thou therefore receive him, that is, mine own bowels: whom I 06:05 would have retained with me, that in thy stead he might have 06:09 ministered unto me in the bonds of the gospel: but without thy 06:13 mind would I do nothing; that thy benefit should not be as it 06:17 were of necessity, but willingly. 06:21 For perhaps he therefore departed for a season, 06:24 that thou shouldest receive him forever; not now as a servant, 06:29 but above a servant, a brother beloved, specially to me, 06:34 but how much more unto thee, both in the flesh, 06:37 and in the Lord? 06:38 If thou count me therefore a partner, receive him as myself. 06:44 If he hath wronged thee, or oweth thee aught, put that on 06:49 mine account; I Paul have written it with mine own hand, 06:53 I will repay it: albeit I do not say to thee how thou owest 06:57 unto me even thine own self besides. 07:00 Yea, brother, let me have joy of thee in the Lord: refresh my 07:05 bowels in the Lord. 07:06 Having confidence in thy obedience I wrote unto thee, 07:10 knowing that thou wilt also do more than I say. 07:13 But withal prepare me also a lodging: for I trust that 07:19 through your prayers I shall be given unto you. 07:22 There salute thee Epaphras, my fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus; 07:27 Marcus, Aristarchus, Demas, Lucas, my fellow-laborers. 07:34 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. 07:37 Amen. 07:38 (Continuing now with the epistle to the Hebrews, Chapter 1, 07:44 and this is the King James Version.) 07:45 God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time 07:51 past unto the fathers by the prophets, hath in these last 07:56 days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of 08:01 all things, by whom also he made the worlds; who being the 08:06 brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, 08:10 and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had 08:15 by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the 08:20 Majesty on high; being made so much better than the angels, 08:24 as he hath by inheritance obtained a more excellent 08:28 name than they. 08:29 For unto which of the angels said he at any time, Thou art my 08:34 Son, this day have I begotten thee? 08:37 And again, I will be to him a Father, and he shall be 08:41 to me a Son? 08:42 And again, when he bringeth in the first-begotten into the 08:47 world, he saith, And let all the angels of God worship him. 08:51 And of the angels he saith, who maketh his angels spirits, 08:56 and his ministers a flame of fire. 08:58 But unto the Son he saith, Thy throne, O God, is for ever 09:04 and ever: a scepter of righteousness is the scepter 09:08 of thy kingdom. 09:09 Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; therefore 09:15 God, even thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness 09:20 above thy fellows. 09:22 And, Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the 09:25 foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the works 09:28 of thine hands: they shall perish, but thou remainest: 09:33 and they all shall wax old as doth a garment; and as a vesture 09:37 shalt thou fold them up, and they shall be changed: 09:40 but thou art the same, and thy years shall not fail. 09:45 But to which of the angels said he at any time, Sit on my right 09:50 hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool? 09:52 Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister 09:59 for them who shall be heirs of salvation? 10:01 (We're reading from the book of Hebrews, in the King James 10:04 Version, Chapter 2.) 10:06 Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things 10:12 which we have heard, lest at any time we should let them slip. 10:16 For if the word spoken by angels was steadfast, and every 10:20 transgression and disobedience received a just recompense of 10:23 reward; how shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation; 10:29 which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was 10:33 confirmed unto us by them that heard him; God also bearing them 10:38 witness, both with signs and wonders, and with divers 10:41 miracles, and gifts of the Holy Ghost, 10:43 according to his own will? 10:45 For unto the angels hath he not put in subjection the world to 10:49 come, whereof we speak. 10:51 But one in a certain place testified, saying, What is man, 10:56 that thou art mindful of him? or the son of man, 10:59 that thou visitest him? 11:01 Thou madest him a little lower than the angels; thou crownedst 11:05 him with glory and honor, and didst set him over the works of 11:08 thy hands: thou hast put all things in subjection 11:11 under his feet. 11:12 For in that he put all in subjection under him, he left 11:17 nothing that is not put under him. 11:19 But now we see not yet all things put under him. 11:24 But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels 11:28 for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honor; 11:32 that he by the grace of God should taste death 11:35 for every man. 11:36 For it became him, for whom are all things, and by whom are all 11:42 things, in bringing many sons unto glory, to make the captain 11:47 of their salvation perfect through sufferings. 11:50 For both he that sanctifieth and they who are sanctified are all 11:56 of one: for which cause he is not ashamed to 12:00 call them brethren, saying, I will declare thy name unto my 12:05 brethren, in the midst of the church will I sing 12:07 praise unto thee. 12:08 And again, I will put my trust in him. 12:12 And again, Behold I and the children which God 12:16 hath given me. 12:17 Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and 12:21 blood, he also himself likewise took part of the same; 12:25 that through death he might destroy him that had the power 12:29 of death, that is, the devil; and deliver them who through 12:34 fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage. 12:38 For verily he took not on him the nature of angels; 12:42 but he took on him the seed of Abraham. 12:45 Wherefore in all things it behooved him to be made like 12:50 unto his brethren, that he might be a merciful and faithful 12:55 high priest in things pertaining to God, to make reconciliation 13:00 for the sins of the people. 13:01 For in that he himself hath suffered being tempted, 13:05 he is able to succor them that are tempted. 13:12 Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly 13:17 calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our 13:20 profession, Christ Jesus; who was faithful to him that 13:24 appointed him, as also Moses was faithful in all his house. 13:29 For this man was counted worthy of more glory than Moses, 13:33 inasmuch as he who hath builded the house hath more honor 13:36 than the house. 13:38 For every house is builded by some man; but he that built 13:42 all things is God. 13:44 And Moses verily was faithful in all his house, as a servant, 13:49 for a testimony of those things which were to be spoken after; 13:53 but Christ as a son over his own house; whose house are we, 13:59 if we hold fast the confidence and the rejoicing of the hope 14:02 firm unto the end. 14:04 Wherefore (as the Holy Ghost saith, Today if ye will hear his 14:10 voice, harden not your hearts, as in the provocation, 14:13 in the day of temptation in the wilderness: when your fathers 14:17 tempted me, proved me, and saw my works forty years. 14:21 Wherefore I was grieved with that generation, and said, 14:24 They do always err in their hearts; and they have not 14:28 known my ways. 14:30 Please join again with me next time to read the word of God. |
Revised 2014-12-17