Dear Brethren,

MEDITATION
12  When I send Artemas to you, or Tychicus, be diligent to come to me at Nicopolis, for I
have decided to spend the winter there.  13  Send Zenas the lawyer and Apollos on their
journey with haste, that they may lack nothing.  14  And let our people also learn to
maintain good works, to meet urgent needs, that they may not be unfruitful.
15  All who are with me greet you. Greet those who love us in the faith.
Grace be with you all. Amen.
Titus 3:12-15

OBSERVATION AND INTERPRETATION

1. Friends of the Apostle Paul

a) Artemas
b) Tychichus
c) Zenas (lawyer)
d) Apollos

These were also fellow-labourers in the Lord!

2. A request to Titus

a) To see him at Nicopolis
b) Paul would spend the winter there
(That would be wise. Winter was not a great time to travel)

3. Ensuring support

a) Those who need support must not be lacking in supply
b) Titus was in a position to help others
c) Being a church pastor, he would be able to obtain support and mobilize people to help

4. The Church in Crete

a) Titus was placed there
b) Some goals for the Church to consider:

i) Maintain good works
ii) Meet urgent needs
iii) Don’t be unfruitful

5. Loving greetings

a) Those with Paul send loving greetings to Titus
b) To send greetings to those who love Paul and his fellow-labourers
c) A wish for grace for life and ministry

APPLICATION TO LIFE AND MINISTRY

1. We have come to the end of the study of Titus

a) Many lessons have been taught
b) Our Challenge is to recall these lessons
c) And to attempt to apply these lessons to life and ministry

2. Glimpses of a possible powerful Church ministry

a) We have caught many glimpses of Paul’s effective ministry
b) Our challenge must be to pray that we too can have an effective ministry
c) Let us end this year on a note of humble prayer
d) Let us prepare our hearts for a more fruitful ministry in 2021

Prayerfully,
Pastor Charles Tan