being baptized near El Empalme Ecuador. Click on the blue icons to see more pictures.
Marriage Conference at Mala, Peru
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Verse of the Day
“But in your hearts set apart Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect,”
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Good News!
Good news! We are proud to announce the launching of our new and improved website. Now we can share with…
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Mission Field -- March 1, 2010
2 things to report: first is that our latest team to Ecuador came back with great stories of God's love…
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Video Testimony
UPDATE: Check out this video. Pat's talking about what happened in his service in Santo Domingo, Ecuador, last Friday night,…
What is the Heart of Titus?
The mission of Heart of Titus Ministries is to enthusiastically GO to overseas churches to strengthen and encourage their leaders and people. By God's grace we are a catalyst for revival in the churches we visit, dependent on the Lord to confirm his Word with signs, wonders and miracles which embolden the faith of the churches. We do this by forming and motivating teams of ordinary people and equipping them to do extraordinary feats, allowing them to use their spiritual gifts in situations where God's compassion and faith have been nurtured. We will multiply the number of these teams as the Lord raises up and qualifies more "ordinary" people. Are you one of those people in whom God has placed his heart of love and concern for those in distant churches? 2 Cor. 8:16-17
To find out more about Heart of Titus please click on the tabs above (What We Believe, Our Team...).
We have a name that is different but descriptive of the ministry the Lord has called us to. It is from Scripture, which says:
I thank God, who put into the heart of Titus the same concern I have for you. For Titus not only welcomed our appeal, but he is coming to you with much enthusiasm and on his own initiative. 2Cor. 8:16-17Like Titus, God has put into the hearts of our team members a concern and a passion for overseas churches. Most of us use our vacation time from work to travel overseas, often spending our own money to go. I am continually amazed at the enthusiasm and initiative our team of travelers exhibits. They aren't perfect people, just people who can't bear the thought of not being a blessing.
Enthusiasm. Initiative. Concern. These mark those with the "heart of Titus." Once God puts that heart in someone its hard to shake. We pray that God multiplies the number of people He puts His heart in, people who will go take His love and concern for His church everywhere He opens the door.
God bless you!
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We believe in Jesus Christ. He is both God and the Son of God. He is God poured into a human form. He happily accepted the limits of humanity and showed us who God is through what he did as a man.1 When Jesus was born to a woman who had never had sex, it was a sign to the whole world that someone special had arrived.2
Before he entered the world most people really did not have much reason to hope that things could get better.3 Even today people who don’t know who Jesus really is live their lives in the dark, hoping for something better but not knowing where to find it. But when Jesus came all that changed. He dedicated himself to making our lives better.
Everywhere Jesus went in his short public life he used all of his influence and all of his power to improve the lives of people. He was driven by his compassion for others. If they were sick, he healed them.4 If people were depressed, he encouraged them with his words of hope and promises of the future. If they were blind, he made them see.5 If their loved ones were dead he made them live again.6 If they were wracked with guilt over the errors of their past he not only forgave them but he gave them the power to change their lives.
Heart of Titus team is comprised of many dedicated men and women.
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What's the Heart of Titus?
Many people look at us funny when we tell them the name of our ministry. It's from Scripture, which says:
2CO 8:16 I thank God, who put into the heart of Titus the same concern I have for you. 17 For Titus not only welcomed our appeal, but he is coming to you with much enthusiasm and on his own initiative.
Freddy Beltran and his family, who have traveled from Ecuador to the U.S. at their own expense to minister to us, ,are proof of the truth implied in our ministry name, Heart of Titus. The team of 6 young men led by Matt Butschek who just came back from doing crusades in Ecuador also illustrate this truth. Pat McGuffin and Ron Bess, who are part of the team going next week to Ecuador, are also living proof of the significance of our ministry name.
Enthusiasm. Initiative. Concern. These mark those with the "heart of Titus." God put such a concernin the hearts of these men and women that they enthusiastically took the initiative and go to churches far away to bless and encourage them, and to help them with the harvest of souls God has given to them, whether in South America or in the United States.
The same concern that I have, that Pat has, that Em has... has gone into Freddy, has gone into this team, and they cannot be the same since they have something new in their hearts.
They didn't go because they learned some information in church or from a book by a famous author. They went and are going because God did something in their hearts. They are changed men. There is something in them that wasn't there before and now they can't hardly contain themselves.
Oh, sure, they can allow the devil, like in the parable of the seed and the soils, steal the word that God has planted in their hearts. They can let the world and its worries, distractions and enticements, choke the word and make it unfruitful. There's always a good reason to not go on a mission trip right now.
But these men are on a mission from God that they can't shake. They are going to fulfill all God put in their hearts to do. Their love is abounding and it is bearing fruit.
PHP 1:9 And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight, 10 so that you may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless until the day of Christ, 11 filled with the fruit of righteousnessthat comes through Jesus Christ--to the glory and praise of God.
There's a reward in this passage. The reward is that the more you love the more you will know. The more you act on the concern that God has placed in your heart, the more you go and minister the love of Jesus to others, the more you will grow in knowledge, discernment and wisdom. And as we grow in discernment and wisdom we will choose more and more correctly so that we can remain pure and blameless until Jesus comes back. The promise is that our lives will be so filled with the results of righteousness that people will give God the glory!
6 In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven. Matt.5:6
Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up. 1Cor.8:1b. It's time to bring some balance to our lives. It is good to learn but too much learning can make you arrogant. It's time to start putting that knowledge into action, because acting out the knowledge we have is what builds up others, and us too.
The only thing that counts is faith expressing itself through love. Gal. 5:6b
Our faith must express itself through love for our lives to count for something. I'm grateful to God for the people that are not only receiving God's love in their hearts but are acting upon it to make a difference for the good on this planet. And we believe that the same concern God put into Titus' heart so many years ago will be in your heart too. God bless you.
