He who has ears, let him hear. Jesus concluded the Parable of the Soils by saying, “He who has ears, let him hear.” How we hear is so important. It is one of the main differences between those who are truly good soil, true believers that have had...
Understanding the Parable of the Sower. One of Jesus’ most famous parables is the Parable of the Sower, also known as the Parable of the Soils. There are different types of responses to the proclamation of the Gospel that can be witnessed. There are...
Luke 20:34-40 Our physical death is not the end. The Sadducees saw obtaining wealth and stature was most important in life and their lives were lived as if your best life is now. They did not believe there was an eternal life with God, so they had...
Luke 20:34-40 The truth regarding resurrection. We continue to look at the challenge of the Sadducees, who didn’t believe in resurrection to eternal life. They live their lives as if their life on earth was all there is, yet Jesus, in humility and...
Luke 20:27-33 The Sadducees deny the resurrection The Sadducees brought another challenge to Jesus regarding the resurrection. They did not believe in the resurrection that Jesus taught and they found an approach to Scripture that would allow them...
Luke 20:27-33 The Jewish Leadership Questions Jesus’ Authority Another challenge is made to Jesus’s authority, this time from the Sadducees. Travis introduces the Sadducees and points out that they don’t believe in the afterlife. These men came to...
Luke 20:19-26 When to submit to the authority of Government Travis points out the Christian’s obligation to government, even a secular pagan government. He explains that there are times when the secular government can overstep its authority...
Luke 20:19-26 What authority are we to follow “Render to Caeser the things that are Caesar’s and to God the things that are God’s.” Text like this gets wrongly applied, because they are misunderstood. One of the reasons this happens is many people...
Luke 20:5-8 The hypocritical authority of the Pharisees. As Jesus presses the Jewish leadership with a question of His own, we see the hypocritical authority of these Pharisees, in that they don’t actually care about the truth. They don’t actually...
Luke 20:5-8 How to follow teaching that Jesus would approve. In Luke 20:5-8, Jesus is being challenged regarding His authority to teach in the Temple. The Jewish leadership in Jesus’ day are examples of the wrongful use of authority. Every Christian...