What a true profession of faith looks like. We continue to learn how to discern what a true profession of faith looks like. Even though it is true that only God can see the heart, He intends for His people to use His Word to help each other in the...
Fruitful or Fruitless Christianity! Many people in churches today are Christian in name only. Their lives demonstrate that their profession of faith and their willingness to receive the Gospel, actually places them in the category of one of the two...
Jesus’ teaching should move you to change. In this parable, told by Jesus, there are four types of soil. The first soil Travis teaches about is the seed that fell on the hard path. When we typically think of those represented by the hard path, we...
Why did Jesus speak in parables? Why did Jesus speak in parables. The answer to that question is to determine a casual listener and draw in the serious listener. Why is knowing this important to Jesus, His disciples, and the rest of us, as we...
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...