Christian discipleship is a change in loyalty and priority. Through the words of Jesus himself, we will see a strong challenge to the lives of so many who believe themselves to be followers of Christ. Following Christ, being a faithful Christian, is...
Discipleship is a radical realignment of your loyalty. There are so many people who believe themselves to be followers of Jesus. They think that it is relatively easy to follow Jesus. They like to listen to a lot of the things that he says and they...
Those who are children of God. The banquet given by the Pharisee, now has a different set of guests. Jesus tells us why they are the ones who will treasure Him, as their Lord and Savior, and be overjoyed that He would offer them an invitation to His...
Have you accepted the invitation? In the prior messages, Travis showed us people who thought they would be at the celebration banquet that Jesus will give for His children, but they thought far too highly of themselves and far too low about God and...
Rejection of the Gospel invitation. God has made it clear through His Word, the Bible, what He requires for entrance into His Kingdom. Travis examines four of the reasons the guests give for rejecting the invitation to the banquet. He explains how...
The Parable of the Great Banquet. In the series prior messages, Jesus was teaching the attendees, of a Pharisees’ dinner, about humility. He continues His teaching with this parable message: Jesus’ ministry is an invitation with one aim, to bring...
Do you practice partiality? This message is the last of the teaching of the parable started in “take the lowest place.” In this final segment of the parable, we are taught to look at ourselves to see if we show partiality. What are our motives for...
Is your hospitality driven by pride? After, confronting the pride of the Pharisees’ guests and teaching them a lesson in humility, Jesus turned his attention to his host. Following the same teaching, ‘to be exalted one must first be humble and...
Pride brings embarrassment. A continuation of Take the Lowest Place. Travis teaches how having a humble spirit shows wisdom, but to learn wisdom and learn to be humble we must fear God. Proverbs 9:10, states “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of...
A lesson in humility. The Pharisees invited Jesus and His disciples for a meal on the Sabbath. Jesus finds Himself in an unfriendly environment that He turns into an opportunity to glorify God. He is going to show the Pharisees and scribes love by...