Walk worthy of our calling in unity as a church In Ephesians, Paul teaches that we are to walk worthy of our calling. To walk worthy of our calling is to walk in love, light, and wisdom. Travis explains that with these virtues we are to strive to...
We will bear fruit if we abide in Christ. God expects us to bear fruit and we can’t bear fruit without abiding in Christ. Jesus says “Apart from Me you can do nothing.” But God promises that we will bear fruit if we abide in Him. Travis gives six...
Jesus is the vine and we are the branches. How do you know if you are a true believer? So many times we fail in our walk with the Lord. We find ourselves not being obedient to God’s commands. Jesus teaches that if you abide in him, he will abide in...
Two promises of God to believers. The first promise: Jesus chose to have believers live with Him forever in His eternal kingdom. Travis explains how Jesus teaches that this is an encouragement to us. He explains the kingdom of God has been given to...
Encouragement for the new and mature believer. As a new believer you are thankful to God for sending Jesus to pay the penalty for your sins. You are wanting to tell others about Jesus. As a mature believer, has your heart begun to cool to the...
A study of God’s love James and John needed to learn about agape love, sacrificial love. They ultimately learned from Christ what it meant to love God and love people. It’s interesting that Jesus used love to mold James and John and their...
Forgiveness is a work of God alone. Peter was not perfect, but Peter is forgiven. Forgiveness didn’t just come to Peter nor does it just come to us. It requires something from us: repentance. Peter is a model of repentance and he demonstrated his...
A Lesson about God’s Divine Love. Loving someone is not about alleviating their suffering. Peter didn’t want Jesus to suffer, but that wasn’t love and that was the lesson that Peter had to learn. This life isn’t about our comfort, it’s about obeying...
Divine Love versus Worldly Love. One of the great problems in evangelicalism today is that we have moved away from a truly biblical understanding of love. Christians have started speaking about love in the world’s terms. Travis takes us into Peter’s...
A true believer has a relationship with Christ. We have been looking at the characters and lives of Jesus’ chosen Apostles. These men give us examples and encouragement from real people that walked with Jesus. Through the Apostles, Jesus shows us...