Why we can rejoice with the Angels here on earth. Did you know that the angel’s statement “I bring you good news” comes from the word for evangelize? The angels were the first to bring the good news of salvation! They were evangelists! The angels...
How to be a healthy and faithful church. What does the bible teach regarding how to discern a faithful church. In Revelation, Jesus wrote letters to 7 churches. In the letters Jesus gives praise and condemnation for each church. Jesus states clearly...
God’s essential design for His Shepherds. In this second part of Travis Allen teaching on what it means to be a true Pastor of Christ’s Church, Travis goes back to 1 Thessalonians 2:1-12 where the passage talks about God’s essential design for...
The decline of the Evangelical pulpit. Guest speaker Don Green from Truth Community Church in Cincinnati, Ohio spoke at Grace Church in Greeley, CO at our Reforming Evangelical conference. He was asked to speak regarding: What Christ requires of...
What will judgment in Hell be like. In the parables, Jesus explains what it will be like for the people who face judgment. Although this parable was directed at the Jewish leadership and their presumption that they were Abrahams off spring and would...
How can one go through the narrow gate? Jesus is using parables to show us that we need to strive, now, to enter God’s kingdom. For we do not know when we will die and possibly face judgment or Jesus comes again to bring judgment. Jesus explains...
John questions the motives of his followers John’s questioning of the people who came to be baptized is penetrating. It gets into the heart of their thinking; it causes them to examine their motives. People are religious for all the wrong reasons...
If you believe the Bible, you have an obligation to obedience. God has a purpose in revealing all that He has revealed to us in His word. And since He has a definite intention behind His revelation, those who claim to believe that the Bible is truly...
Learn to hear biblically. We should be careful about what we hear, which preachers and teachers we are giving our time to. When you read your Bible or listen to a sermon, are you listening with spiritual perception or with a hard heart, a heart...
What makes good soil good. Let’s look at what makes good soil good. We will not only be looking at how to examine whether or not you truly have good soil, but also how it is that you should be cultivating good soil. Proverbs 4:23 says, “Watch over...