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...
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...
Why do some people follow Jesus while others do not? Have you ever wondered why the disciples, the Pharisees, and Judas Iscariot all saw the same things in the life of Jesus; witnessed all the miracles, heard the same teaching, the same parables...
Luke 18:24-30
Today’s lesson turns from the Rich Young Ruler – as he has chosen to walk away from Jesus, from eternal life – to the follow-up conversation between Jesus and His disciples.
Luke 18:22-23
Travis has taught, in the previous episodes of this series, that the Bible commands us, in many places to examine ourselves to make sure that we are saved. What does that look like?