We need to look at humanity through the eyes of Jesus. This message looks at one of Jesus’s most remarkable healing miracles, the healing and forgiveness of the Paralyzed man. Travis shows us that the miracle of salvation trumps any physical healing...
Who you listen to influences your thoughts and actions. Travis shows us how very important it is for a disciple of Jesus to examine the lives of those we listen to, those that counsel us. What do their lives say about what they believe? We all know...
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...
Mary exemplifies what our faith and trust in God should always be. It should come as no surprise to us that Mary, the mother of Jesus, had questions when the angel came to her and revealed God’s plans. The angel gives her many details about the...
Mary’s faith in God’s word and His promises to Israel. This message is a study in Mary’s faith, which provides a great opportunity for us to examine our own faith. As John MacArthur has pointed out, “Faith is not based on a blind leap into the...
Forgiveness is a requirement in Biblical confrontation. Biblical confrontation has two parts, rebuke the sin and forgive upon repentance; both of these can be difficult. Travis explains how forgiveness is an important part of biblical confrontation...
Remember the power of God. Jesus commands, “If your brother sins, rebuke him.” The Apostles and most Christians find this difficult to do. The Apostles asked for increased faith. Why is Biblical confrontation so difficult? How does Scripture help us...
True Faithful churches will suffer and be persecuted. Churches that remain faithful to Scripture are going to suffer in this life, but there is nothing to fear. Paul says in, 2 Timothy 1:7, “God has given us a spirit not of fear, but of power and...
Jesus intended the local church to be where discipleship happens. In Jesus’ Great Commission, Matthew 28:18-20, Jesus gave a single command to the church: Make disciples. Jesus did not intend His Great Commission to be detached from the local church...
How to grow a true church in the midst of suffering and persecution. Today Travis is looking at Pauls’ first letter to the Thessalonians, a church that grew up mature and strong in spite of significant cultural opposition and even religious...