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 18:6-8
We’ve been studying the parable, in Luke 18, about The Persistent Widow and The Unrighteous Judge. This part of the parable teaches us about waiting well, as we pray.
Luke 18:6-8 In the first two lessons of this series, Travis taught what Jesus meant by The Parable of the Persistent Widow. If you haven’t listened to those yet, we encourage you to do so. In this message, we will look at how Jesus expects us to...
Luke 18:1-5 Since God does, whatever He pleases, and nothing can thwart His plans, then does it really matter if we pray or not? These verses encourage us to keep praying and to not get discouraged. Discover why we should pray, how we should pray...