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...
The cost of being a Gospel-Driven church. It’s one thing to work, labor, and endure when there’s no cost, when everything is peaceful. But it’s another thing entirely when your stand for the Gospel begins to cost you something. Travis explains the...
What is the true fruit of a Gospel-Driven ministry. This lesson will provide a great opportunity to examine your own life, and to look carefully at the functional, practical life of your local church. See if you find the evidence of the gospel...
How do you love others? How do you love others? Do you love like Jesus wants us to; as Jesus did. Jesus loved all people no matter how they treated Him, no matter how uncomfortable the confrontation was. His life showed Love and mercy and compassion...
Jesus shows us how to love our enemies. Luke Chapter 6:27, Says, “But I say to you who hear, love your enemies, do good to those who hate you.” The Pharisee in our passage was rude and critical, but rather than dismiss him like we are prone to do...
Faith is a prerequisite for resurrection to eternal life. Jesus’s healing of a demon possessed boy displayed to the crowds and us, the amazing power of Jesus. But Jesus, asks us to look more deeply, to see things more clearly. As the demon leaves...
Irrefutable evidence that Jesus is God! Jesus displays His irrefutable evidence of divine authority by rebuking the demon, which only God has command over in the spiritual realm. Jesus not only rebukes the demon, but He completely heals the boy...
Luke 20:1-4 Bad leadership and the wrongful use of authority Jesus loves His people and knows His people are following bad leadership. Jesus is in confrontations with the religious leaders of the Jews regarding rightful and false spiritual...
Who are the blessed poor. “Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.” This is not a statement of your financial standing. Travis will teach what Jesus truly meant in this teaching from the Sermon on the Mount. We are destitute...
Rejection of the Gospel invitation. God has made it clear through His Word, the Bible, what He requires for entrance into His Kingdom. Travis examines four of the reasons the guests give for rejecting the invitation to the banquet. He explains how...