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...
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...
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...
The Gospel of Jesus is lifesaving, why alter it. Phil Johnson unpacks Galatians 1:6-10 and speaks about how many in the evangelical movement are moving away from the lifesaving Gospel of Jesus Christ and are reinventing and reformulating the gospel...
Jesus is our sure and steady anchor. In this part of the series Travis starts by making this a study of the glory of Christ, which he explains is the key to surviving the strange season in our country. No matter what perplexes and bewilders us, our...
We can have assurance of salvation. The news can tempt us to discouragement, but if we fix all of our hope in Jesus, we will not despair, because our hope is not misplaced. Jesus is the radiance of God and the exact imprint of His nature. If you...
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...