There are only two responses to Jesus’ mission message. God sent the Messiah “to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind.” He also sent the Messiah to proclaim the favorable year of the Lord. Do you see yourself as a...
Salvation is only found by those who know they need a savior. Jesus returns to His hometown of Nazareth and reveals His reason for coming. Why did Jesus come? Many know that he came to evangelize, to preach the gospel, to set sinners free from those...
Jesus has a ministry timeline determined by God the Father. Travis shows us that Jesus has a timeline to follow, which is determined by God the Father. As Jesus follows the timeline and directions from the father, Jesus displays His power, His...
Jesus, not exactly the hometown boy. Travis reads the account of Jesus’ return to his home town of Nazareth. Jesus is featured in the synagogue one Sabbath and Jesus reads from Isaiah 61. The men in the synagogue start out with awe and praise, but...
Jesus tells two parables explaining the Kingdom of God Travis goes through the two parables that Jesus uses to teach us about the Kingdom of God. Discover what Jesus shows us about the kingdom of God. Travis explains how the understanding of these...
What is the Kingdom of God like? In this passage of Luke, Jesus speaks about the kingdom of God. Jesus’ teaching is upsetting the expectations and assumptions of believers in Jesus’s day and expectations and assumptions of Christians today. We have...
The Gospel: The Glorious Good News The message of the gospel is the glorious good news of how sinful man can be reconciled to a holy God. Why is it then, that Jesus says that those who embrace this message will be few? The answer to this question...
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...
Jesus is always praying for us Jesus takes Peter, James, and John up Mount Hermon to Pray. Jesus has given the Apostles a lot of things to think about and he knows they are concerned about what he has been saying. Travis explains why Jesus takes...