Practicing the one another commands shows a transformed Life. I want to encourage you to believe what God teaches us in His Word. Believe it deeply, and obey it boldly. Do what Christ commands about life in the local church, entrusting yourselves...
Reasons to rejoice when persecuted for Jesus’ sake. We are commanded by Jesus to rejoice when persecuted for His name. We continue the study of how to respond when we, as Christians, are persecuted. Travis gives six more reasons why we need to...
How to respond when persecuted for Christ. As Christians, we can be persecuted, because we associate ourselves with Jesus. When we are persecuted, we are commanded to rejoice! Since Jesus suffered on our account, we can rejoice when we suffer for...
Leap for joy when suffering for Christ. When we associate with and put our faith in Jesus, as our Lord and Savior, people will persecute us. Jesus teaches, “Blessed are you when people hate you.” We don’t need to be afraid of persecution; we...
Be joyful in persecution “Blessed are you when people hate you. The bible teaches that obeying Jesus will draw us into a world of conflict. It will bring persecution. We should not run from Christian persecution, but remember to be joyful, because...
Christ restores our relationship with God We weep because of sin. We weep when we understand who God is and who we are, as a sinful people before Him. We weep over the death of our relationship with God, because of our sin. But there is hope! Jesus...
Sin causes us to weep. The Sermon on the Mount states that blessed people weep. Blessed people are children of God and they weep because of sin; not over just their individual sin, but over all sin. Sin is what separates us from our creator, God and...
Children of God are God-reliant, not self-reliant In this Beatitude Jesus tells the hearer, that they are dependent creatures and have a constant need for God. Travis teaches how Christ can satisfy that deep hunger and that Jesus is all we need. You...
Hungry to know God. “Blessed are you who are hungry now, for you shall be satisfied.” Our physical hunger reminds us that we are not self-sufficient people – we require nutrients, and we require those nutrients regularly. Travis explains why Jesus...
How are the poor blessed. Travis focuses on how and why the poor are blessed. Take the challenge to examine yourself to see if you are one of the blessed poor. _________ Series: How to be Truly Happy Scripture: Luke 6:20-23 Related Episodes: How to...